But now, with the release of ReDream, a clean and simple Dreamcast emulator, and a few spare hours with my laptop in a Taiwan hotel, I have at least started it. There are a few graphical effects on the screen which wouldn't be there if I were playing on my Dreamcast, but at the same time I wouldn't have such a clean picture ... and in fact I wouldn't be playing it at all.
The game isn't exactly the quickest to start, with cutscene after cutscene introducing the cast and situation. The characters are well designed, if not immediately likeable, and there's a good world that feels ready to be explored.