I found a nice CRT filter to give the visuals more texture so I'm all the more eager to give Symphonia a spin now, although it'll probably be a while before I get around to it.

Vesperia was a good game and I sank a good amount of hours in it even, but I wasn't a fan of the way the story and chars were going which can kill a game quick for me. As time's gone on I've grown less committed to the idea of finishing RPGs I'm not fully feeling, so Vesperia was probably a casualty of that.