Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (DS)

I've been a massive Final Fantasy fan since FFVI on the SNES, and ever since I have relentlessly played every game with the Final Fantasy name on it to completion - as well as most games that have even a slight resemblance to Final Fantasy - perhaps stretching to games that have no resemblence but have either the word 'Final' or 'Fantasy' in their titles. 'Ring of Fates' on the DS is part of the Crystal Chronicles series. This means that the game has a couple of differences from your average Final Fantasy game - 1) It's focused a bit more towards younger players, and has more of a 'cutesy' appearance and 2) The combat is real time, rather than turn ...  Read the complete review

Crystal Chronicles is a spinoff of Square Enix's infamous Final Fantasy (FF) series and Rings of Fate is this spinoff's first outing on the DS. It proves to be a good title for the portable console, proving itself to be more accomplished than the Gamecube's Crystal Chronicles. It is still not on the same level as the best of Final Fantasy and I feel that FFXII: Revenant Wings remains the top choice for FF fans on the DS. Graphics The opening sequence is stunning with a rapidly shifting camera angle, and it's appropriately dramatic. The animations unfold smoothly and there is no lag or jaggedness. The game uses a similar 3D engine to FFIII and ...  Read the complete review

This game is one of those that you just cant leave alone for two seconds without breaking out in sweats and feeling nauseas. I actually bought it to play on the plane when i went on holiday. needless to say it didnt last that long. It didn't last long at all actually. that was the only problem. One second i was playing for the life of me and thinking i must almost be halfway through now... the next the credits were rolling down the screen and i was just like... "WHAT?!?!" Until that point i loved it though. It had everything you would expect in a final fantasy game, albeit a like kiddified on the DS. You play as one of two twins ...  Read the complete review

I have played a lot of Final Fantasy games but this one has a cutesy, endearing quality that I can't really remember seeing in some previous titles. Maybe it's because of the child characters and ever fantastical world that you get to explore. You play as one twin who has been born to a hero and a priestess. The beginning of the game involves learning how to battle, exploring part of the world and generally gaining a feel for the controls. However, it quickly changes when one night, the twins father is killed by an assassin and this is when the story really starts to develop. Unlike most Final Fantasy titles, this one has a real-time battle system ...  Read the complete review