I played the Gamecube version growing up in the 2000's. I assure you, the English dub is quite the acuired taste BUT most fans will say it did have a charm. Myself included. Other than that, great video! Im surpised you didnt mention how convoluted the spirit numbers could get in battle.
Regarding the soundtrack of this game, this is expected from the same person who did the music for both the Tales of and Star Ocean series, Motoi Sakuraba. Though I would say that this (alongside Baten Kaitos Origins) is his most original work from what I've heard.
This game actually turned me off to card based battles completely. The moment my first healing item went bad I stopped playing it completely. The crappy voice acting and the dated camera angles weren't keeping me invested either.
I can see how that could happen for some players. As I said it's not a system I actually liked even if I respected the idea behind it, I was just able to move on and ignore it pretty quickly.
