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!

Great
If you like JRPG's buy this, no excuses!

Great chracters, story and an enjoyable combat system. Sound in the game is of a high quality with an excellent score, but it's also the only let down.

Boss fights are accompanied (for some strange and annoying reason) cheesy-80's-spandex-style rock music. The kind of thing you would normally associate with Sega, though not quite as bad. After 15 hours of play, I can ignore it now, but yet I wonder what the developers were thinking.

Blue Dragon (English/Chinese language version)
As a veteran japanese RPG-freak I am overwhelmed by how good this game is. The graphics are almost comparable to Gears of Wars in terms of excellence and the world is as full of details as a Shenmue was back in the days with the difference of playing an epic, huge, lenghty RPG. There is really nothing bad to say about Blue Dragon, it is an almost perfect game and by far, far, far the most beautiful jp. RPG ever out there(which by now doesn't say that much because of course it is the one and only out there if you forget about enchanted arms for a moment and not counting Oblivion as it is a western RPG). Whoever is as lucky as me and owns a japanese 360 and likes jp. RPGs must get it, all others still will have to suffer and wait for the US version. Overall, by far the best 360 game so far(which is due to my general dislike of western games, I do play them though). Spent all my free time with it, haven't been hooked like this for ages on any game. WORD!

Blue Dragon
Despite the involvement of Hironobu Sakaguchi, father of Square Enix's world-renowned Final Fantasy (FF) role-playing game (RPG) franchise, expect in Blue Dragon not the convoluted character-driven storyline of your average FF, but simplistic fare that is mostly as an excuse to propel the protagonists to their next dungeon. The lack of plot might bother you initially, but is soon forgotten once you get a taste of the excellent character growth and combat mechanics in here. Protagonist Shu and friends each possesses a shadow creature that can be placed under any of nine inter-changeable shadow categories representing such typical RPG roles as the warrior, elemental mage and thief. Each category caters to its intended role by granting practical statistic bonuses and a basic category skill.

As the category's rank (a shadow's equivalent of character levels) increases, the bonuses snowball, and advanced category skills are unlocked. Only four advanced category skills can be equipped at a time, but the good news is that they can be equipped independent of the character's shadow category, allowing conscientious players to mix and match for improved results. Although the shadow category system is derivative of older FF games, it works well. Genre veterans will be pleased with how familiar and flexible the nuances feel. but not everything is derivative.

Intoducing simultaneous encounters, a revolutionary feature that makes the process of ranking up and unlocking skills much less mundane. Monsters are visible in the dungeon areas your party explores, so enemy encounters are triggered when you come into contact with one. So addictive are the combat mechanics that it is disappointing whenever there are distractions to lengthen the quest. The biggest beef: the ridiculous amount of out-of-places objects - cupboards, pillars, trees and rocks - you can search for gold, items or experience points. Annoying as it may be to examine every little nook and cranny, the rewards are too substantial for you to pass up.

Fantastic!!!
This game reminded me an ultra-high RPG classic: Skies of/Eternal Arcadia... and this is very good!!!
Graphics are incredible in an artistic way. The soundtrack is very cool, the voice cast is amazing, simply perfect...
Everything about this game is over the top... this is the supreme 360 title by now, an instant classic.
Hey, japanese gamers: now you have a BIG reason to purchase a 360... this game is far better than any Wii or PS3 title by now...
Purchase it and you'll not regret!!

Goog game for the 360 only...
It's a Japanese version and doesn't include english subtitles for you to understand what is being said. Be patient and wait until an english version is released if you care about it.

excellent
sick game

This RPG is beautiful
I was shocked when I opened up the case and say 3, yes 3, discs sitting there. This game is enormous! The visuals are excellent, any fan of Dragon Quest or Dragonball will be familiar with what to expect, only this time in high def! The sound is superb, and the gameplay is great. I'm having a blast with it.
Not recommended if you can't understand Japanese, maybe it would be best to wait for the English version, as the story is very good and should be fully appreciated.
Excellent solid RPG. I hope with this title the Xbox360 finally becomes popular in Japan!

The Best RPG to come along in a while.
I don't understand Japanese, but whatever's going on, it's seriously cool. Graphics are really cool along with the art direction. If you can't wait for the US version, pick it up! I don't understand why the play-asia ad link on the right is all the way down...