Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #344 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Square Enix
• Released on: 2007-05-04
• Platform: Nintendo DS

Manufacturer's Description
Protected by the crystals of light, the once peaceful land has forever been changed by the great tremor. Without warning, the earthquake pulled the crystals into the earth, upsetting the world's fragile balance. It seems as if all hope is lost but as the Gulgan prophecy foretold, four souls blessed with the light shall once again restore balance to the world.

Near the small village of Ur, fate guides Luneth to a sentient crystal that changes his life forever. As the light of the crystal fades, Luneth embarks on a journey to seek three others who share his destiny to search for the remaining crystals, and fight the battle of light and darkness.

Customer Reviews

Beautifully put-together
I'm a sucker for role-palying games (RPGs) and this one fulfills my geek needs. You get a team of cute-as-heck characters to progress up levels. The graphics are very pretty - I never get bored of the way the view of your characters spins through three-dimensions when a battle commences.
The music is very good too - probably some of the most atmospheric music that I've heard on a DS game. It's funny because when I was about 16 hours through the game, I thought that the music and gameplay was getting a bit repetitive. But then you complete another stage and the game opens up a whole batch of new character classes to you. Actually, on the topic of character classes, I think that one of the cunning things about the game is that you HAVE to change character classes (or 'job classes' in the game) in order to solve certain challenges. So the game forces you to change character class, which means that you have to experience different aspects of the game play. (Having said that, some FFIII expert will probably come along now and say that you don't have to change classes at all - oh well!)
The gameplay is fairly standard for a RPG. You battle creatures, pick up gold and experience points, and level up your party. You buy different weapons and new spells and try to get your characters stronger and stronger for their next battles.
Many people have commented on the fact that you can only save on the main game map rather than when you are in dungeons. Yes, this can seem a bit brutal, but it makes the big battles all the more satisfactory when you get killed once but then reload and level up your team to win it the second time around.
I've seen some online stuff about FFIV and can't WAIT to buy that too!

Great graphics and very playable
I've been playing this game for about 20 hours so far and I have no idea how far I'm into it. But the graphics are lovely. The little team that you control is really cute and watching the cut scenes when 'important' events happen is quite entertaining.

There are quite a few character classes (or 'jobs' in Final Fantasy world) to choose from. Only a few of these are open to you to begin with, but I got offered a new batch of job classes about 8 hours into the game and then another batch about 4 or 5 hours later.

The battles are a little repetitive - and I find that all I need to do is hit the 'attack' key rather than do anything terribly subtle. So that's why I've given this only a 3 out of 5 star rating for fun. It is good fun - but I'm now playing more because I want to find out what happens in the end. The battles are more of an impediment to my completion of the game rather than something incredibly fun that I am *desperate* to complete.

Good music and decent sound effects.

Would I recommend? Yes, overall. But it's a *good* game rather than one of the best I have ever played.

Great Game
this is my second ever final fantasy game i have brought and its amazing at the beggining its a bit confusing but after the 1st dungeon everythings fine the storyline is nice and simple (so far...) i would reccomend reading the whole instruction book first before you start playing the game im not sure how long the game is im only 8 hours in to it.
this game is amazing if you like rpg's you should like this game
just buy it.