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Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles

Join a crystal caravan! A deadly miasma has swallowed the land, and it's up to you to hold it at bay! Many dangers lie along your journey, but you need not face them alone. Enlist your friends in a crystal…

81 8 August 2003

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles is a quiz/trivia developed by The Game Designers Studio, released 8 August 2003 on Nintendo GameCube. The main story takes about 15 hrs to finish.

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What Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles is

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles is a quiz/trivia game developed by The Game Designers Studio and released in 2003. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo GameCube only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is an action role-playing video game developed by The Game Designers Studio for the GameCube. It was released in 2003 in Japan and 2004 in North America, Europe and Australia. A remastered version for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Android, and iOS was released in August 2020. A spin-off of the Final Fantasy series and beginning of the series of the same name, Crystal Chronicles was the first title in the franchise to be released for a Nintendo home console since Final Fantasy VI in 1994.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Final Fantasy series

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles is the 59th of 349 entries we hold in the Final Fantasy series. The next entry was Final Fantasy X-2: Last Mission in 2004. Its critic score of 81 is 4 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Final Fantasy III at 100.

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How it was received

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 91% of the 116 rated quiz/trivia games in our database, which average 64. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 15 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 30 hrs, roughly 2 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles launched on 8 August 2003, within three weeks of Tales of Symphonia, F-Zero GX, Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic and Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Tales of Symphonia, F-Zero GX, Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic, Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles — frequently asked questions

When did Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles come out?
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles was released on 8 August 2003 for Nintendo GameCube.
How long does it take to beat Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles?
The main story of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles takes around 15 hrs, or 30 hrs for 100% completion.

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