I just picked up this game! I love 2 & 3. I have always heard that this game was pretty much the same as 2. Well, I have read the description, and it really sounds nothing as to be compared as the same game. As for the Grandia series, at least 3 was better than X-treme. 3 would have been a lot better, had it just last longer. The length was really disappointing. 2 was amazing. I only hope that 1 can compare. But, still, I own it.