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My Impressions as a King

Posted May 13th 2008 9:30AM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Reviews, WiiWare

Like a child counting down the days until Christmas, I've been looking forward to Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King. I'm a sucker for Square Enix anyway, and the prospect of a $15 game (even if there is pricey DLC) was too much to resist. That's why it was so shocking to discover that my first few game days in Padarak were ... well, boring. Everything was very controlled and linear, and I couldn't run around and explore. Instead, I sat through cutscenes explaining more than I wanted to know at that point, when all I wanted to do was flex my new architek power. And then, once I was free, I had very little in the way of resources! Frustrating.

Several hours later, since I was still playing, I realized that maybe I wasn't so bored after all. The simple directive of get more stuff sucked me in as soon as I had a free hand with the game, and before I even had time to think, I was obsessed with building up my little kingdom. Without my even realizing it, My Life as a King had gone from boring to fun.

Gallery: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King

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NMS08: Joystiq gets their hands dirty with WiiWare

Posted Apr 15th 2008 10:45PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: WiiWare

Besides checking out what retail Wii and DS games Nintendo had available, Joystiq also managed to spend some quality time with WiiWare and a few of its games. The general consensus? It's a mixed bag.

Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People seems to capture the Flash toon's look and feel, but is fairly linear (at least in the demo available at NMS08). Stern was also able to pry some more info about the episodic nature of the game from the title's marketing director, who said "Each episode, a different designer [is in charge], which is more like they do on TV. ... It's still the same team. [But] it'll be interesting to see how the episodes feel as a result. With Sam & Max, we've had complaints that they feel too similar. We might find with Strong Bad, that each one feels very different."

LostWinds is shaping up nicely, apparently, as Stern commented "Because of game's playful controls, I wish I could have spent the time progressing through the entire game." He says this because LostWinds is actually finished, and the folks behind it hope its in the WiiWare launch lineup.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King is more for the folks that like everything outside of the combat in RPG games. It's very menu-heavy, and you're very much like the manager of the game, sending out your townfolk to find goodies to bring back to you.

Pop seems to have some very interesting multiplayer mechanics and, like LostWinds, is totally finished. The single-player games are "casual and a trance-like way to relax," apparently. They hope that it will be in the WiiWare launch lineup and between 500 and 800 Wii Points.

Major League Eating is offering up a buffet of features for users to take from, including Wi-Fi gameplay and the complete package of competitive eating. There's going to be gross out techniques, as well as actual attack and defensive maneuvers. We're not all about who can eat a billion hot dogs the fastest ourselves, but it looks like this one is shaping up to be a full meal of fun on WiiWare.

World of Goo is something that we've been interested in, surely you all know. And everytime someone checks it out and bothers to write something up on the internet, we're even more convinced this is a must download. Stern's label that this title has the "clever puzzle mechanic" and "irresistible gameplay" we've been hoping may have just cemented its status as a must own for us.

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Crystal Bearers continued development possibly confirmed

Posted Mar 18th 2008 12:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: News

We've been greatly concerned with the fate of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers for the Wii, considering the system needs more RPGs, and certainly a Final Fantasy game (outside of Wii Ware). There have been rumors, however, that the game was canceled, and we've been biting our nails and waiting for news. It looks like we've finally got some, though from an unlikely source: an interview about the latest DS games in the franchise.

The staff at Kikizo recently sat down with some of the creative forces behind Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates, and in the course of the discussion, the possibility of connectivity between the Wii and DS Crystal Chronicles games came up. Ring of Fates director Mitsuru Kamiyama indicated that the Wii title is, in fact, still in development. We are so very relieved.

There's just one problem that sheds a little doubt on the Crystal Bearers reference -- either the Kikizo staff wasn't too familiar with the DS titles, or this is an old interview. There are questions asked about well-known features of both DS games (such as the lack of inclusion of Wi-Fi multiplayer), and we're forced to take the whole thing with a grain or two of salt. However, we're willing to hope that we've just been thrown the tiniest of bones reassuring us that we have a Final Fantasy experience to look forward to beyond what's coming on Wii Ware.

[Via GoNintendo]

Medals fuel the kingdom in My Life as a King

Posted Mar 7th 2008 4:00PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News, WiiWare

Aside from being one of the most high-profile games coming to Wii Ware (come on, May!), Final Fantasy: My Life as a King will have an interesting dynamic involving medals. The medals will apparently have three different categories: power, endurance and special.

The power and endurance medals will affect your character specifically, while the special medals look like they will have more of an affect on your game world than your character. Also, it would seem that medals can be used as a kind of currency and, as one might assume, awarded for completing tasks in the game. Thanks to machine translation, we can't really get much more information than that, so head on over and check out the new screens.

Gallery: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King

[Via Go Nintendo]

Square Enix wants you to know what the Young King looks like

Posted Jan 15th 2008 4:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Screens, WiiWare

Since the Wii Ware title was first announced, we've had no shortage of peeks at Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Young King and the Promised Land, but many of the screens have been small, grainy, or watermarked. Today, we're finally getting a new set of larger, pristine screens that show the forthcoming title off to its full advantage, and there's a lot to see. Not only are there a number of Final Fantasy trademarks, from costuming to characters, but the environments are lush and detailed. Length aside, it really looks like we're going to get plenty of bang for our buck on this one, and we can't think of a better way to get the Wii Ware party started.

