Excellent JRPG
This was one of the few RPGs at the start of the XBOX 360 cycle. The graphics of this game are very good. The game play is traditional turn based batlles, but the batlles load quickly and go smoothly. This game is very well balanced. I found this game a lot more funner and rewarding than Lost Odyssey, which is made by the same guy. One thing I have against the game is that you don't get an achievement for beating the game (XBOX 360 gives you achievement points when you do things in a video game.) I beat Blue Dragon and have only 5 achievements and 30 points. Lost Odyssey I have somewhere like 770 points.

the first jrpg I have ever finished
the title says it all, at 33 years old....this is the only one I like enough to finish....I loved it

Great RPG ^_^
Having played through the Asian version of the game (Japanese voice acting, English text), I am happy to say that this game lives up to its pedigree. Quite simply this is the best Japanese console RPG to be released this year (yes it's even better than FFXII which is no small feat). The graphics are superb which is a given. Uematsu's music is great and should be familiar to Final Fantasy fans everywhere. The story whilst being traditional JRPG fare (little kids saving the world) is well executed with great character development and good dialogue. The Japanese voice acting is superb (not sure about the English voice acting off course) and the localization is good as well. The combat system is where this game really shines though. Firstly there are no random battles (yay). Secondly there are a number of cool ways you can interact with enemies in the field. Thirdly the Shadow job system is not only well executed but extremely flexible, allowing you to mix and match a selection of skills to meet your strategy. Couple this with a play time of at least 35 hours and you have a must have Xbox 360 or for that matter general gaming purchase. Don't miss out on this title amid all the higher profile releases this spring :).

disaster
i bought this game and i expect it to be great but unfortuantly it's seriously boring and the gamplay is so repeated you will do the same attack and the magic for all the characters you can download the demo first it's available in the US server in Xbox Live
the game realy so bad and i'm so upset i spent this much for unworth game, please download the demo first or you will regret it.

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Honestly Blue Dragon, I was quite suprised by this game.
It s kind a mix of Final Fantasy and Grandia. ( the system is rather based on Grandia than on Final imo )
The 1st DVD drags on and on, but the 2nd and 3rd one are pretty fun and it can be really entertaining.
This game holds content for about 40h, 30 of them are worth the time.
Well, the story is also interesting, here and there a little too predictable but not bad though.
The graphics are impressive as well, from time to time, you can hardly distingush between prerederned and in game FMV!
The sound is...ok, old school FF mix.
Gameplay can be boring ( just like FF was ) but
either ways you wont regret to finish this game!