Googleshng:
Like any long series, the FFs have peaks and valleys. In general, the first FF on a console isn't all that great, and the 3rd is fantastic, with the second being a matter of taste. Now, as for what's so great about the Phantasy Star series, well, the first one is unbelievable. It's more advanced than most 16-bit RPGs, let alone 8-bit. More importantly, a talking cat joins your party. The rest are set thousands of years later with cool little tie-ins to the first. In PE2, the main character is Aya, and you can cast spells. The similarities end there. Otherwise, it is a horribly designed blatant Resident Evil clone. So, yes, you move at a decent speed... but you can't dodge anything since you have turn and move controls, and automatically spin towards monsters.

Googleshng:
I don't care about FF10. Granted, in months to come, I might here stuff about it that will make me want to get it, but just the fact that it's FF10 is a bad thing in my book. Square loves innovating. It's what they do. However, if a game starts with Final Fantasy, there's certain things it has to have. It has to have the same set of spells as the rest. The same summons, a Cid with an airship, Wedge and Biggs, the same special abilities... I think the FF team would be better off dropping these franchise elements and REALLY doing something new. Moving on, I don't dislike the fact that we've been bombarded with RPGs this year, but I would like a little time to finish them. The reason console wars exist is that the average person can't afford to own more than 1 or 2 consoles per generation, so they want the ones with the most good games. Only two console makers are needed to ensure capitalistic competition though, so I'd like Sony and Microsoft to kindly butt out. Religious symbolism is not in VP. Symbolism refers to vague allusions and such. VP is a weird take on a specific myth. I like this concept, but I doubt we'll be seeing much more of it. I suppose an RPG could be made of The Odessey, but most myths just don't work as RPGs. Oh, and for the record, I don't consider Xenogears to be full of religious symbolism, unless you count Mecha Anime as a religion. Actually, some people do, so I retract the comment. 8)

Googleshng:
I sure did. Haven't seen any results yet of course, but yes. As for Mythri, well, I personally am on pretty good terms with the Mythri team, and, based on a bunch of stuff I've seen, it looks very very good. Not enough games have PS4 style manga cutscenes. In fact, if it comes out before the GBA, I'll most likely get a GBC just for it myself. Oh, and if you meant does it have a publisher yet, nope, not quite. Finally, the only one of those I've seen is Eva.

The Last Laugh: