Final Fantasy Dissidia

Final Fantasy: Dissidia, A Review
By: Blue Rose

Now, I realize this review is probably a little dated, but it is a strong part of my personal philosophy to never pay more than $30 for a hand-held game. That's just ridiculous.

So, with GameStop's price drop of Final Fantasy: Dissidia, I decided to give it a spin.



The game is visually stunning right off the bat, and it reminds you of this with about a 20 minute cutscene.

This cutscene might have been one of the best cutscenes since the opening of Command and Conquer: Generals, but unfortunately I left the volume on. the dialogue in this game is literally the worst I have ever heard in my videogame-playing days. It's like what the result would be if you combined the script of "Minute to Win-it", an interview with Paris Hilton about her new perfume, and a slightly challenged 4-year-old.



After grinding through that experience, I dove right into the story mode, with the lowest level campaign to start off. Playing as Cecil, I made it through with not many problems until I got to the boss fight, and oh my gosh.

Dissidia stacks the fight in favor of the boss to a point where it's not even a challenge so much as it is an impossibility. For some reason it seems much easier for the boss to dodge your attacks, and impossible for you to dodge his. I remember the first time I tried to beat him, before I had even hit a button to attack, he pinned me up against a wall creating an infinite combo that killed me with ease.

So, after losing about 5 or 6 times, all of which you are penalized for, I decided to suspend gameplay and power-level though the games "quick battle" mode. As always, Final fantasy finds a way to force you to power level; grinding through enemies that yield very little rewards.

Don't get me wrong, this game is amazing. I found myself playing it for hours at a time, and 90% of the time the combat system works flawlessly. It is endlessly fun to run up a wall, jump, and smack Tidus in the face with a sword too large for any normal human to carry. The graphics are visually stunning, and the gameplay is pretty stylish, but Final Fantasy once again falls into several of the pitfalls it has in the past.

My final recommendation? Definitely give it a shot, find out if it's for you, then decide if you're going to buy it or not.


-Blue Rose