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Zx · **on:** July 01, 2009, 08:58:23 PM

Yet, another FF game...

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Square Enix’s latest teaser is for Hikari no Yon Senshi: Final Fantasy Gaiden (Four Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden), which goes back to a trademark we uncovered exactly a month ago. The game isn’t Romancing Saga IV or Seiken Densetsu or Crystal Chronicles, all of which were the subject of speculation last week.

Hikari no Yon Senshi is a standard turn-based RPG for the DS. You play as a 14-year-old protagonist who has to save a princess. Since you’re so big and strong, naturally this task is given to you by the King himself, whose daughter has been kidnapped by a witch.

The game seems to allow you to customize the equipment of your four-man party, and the changes are all reflected on the actual 3D models. The party consists of characters you meet along the way, so you’ll probably be able to choose between several different characters. No mention is made of whether or not you’ll be able to ride the chubby dragon featured on the teaser site.

IGN note that the battle screens are missing the MP meter, and instead feature a “Charge” command. Perhaps this allows you to charge up elemental attacks or limit breaks?

Character designs are by Akihiko Yoshida, who’s worked on character designs for the Ivalice game and the Final Fantasy III remake for DS. He’s also in charge of art direction for Final Fantasy XIV. Although, I can’t tell whether it’s the quality of the scans or the game itself, but those screens don’t look very good compared to Square’s other DS games…

http://www.siliconera.com/2009/07/01/four-warriors-of-light-final-fantasy-gaiden-revealed/

Acid · **Reply #1 on:** July 01, 2009, 09:01:37 PM

Yoshida's working on it?

Count me in.

Protoman Blues · **Reply #2 on:** July 01, 2009, 09:33:11 PM

Sounds like it's going back to FF basics.

Jericho · **Reply #3 on:** July 01, 2009, 10:19:05 PM

Quote from: Acid on July 01, 2009, 09:01:37 PM

Yoshida's working on it?

Count me in.

Quote from: Protoman Blues on July 01, 2009, 09:33:11 PM

Sounds like it's going back to FF basics.

Sensational news.

Acid · **Reply #4 on:** July 01, 2009, 10:23:16 PM

But seriously, I don't mind this "back to the roots" thing.
Every once in a while I wanna play something simple. Wuthout any attempts to tell a story.

Jericho · **Reply #5 on:** July 01, 2009, 10:26:09 PM

Yeah Acid, I feel ya. More and more nowadays, I find myself playing simpler games and really enjoying them more than some of the ones with meatier presentations.

Protoman Blues · **Reply #6 on:** July 01, 2009, 10:27:35 PM

Quote from: Acid on July 01, 2009, 10:23:16 PM

Every once in a while I wanna play something simple. Wuthout any attempts to tell a story.

These are usually my favorite types of games.

Acid · **Reply #7 on:** July 01, 2009, 10:29:08 PM

Don't get me wrong though. I like games with

Quote from: Jericho on July 01, 2009, 10:26:09 PM

meatier presentations.

But all the time? Heck no. Diversity is required. Otherwise you will grow bitter and stop enjoying games.

Jericho · **Reply #8 on:** July 01, 2009, 10:39:35 PM

Of course, it's all about the balance. Speaking of games, I have a massive backlog that needs attending to like now.

Acid · **Reply #9 on:** July 01, 2009, 10:42:03 PM

Whatcha gonna work at?

Jericho · **Reply #10 on:** July 01, 2009, 10:46:44 PM

It's really a lot of DS games so far. You'd be surprised how much of a hindrance not having a DS to your name/borrowing a siblings DS can be.

I just need to learn how to manage my time better really.

Gaia · **Reply #11 on:** July 01, 2009, 10:54:56 PM

Going back to the roots? this might be intresting. Then again, some of these series'es are going back to basics.

Jericho · **Reply #12 on:** July 01, 2009, 10:57:10 PM

Interesting. Series.

Stop ass raping the English language.

Sub Tank · **Reply #13 on:** July 01, 2009, 10:57:23 PM

Quote from: Zx on July 01, 2009, 08:58:23 PM

You play as a 14-year-old protagonist who has to save a princess.

WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED?

Acid · **Reply #14 on:** July 01, 2009, 11:03:40 PM

Honestly?

Not me.

Protoman Blues · **Reply #15 on:** July 01, 2009, 11:11:35 PM

Quote from: Sub Tank on July 01, 2009, 10:57:23 PM

WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED?

You act like that's what always happens in games/comics/anime!

Align · **Reply #16 on:** July 02, 2009, 12:08:49 PM

I hate it already.

Acid · **Reply #17 on:** July 02, 2009, 12:18:48 PM

Quote from: Align on July 02, 2009, 12:08:49 PM

I hate it already.

Why?

Align · **Reply #18 on:** July 02, 2009, 12:34:03 PM

I just don't believe something with so shitty a story can have fun gameplay.

Acid · **Reply #19 on:** July 02, 2009, 12:36:45 PM

It will be like the rest of the FF series. Most likely.

I'm not gonna try to chnage your mind but... why do you think bad story means bad gameplay? Those two elements are like day and night.

VixyNyan · **Reply #20 on:** July 02, 2009, 12:39:38 PM

Rockman and Super Mario series would like to have a word with you, Align.

Fxeni · **Reply #21 on:** July 02, 2009, 12:44:21 PM

Hell, sometimes the story gets in the way of the gameplay, making the game less fun... which kinda goes against the whole purpose of a game.

CephiYumi · **Reply #22 on:** July 02, 2009, 12:44:58 PM

I think a game site had an April Fools joke with this exact title years ago o.o

Align · **Reply #23 on:** July 02, 2009, 12:58:48 PM

Quote from: Vixy on July 02, 2009, 12:39:38 PM

Rockman and Super Mario series would like to have a word with you, Align.

Mario doesn't have a bad story, it just has no story. If this is going to be a final fantasy game, it's going to have some semblance of story, and "14-year old boy gets order from king to rescue princess" is a bad start. They might give him amnesia just to top it up.

Acid · **Reply #24 on:** July 02, 2009, 01:15:49 PM

Guilty Gear. Has story. Albeit not on Nobel-Prize niveau, but it's there.
And the gameplay is there. And it's awesome.

But as I said, I'm not gonna try to change your mind.

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