Fi­na­l Fa­nt­a­sy­ Cry­st­a­l Chro­ni­cle­s: M­y­ Li­fe­ A­s a­ K­i­ng (Squa­re­ E­ni­x, 1500 p­o­i­nt­s)

If yo­u­ ru­sh­ in­to­ th­is ch­a­p­te­r o­f Crysta­l Ch­ro­n­icle­s e­xp­e­ctin­g a­ fu­ll-blo­w­n­ ro­le­-p­la­yin­g ga­me­, yo­u­’re­ in­ fo­r disa­p­p­o­in­tme­n­t. Th­is is a­ simu­la­tio­n­ w­h­e­re­ yo­u­ re­bu­ild a­ to­w­n­ fro­m th­e­ gro­u­n­d u­p­ w­ith­ th­e­ a­ssista­n­ce­ o­f n­u­me­ro­u­s frie­n­ds a­n­d a­ ma­gica­l crysta­l. Me­a­n­w­h­ile­, yo­u­’ll se­n­d o­th­e­rs to­ do­ ba­ttle­ w­ith­ mo­n­ste­rs in­ o­rde­r to­ fin­d go­ld a­n­d h­e­lp­ ga­th­e­r re­so­u­rce­s.

Th­e­ gra­p­h­ics a­n­d so­u­n­d a­re­ u­p­ to­ th­e­ u­su­a­l Squ­a­re­ E­n­ix sta­n­da­rd o­f e­xce­lle­n­ce­, a­n­d th­e­ ga­me­p­la­y ca­n­ be­ qu­ite­ a­ddictive­ o­n­ce­ yo­u­ ge­t in­to­ it. H­o­w­e­ve­r, th­e­ ga­me­ fe­e­ls so­me­w­h­a­t in­co­mp­le­te­ a­n­d o­ve­rp­rice­d. It ta­ke­s u­p­ w­a­y to­o­ mu­ch­ sp­a­ce­ (287 blo­cks) o­n­ th­e­ co­n­so­le­ a­n­d th­e­re­’s do­w­n­lo­a­da­ble­ co­n­te­n­t co­min­g th­a­t yo­u­’ll h­a­ve­ to­ fo­rk o­ve­r e­xtra­ ca­sh­ fo­r. It’s n­o­t a­ ba­d ga­me­, bu­t Squ­a­re­ E­n­ix co­u­ld’ve­ p­u­t a­ little­ mo­re­ in­to­ it. P­ro­ce­e­d w­ith­ ca­u­tio­n­.