Comments on: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers

By: Derek Vazquez

Derek Vazquez — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:32:25 +0000

I was a little skeptical at the direction SquareEnix was taking this franchise into, but I was pleased with the results. The graphics are awesone, very detailed with fluid animation. The story gets better as it comes together, and the music is catchy. I wish the combat was a little more diverse, but the adventuring elements make up for that (great chase sequences!!) Overall, this is a fine third-party addition to any Wii owner’s library.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Cloud Strife

Cloud Strife — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:10:50 +0000

As some of the other reviews state it’s not like your classic final fantasy game style or even classic RPG style but it is a very fun game. Very nice graphics (for wii anyways) good music, voice acting, and overall fairly decent game.

The only cons I have are the game is relatively short so if your used to RPGs then you will be surprised at how fast you can win this one and there wasn’t a whole lot of extra side quests and things like that you could do. There was mostly the main story line and that was it.

Again besides those minor faults, I thought the game was good and would recommend it to anyone just looking for an adventure game or just a new fun one for now and then.
Rating: 4 / 5

By: Dennis Morse

Dennis Morse — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:26:10 +0000

I tried to like this game, even though it wasn't what I expected for Final Fantasy.

Pros
The video scenes were good
Story line is decent
Music is ok

Cons
All you do is point the wii remote at the screen and flick it it a direction
Very restrictive story line
Redundant
Combat consists of pointing the wiimote at the screen and hold the b button and flicking the wiimote
Minigames seem pointless

The game play drags you through the story instead of leads you, it's very restrictive with no real freedom to change the direction of the game. I feel like I'm playing a unending game of duck hunt pointing the wiimote at the screen for everything. The wiimote is not known for good screen tracking to begin with and trying to keep it trained on little moving objects long enough to pickup or toss them gets very old very fast. This is actually the only game I've ever ordered that is being returned because I just never see the desire to play it. Rating: 2 / 5

By: Abigail Williams "abwillia2"

Abigail Williams "abwillia2" — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:23:51 +0000

I liked this game but can see how others do not. For the wii it is a very good game but compared to Final Fantasy on Play Station(1,2,3) it is lacking. I love the graphics, they are the best I have seen on the wii. If you own a wii you should get the game. I don’t like the combat system, it is difficult to get the hang of and can become difficult at times.
Rating: 4 / 5

By: TLH

TLH — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:48:43 +0000

This game is a bit hard to review — you have to look at it from two angles:

1) If you are looking for a classic RPG Final Fantasy game then you will be disappointed. This is not typical Final Fantasy. Don’t buy this game if that is what you want. I’d give it 1-2 stars for a Final Fantasy game… but it should be noted, like all FF games they push the graphics and limits of the console and pay close attention to the story.

2) If you are looking for an action/adventure game in the same spirit as Zelda: Twilight Princess then this is your game. FF: The Crystal Bearers feels like a cousin to Twilight Princess and relies on much of the same strategy/game play/experience. I’d give it a solid 4 stars for a fantasy based adventure game.

If you go into this one with no expectations then you will probably be pleased.
Rating: 4 / 5