I'm a bit skeptical about it too.

I feel they strayed away too much from big RPG elements to mainstream the game. I'm ok, with no levelling system but by the sound of it, there's gonna be a huge lackluster item/equipment system as well. Not to mention it sounds like it has too many movies making it less interactive and more like you're watching something. That was a problem with the first Xenosaga game.

I'm not sure how much I can trust Famitsu's 39/40 though. The one point deduction was just for a linear story. Most of the games they gave perfect scores from Final Fantasy XII on don't deserve perfect scores, ie Final Fantasy XII, Metal Gear Solid 4, Nintendogs, Smash Brothers Brawl, Dragon Quest IX, and from what I hear so far Bayonetta (which is fun, but has quite a good number of flaws). Don't know about New Super Mario Bros, Monster Hunter Tri, and 428: Fūsa Sareta Shibuya de since I've never played them. But the only one of those three that might deserve a perfect score would be New Super Mario Bros and 428: Fusa Sareta Shibuya de I guess.