I wouldn't count XSeed out just yet.  I think we knew that they weren't going to be this huge big seller on the level of the big companies based on the games they chose to bring over.  Wild Arms and Shadow Hearts were cult hits at best.  If nothing else, the two games should have done well enough for XSeed to break even.

Frankly, I'm counting on them to bring over Wild Arms: Vth Vanguard.  So they'd better be all right.

I'm picking up PSU.  Hell, maybe I'll actually be able to playit online this time.   I missed out on the first two games for the Dreamcast.[/i]

I'd have to agree.  Although I won't be picking up any of the new consoles for a while (except maybe the Wii), having Rouge Galaxy delayed means a load off the October preorders.  October seems to be when most of the games I want are releasing.

After looking things over a bit more, I'm looking forward to the gameplay more than I am the story, oddly enough.  Having the exploration and battle mechanics from 4th Detonator make a return is definitely t3h w1n!

But one guy and two girls?  It's a love triangle waiting to happen, with the classic "childhood friend vs. mysterious beauty" type of thing.  I also somehow doubt that these three will be the only playables in the game.  If 2nd Ignition and Alter Code: F can expand to six people...

And it looks like Rebecca is the sole ARMs user thus far.  I wonder if that will have any significance on the plot.

In-store preorders FTW!  Take as much time as you need to pay off everything a bit at a time.

I don't know how I'd be able to pick up eight games that I want this fall.  Especially since they all seem to be releasing so close together.

I was just going to buy the game on launch day before I saw the news about the Collector's Edition.

Yes, I am a whore.  A stupid ass whore.

I'm still going for "loosely connected" for the WA series.  Of course, you're going to see references to past games as the series goes on.  Not just Baskars and Guardians, but other little tidbits.

I will agree that WA3 connects things together in a way the other games have not: the aforementioned appearance of a major character from a past game, the fact that one of the main characters shares a surname with a past WA major character, a subquest that involves finding books about another past major character...

Now whether Vth Vanguard will do something like this is something I'd like to know.  It does have five past games to draw upon.

The first game, because Veola > You.  :P

Seriously, both games have their merits and both of their main plots are pretty short in comparison to other RPGs on the market.  I've yet to finish AI:2, but with as much fun as I'm having on this one, I still like the first game better.  As others have said, the item synth system is much deeper and it actually impacts your gameplay in a lot of ways.  I was unbeatable by the time I finished synthesising my weapons.  Plus, you actually get a background story on each of the shopkeepers that you synth with, hence, the reason why Veola is my favorite NPC EVER.

There are very few WA girls that can live up to Raquel's awesomeness.  :P

Wow, so I'll finally get to see what all the hype over Tales of the Abyss is about?  Yay!

Well okay, it's mostly about the hype.  From what few screenshots and character designs I've seen, this does look very interesting.

*starts planning preorder campaign again*

Either they're the same, or a pair of very good sound-a-likes:  Todd hodges voices Lenny in Shadow Hearts: Covenant, while Scottie Ray voices him in From the New World. Both of these names are from their respective game manuals.

Ah yes, The Grand List Of Console Role Playing Game Clichés.  Good times.  Most games have at least several of those items.

I haven't had a chance to play this yet, but I do find it interesting that, according to the manual, the voice cast is from New York instead of LA like Wild Arms 4.  It's good to see that XSeed is trying out different voice acting pools instead of just staying with one like so many other companies do.

Whoa.  A new Persona?  It's about time, really, and this one sounds really good so far.

I especially like how it has you going on with everyday life during the day and fighting during the night.  Even monster slaying heroes need to have a life, you know?