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Sorry for the unimaginative post title, but Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers has such a long-ass name that I didn't have room for any extra words other than "new," "video," and "doesn't suck."

It's true, though -- so far, this game doesn't look too bad, although other than the requisite inclusion of chocobos and moogles, most of the stuff shown here is going to look pretty weird to most Final Fantasy fans. Cactuars growing to enormous sizes as the player is congratulated for a "New Reaction," bombs and goats being thrown across open fields via telekinesis, and a neon heart-light flying out a pig-woman's face and into the head of a green-haired child are just a few of the things going on here that are unlike anything I've ever seen in a Final Fantasy game ... or any game, for that matter.

So what do you think? Is this what you always imagined Final Fantasy on the Wii would be like? Does the music that runs for the first 60 seconds of the video make you want to pull your ears off? Want to see this trailer in HD? Finally, do you understand Japanese? If you do, please leave a comment explaining what the hell is going on here. I want to know if that neon heart-light is for "platonic love," like the kind found in R-Type Final, or if it's the other kind of love -- the kind folks usually aren't allowed to launch at children's heads in public.

[Spotted on flamesofchaos' c-blog]


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killias2's Avatar
killias2 at 01/28/2009 20:05
If I approach FF13 with skepticism, I approach FFCC:TCB with full scale apathy.


For the record, FF6 is the best RPG ever made.
Doomsday Forte's Avatar
Doomsday Forte at 01/28/2009 20:11
I could've sworn hearing somewhere that this game was canceled. Especially after so long with no news.

Looks interesting, and telekinesis is always a cool party trick.
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jackal27 at 01/28/2009 20:19
I liked the first CC game, I LOVED the DS one, and I'm eagerly anticipating this as well as the new DS one too. The CC series (despite being more action-oriented) seems to feel more like the older games in the series, specifically FF VI and IX. I'm pumped.

This also looks like something original for the most part, which is always great in my book.
solidgoomba's Avatar
solidgoomba at 01/28/2009 20:19
Did I spot a ferret in there?
pedrovay2003's Avatar
pedrovay2003 at 01/28/2009 20:20
Wow, I'm actually really impressed with that.
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 01/28/2009 20:30
Doesn't look half bad, though I'm wondering why this is a Crystal Chronicles game when it doesn't look like it has any multiplayer.
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Mirax at 01/28/2009 20:33
I think it looks like a good game. I really liked the GC one, and I believe this has the potential to be fantastic.
TheStripe's Avatar
TheStripe at 01/28/2009 20:36
I was promised doesn't-suckage.

I am disappointed. Yes, the first 60 seconds of music makes me want to nuke every bit of this country that might have inspired the twangy bluesish country retardation that assaulted my eardrums.

They should've given the protagonist spikey hair. Beats the hell out of that coifish retard mullet. And what's with the mechanic? I pick things up and throw them. Have fun doing that for sixty hours.
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Jonathan Holmes at 01/28/2009 20:43
@ The Stripe- Sorry to disappoint, my nigga.

@ Necros- Did Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King have multi-player?

@ Killas2- No, Mother 3 is the best RPG ever made.

JUST TRY AND PROVE ME WRONG
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grafkhun at 01/28/2009 20:46
Yeah it's a funky video alright, definitely not what I was expecting from FFCC, but oh well...
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Tactix at 01/28/2009 20:48
Besides the crappy music in the first 60 seconds, I'm quite excited for this game now. The battle system looks like it will be interesting and (hopefully) the control scheme seems alot of fun.

@Necros
I thought the Crystal Chronicles had to do with the style/world that the games were taking part in, and less to do with the multiplayer. I expect to see Yukes, Clavats, Selkies and Lilties!
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killias2 at 01/28/2009 21:15
"@ Killas2- No, Mother 3 is the best RPG ever made. "

Well, I have played Mother 3 yet, so I can't make any definitive argument. I have played Mother 2, and, while it is a fantastic game, it PROBABLY isn't in my top 10 favorite RPG's of all time. I expect the same from Mother 3. Don't take that as a dig against the Mother games.. I love them. I've just played a lot of great RPG's.

Quick guess at top 10 (in no particular order, only looking at traditional RPG's): FF4, FF6, FF7, Chrono Trigger, Phantasy Star 4, Chrono Cross. Mother 3 actually might get in here, but there are lots of mights: Tales of Phantasia, Star Ocean, FF10, Suikoden 2, FF5, FF1, FF3j, Star Ocean 2, Live A Live (highly recommended!), Xenogears (damn great story), etc.

Once I get to western RPG's, tactical RPG's, and action RPG's, the numbers like quadruple, but I won't go further here.
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GuitarAtomik at 01/28/2009 21:24
That actually looks pretty cool. IS this the same one they showed a loooooong time ago? Like before the Wii had even come out?
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Kia at 01/28/2009 21:26
Still looks as awesome as ever! Can't wait! I was worried in that first 60 seconds, though. Thought they got rid of that epic orchestral score. =\
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Novakaine at 01/28/2009 21:28
Looks like Zelda meets Final Fantasy meets Psi-Ops. I'm down.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar
Jonathan Holmes at 01/28/2009 21:42
@ Killas2- Crap son, you know you're RPGs, which makes it all the more painful for me that you haven't played Mother 3 yet.

