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Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Remastered Edition
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition follows a young group, known as the Crystal Caravans, as they embark on an epic journey to search for myrrh, a precious and rare liquid needed to cleanse and maintain a crystal protecting their world from the deadly gas, miasma.
Details
- Released
- August 27, 2020
- Genres
- Action · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure
- Publisher
- Square Enix
How it plays
Up to 2 players
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Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Remastered Edition Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
2003's underrated GameCube spin-off now has a swanky iteration for modern consoles so let's revisit Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles.
Seeing the world through rose-colored glasses is not something I as a gamer am immune to. If anything, I’d argue I’m prone to it. Often, gamers are. So before
Without much reward for playing single player-and an obtuse and difficult to navigate multiplayer system-Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition simply creates too many barriers to entry for the player to overcome. While the simple gameplay could be fun with an easier interface, the complicated multiplayer will likely only be enjoyed by the most hardcore of fans. Not an outright bad game, but certainly a difficult game to play.
Nostalgia can be a very potent emotion. Many times we hold a game on a pedestal because of the fond memories we have of playing as a child. Or perhaps we treasure the overall experience of playing certain games with friends. It’s this emotion that drives so many publishers to remaster older titles. Partially to bring these games to a younger generation, but they’re real motivation is to capitalize on the nostalgia of older gamers. Sometimes it pays off and pleases newer and older players ...
Square-Enix’s remaster output across the current generation of consoles has delved into some deeper cuts from the Japanese juggernaut’s back catalog. We recently saw the likes of Final Fantasy VIII getting a pretty novel rework and one of the Chocobo’s Mysterious Dungeon titles that was overlooked on the Nintendo Wii was given new life on modern platforms. The first Crystal Chronicles title, a flagship for the Nintendo GameCube and the GBA Link Cable, is now more than 17 years old and prime for the full Crystal Chronicles Remastered treatment. Has Square-Enix done well carrying to the chalice ...
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition is an updated version of the GameCube action RPG offering new ways for owners to play together. RPGamer went hands on with the game to see how well it translates to the modern generation.
The atmosphere of Crystal Chronicles is charming and whimsical in both its visuals and music. The designs of the various races are creative and distinct, and the levels are all distinct enough to be memorable. The updated visuals are well-done and sharper than before, without removing the appeal of the original game’s style.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition, in its current state, is broken. It doesn’t play how it’s supposed to, or even how it was originally developed. The entire game can be played alone with no fuss, but that’s not what it was designed for. Crystal Chronicles is at its most fun when you’re exploring dungeons with up to 3 other people. The main draw of this remaster is online multiplayer. Unfortunately, online functionality was unavailable to me during the review period,...
– Matt S. Editor-in-ChiefFind me on Twitter: @mattsainsbThe critic was provided a code for the purposes of this review.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is a game that I hoped to love, but with all of its shortcomings in the Remastered Edition, maybe some things are just better left in the past.
Now I'm wondering what anybody saw in the original in the first place. The controls and the combat are bad. The story elements are dull. The load times are excruciatingly long and frequent. And visually, it doesn't look very polished, which makes me wonder how this is a remaster. The menus, especially, are an eyesore to look at with giant glaring fonts and ugly textures. The horrible online experience isn't just the icing on the cake, it's like someone took a cake and threw it in a blender without putting the lid on. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered is a lot of things, but a classic...