Man, I haven't felt this excited for a game in a long time. I think I'm going to have to import Catherine! Absolutly loved Persona 4, even before the endurance run started. When the endurance run was doing persona 4, I couldn't believe it!  
So now that GiantBomb and introduced me to Catherine, I just can't get enough. I absolutely love everything about it so far. The story, to the gameplay. I went ahead and downloaded the demo on my PS3 and loved it. The language can be a bit of a issue. I am at a reasonable level with my Japanese so I can understand up to a point. The more I repeat it, the more I understand which will also help with my Japanese.  
I don't entirely agree with Brad and Ryan's opinion of the game being somewhat dissapointing. I find it quite exciting that the developers of Persona 4 (one of the greatest games I have ever played), are doing something different. Also, who's to say that the entire gameplay is what the demo showed? I bet there's quite a bit of variety.
Anyway, it's not like Persona 5 wont come out. I so cannot wait for Persona 5! 
I am genuinely so excited for this game. Definitely importing this!

Man, I haven't felt this excited for a game in a long time. I think I'm going to have to import Catherine! Absolutly loved Persona 4, even before the endurance run started. When the endurance run was doing persona 4, I couldn't believe it!  
So now that GiantBomb and introduced me to Catherine, I just can't get enough. I absolutely love everything about it so far. The story, to the gameplay. I went ahead and downloaded the demo on my PS3 and loved it. The language can be a bit of a issue. I am at a reasonable level with my Japanese so I can understand up to a point. The more I repeat it, the more I understand which will also help with my Japanese.  
I don't entirely agree with Brad and Ryan's opinion of the game being somewhat dissapointing. I find it quite exciting that the developers of Persona 4 (one of the greatest games I have ever played), are doing something different. Also, who's to say that the entire gameplay is what the demo showed? I bet there's quite a bit of variety.
Anyway, it's not like Persona 5 wont come out. I so cannot wait for Persona 5! 
I am genuinely so excited for this game. Definitely importing this!

I still agree with Brad, and that it's the type of game that is great to watch others play, instead of actually playing. 

Yeah, I'm really excited for it as well. This is actually the first game that I have ever followed this closely. Too bad that the spacing between the western and eastern releases will be significant as when the game is released in Japan, I'll have to attempt to ignore any and all information related to Catherine that's not the North American release date. 
 
Too bad I don't know Japanese and I don't have a lot of money because I would import a copy in a heartbeat. 

Yeah, I'm super pumped too. I would import it if I had a Japanese system to play it on. But, I think I can wait until for the NA release. I bet it will probably be late this year or early 2012. It seems like this game could be absolutely brilliant.

" @supermike6: Won't the game be region free? I know many Japanese 360 games are region free so I think there are good chances that Catherine's one of them. "

" I still agree with Brad, and that it's the type of game that is great to watch others play, instead of actually playing.  "

Looking a the gameplay kinda turned me off, but the story seems very interesting. I'm looking forward to any news of its US release.

" @MooseyMcMan said:

" I still agree with Brad, and that it's the type of game that is great to watch others play, instead of actually playing.  "

Why?  Do you not like Intelligent Qube or any of the non-dungeon crawl stuff in Persona or something? "

Is it wrong that I would probably pick this up if it didn't have the part where you play the game in it?  The nightmare sequences from what I saw seemed pretty repetitive and the controls looked pretty loose.  The actually story parts though looked very interesting.

I appreciate that they are trying something different with the gameplay. Let's just hope it's actually fun.

" @MooseyMcMan: I can understand where your coming from. I however didn't really mind the dungeon crawling stuff at all. I actually enjoyed it. Maybe it's because I was playing it rather than watching that made it that much more enjoyable for me. I played the demo and I found the gameplay to be quite enjoyable. Anyway, I really can't wait to get this game! "

For me - the gameplay of this, Persona 4 or most JRPGs for that matter are simply a tolerable means to a hopefully justified end, the story that is. 

" For me - the gameplay of this, Persona 4 or most JRPGs for that matter are simply a tolerable means to a hopefully justified end, the story that is.  "

The gameplay in Persona 4 is rock solid and the main reason a lot of people play it.

Having watched the demo before playing it, the game plays better than it looks.

I have this pre-ordered on play asia. I will be doing a playthrough of it when it arrives, so stay tuned for me fumbling through mistranslations and insanity! lol

agree w/ ya nima i am so damn excited to play this too BUT i really wanna play the NA version (when it is hopefully announced and released here). I am seriously debating importing just to play through it but I do not know any japanese whatsoever so thats a problem lol