Gallery: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King

Chronicling the Young King and the Promised Land with goodies galore

Posted Dec 16th 2007 12:00PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: Video, WiiWare

Another trailer has popped up for (deep breath) Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Young King and the Promised Land, which introduces two of game's main characters. Aside from that (and some pretty Wii Ware graphics), though, this true-to-form Square Enix trailer doesn't really show us much in terms of gameplay. Still, the mystery of it all is enough to make us want it, and we're really looking forward to the coming of Wii Ware ... since, you know, we hate money and want to get rid of it as fast as possible.

Also, the game has stopped bumming off the offical Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles website, as its own official site launched this week. You can check it out here, if you feel so inclined.

If that's not enough to quell your burning desire for Promised Land goodness (insatiable pigs, the lot of you), check after the break for some Famitsu scans.

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FFCC: The Little King and the Promised Screenshots

Posted Oct 30th 2007 10:30AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Imports, Screens

In these latest screens of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Little King and the Promised Land, we can begin to see some hints of gameplay. Like King Story, the game involves building up a town using earned crystals. The crystals allow you to build different kinds of structures, like residences or weapon shops, that can increase different attributes of the town.

There are dungeons, but because young King Leo is too little a king for fighting, you choose parties of adventurers to explore them. It is unlikely that you as the player take part in this dungeon exploration, instead receiving treasure on a scale based on the attributes of the party.

It sounds like people expecting an action RPG like the first Crystal Chronicles game may be in for a disappointment when the game launches in March; however, if you're looking for something on the order of MySims with a coat of Final Fantasy paint, this might be worth your time. If it takes a Crystal Chronicles-style, uncomplicated approach to resource management and town-building, we may be up for it.

Slew of new titles announced for Wii Ware

Posted Oct 10th 2007 9:45AM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: News, Screens, Channels, WiiWare

Though its potential can't be denied, Nintendo's Wii Ware channel, an upcoming download service for new Wii games, didn't impress us much with the seemingly low-budget titles announced for it so far. Nintendo amended that worriment today at its Tokyo conference by revealing a lineup of impressive projects in progress, turning our "Excitement Level" knob to eleven, one measure greater than what we previously thought the mechanism allowed.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Little King and the Promised Land (1500 Wii Points, March), a "country-building sim," stands out from the bunch, promising an exclusive side story which takes place after the original GameCube game. This marks the fourth entry to the series and the second Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles title announced for the Wii. Square Enix has already made a teaser site for you to load up and immediately close once you've realized that there's almost nothing there yet.

Hudson, having kept things on and poppin' on the Virtual Console side for some time now, demonstrated its commitment to the new service by announcing new games like Bomberman, Star Soldier R, and Joysound, the last of which will be a karaoke title. Namco Bandai also chimed in with Mojipittan, a Japanese word puzzle game.

As for Nintendo's contributions to the Wii Ware channel, the company announced Dr. Mario (!!!), Pokemon Farm, Puzzloop for Everyone, and Maruboushikaku, all of which appearing to have some form of Mii integration. You can preview screenshots for those titles at the Famitsu links below.

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Read - Dr. Mario, Pokemon Farm, Puzzloop for Everyone, and Maruboushikaku screenshots

FFCC: The Crystal Bearers trailer finally revealed [update 1]

Posted May 25th 2007 10:10AM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: Video

After weeks of teasing us with screen captures from its Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers trailer, Square Enix made the 55-second video public early this morning. Though a third of it is taken up by an animated, spinning crystal, the movie still manages to pack in plenty of airship shots, city scenes, and even a tender, tearful moment with the RPG's blonde-haired protagonist. Jump past the post break for the clip and some skydiving action.

[Update 1: We mixed up our Ring of Fates with our Crystal Bearers, citing this trailer as belonging to The Ring Bearers. How embarassing.]

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Crystal Chronicles details for the FF enthusiast

Posted May 10th 2007 5:35PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News

It's been awhile since we've heard a peep on Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers for the Wii, but with a recent Square Enix event in Japan coming to an end, IGN has a few details regarding the game. They were privy to a video showing off some gameplay, but Square Enix has requested they not present any screens or footage of the video. We can confirm though that the game stars a blond-haired fellow with goggles and the video presented "was real-time, and it looked sharp and smooth, and it looked like the game's going to be in widescreen." 16:9? Rock!

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My Impressions as a King

NMS08: Joystiq gets their hands dirty with WiiWare

Crystal Bearers continued development possibly confirmed

Medals fuel the kingdom in My Life as a King

Square Enix wants you to know what the Young King looks like

Chronicling the Young King and the Promised Land with goodies galore

FFCC: The Little King and the Promised Screenshots

Slew of new titles announced for Wii Ware

FFCC: The Crystal Bearers trailer finally revealed [update 1]

Crystal Chronicles details for the FF enthusiast

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