Eugh, I'm an idiot, I meant to switch those two around.  The word on the net is he is playable (in the official ToV blog, he's included in the PC lineup; just again, no screens).

Haha, I thought the same thing with the Vesperia lineup!!  I give Japanese game developers credit for trying to move the system, this fall should be interesting for JRPGs and the X360.

I do too, actually.  The lyrics and flow work better.  And at least her Engrish isn't nearly as heavy as the Persona series, which causes brain tumors while one interprets.

Finally!  Glad you said it.
I believe there are screen around of him playable.  But the talk on the net is more about when and for how long (if not a ToV version of Asch)

Wild Arms 4 & 5, IMO, took on the child protagonist the worst.   As much as I want to love the series, they're walking one-tracked stereotypes with as much going on in their as a damned hamster.

In general though, they usually lack depth and are highly unrealistic (I know games are meant to be far from it...but, whatever, they suck).  Then it gets worse when writers try to fit in some love-story context where the main guy is as dumb as a brick to figure anything out besides going to the next dungeon as the main girl tries to flaunt herself out to no avail.  Grrroooaan. x(

I like older heroes.  I like thinking that a main hero actually has a past, and not fresh off some frontier hick town.

I don't need to state the obvious, but yeah, the Olsen twins totally have lost their innocence...  But, one thing that drives me nus is how they always look have asleep/cracked up and they're about to fall over.  I can't remember the last time I've seen them smile. =(

Ooooo, thanks, love Bonnie Pink. =)

Similarily-ish; all Hi-Ougi's (minus Flynn's... and if you have a Nico account)

One thing I remember about renting Rogue Galaxy was how it was really nothing special, but still had some Level-5 (Dark Cloud-esque) charm and glittering appeal to it.

I was busy with school though, and the shiny dungeon-crawling goodness couldn't hold up against evil professors and late nights doing homework.

muffins makes 4.

And with that, I resign from discussion of boxart.

Vesperia looks osm.

I'm joining dumbfuck-squadron because I really...really don't like those flames that look like they belong on a freaking vehicle that a boxart...
In fact, it would have looked a MILLION times better without and was a queer and conscious decision to add them.

My 50-something year old father will probably be more excited than I am.  I do think it is awesome, so he'll be freaking thrilled.

I liked that old Red Baron song...

Breath of Fire V's rendered models were cruel to put on a cover after the orginal JP boxart.

The NA boxart for Vesperia is cool.  But odd.  For one, it makes Flynn look like the game's lead, and not Yuri.  Sexcond are the odd-bizarre-ass flaming tattoos on either sides of the characters just kinda...tossed in.

I hear Eusis punishes evil children at night; thats why I sleep under my covers, where the Euses' can't attack.

Eugh, I'm debating whether I want special case or not... can't say the NA boxart is all that hot either. (TotA's was more of a tragedy... Mystic Arte males, status portrait females, and Fujishima's art of Mieu... lets mix it up more why not)

Without a doubt, its beautiful and appealing.  I'm more interested in guy's thoughts though; if the art (and especially dealing with a timeless musical) works with them as well as females.

Favorite:  Sunflowers. =)

Least: Rafflesias scare me...