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Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is apparently flying off store shelves in Japan. Gamers can beef up their Final Fantasy music game experience with some pricey DLC. Sister site Kotaku Japan put the game through its downloadable content paces. More »
We showed you the DLC trailer for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy earlier today, but here's the text rundown for those interesting.
Battle Music
Final Fantasy II – Battle Scene 1
Final Fantasy IV – The Final Battle
Final Fantasy XI – Fighters of the Crystal
Final Fantasy XIII – Fighting Fate
Field Music
Final Fantasy V – In Search of Light
Final Fantasy VII – Cosmo Canyon
Final Fantasy VIII – Ride On
Final Fantasy X – Someday the Dream Will End
- retail demo released today
- demo includes 3 current demo tracks
- also includes Final Fantasy X's theme song, Suteki da Ne
- this is one of the game's event stages
- all 4 songs can be played on 3 difficulty settings
While Nintendo's said it would help ensure that DLC pricing isn't unreasonable, Square Enix shows us the future. One downloadable song for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is ¥150 (US$1.95); all 8 tracks are ¥1,200 ($15.60) Not cheap! [忍之閻魔帳] More »
For weeks we've known the Nintendo 3DS would support paid downloadable content through the recently-announced Nintendo Network. Today Square Enix revealed its DLC plans for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, the first game to support that type of material on the 3DS...
- invite up to 3 players to tackle the Chaos Temple
- this mode lets you earn experience points and find rare items
- Song of Darkness plays while you play
- fight bosses like Omega, Shinryu, and Ultima Weapon
- Anima appears as a regular enemy
- features a song where Minwu strolls to Sunleth Waterscape
- field scenes have players tap red notes and trace green lines with the stylus
- you can stray from the green line for a bit, but there are certain notes you have to hit to continue your combo
- Battle scenes have summons as special events
- summon a Chocobo if you tap all of the notes in the event zone
- each time you make a mistake your character trips and changes to another party member
- partial song listing:
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"Found something on the right," said this Twitter user from Japan, and indeed he has: A logo for the "Nintendo Network," on the box art for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, due to release on February 12. More »
- Sephiroth can also be a party member
- can also be an ally with a party in Cloud
- also includes Kain from Final Fantasy IV and Dissidia goddess Cosmos
- unlock all three sub-characters before using them
- Aerith from Final Fantasy VII is unlockable
- obtain her by collecting crystal fragments
- other sub-characters: Princess Sarah from Final Fantasy, Cid from Final Fantasy III, Faris from Final Fantasy V, Prishe from Final Fantasy XI, and Snow from Final Fantasy XIII
- all of the characters can level up
- develop four stats: strength, magic power, speed, and luck
- luck improves your chances of finding items on the ground
- unlock songs to play in the game’s museum and movies to watch
- over 50 songs
- offers mode where you can continuously listen to music
It's also sounding like the game is going to feature downloadable content in the way of new songs. This isn't officially confirmed by Square-Enix just yet, but hands-on impressions seem to hint at this inclusion.
Final Fantasy XIII: Snow
Final Fantasy XI: Prishe
Final Fantasy IX: Vivi
Final Fantasy VII: Aerith
Final Fantasy V: Faris
Final Fantasy XIII: Cid
Final Fantasy I: Princess Sara
- unlock these characters by collecting Crystal Fragments
- add them to your party when unlocked
- call out summons like Odin and Bahamut to aid in your rhythm battles
