so i started playing Brave Story a few days ago and from the start i always felt the game mechanics were kind of clunky, but the plot, characters and overall concept made up for it really. the translation team also did a pretty nice job capturing personality! i just ran into this one ridiculous line and had to blog about it:

"Us minus you equals me. Do the subtraction."
-- Masked Man, Brave Story

and the main character is the silent protagonist type! yeah!