Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Echoes of Time

About

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Echoes of Time lets players build a hero from four distinct races each with special skills. You lead them through forest villages and dungeons solving puzzles battling enemies and managing a flexible party of up to four characters. Switch control between your hero and hired bodyguards mid-battle or during exploration. The game blends real time action with menu based strategy as you collect resources craft gear and take on side jobs in a central town. The game stands out for its cross platform co op letting Wii and DS players team up locally or online. While the story focuses on a villages hidden past the mechanics emphasize customization and teamwork. Players rate it for its smooth combat and varied quests though some note the online features feel underdeveloped. The Pollux engine delivers sharp visuals and intuitive controls making it a solid choice for fans of cooperative RPGs.

Storyline

When a girl in the village falls ill after a birthday party, the Hero has to go in town to get medicine. And then, event after event, gets on a quest that will reveal the history of this village in the forest, of the villagers, of the world around them. At the beginning of the game, the player must create the Hero, by choosing a male or female of one of the four races in the Crystal Chronicles universe: the swift Selkies who can double jump and are efficient archers, the knowledgeable Yukes and their higher magick potency, the strong Lilties for the melee fights, and the skilled Clavats who can do a bit of everything. The game itself consists of adventuring through dungeons, fighting various foes and bosses by using melee or ranged attacks and various spells, and completing some puzzles. In doing so, the player can hire up to three customizable bodyguards to accompany the main character. It is possible to take control of any of these characters at any time in the game. More bodyguards can be created and can be switched in and out of the party. In the main town there is also a Quest Shoppe where only one character can enter and complete various tasks to gain money and rare materials to create new equipment.