Coming from Sq. Enix we’ve got a model new SRPG (Technique Function Enjoying Sport) within the type of The Diofield Chronicle. A sport showcases an all-new fight system, which in all actually simply seems like real-time fight with a pause. This sport is all-new from Sq. Enix, however once I first dived into the sport I received to summon Bahamut from the ultimate fantasy franchise. So clearly I googled and requested does The Diofield Chronicle have something to do with Last Fantasy and I received my reply NO. So I sat there scratching my head, for some time then, moved on.
STORY
The Diofield Chronicle is ready on an island known as Diofield, the place a battle is rife between two opposing factions the Trovelt-Schoevian Empire and the Rowetale Alliance. As soon as the battle ends with the empire being the victors, they flip their consideration to the Kingdom of Alletain. You is perhaps asking why the wars? Assets, jade being the principle one, the supply that creates magic.
You get to play and lead a band of mercenaries known as the Blue Foxes, which encompass the next characters Andrias Rhondarson, A soldier class, Fredret Lestera a Cavalier class, Iscarion Colchester archer class, and Waltaquin Redditch a mage class. You is perhaps pondering, will I achieve entry to extra playable characters that reply is just sure, as you progress via the sport extra be a part of your workforce.
The Diofield Chronicle is stuffed with twists and turns, political intrigue, nice writing, together with good voice performing. Sure, you learn that right, there may be voice performing and it’s not like a few of Bandai Namco’s video games the place they use a voice performing to start out a sentence then you need to learn the remaining, personally, for me, that kind of voice performing sucks, and it simply feels lazy.
Characters, Lore and…
There’s a lot to soak up from the begin to the very finish, loads of characters, locations, organisations and extra. However you do have a library that you should use to higher perceive what’s taking place, the character round you with biographies and different stuff you would count on to learn in a library. Sure, there’s a lot to know, and issues happening, however don’t worry this isn’t like Sport of Thrones, the place you had extra WTF moments than I might shake a stick at.
As I learn over character biographies and received far into the sport I did really feel and take care of my workforce, the battle, the warfare, their causes for combating, their fears, and their aspirations, every part. I even felt compelled to decide on sure characters on a regular basis as a result of underpinning story narrative and good voice performing. It was onerous for me to position anybody character that stands out as a result of in a means all of them did, and so they all did a superb job by bringing me into their world.
Constructing friendships, and doing random duties at your HQ or makeshift campsites make up a while and construct upon the story. Operating these quick quests will achieve you the sport’s fundamental foreign money, GULD which in flip lets you buy weapons, equipment, supplies or improve Magilumic Orbs and so on. Extra on Magilumic Orbs in a while.
COMBAT
I discovered the fight really inspiring, participating, difficult and bloody good enjoyable, with you at all times paying shut consideration to what’s taking place to your workforce and the battlefield.
Your workforce will encompass 4 members, which can embrace Troopers, Cavaliers, Sharpshooters, and Magickers.
Troopers are the tanks of the sport, entrance and centre, harm takers, those that can defend the group. Theuse Sword & Sheild, Daggers or perhaps a lance.
Cavalier are fast on their ft, can get round quick, and are nice at crowd management with a horse or wyvern.
Sharpshooters combat from afar to do single or a number of harm to the enemy, utilizing bows and arrows or weapons.
Magickers are the mages/monks of the sport, they will heal, single harm or do AOE harm
For me, I at all times had a healer readily available, as a result of discovering therapeutic potions on the battlefield, is difficult to seek out. I additionally had a tank, that is apparent and relying on the battle I’d swap out the cavalier for a sharpshooter or visa versa, or simply preserve a diversified group and see the way it goes. However in the end you’ll be able to select who to take right into a battle, you’ll be able to take all troopers, or sharpshooters and so on, what makes the distinction could be the way you method a battle, its situations, the talents you get use to and people fast on the fly selections, you’ll be making on a regular basis on the battlefield.
Expertise are key to success as at all times, and as you stage up you’ll be fascinated about how finest to enhance your workforce members, weapons are key because it’s the weapon you assign that controls entry to mentioned expertise. Complicated sure, however you’re going to get to grips with it in time.
REWARD ME PLEASE
One factor I discovered in some video games, is an absence of reward whenever you win a battle, a rating, a bunch of stars, massive whoop give me loot please, The Diofield Chronicle has you sorted right here.
Profitable a battle whereas fulfilling its situations, like not getting your celebration killed, or a few of the celebration and so on will reward you with talent & agility factors (nothing new), XP (clearly) sources to assist create new weapons, improve Magilumic Orbs which let you summon Gods, which I’m certain most are from or taken inspiration from Last Fantasy. I at all times took be aware of the situations of the battle and did my finest to fulfil them as this was the easiest way to expertise the sport, in my view.
CONTROL OR NOT TO CONTROL, THAT IS THE QUESTION.
Now you can go into any battle all weapons blazing and permit your workforce to do what they want, this, in flip, will see you, DIE, finish of. I did this for shits and giggles, however not really useful.
You may management the entire celebration or management people, at all times take a look at the battlefield after which resolve, use a sharpshooter and garner the eye of the enemy from afar, method the enemy from behind and do extra harm or seize your complete group and fake you’re William Wallace and scream FREEDOMMM and run in direction of the group and hope for the most effective. Simply bear in mind all lessons have totally different expertise together with group setups.
Simply bear in mind this, watch your enemy, be taught their patterns, watch and use standing results as and when you’ll be able to, and be conscious of bosses as they may shock you.
IMPRESSIVE, BUT FINAL FANTASY, REALLY?
Now essentially the most spectacular a part of a battle is the summoning, the FIRST SUMMON being Bahamut. You do that by filling up your TP gauge and letting free the tides of warfare, nicely an enormous beast to kick some enemy butt, heal you and extra. These summonses are bloody superior and will be improved by levelling the up. Summons embrace the next, Bahamut, Goldhorne, Fenrir, Salamander and Coeurl.
Graphics, Sound and total
I used to be very impressed by the visuals within the sport from the very begin, OK the mouth actions to voice performing was a little bit off, however that didn’t in any means put me off watching the minimize scenes and battles. As I mentioned above essentially the most visually spectacular scenes are the summonings of the gods (sure I name them that).
I by no means received bored and I by no means wished to show down the quantity of the sport, even when battles had been lengthy and I appear to be utilizing the identical expertise time and again. The voice performing was glorious as nicely, dragging me into their lives, wanting to love them, select them, and assist them. This was additionally executed due to the good plot and story, which is nicely written and carried out.
There may be a lot to do, be taught, enhance, perceive and fall in love with in terms of The Diofield Chronicle even when it appears there isn’t any actual change to the battlefields, otherwise you appear to be combating the identical enemies time and again. This sport for me is a must-own.
Platforms: Nintendo Change, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Sequence X and Sequence S, Microsoft Home windows
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