Final Fantasy Explorers

New FF game coming out which the Japanese publication Jump has revealed in its latest issue that Square Enix are currently developing it which will be a multiplayer action-RPG game for the 3DS

According to magazine, players will be able to select from a variety of different classes for their character, essentially enabling them to narrow down to a specific role within a team. Up to four players can form an in-game party, with the idea being that players each serves a specific purpose in order to conquer enemies.

So far only announced for Japan at the moment but has no date as of yet

Monster Hunter x FF? I could be up for this, depending on how it pans out.

I don't if any of the importing members have played the Japanese version of this but it's been confirmed for almost my birthday of Jan 26th for Europe for this MonHan style Final Fantasy.

Anyone that isn't Cappa excited.

It's about freaking time they did a 3DS Final Fantasy game confirmed as role-playing game
I have been a huge fan of them from the DS versions in the past and now onward
Lets hope you give you this game as a birthday gift wish, let's get hyper about this of excitement.

Yeah I got it a while ago and had a bit of a run through

I've just merged the forum's two Final Fantasy Explorers topics together. I'm glad it's coming out in the West but it's not one I've got my eye on.

Top admin, work, Zero!

I actually forgot this game existed, assumed it wouldn't come out here to my folly I guess.

Balladeer wrote:

Monster Hunter x FF?  I could be up for this, depending on how it pans out.

From the trailer it looked more Xenoblade or crystal chronicles.

According to people that have played it, it's a MonHan but with a Final Fantasy paint job and maybe more Japaneseness.

The_Jaster wrote:

Balladeer wrote:

Monster Hunter x FF?  I could be up for this, depending on how it pans out.

From the trailer it looked more Xenoblade or crystal chronicles.

That'd be even better! But Mas' posts contradicts that.

We need more details from Shanks as to what it plays like.

Balladeer wrote:

The_Jaster wrote:

Balladeer wrote:

Monster Hunter x FF?  I could be up for this, depending on how it pans out.

From the trailer it looked more Xenoblade or crystal chronicles.

That'd be even better! But Mas' posts contradicts that.

Don't get me wrong the 4 player co-op etc looks very similar to how monster hunter is set up but the combat did not which is what I meant but failed to explain.

I tried the Japanese demo for this and it's a pretty weak Monster Hunter clone, at least going off first impressions. If you're the sort of person that appreciates all the little nuances Monster Hunter has, and the way you have to take them into account when hunting (animation times, eating times, tripping over if you roll at the last second) you'll probably find this a little plain.

It just feels boring to play, the character movement could have come from any game (and even then it is pretty stilted). Looks really nice from a visual point of view but I'd take Monster Hunter over this any day.

Basically Fronk sums it up.. I had never played a monster hunter game before I got this so the MH to FFex comparison was Mute to me. But the game looks nice and to me it's not as boring to play especially if you have a bit of time to kill.

@shanks I thought you had MH4U?

Not on my Jap console. My first run was when it came out here.

fronkhead wrote:

I tried the Japanese demo for this and it's a pretty weak Monster Hunter clone, at least going off first impressions. If you're the sort of person that appreciates all the little nuances Monster Hunter has, and the way you have to take them into account when hunting (animation times, eating times, tripping over if you roll at the last second) you'll probably find this a little plain.

It just feels boring to play, the character movement could have come from any game (and even then it is pretty stilted). Looks really nice from a visual point of view but I'd take Monster Hunter over this any day.

This is a huge disappointment if this is true of what you said in this comment

This looked good on the direct, during the Skype chat I brought up that some of you weren't fans of it but Andy did point out that a game like that may life and die on MultiPlayer.

Anyone after now seeing it, getting it, the only thing that makes it a possible for me is it's out the day after my birthday and January is a dead month but 3DS gets almost zero play that I still may not get it or ask for it for my birthday.

I love a good hunting game, and I do like Final Fantasy, so I'll probably get this. Looked good in the direct!