Since that there are little Crystal Chronicle coverage in here,I might as well create this thread to see how many fellow Crystal Chronicle players there are :P
For starters...here is the complete list of the Crystal Chronicle Series.
1. Final Fantasy : Crystal Chronicles
2. Final Fantasy : Crystal Chronicles Ring of Fates (Prequel of the 1st Crystal Chronicle)
3. Final Fantasy : Crystal Chronicles My Life as a King ( The Sequel of the 1st Crystal Chronicle. However,this is a city building/stimulation/strategy game)
4. Final Fantasy : Crystal Chronicles Echoes of Time (My favourite CC but apparently,it's unrelated to the others via plot)
5. Final Fantasy : Crystal Chronicles My Life as a Darklord (Sequel of My Life as a King)
6. Final Fantasy : Crystal Chronicles Crystal Bearers (This is centuries after the original events of Crystal Chronicles.I'm gonna get this :D )
Japanese Name of the above...
1. Kanji: ファイナルファンタジー クリスタルクロニクル / Romaji: Fainaru Fantajī Kurisutaru Kuronikuru
2. Kanji: ファイナルファンタジー・クリスタルクロニクル リング・オブ・フェイト / Romaji: Fainaru Fantajī Kurisutaru Kuronikuru Ringu Obu Feito
3. Kanji : 小さな王様と約束の国 ファイナルファンタジー・クリスタルクロニクル / Romaji: Chiisana Ōsama to Yakusoku no Kuni Fainaru Fantajī Kurisutaru Kuronikuru / Literal Translation: The Little King and the Promised Kingdom : Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
4. Kanji : ファイナルファンタジークリスタルクロニクル エコーズ・オブ・タイム
5. Kanji : 光と闇の姫君と世界征服の塔 ファイナルファンタジー・クリスタルクロニク / Romaji : Hikari to Yami no Himegimi to Sekaiseifuku no Tō Fainaru Fantajii Kurisutaru Kuronikuru / Literal Translation : The Princess of Light and Darkness and the Tower of World Conquest: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles.
6. Kanji: ファイナルファンタジークリスタルクロニクル クリスタルベアラー
Brief Intro of the Crystal Chronicles:
If you have no idea what the Crystal Chronicles is,read the following.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles have a very different type of gameplay compared to the main series.It is mainly a mixture of action adventure / RPG / Dungeon Crawler. The Player also tends to find himself in a situation to save a crystal like earlier Final Fantasy. The Magick System is also different depending on the Crystal Chronicle series. However, My Life as a King / My Life as a Darklord have a very different form of gameplay. One is a city building / stimulation game the other is strategy and defence. All the stories are indirectly or directly connected compared to the main series.There is also usually 4 races.
4 Races :
Clavats : Their basically humans to be honest. Depending on the Crystal Chronicle version they tend to have a slightly different stat bonus.
Lilties : Small but powerful. They tend to use spears as their main weapon. Their appearance is somewhat "veggie" like. (My first impression of their heads are turnips)
Selkies : They look exactly like the Clavats except for a few noticeable differences. The hair color tends to be blue , yellow or violet. They are also the fastest and is known to be capable to use bows and something that looks like a racket. (Whatever it is...)
Yukes : The Magic users of the game (Well,not technically so.But they are able to cast more damaging spells) They wear a full body armour which covers the face as well. It was said that Yukes may lack a body but only have a soul which resides in the armor or something like that.
Other noticeable races:
Moogles: They tend to appear alot in mini-games related stuff.
Half-Races: Sometimes,you will come across characters who are half half of the 4 main races.
Tonberry: I'm not joking around.They appear as Mira's (My Life as a Darklord's main character) minions.
Noticeable Terms:
Crystal Bearer : Hmm..there isn't any other term for it.But they are usually chosen by the Crystals to fulfil something great.
Crystals : Unlike the main series of which the Crystals sustain the life of the planet. Crystals are viewed either as power source ( Like FFV ) or a great magical objects (Yeah,there are more than 5 or so if your wondering) They also possess great magical properties and what-not.
Core Crystal : Appears in Echoes of Time . It is the world's last remaining Crystal due to the fact that the people are over-using the techonology created by the "scholar" . However,this Crystal bears a great secret and is different from the other Crystals.
Noticeable Characters:
Hero : Occasionaly you will have to create a character of your own so write up a good name for him/her!
Yuri : In Ring of Fates he is the main character of the storyline.
Chelinka : Twin sister of Yuri but she can never be used in combat. She appears in cutscenes however.
King : Meh,you have to name the King of My Life as a King as well. Either way,his a young lad who intends on reviving his kingdom via a power called "Architek" of which he received from the Crystal. (Which he built around it)
Sherlotta : A mysterious young girl (....Technically she's young but I can't reveal spoilers can I? ) with cat ears and tail (The...tail and ears...will result in a tragic tale) She adopts the player when he/she was a baby. She also holds strange powers and is seemingly related to the Crystals (It pains me to be unable to write spoilers :P ) Oh yeah,when you look at the logo of the Crystal Chronicle,it already tells you a part of the plot... (Sherlotta and her reflection on the Crystal...)
Mira : Daughter of the previous Darklord. After the Darklord fell under the attacks of the King,she ascended the Throne. Her job is to put up traps and defences (and monsters) in her tower to defend it against attackers as they walked up the tower. Mira can be hot tempered as well otherwise it'll be hard to see her as a evil Darklord :P
Layle : Main character of the Crystal Bearers. Apparently it is a time when guns are introduced and magic forgotten (But not all forgot about magic...) He is chosen by a Crystal which results him in gravitational / psych powers (Meh,I wish the other Crystal Chronicles are like this.) There is also an official text written some where which claims that the events of Ring of Fates resulted in the events of Crystal Bearers. Either way,I'll look forward in buying this.
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