A great JRPG that shares elements from other horror games
This game provides many great things for your enjoyment! It shares some similar elements to games such as Resident Evil 5 but shouldn't be considered as a horror game. This is strictly a JRPG with a very nice soundtrack with a great emphasis on story and exploration and is another great entry to the Wii platform.

Great atmosphere but so-so gameplay
While the game certain looks beautiful and has a very unique atmosphere as your lone hero explores the desolate world by himself, gameplay is marred by clunky and unresponsive control. Hitting monsters or turning around indoor w/ the remote and nunchuck feels frustrating at times, also the Resident Evil like case to hold a limited amount of items is hassle as well. Though the remote speaker is put to good use as some minigames require you to follow a certain direction by sound or acting as a radio. There were some touching moments that are quite moving but I wouldn't spoil it here.

I would say the story and narrative are the strongest points of this game, so unless you have a sufficient knowledge of Japanese to follow the story, it is hard to me to recommend this game as I just did not find it "fun" at all.

Truly beautiful game!
This game is like entering another world. I picked it up on sale here, but really fell in love with it after that. I had a hard time leaving of playing it once I got it. Good for people of most all Japanese levels, so if you aren't very fluent, it shouldn't be a problem.

beautiful, rich, expressive, deep and original
A game of this kind and with this much attention to detail captivates me from the very beginning to the very end. The acting was deeply moving and so was the story. Perhaps this game's only flaw is that it is not very challenging, but perhaps you're not looking for a challenge, but you're looking for a strange new beautiful world to explore, then this is the game for you.