I stopped reading the gamespot review after 2 paragraphs due to its complete lack of accuracy.
There are 4 different characters to choose from, each with 4 different colored outfits, and although the drawings are in the original color that they designed, that's not much of a big deal. It's not that easy of a game, so if you try to go along with the storyline without stopping to train in between, you're gonna get pummeled. In the beginning, you can choose from, I think 8 different elemental spirits that have different offensive and defensive abilities to aid you in battle. You can customize your character by adding gems to them to improve their stats and add more in-game abilities. When you level up, you have the ability to use certain weapons and armor designed for that level, and when you continue to level up, you can sell the old stuff and equip better stuff that you find in dungeons or shops.
So yeah, good game, buy it if you like RPG, but try to stay away from it if you have bad hand-eye coordination due to the fact that hitting the wrong button could make you scream.