sc94597 on 30 August 2009
The art in this game reminds me of the Wild Arms series so much. For those of you who might not remember what it is, this game was called Wind of Nostalgia in the Japanese release. I don't know about best Jrpg this year though, especially when I got to play Dragon Quest IX, but it looks like it will be up there.
Edit: If you guys followed RPGs a lot like you say, you would know about this game. I knew about it since about a year ago when it was announced for Japan.
