It's a great JRPG. Is it as good as LO? Probably not (haven't played LO yet, sadly), but it's very good.
If your a fan of how old-school JRPGs from the mid-90s handle gameplay, this is the one for you. The music is very 16bit-ish, almost like Uematsu made the soundtrack with an midi-enabled keyboard, then exported it to an orchestra.
If you don't mind MaruMaru's annoying voice, and the childishness of Shu, it's a fantastic, well-build JRPG. Outside of the VA, and a few story points, the actual game construction is flawless. The job class system is one of the best ever for a non SRPG. Battles are good, and you have the DLC that makes it quite hard.
And the fact that it's around $40 USD new due to it underpreforming in the US/PAL, it's definately worth a buy.
The demo sucks, by the way. It only really shows you a weak side of the combat, and none of the awesome towns, and NPC interaction.
Overall, it's a great JRPG. Entirely by the book, but a great JRPG.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
