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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles

Marcel Klum on 20 March 2003 - 18:37 · 20 comments & 385 views

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With the game just two months away from release in Japan, Square unveil new shots of Final Fantasy's Cube debut

The latest shots of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles show some of the enemies you can expect to face in the game.

Unlike other games in the legendary RPG series, Chronicles won't use turn-based combat but will instead feature realtime fighting, much like Square's Secret of Mana, with your characters slashing and hacking as they go.

The game will also utilise a new spell system along with a 'magic link' which will allow you to combine magic stones with magical spells. For instance, combining a Homing stone with Fire magic will result in a huge flame chasing after your alloted target. Nice.

A Japanese release date of 18 May has just been confirmed although we're not expecting to see the game in the UK until the end of the year at the very earliest.

News source: Gamesradar


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(2 replies) #1 jago6498 on 20 Mar 2003 - 18:59
Coolness! [b]GO GAMECUBE!!![/b] That news on [i]Gran Turismo 4[/i] having car damage is also pretty sweet too!
#1.1 shins on 22 Mar 2003 - 00:35
[neoquote=#1.0 by jago6498]Coolness! [b]GO GAMECUBE!!![/b] That news on [i]Gran Turismo 4[/i] having car damage is also pretty sweet too![/neoquote] The article merely stated that car damage was being researched as a possability. There's still the stubborn automotive companies that don't want gamers to be able to crash up their cars. It's all up in the air for now. There might be some announcement at the upcoming E3 about it.
#1.2 jago6498 on 22 Mar 2003 - 04:08
Uh...yea, I know that...I read the article. They have been discussing damage to the cars for quite some time. But like the article said, adding car damage will draw in even more people to play the game and will make more money for all the car companies (as well as Sony.)
(1 reply) #2 BeLGaRaTh on 20 Mar 2003 - 19:41
What an annoying site, that damn xbox live advert popping up, with a guy shouting 'YEAH' and you cant get rid of it, it just repeats over and over .. aaarrrggghhh Other than that annoying piece of crap, good news, certainly looks good.
#2.1 username on 20 Mar 2003 - 21:38
tell me about it, i would be embarassed to buy one after seeing that ad
(2 replies) #3 dougkinzinger on 20 Mar 2003 - 19:42
looks dang good, but it's too 'mystic quest'-ish for me....remember FF: MQ? It sucked. I'm awaiting FFX-2 here in the US. now [B]THAT[/B] should rock!
#3.1 Jstphish on 20 Mar 2003 - 21:18
Mystic Quest didn't suck, it was just different.
#3.2 dougkinzinger on 20 Mar 2003 - 21:51
[neoquote=#3.1 by Jstphish]Mystic Quest didn't suck, it was just different.[/neoquote] Okay, I'll be honest, I liked it too....but fine, I'm embarassed to admit it!!
#4 Krux on 20 Mar 2003 - 20:50
FF VII-2 will be better!
#5 Monkeh on 20 Mar 2003 - 21:04
you can get rid of it, just click the "x" located at the bottom :p
#6 Jstphish on 20 Mar 2003 - 21:20
This game ought to be interesting to say the least.
(1 reply) #7 mcb on 20 Mar 2003 - 21:23
this sounds really good. i tend to prefer realtime over turn based. i hope this makes it to pc
#7.1 jago6498 on 21 Mar 2003 - 07:34
[neoquote=#7.0 by mcb]this sounds really good. i tend to prefer realtime over turn based. i hope this makes it to pc[/neoquote] It's 99.99999999% unlikely that it will appear on the PC. The single player FF games that have been converted to PC (namely FF7 and FF have sucked quality wise...they were designed for TV screen and not high-res computer monitors.
(1 reply) #8 Bant on 20 Mar 2003 - 22:05
this is like a four player, 3d secret of mana..... what the hell more could you ask for lol??
#8.1 Spyder on 21 Mar 2003 - 00:20
holy shit this sounds so much fun! 4 player awesomeness!
#9 AaronXP on 20 Mar 2003 - 23:00
I prefer Vandal Hearts/Final Fantasy Tactics battle system tbh
#10 Solarix on 22 Mar 2003 - 07:17
i love car damage, id think it would add more realism
#11 f8tal on 22 Mar 2003 - 13:54
more reason 4 me to get my GC
#12 cesardrgn on 24 Mar 2003 - 19:38
too bad it will be out on GC. wht don't they do PC versions just like they did with FF8...
#13 sonicice on 27 Mar 2003 - 19:07
Man, I wish it was turn based like the other Final Fantasies. I don't have a PS2 and can't really afford to get one just to play Final Fantasy, either.

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