I had an interior battle today. Spore VS Tales of Vesperia. Tales won it.

So how could a game like Tales of Vesperia win my cash over a messianic game like Spore? Well, after seeing the early reviews of Spore, I've realized that the game is exactly what I always figured it would turn out to be: a brilliant design without the fun and innovative gameplay to back it up. I'm sure it's still a great game, but I'm looking for a game that know I'll personally have fun playing, and I've fallen in love with the Tales series since Symphonia.

I'm sure I'll get Spore eventually, once it drops in price or I grow bored enough to buy it. I always planned on getting the game. But I did think it amusing that I chose a JRPG of less than stellar critical acclaim over the almighty Spore, for the time being.