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[Vic Viper]

Nintendo and SquareEnix finished their conference yesterday, and let some details for Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles slip out.

Crystal Chronicles will apparently be in playable format at E3. Good news for those wanting to try this out.

The game features four-player abilities utilizing the GC/GBA connectivity features. While one player controls what happens on the screen utilizing the GameCube's controller, up to three others can hook in GameBoy Advances and have access to maps, enemy data, and other information in order to help complete the quest.

Tanioka Kumi, composer of Final Fantasy XI's soundtrack is composing the music for Crystal Chronicles, and full use of Dolby Pro Logic II is planned.

All cut scenes will utilize in-game graphics using the in-game graphics engine.

The game will play in a much more action oriented way over more traditional Final Fantasy titles. Picture it more like The Secret of Mana on the SNES...including combination magic attacks. (YES!!)

First time through the game should give players around 30 hours worth of playing.

Shigeru Miyamoto has had a small hand in the game's design, offering advice to the development team here and there.

Four different characters to choose from.

The story is basically the same for both single and multi-player campaigns.

Well, we'll definitely have more on this title from E3.

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[legion]

Sounds tight. Now all I need is a Gamecube.

[Jubei]

I knew that GC would come in handy

[DragonSphere]

No GC + No $= No Crystal Chronicles for me

[kupoartist]

ign also did a Q&A session with some main guy on this a few days ago. The impression I got was that Chronicles was very much geared in the direction of Multiplayer, and that the story was by no means like the epic tales we've come to expect from FF games. But then, Crystal Chronicles was always going to be different, even if the impression I get is that they should have named it "Chronicles of Mana" from the outset (the Mana series has the battle system and multiple player things after all). Interesting nonetheless, and I may get a Gamecube sometime anyway....

[Preventer Wind]

But then, Crystal Chronicles was always going to be different, even if the impression I get is that they should have named it "Chronicles of Mana" from the outset (the Mana series has the battle system and multiple player things after all). Interesting nonetheless, and I may get a Gamecube sometime anyway....

That's the impression I got too. It just doesn't look or sound anything like a Final Fantasy game. Maybe they just stuck the Final Fantay in there to get more hype for the game. It still sounds and looks good. I will certainly play it since I already got a GC.

[legion]

Originally posted by Preventer Wind

It just doesn't look or sound anything like a Final Fantasy game.

And now I hear that it's going to be multiplayer, too. Sounds kinda' interesting.