I picked this up last night. It comes with a bonus soundtrack CD. Unfortunately the music is not as good as the original Mega CD soundtrack. I wish they just kept that in the game.
The game itself is lovely. The only really glaring downside is the 5 second loading every time you enter or exit a room, area, etc. I'm starting to get used to it now (I've played nearly 4 hours), so I guess it's not that bad.
The graphics are beautiful, and I really love the widescreen view. Another weird thing is whenever you open a dialogue box (when you talk to people, open a chest, etc) there are thin black bars on each side of the screen. When you're done talking, they go away. I see no point to this, and it's pretty bizarre.
The roamable overworld is gone, instead you point and click where you want to go on a world map. I guess this hasn't been in the game since the Mega CD version, but that's the last version I played.
The battle system is where this game really shines so far. They updated it in a way that is refreshing, and yet still simple and fun.
The cinemas have never looked better, though they are still in 4:3 aspect. All the voices seem the same, and the dialogue and story are so nicely crafted compared to the stupid drivel JRPGs usually subject us to these days.
There's an added prologue that lasts about a half hour, but it's nothing special really.
Overall I'm very pleased with this remake despite it's small number of annoyances. It's definitely worth the price of admission, and I hope more remakes of classic RPGs follow on the PSP soon. I'd especially love a Magic Knight Rayearth (Saturn) remake. Someone make it happen!