Mother 3 is really, really different from Earthbound. Earthbound is to Mother 3 as Final Fantasy 1 is to Final Fantasy 2/4. That's how drastic the jump is in terms of characterization, story progression, etc.

For serious, you should give the game a shot.
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CWal37 at 01/28/2009 21:46
I absolutely loved the original on the gamecube. If this game simply lives up to that I will be more than happy to give it a day-one purchase.
One concern I do have, is that I saw no multiplayer, and that makes me a sad panda.
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MATRX at 01/28/2009 22:10
I could be wrong, but I beleive this game is related to the Anime OVA Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals. The gameplay, scenery, and even most of the characters from this I'm certain I saw when watching the fansubs to that show...
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dangerman at 01/28/2009 22:12
Looking good actually, maybe a reason to go back to the Wii (aside from MadWorld), and I;m with Holmes on this one Mother 3 is almost definetly the best RPG ever.
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killias2 at 01/28/2009 22:13
"Killas2- Crap son, you know you're RPGs, which makes it all the more painful for me that you haven't played Mother 3 yet.

Mother 3 is really, really different from Earthbound. Earthbound is to Mother 3 as Final Fantasy 1 is to Final Fantasy 2/4. That's how drastic the jump is in terms of characterization, story progression, etc.

For serious, you should give the game a shot."

How would it compare with "Earthbound Zero" (Mother 1)'s jump to Mother 2/Earthbound? I've played enough of E0/M1 to get a pretty good idea of what E/M2 meant to the series.

Regardless, I plan on playing it.. but I have about a million RPG's that I need to play and/or finish: Crisis Core, Star Ocean: First Departure, Star Ocean: Second Evolution or whatever its called, Tales of Symphonia, Tales of Symphonia 2.. and a bunch of less standard RPG's a la Zelda Wind Waker, Zelda TP, Super Paper Mario, a bunch of GB/DS Castlevania games, Jeanne d'Arc for the PSP, etc. It's really hard for me to sit down and just play one RPG to the end anymore, which is probably why my traditional jrpg list tends to overemphasize SNES/PSX generation games.

Essentially, I want to play it. I need to sit down and actually do it.
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killias2 at 01/28/2009 22:14
"I could be wrong, but I beleive this game is related to the Anime OVA Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals. The gameplay, scenery, and even most of the characters from this I'm certain I saw when watching the fansubs to that show..." - That is related to FF5j, not CC.
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MATRX at 01/28/2009 22:30
Ah, I see. my bad.
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BahamutZero at 01/28/2009 22:38
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TheStripe at 01/28/2009 23:15
@J-Holmes - Sry man. I just reread that, and I think it came off a little more pissy than I had intended.
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Necros at 01/29/2009 00:51
@ Holmes

Touche. Totally forgot about that game. Guess in that regard, Crystal Chronicles just means "the Nintendo-focused Final Fantasy games" to SquareEnix.
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-PL- at 01/29/2009 01:14
I'm totally blown away by this video. It looks like a LOT of fun. I really hope it has some kind of online multiplayer, since the gamecube Crystal Chronicles focused on multiplayer.

This may actually get me to dust off my Wii and start enjoying it again.
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Rainbowblack at 01/29/2009 03:25
All I can say is wow, I haven't felt this excited about a FF game in years. hell, any SE game for that matter.
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Secret Cow at 01/29/2009 03:47
This sort of looks like what would happen if final fantasy were to sex super mario bros. 2, and then nine months later a video game fell out of Peach's area as she floated over a spouting whale.

I look forward to it.
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brimtastic at 01/29/2009 04:10
Toe tapping music is making my toes tap.

This just reminds me of how much I want another Skies of Arcadia. Lots, that's how much. Guess this'll have to do until then... saying that, it [i]does[i/] look pretty fresh and just a little bit nifty
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maxis at 01/29/2009 04:29
This looks absolutely awful. Perhaps my tastes have changed but this and the new FFXIII trailer make me want to renounce my square fanboi super ultra fun fanclub card.
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Tron Knotts at 01/29/2009 06:41
@ Necros- Honestly, I didn't know if FF:My life as a king has multiplayer. I didn't think it did, but I wasn't sure.
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Tubatic at 01/29/2009 08:00
FFCC:MLAAK Does not have multiplayer.

It does have a ridiculous acronym.
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welkstar at 01/29/2009 08:22
I think it looks pretty sweet. At least it's something wildly DIFFERENT from the FF series. :)
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ErigBurger at 01/29/2009 09:06
Am I alone in sort of LIKING the music at the beginning? I don't get all the bitching. About anything, really. At least it's not another minigame compilation and is an actual game.
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flamesofchaos at 01/29/2009 12:03
I think the music grows on you, I liked it actually.
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Remo at 01/29/2009 14:05
Eh, it looks fun enough.
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