I can't understand why this game got such low review scores, apart from its graphical issues, which are about as bothersome as those in Mass Effect and apparently are largely alleviated by installing to HDD.
I won't go into too much detail but the game is solid JRPG fare, great music, the union system and crafting are interesting, the story is nothing new but it at least makes sense. There's a few breaks with convention such as all your squads returning to full health after every encounter,and a character "growth' system instead of levelling and joy of joys, your commanders actually request items from loot drops to improve their equipment and stats.