Feb 2nd, 2004, 12:16 PM
It goes like this people, Crystal Chronicles is not FFTA connectivity. Crystal Chronicles is a 1-4 player Final Fantasy game. If you play the one player you do not need to connect a GBA, however, you sir are missing out on what could be one of the coolest Multiplayer experiences ever.
The GBA's purpose is two fold, 1) To act as a controller, and 2) To Act as a menu in order to keep the screen free of clutter, as all combat is real time.
Simple, yes, but wait, there's more! Each time you enter a dungeon, one player gets the map at random, stressing the need for team communication. Also, every time you enter a dungeon, you are assigned a random task (do the most damage, use no magic, get hit with a certain attack), and if you complete this task, you've got first pick for all the nifty uber artifacts that were picked up in said dungeon, adding a little piece of competition into the very nice teamplay schematic.
The story premise, is that the world is infested with a miasma that is not very friendly to humans. The only protection? Chalices containing drops of mystic liquid that dispels this terrible death plague. Every year, a towns chalice must be refilled, so, the town sends out a group of towns folk to go to the various trees that are hidden in very unfriendly places, to gather drops of the liquid that will restore the strength of the town's barrier for one year. You are part of that group of adventurers. Of course, going out means you've gotta have some protection from the gas, and that is THE BUCKET! The bucket holds the drops that you gather along the way, and if you leave the protective area of the bucket, you take damage. So someone has to carry the bucket, or it can be placed on the ground and your little operation will simply stay immobile for a bit.
I've got this game pre-ordered and I can't wait to fucking play it with my friends, because that's what it's all about.
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