Been playing this a lot this week and am around 13 hours in. So far I'm really enjoying it. Vesperia is my favourite RPG of the generation and this may become my number one after I finish it. Although at the moment, while it's enjoyable, the combat, music, locations etc are, IMO, not quite up to Vesperia standards. Cast is better overall though, mainly due to Pascal who is definitely my favourite Tales character and one of my favourite in any JRPG.
As I don't know enough Japanese, the intricacies of the combat system are lost on me, so I would definitely re-buy this if/when it comes to the US so that I can fully benefit from it and the story.
For those that have played this, where would you rank it on a list of your favourite Tales of games? Favourite Graces characters?