Well, this game was released quite recently in Japan, so I think that warrants a bump, methinks. Unfortunately, I don't have a Vita right now, nor would I be able to import this anytime soon due to my limited funds. But hey, if there's anyone around these parts who DOES have the game now, feel free to share your impressions (sans spoilers, naturally)!
Also, found a rather interesting
interview here. Interestingly, they bring up the fact that Dogi isn't around during the start of the game (unlike the previous 16-bit versions), but they didn't exactly say that he
wouldn't appear in the game, either. I sure hope he does, though..... IMO, it wouldn't feel quite like a
complete Ys game without the wall-crusher.....