While falling flat in some areas, Infinite Undiscovery shouldn't be ignored by RPG fans.
The story is basically a case of mistaken identity which leads to the birth of a hero. You play Capel who looks exactly like Sigmund the liberator. You get jailed because people think you are Sigmund stuff happens and you get to embark on a quest to free the moon of the chains that bound it to the earth. The story isn't overly spectacular but it's enjoyable. It has been reported that the game will last you about 25-30 hours, which… is short in the RPG realm, but longer than most games this generation.
Gameplay is all in real time, so you don't have to worry about turn based battles which some find boring. But there are problems in the gameplay mechanics. While each battle is engaging and fun there are blaring flaws with things like too much going on at ones and no block. With each attack there are a bunch of stylized visual effects and when there's a bunch of people attacking at the same time it gets really hard to see and understand what's going on, which brings us to another problem there's no block. There is a parry move that will obviously parry but you need perfect timing and when you cant see what is going on, perfect timing means nothing.
Another problem with the game is the managing systems. There are a lot of characters, a lot,18 I think. You'll have to manage all these characters constantly through tedious menus and it just gets to be a chore. One thing that is unique that allows you to deal with all these characters is making separate parties for completing missions. You'll be able to create other groups of characters in order to complete missions that alleviate you from grinding for each character in order to level them up.
One thing I have mixed feelings about are the graphics. With out a doubt, IU is a very pretty game, it's just the character models I'm not a fan of. They over all look good, but all the characters faces are sorta like your sister's creepy dolls, especially the creepy little clichéd RPG twins. I don't know, I'm just not a fan of the character designs, it is a pretty game though.
Overall I like IU, it just isn't as good as I wished it to be. If you're an RPG fan, pick it up, eventually at least. If you're looking for an RPG and can only afford one right now, pick up Tales of Vesperia first, but make sure not to forget about this one.