Blast From the Past: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles

"When the name Final Fantasy is mentioned, many hark back to their memories of the Playstation series of games. Memories of Cloud, Squall and Zidane come flying back, whilst others will regale people with tales of Tidus and Vaan, however only some will remember the days when the series was at home on another console. For years Nintendo had the world famous series nestled in its arms, and when Squaresoft made the jump to Sony’s more promising console Nintendo was left out in the cold. It also seems that many forget the smaller offshoots that come with the Final Fantasy name. The Final Fantasy Tactics series is always looked over by many, despite it’s absolutely fantastic story and gameplay, and it seems that the Crystal Chronicles series of games is also forgotten."

[ShadyDevil]

Maybe it is just me but I really didn't care for Crystal Chronicles...Thought it was just a lame cash in on the Final Fantasy name.

[jacksonmichael]

More or less. The music was good, though.

[Neckbear]

That's pretty much what was thought about it back then, when all the buzz was on silly character designs and turn-based combat.

I'd say the game was ahead of its time, though. A customizable, mute main character, a vague, yet interesting storyline (as well as world), a co-op focus with real time combat, as well as great visual design and atmosphere (that, honestly, holds up to this day incredibly well), a memorable, unique soundtrack and the fact the game was pretty open ended...needless to say, was Square to release a game like this nowadays, they would get more than just praise.

[Zichu]

I loved this game. Me and my mates would get our GBAs and play 4 player. We would play it for hours making sure we all had great weapons, replaying levels and such. Definitely a great game for a bunch of friends. They should release another but make it online instead.