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| From: Square Enix
Category: Video Games
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $27.95
You Save: $12.04 (30%)
New (26) Used (9) from $22.64
Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 1901
Platform: Nintendo Ds
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.3 x 4.9 x 0.7
MPN: 90721
UPC: 662248907215
EAN: 0662248907215
ASIN: B0010YOQIM
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 A great game!!! May 18, 2008
I really enjoyed this game. Game play is alittle different. You can gather different recipes to make certain objects like weapons, armor, and goods as such as iron, silk etc. I like the fact that its live fighting instead of turn based. You can switch between characters and has mild stylus play. The only thing that I wish that they done was give more spells or have a way to learn new spells. Other than that its a great game for teens to adults!
(^O^) << I Love Moogles, Kupo ! May 10, 2008
0 out of 10 found this review helpful
I got this game for my Birthday which was just a couple days ago. Umm ... honestly haven't been a BIG fan of Final Fantasy aside from the Final Fantasy : Advent Children movie. This game is kinda a more different version of Zelda. But it has it fun moments but after awhile you get bored of it. Sad that the enemy guy had to kill the kids Father.
 Seriously fun, but has issues April 30, 2008
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This game is a lot of fun. There's no two ways about that. Let's start with a handy pros/cons list, to set the mood for this review:
Pros:
-Crafting system is so much fun
-The character classes/races are interesting and don't get boring; work together well
-Combat is enjoyable
-Multiplayer is (would be, I haven't played it but I can conjecture) great
-Storyline, though childish, has some interesting twists and turns
Cons:
-Meeth, the Lilty character, is the worst Final Fantasy character I've ever encountered, and the most annoying character on a Nintendo system since Navi in Ocarina of Time
-Wonky controls (use my thumbs on my DS screen? No.)
-Worst team AI I have ever encountered in a videogame career that spans nearly two decades.
The crafting system is my favorite part of this game. Making items with customizable bonuses (although these bonuses seem to be random and not dependent on the type of gem you use) is such fun. And the fact that they show up on your character adds a whole new level of customization. Each race is enjoyable to play (except maybe the Lilty, the part where you have to play as Meeth solo and do the boss fight is absurd). The Clavat are great for bashing things, the Yukes have class and are the most interesting to look at, and the Selkie double jump makes life so much easier.
The control scheme is...odd. The switching with the stylus is difficult and time-consuming, often getting me killed in boss battles. I refuse to use my thumbs on my DS screen. The ring-lock magic system is something I just stopped messing with. Even with multiple rings, the casting system is hard to use, and also frequently gets my Yuke character killed in battle. This goes double for the tribal abilities. Charge attacks make up for them once they are acquired.
The AI is the worst aspect of this game. Having teammates is pointless. Those few times where you only have to play one character are so much more fun than having the whole team bogging you down. It feels more like babysitting than squad combat. They can be standing on lava (LAVA!), getting burned, and will not move. They randomly fall off objects, they refuse to attack enemies, the list goes on. Bonuses such as black mage's eye are annoying, as they just use up your magicite non-stop. Bonuses like warrior's eye/thief's eye serve no purpose. I just stuck with the Selkie most of the time and let the others meet their fate. In boss fights, I'd switch to the Clavat for massive damage.
The biggest problems are switching characters and really bad AI, which is why I think that multiplayer would be great. If I could get three of my friends to buy this game, we would have a great time. All in all, it feels a lot more like Zelda than Final Fantasy. There're some mild puzzles, real-time combat, etc. This game should get 3 stars, but its too much fun, so I gave it 4.
A fun hack & slash RPG Dungeon Crawler! (Said a mouthful, didn't I?) April 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just got Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates last week, and so far I love it! The story is cool, the music is good, the fighting is fun, and the graphics are great!
One of the things I like most about this game is it's attention to detail, the character models, backgrounds, event scenes, and cutscenes all look great! It's especially cool how the weapons, armor, and other equipment change the look of the characters, something you rarely see in RPG's for the DS. Equiping your character with a new weapon or armor changes the character's appearance on the field, meaning that if you equip Yuri with a Red Hat, he'll be wearing it on the field, and the same goes for armor and weapons! You can even dress up your characters to look like classes from other Final Fantasy games! Equip your character with a Black Mage Hood & Black Mage Robe, and your character's physical appearance on the field will be that of a Black Mage!
However, this effect only lasts on the field, once you enter an event scene, your characters will all be wearing their default clothing. Kinda lame, but whatever...
The use of the Touch Screen in this game is also really good. Smooth, simple Touch Screen interface can either make or break a DS game, and in this case, I'm happy to say that in the case of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates, it's a smooth and seamless interface.
However, this game is not without it's cons...
The party's AI is really bad! If you're not playing on multiplayer, then don't expect any help from your comrades. In single player mode, you're on your own... The other members of the party tend to get in the way alot during battle, and offer absolutely no assistance! They won't cast healing spells on you when you run low on heatlh, the won't cover you while you cast spells of your own, and they seldom even attack the enemy! Pretty much all your AI party members do during battle is run directly infront of the enemy, and stand there while being attacked, occasionally hitting the enemy once or twice before dying.
Another problem is the magic system... While it's pretty easy to use and operate by yourself, attack based magic doesn't deal nearly enough damage for the time it takes to cast, and without any competent party members to cover you while you're casting it, you can expect to take quite a bit of damage while you cast.
Another small thing is the voice acting... While I am happy that it's there, I wish that it were of higher quality... It's definitely not the best voice acting I've heard in a DS game.
All complaints aside, I'm not unhappy with my purchase of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates. Although 40 dollars is a bit high for a DS game, you can see where it went with the length of the game & quality of the graphics, they definitely didn't put this one on the standard 256MB DS card.
Regardless of what Game Informer's review said about this game, Single Player mode is still fun. A little bit frustrating, but as long as you've got someone else to play with you're set to have alot of fun!
Overall Rating: (Depends on how you play)
Single Player Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars.
Multiplayer Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars.
For maximum enjoyment of the game, link it up and play it with friends or play it over the Wi-Fi connection!
Not quite perfect April 24, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I love the concept, all the stuff I've seen so far, but the controls are *terrible*. Your character is in a world that's oriented diagonally, so you constantly have to hold down two directions on the d-pad to move properly. I can't imagine why they didn't rotate the input 45 degrees like they did for Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. It doesn't make the game unplayable, but it sure makes it less fun.
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