79
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100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.8
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

The world is enveloped in a poisonous vapor. Anyone who comes into contact with it must die. But humans have learned to develop a technology that would help them to protect themselves from the deadly vapor. The light of Crystals shines in small villages and in large towns. But those protective Crystals have to be refilled every year with the purifying Mana Water, otherwise their energy will extinguish. Every year, villages send four youths to retrieve the Mana Water that is hidden deep in dungeons and dangerous caves.

Sounds like the story of the first "Final Fantasy"? The plot of this first Final Fantasy game for a Nintendo console since Final Fantasy VI goes back to the roots of the series, but the gameplay has changed a lot. "Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles" is an action, Zelda-style RPG. At the beginning of the game, you choose one of the four available character classes: magic-using Yulks, thief-like Selkies, gentle-natured Clavattes, and cute little Lilties. You can play the game with your chosen character in single-player mode, but multiplayer bears a greater significance. Using the GBA-GC connection link, you can play the game with three other people, controlling four different characters.

Alternate Titles

  • "ファイナルファンタジー・クリスタルクロニクル" -- Japanese spelling

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User Reviews

Fun... but not necessarily for one WWWWolf (391) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles TalesOf777 (12) 3.67 Stars3.67 Stars3.67 Stars3.67 Stars3.67 Stars
A great multi-player action/adventure game with a touch of RPG. Gundark Krozmotov (111) unrated

The Press Says

Game Revolution Feb, 2004 A+ 100
Gamezine Aug 15, 2003 18 out of 20 90
N-Zone Oct 27, 2003 88 out of 100 88
Gamers.at Apr 10, 2004 82 out of 100 82
GamePro Feb 09, 2004 4 out of 5 80
Super Play Mar, 2004 8 out of 10 80
IGN Jan 30, 2004 7.6 out of 10 76
Jeuxvideo.com Mar 10, 2004 15 out of 20 75
Game Informer Magazine Feb, 2004 7 out of 10 70
GameSpy Feb 06, 2004 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
this game 10 Guy Chapman (1722)
Jun 28, 2007

Trivia

Crystal Chronicles marks the return of the FF series to the Nintendo consoles (outside of the Game Boy) since the fallout between Square and Nintendo, which saw the last FF title developed for Nintendo (later becoming Final Fantasy 7) becoming a Playstation exclusive. Thankfully, those problems have since been solved ...


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Unicorn B. Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (60942) on Oct 21, 2003.
 

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