Theatrhythm Final Fantasy

elekid

I know it's not technically an RPG but has anyone been playing Theatrhythm?

I'm really liking it so far, if you're a fan of Final Fantasy music you'll get a real nostalgia kick out of it and there seems to be a good selection of songs from each game.

It has some light RPG elements - the characters have stats, level up and can learn skills, though I don't think any of that will really come into play until the higher difficulties.

There are lots of fun cameos and nice little touchs too, like getting bonus exp if your main character is from the same game as the current song

seraphimvc

ye played the demo and wtf......SquareEnix is indeed some business man now. getting it soon!

edit: apparently there are DLC for this. I don't like BS like that and thus not getting it, may be when the price goes under 20.

Azure_sky

Played the demo and it seems fun. Is there a story or is it just a series of missions? Anyone who where it's the cheapest to buy right now?

elekid

There's a bit of waffle at the start about restoring a musical crystal or something, but there's no proper story or dialogue to speak of. You select one of 3 modes from the menu:

Series mode - Pick a Final Fantasy and play 3 songs from it in a row
Challenge mode - Pick any song you want and try for a high score
Chaos Shrine - Play 2 mystery songs in a row at a fairly high difficulty

Chaos Shrine is really cool because it seems randomised and the songs are different from series mode so you never know what you're going to get.

I don't know about price, I paid €45 in the shops because I wanted it on day one but I imagine it'll be cheaper online.

Azure_sky

Great "casual game", but it's seems impossible to unlock any extra characters. I'm sure I'm going to get bored with this game before I can unlock any extra characters.

megaten

I got it a few weeks ago after playing the demo. Highly recommended if you a fan of FF's music. It's usually only about 17 to 20 euro online.