This historical-fantasy foray draws you in quickly and leaves you wanting more.
The mission designs are varied and interesting, from basic hack n' slash to escape objectives to escort/protection. The enemy AI is decent -- while not great, it seems to know how to take advantage of its characters' abilities and strategies such flanking your weaker members.
As with most games in this genre, the other fun part of the game is equipping your team and customizing spells/abilities.
The presentation is top notch in every regard. The look is very clean and while not that advanced in technology, I would say it easily has some of the best graphics in the two dozen or so PSP games I've enjoyed. Art direction is sharp and well integrated, so that the 3D game and the anime movies all are consistent and tight. In fact, I enjoyed the anime so much (and to be honest I'm not a big anime fan), I purchased the new PSP 3000 recently just so I can rewatch it on my TV.
The music is excellent, as is the voice acting. I love the French accents in all the actors/actresses!
I have very few complaints about Jeanne. If I did have to name a few, the first that comes to mind is that you have no way to "undo" an action. You can easily activate something inadvertently and while it won't ruin the entire battle, it could be a big setback in terms of not being able to create the correct "Burning Aura" chain or getting the right experience to your character's advancement.
The money implementation is also a bit weak. That is, basically by mid-game you have a huge hoard of gold but nothing to really spend it on as most sellers only sell mediocre equipment, and the more useful pieces need to be won in combat or side quests.
I think the character introductions could also have been spaced out a bit better. Again, by mid-game you have almost the entire party established, so the pace is a bit strained.
The other effect is that some characters never get used as they are outclassed almost immediately by someone new that joined. There's a specific case early in the game where you are introduced to some wonderful new additions, but only a handful of missions later, other characters join that you will definitely use over the those that just joined earlier.
This is highly recommended to anyone interested in fantasy squad combat gaming. The story is solid and has a few genuinely good plot twists, and again I will reiterate the tie-ins with history are executed well.
There are approximately 36 missions total, and most battles are worth replaying as the second time around the enemies and equipment to be looted are different, so even though there isn't infinite replay value, there is a lot of game to be enjoyed.