Oh hell yea. The first one was fantastic. It's the sort of RPG that I wish came out 4-5 times a year instead of....one time a year. If that. Yea, it's a little bit too anime-ish, but it's one of the most solid series I've had the pleasure of playing.
We were going to get that but our GameStop run was on Sunday. Now we have Grandia III for couple-time and it is actually pretty decent. I know you are on a Squenix boycott but I can start a thread on it if you want. Doubt anyone aside from me would be interested, though.
Interesting (to me) fact: I am playing two games with Crispin Freeman, Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (Hector) and Grandia III (whatsisname you find in the barrel). He voiced Delsus in the original Atelier Iris and seems to have worked his way into the Wendee Lee crowd.
I think my wife is going to look for AI2 today. We'll see.
Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question. They called it The Prayer, its answer was law Mommy come back 'cause the water's all gone