June 19

[Zeke]

Falzar was the version of the Japanese ROM I poked around in, and it didn't seem so bad; on looking at the stats, though, it seems the Crosses are significantly less powerful. (+10 per Atk+1 rather than +20, for example.) That, plus the fact that the unexciting AquaMan and TomahawkMan were reused for Crosses when they've already had Souls, does make Falzar less desirable. But I still want to try it out -- the three new Navis are bound to be cool. I'm going to wait a few months, and if there's no DS version announced, I'll probably pick up Falzar used.

I think I'm about 2/3 of the way through now. Man, what a game. I love how much is brought back from earlier games, like the Request Board, StepSwrd chips, and, of course, Wily. Like Mandi Paugh says, it's just not the same without him.