I've never played any of the Crystal Cronicles games, but have played almost all the final fantasies, mana games, Grandia, Romancing Saga and Star Ocean. How do the Crystal Cronicles compare? Does it actually appeal to final fantasy fans?
I too never played CC but its just like any other Mana games. You explore dungeons and solve some puzzles along the way just like in other Mana games. When in battle, you can cast magics in real time.
I have beaten it a few times with the different races you can be. Personally I do enjoy playing it because you can replay all of the areas (except for the last one) for extra items and power ups. Makes for much easier gameplay later. Yes it is very tedious and long to play by yourself but the story is not that bad. The graphics are very nice (not XII nice but nice given the console) and it gets very repetitious very quickly. The fun only comes when you can make items from what you find. The music is also one of the only redeeming qualities of the game. I rarely found myself not liking the music for the levels. I bought the soundtrack for it. Nintendo really sold themselves short with this title though (which is why almost noone plays it). There are only about a dozen playable levels (that thankfully get progressively harder as you progress through the story), other than armor and shields there is NO character development (No levels, no stats, no nothing), there are only three moves that each character can do (as long as you can time it right). The nail in the coffin, so to speak, is that in order to play with your friends you all MUST purchase 4 GBAs and 4 link cables for the GC. If anyone doesn't have BOTH then they can't play. All in all I recommend RENT FIRST because this game is very much not for everyone. I like it while I have seen many hate boards for it. See for yourself but do give it a try.
crystal cronicles is good aslong as you have mates to play with, single player is poor but when its you & 2 or 3 friends its quality-Phaz-
I agree with you. The only benefit about Single Player is you have your Moogle buddy carrying the chalice for you whereas in multiplayer, one person has to lug the thing around. Also, as tabian said, the soundtrack is very well done. Leveling (if you can call it that) is a pain as you can boost 1 stat after completing a level, and after going through it 4 of 5 times, you can't upgrade any further. I still recommend it, especially if you have several people to play (and the equipment to support it).
I've never played any of the Crystal Cronicles games, but have played almost all the final fantasies, mana games, Grandia, Romancing Saga and Star Ocean. How do the Crystal Cronicles compare? Does it actually appeal to final fantasy fans?crushgoil
It doesn't. It is different. Crystal Chronicles is meant to be played multiplayer. Get it and a group of friends to play it with. Have a blast
Star Ocean sucks? whats wrong with u lol[QUOTE="cloudstrife145"]i do not feel like i wanna play CC, it looks sucky. Just like Star Ocean. Star Ocean sucks.ThreeVo
If he has only played the PS2 SO, it is perfectly understandable that one would think that the game sucks. The PS2 game does suck
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