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Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates out NOW!
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But do we care? I can't find info on the damn game at all anywhere it seems but then I'm vblocked from most gaming sites.
Here's some wiki info:
And that's about all I can find. I think you're stuck playing one of two twins in the story mode? And there's a free mode where you can make your own character? Maybe?
I loved FF:CC but the movies I see of this have a disturbing amount of platforming in them.
Here's the US trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INPpQybvNQ4
Here's some wiki info:
wiki wrote:Gameplay
The new installment of Crystal Chronicles uses a similar control scheme to the GameCube title, with A to use Commands and pick up items; Y to pick up enemies(including flying enemies); and the B button to jump(and for Archerer to double Jump (which adds a layer to strategy, with multitiered levels in the 3D environment).
Most of the gameplay takes place on the top screen. The touch screen shows maps, as well as stylus access for different weapon attacks. Special attacks have also been confirmed in the game. By pressing the right trigger button, the screens will swap allowing enemies to be attacked just by touching them with the stylus. If done correctly, chained attacks can be performed.
Multiplayer gameplay
In multiplayer mode, the player's class greatly influences lifespan. Four character classes can be picked including Clavat, Selkie, Yuke, and Lilty. Each has specific roles to be fulfilled in the multiplayer mode.
The Clavat is the typical melee fighter type. The Selkie fight from long range and uses a bow. The Yuke specializes in offensive magic such as Fire, Blizzard, and Thunder. The Lilties are helpful for creating magic orbs that allow others to cast their spells and uses a hammer (doesn't have charge attack or touch screen attack. For example, if fire were to be cast, it would require one orb that corresponds to fire. Once the fire spell has been used, the orb will disappear.)
There is also a Multiplayer mode via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection; this is used to trade customized moogles the player creates throughout the single player mode.
And that's about all I can find. I think you're stuck playing one of two twins in the story mode? And there's a free mode where you can make your own character? Maybe?
I loved FF:CC but the movies I see of this have a disturbing amount of platforming in them.
Here's the US trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INPpQybvNQ4
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It's really pretty good.
Single-player at least, it's a neat little dungeon crawler marred by some crappy allied AI, no internet wifi and a lack of very much customisation (although the costumes are nice). Soma Bringer's much better. But it's still good - much more fun for one than the Gamecube original was. I really want an English copy as well, and I don't buy many games twice.
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I don't know if Atlus would be picking up Soma Bringer, though. Nintendo own Monolith Soft now, wouldn't they do it themselves?
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Would Nintendo publish a game that competes directly with one of their other big titles GOSH I DON'T KNOW
Oh, okay. i r dum, I tend not to think about these things too much. :P
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Wait.
I read a review specifically stating that there is local multiplayer.
What it lacks is single-card multiboot; because each player has to be able to create and save his character and increasings stats to his own card.
But you can play with a group of people in the room together (no Nintendo Wifi Connection.)
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Holy cow, really? YAYZ
But yes, neither is online. Local multi-cart only. I really, really want one of these games to put in internet wifi.
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Now, I'm not saying one should take reviews completely on faith, but I recommend reading some reviews to see if this is the style of gameplay that might appeal to you, since I really haven't heard about anything particularly bad about the game.
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Man, my friends and I are so totally gonna get this. We've been wanting a proper coop game for DS (read: like Four Swords was on GBA
On the other hand, gameplay-wise Soma Bringer flattens it in most regards - the combat in Soma is brutal, the allied AI works, there's a hell of a lot more stuff to collect and tweak, there's more replay value... they're both perfectly good games, though, and Ring of Fates should keep anyone into hack'n'slash happy for quite a while. If you're into the genre I'd recommend it, no question.
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http://www.sonicpowered.co.jp/abyss/idx_system.html
I wonder how it stacks up against Soma Bringer and FFCC as all three have been released in Japan already...
I thought tales from the abyss was going to be a 3D DS game, but after seeing that link I'm really excited now! Long live 2D!
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Or is that something we don't talk about here?
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I guess one important question is whether the multiplayer free mode can be played with, y'know, only one player.
:?:
Reading some reviews, I believe it can. The question then becomes whether the grind is fun if you're by yourself. I played a lot of PSO and Diablo solo when I couldn't be bothered to deal with hackers/PKers/assholes/etc and still had a great time, so if this is similar then I'll pick it up.
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EDIT: Ring of Fates is not a remake of the GC game. Whole new game, far more single-player oriented, a lot more fun.
It's not too bad for loot - I missed out on a lot of the crafting since it's far more text-heavy than Soma Bringer, even with the basics. Soma Bringer you can understand "mix orb A with orb B, get orb C... ah, that boosts this attribute, which I've already worked out is how hard I'm smiting stuff" even if you can't get the nuances. FF:CC you can't really tell what you're trying to make, so it's pot luck in moonspeak. I'd hazard a guess it could keep people happy farming.
As far as I remember, though, you don't pick up new items - only components. Armour/weapons etc. only come from the shops, either buying pieces of the pre-made sets (weapon, head, body, accessory) or crafting "custom" (i.e. different) ones. There aren't a ton of sets (the different costumes that change your job, nod to old-school FF, you know the drill) but there are a fair few.
Of course I haven't played the game in a while, so any of this could be inaccurate. Still, maybe it helps.
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I kinda wish this was on the Wii, with DS connectivity.
EDIT: Although there is one level where you have a bucket-type thing (protection from nasty gas/miasma), now I think about it. Just the one bit quite late in the game, though, and it doesn't last for long.
2) There's another, entirely separate FF:CC game coming out for the Wii - The Crystal Bearers. Whether or not that title indicates it has buckets in I don't really know. I don't think the two games link up in any way though. Crystal Bearers isn't out in Japan as far as I know, and I don't remember anything from RoF in Japanese that would indicate any kind of link up option.
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The multiplayer is pure dungeon-crawling. If the story bores you, or if you just don't want to control 4 characters at once, you can always play multiplayer by yourself.
Get it.
Is the multiplayer fun by yourself? Like, is the loot enough to make you want to play it alone?
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The fact that you see what you wear (and you wear what you craft) makes it that I could play it alone. However, singleplayer multiplayer is fun in short doses. I'd say it's worth picking up the game for it, but some people might disagree. At any rate, story mode's there too.
Multiplayer multiplayer is a blast, especially considering there's friendly fire.
It's repetitive and that might turn some people off, but if you're into dungeon crawlers you'll love it.
This. This is all I needed to hear.
I'm buying two.
That sounds like a horrible idea. On the other hand it'd be awesome if they could release Four Swords (or equivalent) on the DS.
The Phantom Hourglass was really just bad, I don't think it had any redeeming features other than the fact that the controls were very smooth and you could take notes on your maps.
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I've actually said this before...A portable D2 would sell like hotcakes on the DS...or maybe the PSP? Either way, it would be really awesome.
While I wouldn't go that far, I will assert that Phantom Hourglass is probably one of the weakest ARPGs on the system. Massively polished and a technical powerhouse, obviously, but I just found it so dull (I gave up after one too many times through the temple of you-know-who). I enjoyed Ring of Fates much more, for all its problems - ditto Soma Bringer so far, and the touchscreen controls in The World Ends With You just blow Phantom Hourglass out of the water as far as I'm concerned. Now that's how you do DS controls, rather than just changing them from traditional to prove a point.
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