So I just played about 3 hours of the game, and I won't go into details in case anyone is only 1 or 2 hours into the game, but here are my thoughts so far.  I've heard a lot of people ripping on Milla's voice acting, but now that I know about the story it actually makes sense considering what she is.  I choose to play as Jude, share who you are playing with, I want to see how many people choose who.  The combat is what you would expect from a Tales of game and I love it.  The game looks great, no complaints about the graphics, except Millia's hair...  So far the story is off to a strong start and I'm hooked, what do you guys think of the start and the game in general?

Is there a difference in story depending on the character you choose to play as?

The overall story remains the same, but when the characters get seperated you see the story unfold from different perspectives. 

Cool, thanks for letting me know.