Infinite Space was actually made by Nude Maker. Platinum Games helped though I'm not sure how (probably should've paid more attention to the credits :P). You should definitely play it, but it takes time to grow on you. Or at least, that's what happened for me. I know lots of people really love the game...and probably from the get-go.

I didn't think the gameplay was the best thing ever, and I thought it got repetitive (you basically use the same strategy every battle, though some battles are still harder than others), but the story was really engaging in a weird sort of way (weird because a lot of the game - particularly the second half which is WAAAAY better than the first half - had you go and try to make alliances and stuff so there weren't many plot twists or anything but I still wanted to see what happened next) that I ended up liking the game a lot despite the gameplay not being that great (a lot of people still like it a lot though. Depends on tastes, I guess.)

I don't think I'll ever play through the game again, but it's worth one playthrough for the long story.

What a very old shool list. Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and a Lufia remake, plus games which are numerical sequals or similar structure to SNES/PS1 era JRPG's.

and no Chrono Trigger :-O!

Have you tried Final Fantasy: The 4 Hero's of Light, Tactics, or Suikoden?

Yeah, I know I'm an old school gamer too. I'm still enjoying new JRPG in the like of Xenoblade too, which I can easily place in my personal top 5 of best RPG ever played. The DS however was the perfect platform for old school gaming.

I know that Chrono Trigger is a must, but for unknown reason, I never played it. I will try it some day though.

I also wanted to try The 4 Heroes of Light but ran out of time cause they were too many games to try. As for Tactics and Suikoden, not sure they are my cup of tea.