I don't know if it's because i am the last Jrpg fan on the escapists, but World of Final fantasy was released earlier this week and i haven't heard a thing about it on this site. I did make a thread regarding the dungeon demo but that died with only 3 posts.
Regardless, I'm going to give my impressions of the game. I haven't completed it yet, so take that into consideration.
The short version is: if you enjoy jrpgs, don't mind the cutsey aesthetic buy this game now. This is the final fantasy 15 we deserve even if it's not the one the people want.
Long version. As a long time fan of Final fantasy, Squares fall from grace has been a little disheartening. From the two mmos ( FF11 and Ff14) the slightly above average FF12 and the absolutely mediocre ff13 to ff13-3, Square has been pretty off the mark with it's mainline Final fantasy releases. Then here comes out of seemingly nowhere world of final fantasy.
Everything about this game screams great Jrpg. I in all honesty felt like a kid again playing this game. The wonder of traversing an absolutely gorgorgeous world, living it's story and following it's characters reminded me why i love Jrpgs in the first place.
The music is absolutely stellar. For fans of older FF titles you will be hit with nostalgic slight remixed scores of your favorite games. Never does the music get old or boring, it compliments the game so well.
The aesthetics ooses cuteness. If you aren't carful, you may get diabetes from how cute this game is. I know it may be a turn off to some people, but personally i love it and it works so well. The areas are absolutely beautiful and it makes you want to traverse it's terrain.
The characters are okay and is probably the biggest flaw in the game. The main character are lann and Reynn. Lann is the stereotypical Dumb comic relief character and his twin sister Reynn is the intelligent reliable one. The game is somewhat selfaware and try to write the two characters to be as likable of possible. But Lann is dumb as a bag of bricks. Unless you like dumb protagonists, he will definitely get on your nerves.
Now combat. The combat is amazing. It can be easy or more difficult depending on the combat settings you chose. You have a battle speed of 1-5 where 5 is the fastest. you also have the choice to have the combat on wait , semi- active or active. On wait enemies will stop while you are deciding on your action. On semi-active enemies will wait their turn before acting while you are deciding your action. And on actives enemies will proceed with their actions in realtime regardless of what you are doing.
The combat is a mix of Pokemon, in the sense that you can capture monsters to use on your team. a mix of grandia , with the way the turns work and traditional final fantasy,with your actions. The combat seems simple but there is room for a lot of depth. I won't go into the mechanics in detail but, if you aren't careful you WILL die, especially if you are playing on active mode.
All in all this game is a definite gem and shoulf be in the library of any fans of finak fantasy or Jrpgs in general.
Regardless, I'm going to give my impressions of the game. I haven't completed it yet, so take that into consideration.
The short version is: if you enjoy jrpgs, don't mind the cutsey aesthetic buy this game now. This is the final fantasy 15 we deserve even if it's not the one the people want.
Long version. As a long time fan of Final fantasy, Squares fall from grace has been a little disheartening. From the two mmos ( FF11 and Ff14) the slightly above average FF12 and the absolutely mediocre ff13 to ff13-3, Square has been pretty off the mark with it's mainline Final fantasy releases. Then here comes out of seemingly nowhere world of final fantasy.
Everything about this game screams great Jrpg. I in all honesty felt like a kid again playing this game. The wonder of traversing an absolutely gorgorgeous world, living it's story and following it's characters reminded me why i love Jrpgs in the first place.
The music is absolutely stellar. For fans of older FF titles you will be hit with nostalgic slight remixed scores of your favorite games. Never does the music get old or boring, it compliments the game so well.
The aesthetics ooses cuteness. If you aren't carful, you may get diabetes from how cute this game is. I know it may be a turn off to some people, but personally i love it and it works so well. The areas are absolutely beautiful and it makes you want to traverse it's terrain.
The characters are okay and is probably the biggest flaw in the game. The main character are lann and Reynn. Lann is the stereotypical Dumb comic relief character and his twin sister Reynn is the intelligent reliable one. The game is somewhat selfaware and try to write the two characters to be as likable of possible. But Lann is dumb as a bag of bricks. Unless you like dumb protagonists, he will definitely get on your nerves.
Now combat. The combat is amazing. It can be easy or more difficult depending on the combat settings you chose. You have a battle speed of 1-5 where 5 is the fastest. you also have the choice to have the combat on wait , semi- active or active. On wait enemies will stop while you are deciding on your action. On semi-active enemies will wait their turn before acting while you are deciding your action. And on actives enemies will proceed with their actions in realtime regardless of what you are doing.
The combat is a mix of Pokemon, in the sense that you can capture monsters to use on your team. a mix of grandia , with the way the turns work and traditional final fantasy,with your actions. The combat seems simple but there is room for a lot of depth. I won't go into the mechanics in detail but, if you aren't careful you WILL die, especially if you are playing on active mode.
All in all this game is a definite gem and shoulf be in the library of any fans of finak fantasy or Jrpgs in general.
