| MaxwellGT2000 said: I want it mostly because I love the crystal chronicles series it has the style of the old FF games but I'm not 100% sure about this game just yet I want to read up a bit more on it before I get it, the thing I'm thinking about is I could get lost winds and defend your castle for 15 which both look pretty sweet. |
Look at it this way: I beat Lost Winds in ~2.5 hours and it has precisely zero replay value (I know someone will now jump on and torch me for saying this, but so be it). It was a blast while it lasted but I don't see going back to it anytime in the near-future (or, hell, ever). That was $10 for that time which is basically what a movie ticket cost me soI figure I got my money's-worth out of it.
As for Defend Your Castle, most of its joy comes from the multi-player aspect (local, at that) and it's also available, for free!, on the net (yes, I know, it's not as pretty). Still it is only $5--about the cost of a Big Mac meal at McDonalds--so you can hardly go wrong there, but...
As for FFCC, well, I put in about 6 hours last night (haven't had time to play today, *sigh*) and I spent 30 bucks on it (that's with the various bits of DLC) and got to the beginning of chapter 3 with plenty left to go. I've now gotten 3 movies-worth out of it, and the value of the game is such (as I noted above) that you're getting a real bargain since you'd likely have paid $50 for this game had it come in a box and been quite pleased with it. Even better, you can spend half that and still get, essentially, the same experience (although, I imagine, it'd be more challenging at the lower pricepoint--which isn't a bad thing!).
So it comes down to:
$15: Lost Winds (done in 3 hours, tops); Defend Your Castle (only if you have friends nearby)
*or*
$15: Very high production value Wii game (not just DL game, but of all existing Wii titles, period), lots and lots of gameplay (from what I can gather from various postings, it's at least a 10-15 hour game on the first pass) and you get access to your beloved FFCC-style universe.
Choice seems pretty obvious to me 
Note: I'd still make sure I bought Lost Winds at some point, but if you can only have one (and, in a way, it pains me to say this since Frontier needs your cash more than SE) go with FFCC. You can blame me later if you don't love it 
