A great game

User Rating: 8.5 | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates DS
By goodbyethumbs | Review Date:
OK so it's not the best Final Fantasy game out there, but it's pretty darn good! For those who aren't familiar with the Crystal Chronicles games, they are not turn based like many Final Fantasy games, they are hack and slash. In my opinion this makes a refreshing break from the normal battle style and it works great on DS.

Of course, this game is not without its flaws. The most apparent of which are;
-touchy frame rates when there's too much going on
-the only way to pause gameplay is to put your DS into sleep mode
-the voice overs can be a bit annoying
-AI is fairly useless, comrades are more useful as cannon fodder
-awkward controls

But for each of its problems there is a counter balance;
-Clear sound effects
-Good graphics
-Character customization (through wearing different armor)
-Multiplayer (which i have yet to try but have high hopes)
-Good storyline

For the Final Fantasy fans out there this game would probably be a disappointment because the game comes off largely as a platformer, not an RPG but if you can look passed that it is essentially a good game. As far as portable games go this one is worth a buy and worth a sequel.

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