It's the sequel to the original Final Fantasy game from Nintendo. The rarer the card the better boost you’ll gain, though almost every card has a chance to fail, so make sure you increase your success rate by choosing sets of similar cards.Tap along to the harmonious tunes of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call as you surge upward toward higher levels. The CollctaCard Crystarium is where you’ll choose up to 8 cards that range from common to rare, all in an attempt to boost the stats of your party. Lastly, you can now also collect special cards as you complete stages which allow you to permanently power up your characters. I become very addicted to this mode and was what I was solely playing for quite some time. Defeating bosses earns you special loot and crystals to unlock new characters along with a massive amount of experience and other treasures. I was unable to find anyone playing online before launch for this review, but I can see this being addicting to play online, especially once you become very good at the game.Įasily the best addition to the game though is the new Quest Medley Mode which will have you taking on short, medium, or long quests to get to a final boss, the catch being that your team’s health won’t regenerate, so you’ll have to bring a good party and use items along the way to make it. The twist? When you fill your EX Burst Gauge, you’ll use a random ability against your opponent (and they’ll do the same to you) that can vary from sped up notes, swapping HP, causing slide notes to rotate, and more. Versus Mode allows you to battle AI, local friends, or even online to see who can get the most points in a song. Not only is the roster and song list larger and more complete, but there’s also new modes as well. New characters are also added in Curtain Call, some of my favorites being Barret Wallace, Zack Fair, Noel, Kreiss, and more.
New songs have also been added, and while there are too many to note, there are some exceptional additions now that Curtain Call is also including Final Fantasy games that the previous didn’t such as Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Lightning Returns, and even the often forgotten Mystic Quest. So you already had Theatrhythm Final Fantasy and want to know what’s new in Curtain Call? Surprisingly, the whole track list from the first game is included (minus a song) bringing the tally of songs to over 220. This means you’ll need to pay extra attention as you’re not simply watching for notes coming in the same direction, having to rely on the music beat more so than the other stage types. Instead, these stages has an iconic video from whichever Final Fantasy you’re playing the music of in the background as the notes move all over across the screen. Each time you defeat one they can drop extra treasures and bonuses that you’ll gain at the end of the stage.Įvent Music Stages are slightly different as well and don’t actually show your party on the screen at all. As you damage the enemy they will eventually die, spawning another to kill with oncoming notes. Each successful note played will attack the enemy and critical hits will happen when you play the note in perfect timing. Circle notes will trail along the screen left to right and you need to hit them appropriately when they reach your lane. In Battle stages your team of four will be on the right hand of the screen with the enemy on the left, akin to classic Final Fantasy. New to Curtain Call is also an Airship Sequence that can be purchased and played as well via 3DS coins. Once you have your team you’re off picking songs you want to play, of which will come in three different forms: Battle Music Sequence, Field Music Sequence, and Event Music Sequence. While certain characters have specific strengths for different types of levels, you’re also welcome to simply choose a team of characters you like should you wish. As you begin you’ll create a team of four characters, each with their own stats and unlockable abilities.