Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Final Fantasy: 4 Heroes of Light

4 Heroes of Light is a throwback to the old style of JRPGs that Square whatever became famous by. The premise starts with the "main" main character waking up and reporting for manhood duties or some such. To make a long story short, eventually the four heroes wind up being charged by a crystal presence to defeat an impending darkness. Familiar story, different system. The leveling up/class system in the game is affected by various crowns unlocked thought the events of the game, which can then be upgraded with gems the enemies drop. (Basically, two new hats per boss battle) The game is sometimes unclear when it comes to knowing where to go next, so you might spend a large amount of time soloing the Overworld in search of where to go if you don't talk to everyone and pay attention to what they say. (Also useful for the Storyteller class, which is based on how many people/animals you talk to) 4 Heroes of Light is a cute romp with a classic engine. Fans of old-style  JRPGs will enjoy.

+ Fun/cute art design
+ Plenty of classes and gear to choose from
+ Original enemies and plenty of variety in the towns
+ Nostalgia
+ Fire casting kittens. 'nuff said.

- May be difficult at first
- A lot of the game so far is soloing
- Lack of direction is somewhat frustrating. (The answer lies within the trees)

13 comments:

  1. Fire casting kittens you say? I'm sold.

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  2. Final fantasy is an all time favorite game for myself, but lately, especially with the DS I feel like there just pumping them out for the cash and not putting any effort into the actual game story line anymore.

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  3. Ima big fan of the FF franchise, ^_^ imma be following from now on.

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  4. When does it come out? I haven't seen it before or heard anything...

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  5. It's already out. I think it may have just flown under the radar. :P

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  6. I really miss oldschool 2d RPGs, I remember growing up with final fantasy IV (II USA). God i miss my Snes :(

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  7. I miss my RPGs, hopefully we'll get lots of them with the new consoles.

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  8. love old school RPGs will probably look into this when ever I get a DS.

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  9. Never played any of the Final Fantasy games... I know, I'm ashamed =[

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  10. o shii, fire casting kittens, must try this out ASAP!

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