The increasingly misnamed Final Fantasy series of role-playing games has been around for just shy of 26 years. In that time it's spanned the gaming spectrum from undeniable classic (FFIII and FFVII) to forgettable mess (pretty much everything since X-2), but it remains the unstoppable juggernaut of the Japanese RPG scene. Now Square Enix (that's Squaresoft for those of you who remember the days before the Xbox 360) is hoping to cash in on your nostalgia with Final Fantasy All The Bravest, a simplified RPG that combines the "endless" style of play with the company's rich intellectual property.



You start out with a few basic characters and some easy bosses. The story is simple, or perhaps more precisely, nonexistent: use the characters to kill the bosses. That's it. There's no real exposition or plot, no overworld, no goal - fight increasingly difficult bosses with a modified turn-based battle system. The controls have been streamlined (read: dumbed-down) into a set of simple swipe-based commands that allow you to roll with the punches once your party members are ready to attack. Once every three hours a frenzy mode will be unlocked and you'll be able to attack as quickly as your fingers can fly. Kill the bosses and unlock more basic characters from Final Fantasy's backlog of basic jobs (classes), which can be swapped in and out as you unlock more party member slots. At higher levels your party will include more than a dozen characters.

Final Fantasy All The Bravest is a free download, so you're probably wondering, "where's the catch?" In-app payments can unlock 35 "premium" hero characters from the Final Fantasy games, each with a unique look, equipment, and attack. All the big names are included, which I'd list off here if I actually knew what they were (I can recognize effeminate poster boy Cloud from FFVII, and that's about where my knowledge of the series runs dry). But here's the gotcha moment: the purchases are randomized, kind of like the individually-wrapped toy collectibles that seem so popular in Japan. The only way to ensure that you'll get the ones you want is to keep buying them, possibly until you've got all 35. Ka-ching. You can also buy extra battle stages from Final Fantasies VII, X, and XIII.
The art style is ripped right out of the SNES-era games, which might be interesting if you really want to see characters from the latter games translated into pixels. Unfortunately the initial release of the game seems to be broken on a wide variety of devices, including the Nexus 4, Nexus 7, and my daily driver DROID RAZR M. This isn't really a surprise - Square's Android games are usually pretty rocky for several weeks after being posted to the Play Store. Square's company policy: if it ain't broke, don't fix it. If it is broke, repackage it with a new subtitle and sell it again. At least this one is a free download.






Who plays this? Share how much you spent for this game? I just made myself Level 70 and will "invest" a bit more next time. Paid around RM25~RM30+ already.

This post has been edited by sniperz: Sep 15 2013, 09:20 PM

Playing this casually

But any idea what do you do with ur Gil ? (gold)

I have no idea... Gillionaire achievement done also. I think it's there for some reason not yet explained.

hmm...looks interesting,trying this out

android tak de sadding

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?...oogleplay.ffatb




This game I spent total of RM60+++ but I stopped. Cause I have literally finished what's been done. But I need to spend next time to unlock all the maps and boss from FF10 etc series.

hmm interesting...

also did anyone try out

DAWN OF MAGIC ?

looks nice too...

I threw RM60+++ to this FF series le. Most also eat money but I throw here cause it's really retro and modern mix. Swipe only but still need timing and pay more la...

Dawn of Magic looks good. But have you tried? There's just too many apps going around nowadays. Play the finest one ok le.

i just got the game...played it awhile...now lvl 7 dy...bought 2 characters:
1. Eiko from FF9
2. Locke from FF6
Anyone got Cloud?

The game is mostly just tapping like crazy only right? or are there any hidden features i dunno how to play?

Efforts of swiping all day long. And also Twitter account to add your party member every 24 hours until 40/40... I'm currently at 35 if not mistaken. Enough to beat most of the bosses.

I'm Level 99 with millions of gils... I didn't pay much for the premium character. I think only 3 or 4.

You'll fight Neo X-Death as the main boss of the entire dimensional battle. The rest is DLCs such as going to FF7 area to beat Safer Sephiroth.

yeah, i dun plan invest my money on characters too...the game is cute but...not worth my $...plus aside from their "unique skills" on screen, they dont do extra damage or anything...(except characters like Eiko, where her Eidolon (summons) can deal damage to party, which is cool.)
but because im a fanatic of FF7, i think i will buy the dlc ....probably.

Yeah go for it. It has all the FF7 theme music and etc if you stay at the map.

The things in battle would be the ATB , FEVER , swipe system only. But it's great to beat up some bosses you never had faced in the older FF series. I'm neutral to most of the games.

This is a so-so game to me. Not so good or bad either way.

wtf
only 2.5/5 marks?

Why judge from it? I'll give it a 2.9/5 for the retro gameplay.

ever since sakaguchi left, final fantasy series is dead to me

if (touchwood) hideo kojima left metal gear, that game would suck too

LOL... Quite true. I just play for the fun. Throw the moneys already but never anymore I guess. Shiok for a while!

The graphic gave me an eyesore!
Insta delete for me.

So your not into retro haha. I spent a few days before getting bored of it. Worth my Game Center's achievement and friend's ranking list though.

and the lousy name gives me the creep

All The Bravest = ATB..

give them a wtf better

It has flaws indeed but the songs and sprites made me played and dump in RM60+++ for it. But that's it. I won't be. I just play as regular.

Farming wise? You need to enter lots of battle to unlock the equipments.