Well, i'm playing Star Ocean 4 on PS3 with japanese voices on and english subtitles, and i have a confession to make: i am enjoying it much more than Final Fantasy XIII, storywise and gameplay-wise.
I am 19 hours into the game and on ****SPOILERS - past planet Earth - SPOILERS**** . Will the story go downhill from some point? I can't believe that anyone who likes JRPG not praising this game on a generation so dry of the genre.
IMHO, Lymle is a character much better than most on Final Fantasy XIII. Overall there is good character interaction on this game and i disagree when people say this game is full of dolls, uninteresting and boring characters.
If today someone asks me what good JRPG game to play i will say without a doubt: Star Ocean 4 International.