I saw a little of the predecessors which were more of the 2D variety and it seems the game has now moved to 3D with what looks like some solid gameplay and um.. interesting battle...tactics.. XD
 
I do play to try and get my hands on the other games more or less to do some research and see what all i'm getting into, but so far i like the look of it. Funny thing is I have heard of the games before but never got around to trying them out. So with Ar Tonelico 3 hitting shelves in two weeks time I have to say I'm quite excited to get my hands on a game that takes some.. interesting chances.
 
Also.. this never ceases to make me smile..
 
  

After all this time playing Ar Tonelico games I still don't know how to pronounce 'Ar Tonelico'.
This game is looking good though, I need to look up the Euro release date. Hadn't seen any in-game footage before and it looks like going into 3D was a good idea since everything's a lot more dynamic now that they need to animate the characters moving rather than just having a bunch of different pictures for different emotions. I hope the characterisation is as good as it was in its predecessors.
These are always so fun to play and have such great music though, I can't wait.

I haven't played any of them either. I looked up some gameplay of this one and it looks interesting at least. Maybe I'll check it out.

It is vital that you watch this video if you haven't already: 
  

I actually own Ar tonelico II. I don't dare play it.

I've played a good chunk of the first Ar tonelico.  Definitely prefer playing with the Japanese voices.  I avoided Ar tonelico II, mainly because of the major issues with the North American version, like the game crashing during the final boss fight because they removed one of the boss's attacks, but not the code trigger for the attack.

I have the first game and I enjoyed it quite a lot. Yeah, there is innuendo every now and then but otherwise it's pretty good and I love the music.
 
I'm not sure what the battle system is like on Ar Tonelico 3 but it was quite good turn based gameplay in the first game.
 
@TheRedMage:
If you are curious on how to say Ar Tonelico listen to this song. (If you don't want to listen to the whole thing then its at ~1:48) Though if you guessed a pronunciation you would probably have been right.
  

Having played the first two, I'd say that so far my impressions (about 6 or so hours in) of AT3 are that it's the weakest of the lot - both in terms of gameplay and characters. For all of their faults, AT1 and AT2 had some pretty inventive battle engines, while AT3 has a watered down and unresponsive feeling tales-esque engine that just doesn't feel very fun. The characters and plot too seem very lighthearted, and I don't see how AT3 can compare to some of the stingers that the first games laid on you as the plot progressed.
 
Still, it's not like it's awful. The music is catchy, there's a lot of crafting and conversing to do, and the shameless exploitation is in full effect. It just doesn't feel as strong as either of the first two games.
 
Aside: Ar Tonelico II, despite having one of the most awful localizations ever and the previously mentioned game-breaking bugs in one of the final bosses, was still one of the most fun and entertaining RPGs I've played in years.

 
@InfiniteGeass: I'm about three hours in, still mastering the beat up system with the girls, otherwise i'm enjoying, the voice acting though.. they should have gotten a better main.

Until earlier today I hadn't even heard of it. I still have no clue what it is but apparently its some sort of JRPG?

" Until earlier today I hadn't even heard of it. I still have no clue what it is but apparently its some sort of JRPG? "

" @Catolf said:

 
@InfiniteGeass: I'm about three hours in, still mastering the beat up system with the girls, otherwise i'm enjoying, the voice acting though.. they should have gotten a better main.

Please explain the bolded words because what I am thinking is probably wrong. Also, I went to check out the voice actors and now I kinda want the game... "