
Customers recognize the Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Steelbook Brawler Edition as a fun game with excellent gameplay and plenty of fan service. The attractive steelbook is also a highlight for many buyers, along with the diverse cast of characters. There are no significant negative customer comments reported.
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I am a final fantasy fan of 20 years. Whenever the original Dissidia came out, I saved up everything I could to buy a PSP to play it on release day and then played it's sequel. When I bought a Vita, the first thing that I did was download these digitally from the store. While I wasn't sure about the incorporation of a 3 vs 3 model for this new installation to the series, it slowly grew on me during the Beta and I was fully in love by release. Note that if you are not used to fast paced, 3D brawlers like this game there is a tutorial system to teach you all the basics you will need to know. I go back in regularly to redo these to freshen up my skills since the games release. Beautiful game, great story, easy-to-learn handling. If you are a Final Fantasy fan, you need to pick this up. My roommates have even gotten enjoyment out of just watching me play the matches and I have walked in multiple times to them picking up the controller to give it a try themselves. Even better, the development team is wanting to expand the roster to include 40 characters so there is variety and more to learn and love!
Posted by whynoteventry
After playing hundreds of hours of the previous games and then anticipating this game for many years, I can safely say I'm disappointed. The option for 1v1s (standard in nearly every fighting game, at least more recent ones) is completely overshadowed by a forced 3v3 mode which becomes incredibly chaotic and any team synergy almost seems nonexistent unless you have a few friends that play it, making practice very tough. Another disappointing thing is the removal of of the assist system that originally came from Duodecim (the second game) and just like Marvel/Fighterz it helped set up stronger combos but in this game you have to rely on a team which just 1v1 each other anyway so it doesn't matter. Another huge, (and I mean this was a really REALLY big feature in the previous games) is customizable bravery attacks which you usually had an option of approximately 8 per character (maybe more, maybe less) which you could attach to certain button combos like circle and up or just circle. The story mode albeit good so far is annoying to finish because you need this in-game currency known as Memoria which unlock sections of the story which either contain cutscenes or a battle but if you want to see the whole thing you'll need to do a LOT of grinding so have fun with that. Those are just a few complaints of many that I have and as for the positives, I can say that the music is phenomenal still and the remixes are all metal/rock based, making them more intense. Another great thing apart from music and the obvious graphics is the increase amount of skins per character, with each character containing 6 (I believe) as opposed to the 2-3 in the previous games. All in all if you don't mind 3v3s (or as I like to refer to it 3 simultaneous 1v1s) then this game could be for you but if not play Duodecim on the PSP (don't play the first one because duodecim is literally the definitive game because it has the story of the first one plus its other content), much better in the gameplay and story aspect.
Posted by FlupMcDood
This is a great game if you're a fan of all things Final Fantasy. It's a 3v3 arena "fighter" featuring many characters from the franchise. I would not liken it to Smash Bros featuring FF, because that's not quite what this is. The game is fun, if not a little simplistic, and has some net connectivity issues, though hard to tell if this is because of playerbase (or a lack thereof) or just bad netcode. Definitely worth playing, but the game is admittedly missing some things that other Dissida entries enjoyed.
Posted by CraigN