Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Remastered Edition

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 40
  3. Negative: 6 out of 40
  1. Destructoid
    Aug 31, 2020
    45
    Too much of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition is tied to an experience that is no longer available. The moment in time that made the GameCube original possible has long passed, and trying to capture that nostalgia with so many missing pieces, is a fool's errand.
  2. Cubed3
    Nov 9, 2020
    40
    It pains to criticise this remaster so harshly, because there was a great fondness for the original title that sprang to life if local multiplayer with friends was taken advantage of. Square Enix has shown little desire to give Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles the makeover it deserved, however, and its many dated issues only become more apparent next to the removal of local multiplayer and region-locked online play. There is still a case for chancing it with friends that enjoy dungeon crawlers and can deal with the limitations, but beware of the strange control schemes and tedious gameplay.
  3. GameCritics
    Sep 10, 2020
    40
    Sometimes it’s best to let things rest, and that is definitely the case with Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered. It was a game that is mostly remembered for its ties to one of Nintendo’s many hardware gimmicks, and without that, we are left with a rather mundane game that hasn’t done enough to correctly update itself. As a game to be purchased and played in 2020, it’s just not worth returning to — it needed a remake (or, better yet, a sequel), not a remaster.
  5. Shacknews
    Sep 4, 2020
    40
    Now I'm wondering what anybody saw in the original in the first place. The controls and the combat are bad. The story elements are dull. The load times are excruciatingly long and frequent. And visually, it doesn't look very polished, which makes me wonder how this is a remaster. The menus, especially, are an eyesore to look at with giant glaring fonts and ugly textures. The horrible online experience isn't just the icing on the cake, it's like someone took a cake and threw it in a blender without putting the lid on. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered is a lot of things, but a classic is not one of them.
  6. ComicBook
    Sep 2, 2020
    40
    Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Remastered Edition feels like a squandered opportunity. The game has seen a number of delays over the last year, but it doesn't feel like Square Enix utilized that time to improve the game over its predecessor. The voice work is rough, the controls are frustrating, load times are laughable, and the lack of couch co-op is glaring. The game's music and overall presentation are great and multiplayer is still fun after all these years, but it's hard to recommend the game when it feels like such a step back.
  7. IGN
    Aug 26, 2020
    30
    Dated design, clunky multiplayer systems, and unacceptable load times make playing Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition a terrific chore.

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5.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 38
  3. Negative: 18 out of 38
  1. Jjkiz
    Sep 10, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Critical Review of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition. Square Enix re-made this title with the same
    Concept for Game Cube, have it be the most expensive game to play. The initial cost is $29.99, then additional $50.00 in DLC puts this at $90, per person. On top of that there is no central management system. Bought this game on PS4, and want to play on iOS? Fork over more cash. Speaking of iOS, while you are figuring out how to try multiplayer, watch your iPad or IPhone continue to play the opening movie, again and again. So that was frustrating, so now I am just going to play the game I bought on PS4 Pro. I am one of those geeks that changed out the hard drive for a 1 TB SSD. And helped with larger games like FF7R, or FF XV. No help here, get ready to continue to looking a now loading screen up to 60 seconds in some areas. Wait until you play the Moschet Manor level. Now loading every time you pass through a door. The timing of the game is off, in the first level River Belle Path, you will be laying a key down and by the time the sequence completes enemies will possibly knock you down 2-3 Health bars. The AI for Mog not dependable. In areas like Rebena Te Ra in single player mode, Mog is not going to help you open multi step doors that require magic. After painting him over and over again, I finally gave up and completed the level with out the chest. And as everyone else has complained there is no couch co-op play, so cross that off the list. Finally the end of the game. This is where you know this was just upscaled by AI. With out spoiling the end game, just be ready for seizure inducing cut scenes. I think the ideas was to be cute and magical while on a bad mushroom trip. Post game there are dungeons that still affected by miasma (even though you cleared the world of it). The challenge levels are brutal on single player mode. This is when I decided I was done with the game. Finally the trophies/achievements for the game are lame, only 9 and no Platinum trophy for PSN. 5 of the trophies are possible to obtain on the first play through (3 of them are missable). With the other 4 coming on post game play through. This game was announced to come out in early 2019 along side other Final Fantasy titles going cross platform. I am not sure what SquareEnix did in the extra year+ with the title, with it being a “Remastered Edition” but it was not released in a cohesive, playable state for the price tag it begs.    … Full Review »
  2. Latorn
    Sep 2, 2020
    4
    The charm of the original has been stripped bare from this remaster. Do yourself a favour and download the new free version of FFXIV instead.The charm of the original has been stripped bare from this remaster. Do yourself a favour and download the new free version of FFXIV instead.

    Crystal Chronicles had its flaws when it launched on Nintendo's gamecube, but the co-op was unforgettably fun. Setting out together, making progress together, and returning to towns to see families and growth has been stripped away. You won't even get a letter after helping a friend in their world and if you plan to play in a group of four, you will be playing the same dungeons four times over to make progress.

    Even simple things like continuing to help your friend progress in their world is unavailable, and instead after each multiplayer session the lobby needs to be closed and remade.

    I was very excited for this remaster, but disappointed with the souless imitation we recieved. FFXIV truly is the last bastion of quality Final Fantasy.    … Full Review »
  3. EsperOne
    Aug 28, 2020
    3
    The names Square Enix, Squaresoft and Final Fantasy used to be synonymous with quality.

    This remaster is just the latest evidence that things    The names Square Enix, Squaresoft and Final Fantasy used to be synonymous with quality.

    This remaster is just the latest evidence that things have long since changed.    … Full Review »
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