Final Fantasy Shaping Up For Big Things In '09
(Posted: 05/01/2009) by Ronin90
As far as things go, 2008 was actually quite a busy year for Final Fantasy, but the majority of the coverage took place on the handheld consoles. While this is great, Final Fantasy (especially the main series) has always been known for pushing the graphical boundaries, and while the PSP and DS are fine pieces of hardware, they can't really compete with the might of the PS3 and Xbox 360.
That's where 2009 comes in. It's time for the big boys to flex their muscles and hopefully they will be given licence to do that this year. That still remains to seen though, as the 360 might not get its chance to shine dependant on release dates, but here's hoping anyway.
We've outlined the Final Fantasy games you should be looking forward to this year, so check out the list after the jump.
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Weekly Musings
New Echoes Of Time Shonen Jump Scans
(Posted: 09/11/2008) by Ronin90
After its explosive announcement last month, things have been a bit quiet from Square Enix with regards to Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time. However, we have a new scan that was published a few days ago in Shonen Jump, which will hopefully be the first of many.
Be sure to check back later for more Echoes of Time news.
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Crystal Chronicles Echoes of Time, Shonen Jump Magazine Scans
Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
Echoes of Time Wii vs Echoes of Time DS
(Posted: 02/10/2008) by Ronin90
After Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time was announced yesterday in Shonen Jump, Square Enix followed this up by launching the Official Site, and a TGS mini-site too (see source).
This revealed a little bit more about the game and more specifically the differences between the DS version and the Wii version. The main point is that they are basically identical, which is actually somewhat disappointing given the Wii's hardware capabilities in comparison to that of the DS.
The game is being run on the Pollux Engine which was designed specifically for cross-platform play, but they could have at least touched up the Wii version as it's essentially just a port of the DS version.
As you can see from the above screenshots, they are graphically very similar and the main point is that due to the whole "Dual Screen" aspect, the Wii version doesn't actually use the full-screen, which could get quite annoying.
So what is the incentive to buy the Wii version of this game? Well, currently it doesn't look like there is any. The DS version offers apparently everything that the Wii version does, you can play it online from anywhere with Wi-Fi and it actually uses the screens properly, unlike the Wii version.
It's also interesting to note that the two games will retail for exactly the same price in Japan (¥5,040).
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Echoes of Time - Wii vs DS
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time Announced
(Posted: 01/10/2008) by Ronin90
In this month's edition of Jump Magazine in Japan, a new game in the Crystal Chronicles franchise has been announced which is going to be entitled Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time.
The game is set to be released on both the Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo DS, which means it will likely support some kind of inter-console connectivity, much like the original Crystal Chronicles did on the Nintendo Gamecube, with the Nintendo Gameboy Advance. The DS version is also being developed using the Pollux Engine.
For all those fans in doubt though, this isn't going to replace the Crystal Bearers, as that game is still scheduled to be released. This will just be another game added to the Crystal Chronicles franchise.
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Crystal Chronicles Echoes of Time, Shonen Jump Magazine Scans
Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
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