Theatrhythm Final Fantasy

**Lucavi** · 2012-07-03 10:38

So many goddamn good songs. Oh man, its gonna be hard to resist shelling out cash... I'm a huge sucker for FF classic music.

**octopus** · 2012-07-03 10:39

gotta get zitah.....

**Raldo** · 2012-07-03 10:51

Being that I don't own a 3DS (why the hell does this require 3DS instead of just DS?!), I'll be waiting for the fat one (3DS XL) to come out before I pick this up.

**Ratatapa** · 2012-07-03 12:11

Just started, it's really fun

You gotta do story mode before you can do the song in challenge mode

**Insanecyclone** · 2012-07-03 20:41

Started with XI first and did terrible. I remember seeing Prishe in a trailer so I she is unlocked early. Tried Shadow Lord on Ultimate and fml this is hard.

**Ratatapa** · 2012-07-04 05:42

I have problems with yellow arrow personally but i did FF1-10 so :D

Also there is 8 DLC songs atm .99 each

**MoogleAura** · 2012-07-04 07:36

Not out here till Friday. Might get it tomorrow if Amazon ship it early. :D

Was there a pre-order bonus in the US? It comes with a stylus and stickers here. :/

**Insanecyclone** · 2012-07-04 08:18

Yeah a big white stylus w/ stickers.

http://www.destructoid.com/theatrhyt...t-230659.phtml

Theatrhythm producer gives us the dirt on development

It's Theatrhythm Final Fantasy day! We already posted about Siliconera's interview with producer Ichiro Hazama, but we were able to get some details of our own from him regarding some of the behind-the-scenes decisions that went into making the game.

For example, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy was not initially planned as a 25th anniversary title, but the timing coincidentally worked out. There was also a lot of in-fighting among the development staff as to which tracks to include, which eventually led to the team turning it over to Square Enix members in Japan to decide. Oh, and Theatrhythm may not stay exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS going into the future.

When asked about the 3DS exclusivity of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, we were given a nebulous "There are currently no plans to go beyond 3DS, but we expect more users to enjoy this game, so it possibility could." I can easily imagine a collection hitting mobile or PlayStation Vita with some of the DLC included at a later date. In terms of what the 3DS offered above the DS, however, Hazama noted that the increased memory and improved speakers on the 3DS made it a much better title than it would have been on the DS.

In terms of song selection, while the development staff did turn the decision over to fans (after too much internal argument over which tracks to include), and from there, Hazama explains, "We had to balance it out" because "We’d have Theatrhythm Final Fantasy VII, for example." Regarding "One-Winged Angel" from Final Fantasy VII and "Clash on the Big Bridge" from Final Fantasy V, however, we were told "Those are the two main songs that we had to put when we started developing this game."

We asked the obvious question about why they decided to develop a rhythm game based on the Final Fantasy universe, and Hazama noted that the rich stories and key moments in the Final Fantasy franchise were usually tied to his memories of the music, so it was a natural pairing for him. When asked about the RPG elements and various types of stages included, he said to make the game accessible to as many Final Fantasy fans as possible, he wanted to add RPG elements to make them comfortable and not turn them off to the title based on it being a rhythm game.

Finally, we asked if Theathythm would become a franchise or would simply be expanded through DLC and were told,"We’re thinking big picture. Of course we want to make a franchise. The franchise is Theatrhythm, and could encompass other franchises like Theatrhythm SaGa or Theatrhythm Seiken Densetsu."

I'm excited about Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, and would love to see to extend to other popular Square Enix franchises. Theatrhythm Chrono, anyone?

**Alkar** · 2012-07-04 08:35

So, they're planning to port is all over tha place? I guess it's going to all touch devices including Vita then.
Either way Gamestop here suddenly pushed back the release date by a week :/ I really hope it's a mistake because it's still releasing friday everywhere else...

**Rokku** · 2012-07-04 13:45

Gamestop had issues with getting it in because it isn't street dated. It just barely came into mine yesterday, but they still hadn't gotten any of the styluses, so it kind of seems like a little bit of a mess going on there.

Game is so good though.

**Ratatapa** · 2012-07-04 15:25

just finished all 13 FF story time to grind!

**Alkar** · 2012-07-04 19:43

Originally Posted by Rokku

Gamestop had issues with getting it in because it isn't street dated. It just barely came into mine yesterday, but they still hadn't gotten any of the styluses, so it kind of seems like a little bit of a mess going on there.

Game is so good though.

My Gamestop is usually nice enough with preorder bonuses anyway so I'm not worried about that, if they don't have any at release they'll probably just call me when they do get it. I'm still going there friday hoping they have the game anyway but the release date change on their website kinda scares me.

**Natallon** · 2012-07-04 20:02

Originally Posted by Raldo

Being that I don't own a 3DS (why the hell does this require 3DS instead of just DS?!), I'll be waiting for the fat one (3DS XL) to come out before I pick this up.

This is what I'm thinking too but I want this game so bad!

**Ratatapa** · 2012-07-04 20:43

1 months for XL

**Shenrien** · 2012-07-04 23:05

I want this game so badly but can't bring myself to buy a 3DS for one game, and the entire 3DS library to me just looks like a bunch of suck

stupid DS and its lack of SD Card slot.

**Karbuncle** · 2012-07-05 03:43

i was going to see if anyone wanted to play with me, but its only Local Wireless... Such bullshit

**octopus** · 2012-07-05 06:01

Originally Posted by Alkar

So, they're planning to port is all over tha place? I guess it's going to all touch devices including Vita then.
Either way Gamestop here suddenly pushed back the release date by a week :/ I really hope it's a mistake because it's still releasing friday everywhere else...

I'd be all over it if it's out on iOS :D

**Insanecyclone** · 2012-07-05 10:30

.99 cents dlc is up now, Fighters of the Crystal is available.

**TacoTaru** · 2012-07-05 10:55

Originally Posted by Karbuncle

i was going to see if anyone wanted to play with me, but its only Local Wireless... Such bullshit

I knowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww <_>. Loving this game. Battle on the Big Bridge Ultimate is so much fun. Best I've managed to do is 2/3 of the song before I fail. Couldn't resist the DLC, bought Cosmo Canyon and Fighters of the Crystal. Does anyone know if you can play any of the secret songs in the Chaos Shrine in Challenge, or are they limited to only the Shrine?

**Rokku** · 2012-07-05 13:14

Originally Posted by TacoTaru

I knowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww <_>. Loving this game. Battle on the Big Bridge Ultimate is so much fun. Best I've managed to do is 2/3 of the song before I fail. Couldn't resist the DLC, bought Cosmo Canyon and Fighters of the Crystal. Does anyone know if you can play any of the secret songs in the Chaos Shrine in Challenge, or are they limited to only the Shrine?

I think there's a couple of them that unlock via points, but I'm not sure off the top of my head.

Also, goddamnit stop talking about the Fighters of the Crystal track or I'm going to end up buying it.

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