FINALFANTASY CRYSTALCHRONICLES

Critic reviews

• DDarkstation

  Allen · Sep 25, 2020

  6.0

  The return to a sword and sorcery fantasy setting since Final Fantasy IX is in itself refreshing but that’s pretty much the only kudos I can muster right now. A product of a different time, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered is a game that makes a hard case for itself to solo players.
• SShacknews

  Ozzie Mejia · Sep 04, 2020

  4.0

  Now I'm wondering what anybody saw in the original in the first place. The controls and the combat are bad. The story elements are dull. The load times are excruciatingly long and frequent. And visually, it doesn't look very polished, which makes me wonder how this is a remaster.

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• CBComic Book

  MARC DESCHAMPS · Sep 02, 2020

  4.0

  Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles feels like a squandered opportunity. The game has seen a number of delays over the last year, but it doesn't feel like Square Enix utilized that time to improve the game over its predecessor. The voice work is rough, the controls are frustrating, load times are laughable, and the lack of couch co-op is glaring. The game's music and overall presentation are great and multiplayer is still fun after all these years, but it's hard to recommend the game when it feels like such a step back.

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• TTheGamer

  Sergio Solorzano · Sep 01, 2020

  7.0

  Even though I spent so little time actually playing it, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles remains one of my favorite childhood games. There's something to be said for the experience, that it creates memories that powerful. But memory is all-too-often unreliable, often building things up to be better than they ever were.

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• DDestructoid

  CJ Andriessen · Aug 31, 2020

  4.5

  I imagine Square Enix will get the online working consistently in due time, negating a huge chunk of this review. But even if it does someday become consistently available, I worry it won't greatly improve on the final product. Too much of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition is tied to an experience that is no longer available.

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• 33rd-strike.com

  Ibuki · Aug 31, 2020

  5.2

  While we very much appreciate the revival of this somewhat obscure classic Final Fantasy experience, the main drawback was immediately cutting out the game’s forte, namely its offline co-op play. While the online features are a welcome to this title, they should have been an addition and not a replacement. We can also say that this Crystal Chronicles title should have gotten a full rework, even in the game’s mechanics and controls, or should have been a completely new entry in this side-series.

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