
Yeah, I deleted the initial post, it had some serious formatting issues and it was easier to trash it and start over than to find the problems and fix them.
I'd say skip Vesperia and just move on to Xillia. I had a hard time getting interested in Vesperia for some reason and it sits, unplayed except for maybe the first 30 minutes, on my shelf collecting dust. Had a hard time putting Xillia down.