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Preorder swag war never changes. With Gamestop announcing that Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers will be $5 off in their stores, Amazon has countered with a similar price and a packed-in 2010 calendar. Best Buy, meanwhile, is charging the full $49.99 US, but includes a soundtrack sampler with the purchase.

Crystal Bearers is due for a late November launch in Japan, and will debut after Christmas in the US.

Source: 1up

Mass media updates don’t take no holidays. Granted, there are no holidays this week, but the point stands. In today’s post: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers, and Princess Antiphona’s Hymn: Angle’s Score Op.A. Observe! Continue reading ‘Mass Media 10/19/09’ »

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Fallout 3: Point Lookout is being released for PS3 today, and it is also my mother’s birthday. Truly the world hates me. Continue reading ‘Mass Media 10/08/09’ »

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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers has seen plenty of delays and ambiguous release dates, but it looks like it’s safe to put it on your wish list this year. According to Siliconera, this elusive Wii title will be released in Japan on November 26 with a North American release to follow sometime this holiday season.

According to the instruction manual for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord, players may purchase several special items related to Final Fantasy IV: The After Years with Wii points. Fashionable Darklords may be interested in purchasing Rydia’s dress, which lets the wearer cast Fire, and Porom’s dress, which allows the wearer to case Cyclone. If cosplaying isn’t enough, then you can also purchase actual Final Fantasy IV characters Kain and Palom to help you defend your lair. Each of these will set you back only 200 Wii points.

Source: Siliconera

Square-Enix recently confirmed that Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers is due for a North American launch this year. When, exactly, is still up in the air, although a holiday release seems likely.

As for the plot, details have begun to emerge about the game world, specifically in a cover feature for this month’s Nintendo Power. The article revealed that one race, the Lilties, has achieved technological superiority and currently reigns supreme over the other races. Science is king and magic, wielded by crystal bearers – such as the one you play – is viewed with suspicion and disdain. Other details are mentioned, such as a dramatic fight scene that ends with the main character, Layle, using his power to keep a crippled airship aloft. Even money says he’ll still have to hunt for a key to a locked door at some point.

A portion of the article can be read here.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord is slated for release in PAL countries this Friday, giving Europeans plenty of time to come up with a shorthand title before Americans. My Life as a Darklord follows the daughter of said Darklord as she builds her lair up to keep out nosy adventurers. Square Enix has also mentioned upcoming downloadable content, although no mention has been made of the potent “Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies” ability that every self-respecting dungeon master should have.

Source: Siliconera

Hellooooooooo everybody! How are you all this lovely Sunday? Got a nice big chunk of media for you all, featuring, in no particular order: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord, Final Fantasy Legend II DS, Mega Man Star Force 3, Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance, Tales of Vesperia, Tales of Graces, Class of Heroes, Dragon Quest IX, and Devil Survivor. Click away! Continue reading ‘Mass Media 06/28/09’ »

This update brought to you in part by boat waiting times and death by lamiaea. Lamias? Whatever the plural term is for angry vaguely-female snake things. I ramble. In this update: Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord, Ys Online: Call of Solum, Mega Man Star Force 3, and Lunar: Harmony of the Silver Star. Continue reading ‘Mass Media 06/10/09’ »

E3 may be over, but there’s lots of media for you to feast your eyes on today including the first piece of concept art for the upcoming (and still unnamed) Zelda game for the Wii. You’ll also find Spectrobes Origins, Golden Sun DS, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky, Muramasa,  Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers. Continue reading ‘Mass Media 06/05/09’ »

Things started off promising enough. Fights with dragon-like beings are rarely dull. I think this particular part of the demo would’ve come off a lot better had it not been passed off as a tutorial/minigame though, or really the only combat I saw in the 20-30 minutes that I was able to play before our next appointment. Continue reading ‘Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers Impression’ »

Y’know, Jackie Chan can star in the worst movie imaginable, but it would still be worth it for the blooper reel and at least one of the fight scenes. Who Am I? is just epic. But, I ramble. Today we’ve got some A Witch’s Tale, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord, Lunar: Harmony of the Silver Star, Ragnarok Online DS, and Resonance of Fate. Get ’em hot, get ’em here: Continue reading ‘Mass Media 05/16/09’ »