Hello all

I was just wondering what some thoughts are on this game. The reviews seem mixed, with an average in the high 7's. I also try not to put too much stock into a Media review, more of a guideline. I find that reponse from peers is generally a better indicator for the quality of a game. I've been thinking about giving this game a go for a bit now, but have been sitting on the fence, partially because I've been busy with other games. I'm also curious in how long this game takes to beat.

I'm a huge RPG fan, so what may be an average RPG for someone else, may be be a good game for me.

Is is worth purchasing? Or is better to rent? Or should I even bother?

I was going to get ToV, but I'm going to hold off on that for a bit.

Well I haven't played the game I'm afraid, but here's a review that truly enjoyed the game, hopefully this helps a bit:

http://rpgfan.com/reviews/ff-fables-chocobosdungeon/index.html

I am a big RPG fan myself and played FFF: CD for over 50 hours.
I am not a graphic whore so the PS2 level of them didn't bother me.
The soundtrack is great and absolutely fantastic if you liked the music of the main FF franchise(a lot of remixes).
The voice acting sounded very mediocre for me at the beginning.But after a little i found out for myself that it's a good thing not to hear the same(professional)voices from the big RPG franchises for the 100th time.
Not much to say to the gameplay: a dungeon crawler plus a 'soft' story(which isn't a bad thing for me).
I buyed this game only because of the cuteness of Chocobo which i think is the reason i wasn't disappointed.Because if you are awaiting the full RPG dose you are common with when you are playing FF or 'Tales of' you should first rent this one.
My personal rating is 9.2/10
Yes,i know it's very high for what i wrote.But i really liked it.The charming atmosphere(soundtrack,cute Chocobos & Dungeon Hero X,the weirdest Moogle in history)is the main point for my rating.
Any questions?

Reads oliist post.

Agrees.

I bought the game because the previous game on the PS1 was awesome, for me.

I like my graphics in some RPG's, but not every game needs top-end visuals

Yeah, I was watching some videos and I heard some older FF tunes in the game,one of them had the "epic boss" tune from FF VI.

The only slight turn-off is the story, because I'm a pretty big story guy.

Your opinions are quite helpful.

@ Torillian, that review was actually quite helpful and I liked the sound of the battle system. I didn't realize it was turn-based. (albeit in a different way)

I'm leaning towards getting this, because I'm an RPG completionist and will do 100% of what is in the game, every boss, sidequest etc. But with a game like this, I would probably just just play it, beat it and move on. It would be a nice "break" from usual routine of doing everything in an RPG. (which in some games can take quite awhile)

The game lasted only 50 hours because i was on the i-do-everything-till-i-reach-100%-completion trip. :)
Otherwise it could be beaten in around 25-30 hours.

i think se is just milking ff with this bad spin off

^ Think again. :)

 Calling this game a bad spin off is blasmphy >:(

I loved it, I am a big RPG fan but not for dungeon crawling genre, I liked the gameplay alot though, this was the first game that actually MAKE you use the items you have.

I like Chocobos, and the soundtrack is enough reason to buy the game.

I was surprised at how hard it was.

I think that the game is very good and worth it to buy.