Square Enix has just sent over word that Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy Curtain Call is coming to North American 3DS this year. As in the last Theatrhythm (pronounced "Theater Rhythm", spelled however the hell you want), the game is a music-based game that lets you tap and swipe the touch screen in order to play famous songs from the long-running rpg franchise. They have released a trailer to show you some of the new features- check it out below!
"Music is an integral part of FINAL FANTASY," said Ichiro Hazama, producer, in a press release. "As with the previous title, we wanted to shine the spotlight on that music for fans to re-experience their favorite moments from across the entire FINAL FANTASY catalogue." Re-experience is really the key here, as you can see that One-Winged Angel and many other songs you new and loved in the first Theatrhythm will be back again.
The game will feature more than 200 songs and 60 playable characters from the entire Final Fantasy franchise, including more obscure games like Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and Final Fantasy Tactics all the way to newer titles like Lighning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, which was just released for PS4.
The release says that the game will be exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS but the last installment did eventually make its way to iOS, where it bothered people with its pricing system. Rather than just spend $40 on a game you had to buy the songs in multiple packs of $3 each. It seems as though they could continue to release updates to include this new content, of course.
Here are the features you can expect to find in Curtain Call:
-Versus Battle Mode – Players can now compete head-to-head with friends and other users.
-Quest Medley Mode – Songs from the vast FINAL FANTASY music catalogue make up unique quests; players can choose their own routes through short, medium and long quests. Players can also share these quests with friends.
-New Characters – The game features over 60 new and old characters, including Barret (FINAL FANTASY VII) and Yuna (FINAL FANTASY X-2). Characters from spin-offs, like Benjamin (FINAL FANTASY MYSTIC QUEST), Ramza (FINAL FANTASY TACTICS) and Zack (CRISIS CORE® -FINAL FANTASY VII-), also make their debut in this game.
-Collecta Crystarium – Clearing songs and winning battles allow players to obtain Collecta Cards that boost their character stats.
Expect a full release date soon!
