Lent this to a buddy of mine for a week whom has never played a jRPG(or any RPG outside of Oblivion) ever in his life. He fell head over heels in love and has nearly finished it over an extended 2 week addiction.
Funny to hear his personal quibbles mirror those that plague the genre. Repetition, occasional obtuse battle command explanations, grinding, etc... He spoke like a jaded bastard, and the expression of shock as I described how long the genre has persisted with similar issues was -priceless-. He initially believed this game to be an innovative experience alongside Oblivion. Dragon Quest wasn't in his vocabulary, and he didn't know what Final Fantasy actually was outside of media advertisements over the years.
Personnally...good graphics, short loading, 'meh' everything else. Only hit Chapter 5 before quitting, but it fits the PSP beautifully.