So, did anyone else get this today? Thoughts so far? I'm off to the mall now to get mine.
I really did'nt think I'd like Episode 1, as I'd heard it was more movie then gameplay and Xenogears was a good but not great game in my mind. I rented the game one weekend a few months after it came out, though, and fell in love with it. Yes, there is a lot of movie scenes, but still a lot more gameplay. The main reason I play RPG's is for story anyway, so I liked the anime scenes. It was great hearing music done by the LSO, and the difficulty level was quite good.
I picked up the pre-order bonus of the DVD, with the movie scenes from Episode 1, this last weekend. It's okay, but they chopped something like a third of all of the scenes out of it. Still, if you have'nt played the game, it's good enough to allow you to grasp what's going on.
I've read Namco even threw us westerners a bone -- since Episode 1 sold better in the west then in Japan, they changed the charcters look in Episode 2 to a more 'realistic' style as opposed to the 'anime' style of the first game. But Kojima has also said that his MGS games have always sold better in the west also, and he tailored some parts of the games for that.
At least I know I'll be busy for a week or so.