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vid_kid(1) on 18, Dec. 2008 18:50 (HKT)
Dissidia: Final Fantasy, totally worth it
For those who are questioning whether this game is worth it or not, it is. Even if you don't understand japanese its really easy to pick up your favorite character and start fighting. The learning curve is rather easy at times, but sometimes you're stuck fighting an enemy that takes some strategy to fight. The story ...[read more...]
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To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Final Fantasy's debut, Square Enix round up the heroes and anti-heroes from their star RPG series and have them participate in a battle royale. Belonging to the camp of the god of peace Cosmos and the god of struggles Chaos, the 20 characters are pit against each other in fighting tournaments.
The concept of winning a fight is simple, unleash a string of attacks and deplete the HP bar of your opponent. The higher your hit rate is, the more brave points you store and the more special attacks you can launch. What sure kill attacks you can employ depend on your characters.
Pit your favourites against generations of FF characters and find out who the strongest is amongst you.
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Aquiosis(2) on 04, Jan. 2009 05:53 (HKT)
By far the most amazing game I got for PSP Well worth the price its a amazing game A++++ I suggest others to buy Dissidia as well. The graphics up to the music are just amazing. Language barrier isn't so hard to get past just a little bit of toggling around to know what your doing. 5/5 On my book BUY IT ALREADY x3!
Cesar Hernandez(13) on 01, Jan. 2009 01:28 (HKT)
The wait was worth it! I'd been waiting for this game since before the official page only had that picture of Cosmos and Chaos in it, and I can say I was not disappointed.
Instead of simply saying how wonderful this game is, I'll write a more detailed review I hope will help convince people to give this game a try.
The game first asks you your name, your "plan" (whatever this is for, there are three options), and your special day (there are rewards and bonuses on special days).
There are three battle modes: story, quick play, and multiplayer.
In battle, normal attacks raise "brave", a number that means the amount of damage a "real" attack will cause. The HP depleting attacks cause as much damage to the enemy as the brave number indicates. It's good to raise brave by attacking a lot, but then you still have to connect with HP depleting attacks, too.
When a hit connects, little EX spheres will appear. Those raise the EX gauge (there are special in-battle items that raise the EX gauge by a large amount). You know EX mode can be activated when the gauge is full.
During EX mode, characters can execute their special attack. Butz uses a D-pad sequence to raise the damage. Tidus uses the same bar he used on Final Fantasy X when performing his overdrive. Onion Knight uses a command window to select the attack or spell he wants (which determines the class he'll switch to).
After battle, you gain gil, AP (ability points) and PP (which I guess are purchase points, or whatever). PP are gained even if the battle is lost. Experience is gained with each action during battle.
With enough experience, characters can level up, increasing their base stats. Base stats can be modified by equipment (weapons, helmets, armor).
Accesories give special traits (still trying to read the Kanji as to what those could be).
Summons are found as stones in the battle map, or gained as reward after clearing a stage. They have to be equipped by the character to work.
During level-ups, characters can learn abilities, too. Land, air, action, support and extra abilities are available. Land and air are divided by brave raising and HP depleting abilities.
PP are used to buy game options, like new characters, another form looks for existing characters, icons for the calendar, voices to be listened to in the museum, etcetera.
In quick play you select both your character and the computer character. You can customize each character with abilities, items, summons, form (normal or another form), etcetera. There are three "sets" for each character, so you can store different customizations.
You can choose the level of the CPU character. By default, it is the same level as your character, but you can select a level 1 opponent if you want.
Unlocked enemies can be selected in quick play.
In story mode, you start with the Prologue (tutorial), after which you will have the Destiny Odisseys I through X. There is also an Another Story mode after the Destiny Odissey, but I haven't started one yet.
Each story stage has a grid (stage map). You travel through the map using DP (destiny points). Each point means one movement (no matter how long the trajectory). In the grid there are treasure chests, potions, ethers, summon stones, enemy battles and blocks.
There is also a mark you have to reach to clear the level. You just have to reach this mark and the level will be cleared (after you fought your way through the grid).
If there are more than one map items around your character, they will all be chain-activated after the first one. This is useful to free grid spaces without spending many DP.
After finishing the prologue, or after finishing a Destiny Odissey, the SP (story points) will be added and rewards will be given.
Wow This is probably one If not the best game for FF fans right now with the characters, gameplay, graphics and sound this is the perfect precurser for great things to come totaly worth buying.
Outstanding! Best PSP Game available to date hands down. Incredible.
Not only is the concept mouth-watering and ANY Final Fantasy fan's dream come true, but they actually pulled everything within the game itself to create a fantastic overall experience! Kudos Square-Enix, you've revived my faith in you entirely with this one!
The battle system is easy to get used to for those of you worried about a language barrier, but intricate enough and by no means too simple that it becomes boring. Upgrades and customization of characters and abilities are abundant. TONS of great things to unlock during play-throughs like new abilities and costumes, as well as secret characters!
The soundtrack is great too. Your favorite FF themes remixed especially for this game, as well as some good ol' classics left untouched for you to reminisce over.
5/5 for SURE. MORE EVEN!
As for this boxset... who can resist such a pretty PSP?? All shiny, sparkly and white!? The packaging of the game and the box it all comes in itself make for great collectables. Though I'm not sure just how limited this set really is.... there's no identification as to how many pieces have been / are being produced, though I'm doubtful it will be quite as limited as the Crisis Core set from Japan (777,777).