Others say...

"Unique and Fun"
I find this to be a solid 5 star RPG, something that you just don't see too often these days--for any gaming system. I will just run down a list of why I like the game so much:

1) The graphics are fantastic!

2) The story is interesting and never gets dull or boring.

3) The difficulty is just right.

4) The battle system (turn-based).

Brave Story is a very open-ended and engaging game with tons of side-quests. Even so, you are never left clueless as to what to do next to proceed in the story. This means you can take your time and complete everything, or just play it straight through to the end--the choice is yours. If you complete 100% of this game it will likely take you 40 hours, or more. Also, there is lots of replay value as having different characters in your party unlocks different combined abilities (unity skills). The game does require you to level your characters quite often, but that is part of the fun as you are always learning new abilities.

With newly released rpgs running in such short supply, this game is a fantastic welcome to the PSP library of games. I can only hope that more rpgs of this caliber are in the works.

"Not really enjoying the game"
Not a bad game however I am finding certain aspects frustrating. For example it does not let you skip cut scene and it often places save points right BEFORE these scenes. So if you hit a difficult boss and keep losing you have to press X over and over to get through the dialogue of the scene before you can try again.

The second thing I don't like about the game might have to due with my lack of experience with RPG's. My first RPG was Jeanee D'Arch which I REALLY enjoyed because you can evaluate the battles and come up with a strategy before you play the battle. This allowed me to get through the whole game only dying twice because I thought out every battle. In this game you don't know the powers, strength, etc of your enemy. You have to select your team before you encounter a battle and know the enemies you will have. Again in Jeanne D'Arch you select your team after you see the battle field. I am finding this annoying because as soon as I enter the battle I know I have the wrong team and I can't do anything about it.

I am also frustrated that in this game as you move a tiny bit on the map you are put into a battle. So if you get a little lost on the map you easily face several annoying battles as you try to find your way back on your trail. I prefer to explore and enter battles when I want to or at least less often then this game puts you into battle. If you stand still thinking as soon as you press a move key you will be in battle. It seems to be based on time rather than movement. If you decide to turn around you will face the same battles you just defeated.

I recommend if you don't have Jeanee D'arch yet buy it before this game.

"Definately worth a shot!"
I love this game. While the character development is lacking, and some voice acting would be nice, I have to say the game play is a lot of fun. Normally, turn-based RPGs tend to annoy me after some time... but not Brave Story.
Character design is great for a handheld game. Yuno is so cute!
The storyline is more based on the movie than the book, but it's still a loveable storyline.
All in all, it's a great RPG and I recommend it to everyone! (And the book!)

"Awsome!!"
This game rules, I just got it for christmas and I can't put it down!
It is a little time consuming leveling up but other than that it is fantastic!

"Too easy, too short"
This game could've been great; I love the old-style rpg's and this one had some cool variations on the traditional. However, it was way too easy! I've had this game less than 24 hours and it's already almost completed. The puzzles are a joke and the battles are simple. Towns are mostly right next to each other (and everything is shown on the map, so you're never lost) so there's hardly any challenge to travel. With the old, original rpg's, man those things were challenging! Never would've finished one of those quick, constantly getting obliterated and having to actually think about strategy.

Very disappointing. I've been playing it thinking, wow, this game really could be fun! Too bad, don't waste your money unless it's cheap and used or if it's for a very young child.

XSEED, if you're reading this, how about a difficulty level setting? That would be simple to do and make people like me happy.