Thanks to Amazon.com, we get a chance to check out the North American box art for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy!
Unlike the Japanese cover art, this version features a lot more characters from the Final Fantasy Cast as well as the 25th Anniversary logo.
Also, Square Enix announced that by pre-ordering the game, you'll receive a gripped Nintendo 3DS stylus and 17 stickers to personalize it; the stickers include the main protagonist from each Final Fantasy as well as a Moogle, Chocobo, Chaos, and Cosmos.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is scheduled to release in North America July 3.
Just today, Square Enix announces that Theatrhythm Final Fantasy will be released on Western Shores Summer 2012!
This Nintendo 3DS title celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Final Fantasy franchise and features over 70 music tracks from various titles within the beloved series. There are three different levels (field, battle, and event) within each stage and players can conduct a party up to four members. You'll tackle your foes and make your way across fields by tapping certain buttons in tune with some Final Fantasy music.
So now that you've heard the news, who's excited on getting this game? The game is currently available in Japan and has been having great sales since the time of its release; how do you think it'll fare in sales in the West? Be sure to let us know what you think below.
Just a day ago, Jump magazine reported on the addition of sub characters and summons for Theatrythm Final Fantasy, yet there was no word of a release date. Today, Square Enix has finally announced the official release date of Theatrythm Final Fantasy for Japan.
Theatrythm Final Fantasy is a "theater rhythm action" game where you venture through fields and defeat enemies by pressing buttons in tune with some classic Final Fantasy songs.
The final release date is set for Feburary 16 and the game will retail for 6,090 yen.There is no word yet on the release dates of Theatrythm Final Fantasy for North America nor Europe.
It's been a while since its appearance at TGS 2011 but Theatrhythm Final Fantasy has surfaced yet again in the latest issue of Jump.
Featured in this issue, Jump reveals that besides the few main characters that we've already seen like Warrior of Light and Lightning, the game will have sub characters. These special characters are only available by collecting Crystal Fragments. Once you've unlocked them, you're able to add them to your party just like the regular characters.
So far, the sub character list includes:
-Snow [Final Fantasy XIII]
-Prishe [Final Fantasy XI]
-Vivi [Final Fantasy IX]
-Aerith [Final Fantasy VII]
-Faris [Final Fantasy V]
-Cid [Final Fantasy III]
-Princess Sara [Final Fantasy I]
Just like the other Final Fantasy games, you also have the ability to summon in Theatrhythm. Odin and Bahamut are the only summons revealed so far.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is expected to be released in Japan sometime during the winter.
Looks like Square Enix's beginner-friendly Final Fantasy will be heading towards Nintendo's Virtual Console in the near future. Mystic Quest first appeared on the SNES as a spinoff from the proper Final Fantasy titles and was "simplified" to say the least.
The game's been approved by Australia's Classification Board and it appears that Nintendo will be handling the publishing, meaning the game is set for release on Virtual Console.
How many have actually played this title? I vaguely remember being quite unimpressed by it back in the day.
The Final Fantasy games, like most RPGs, have upheld the tradition of immersing that one person, the player, into the game entirely. Trying to sink two people into the sixty hour plots simultaneously might be spreading themselves too thin, surely.
But multiplayer in the series stems ten years now, since 2000 when Final Fantasy IX was released. Sure, it wasn't advertised at all and it wasn't a well-developed feature, but it was a step in the right direction. You can assign characters to controllers port 1 or 2 through the configuration menu so that a second player can share your party. It's a basic system, but it latches onto an idea that is synonymous with the new-age Final Fantasy fans. A lot of them grew up watching the games being played by an older sibling. The same story over and over:
"I never played Final Fantasy VII at first, I just watched my big brother play it."
E3 is over, and GamingUnion.net, our sister site, managed to spend quite a lot of time at the Square Enix booth. Unfortunately, there wasn't really much shown from the perspective of Final Fantasy, but some hands-on time with games was still possible.
First up is Final Fantasy: The Four Heroes Of Light, a new title coming out on the Nintendo DS. It's not too dissimilar from the Crystal Chronicles franchise, as it's possible to play it co-operative with three other players. It's been designed so that just as much fun can be had with the single player campaign though.
To check out the full preview, written by GU staffer Nick, please follow this link.
Today, Nintendo finally revealed the 3DS and boy was it quite the presentation. The rumours about a graphical upgrade? All true, albeit a tad exaggerated. The visuals are stunning and are quite on par with the Wii.
The great news is that developers from all over are going to support the 3DS, including Square-Enix. During the presentation, Reggie showed off the number of developers and games that will be supported for the 3DS, and yes, Final Fantasy was one of them. Not much information was revealed aside from the fact there would be Final Fantasy titles for the 3D handheld device.
There's also a 3D Chocobo racing games in the pipeline alongside Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts. On an interesting note, Nintendo has yet to reveal the price point of the new handheld console.
UPDATE: Hold that thought people, it looks like this will be more of a 3D demo rather than a full fledged game to show off the 3DS tech.
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