We can't fault Square Enix for milking Final Fantasy 3 DS' graphics engine -- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates, the latest DS title to use the engine, looks fantastic in motion.
A new video of the multiplayer RPG's opening cutscene has been posted, parading the game's character and environment models. The movie clip is a little on the boring side if you can't follow the Japanese dialogue, but it shows off a feature we didn't see in the original GameCube game: full voice acting. Check past the post break to watch the video.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-29-2007 @ 8:06PM
hvnlysoldr said...
Squarenix titles on DS shall consume me.
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3-29-2007 @ 10:10PM
Ken Seang said...
Man Square really loves the DS, it reminds me of those good old SNES days of Square and Nintendo loves...
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3-30-2007 @ 12:37AM
Dreadhead541 said...
those VO's sound like they could get kinda annoying aver a while, i hope there's a way to skip them
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3-30-2007 @ 1:28AM
Shanks said...
Well, now I know to team up on enemies made of wood. And that FFCC:RoF will have, in the words of Uncle Ted, NOOGIES!
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3-30-2007 @ 4:23AM
theLoneYoshi said...
I agree with Dreadhead541 (#3) with the skipping on cutscenes thing.
I mean... Square's cutscenes never cease to amaze me... but seriously, the ability to skip cutscenes is a must in cutscene heavy games. Hence, Twilight Princess is that much of a better game to me...
As for the Voice Overs... I'm a fan of leaving the voices in Japanese while translating the words in English. Of course, Square's Voice Overs aren't too bad. As long as the voice overs aren't as bad as Namco's Baten Kaitos, it'll be fine.
So I guess Square is leaving the FMV route alone for this game and focusing on an in-game-graphics-styled cutscene for the intro?
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3-30-2007 @ 8:02PM
Garnan said...
What have you done Square Enix?! What have you done to the amazing music in the first Crystal Chronicles?! Well, no matter how much I enjoyed the gameplay in the first one, I won't pick this up. While I like the inclusion of voice acting, it really destroys the music. And that makes me sad.
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4-25-2007 @ 1:19PM
drew said...
Wow, those are some annoying voiceovers, hope they improve as they get improved in the US port.
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