how were the moe feelings
I don't really go in for moe. In point of fact I'm not quite sure why I like Ar Tonelico. The battle system is nice but far too easy, the cosmospheres are fun as heck but are basically mini graphic novels without any real choices to make, the story is cliched as heck (HUGE SPOILER: [spoiler]the church is evil! And if you couldn't tell that just from the fact that their leader is named Bishop
FALSS, you're retarded![/spoiler]), and although the random battle system is unique and fairly non-fucktarded, it's still a random battle system. By all rights the game should be merely average at best, and yet I fucking love the game and have played through it like 5 times. I dunno. Maybe it's all the zaniness and the general light-hearted feel (dramatic bits aside).
Also, Misha is fucking creepy. Especially when she discusses dreamwater (usable item, does exactly what it says on the tin) during your overnight chats. Ew. Just... ew.