The perfect video game to wait for Final Fantasy 16? We played Theatrhythm Final Bar Line!
Game News The perfect video game to wait for Final Fantasy 16? We played Theatrhythm Final Bar Line!
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With a huge catalog of games renowned for the quality of their soundtracks, Square Enix decided to capitalize on this strength in 2012 by creating the Theatrhythm Final Fantasy license. It offers players to experience Final Fantasy music (again) through a rhythm game, and Episode 3 will be released in 2023. The editorial board of BM was able to handle it.
Summary
- When the music is good
- Huge content combined with easier management
When the music is good
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We tested Theatrhythm Final Bar Line on the Nintendo Switch with the headphones on. The demo version was sent to us by the publisher and took a good hour to complete. The screenshots come from our various gaming sessions.
Announced at the Nintendo Direct in September 2022, the Theatrhythm Final Bar Line will mark the return of Square Enix’s rhythm epic this February, nine years after Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call was released on 3DS. Launched in 2012, this license offers to relive the cult music of each episode of Final Fantasy by mixing role-playing and rhythm gameplay. Before starting, players form their teams of four characters (from FF): they will use their skills in monster and boss battles. to play”enough” to press the button at the right time to confirm the entry. a timing Critical allows you to score more points and track other logs, allowing you to launch attacks to pass enemies and recover treasures. Otherwise, the player’s team takes damage and the game ends when the player’s hit points are reduced to zero.
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line, the upcoming new opus on Nintendo Switch as well as PlayStation 4, does not change the score and maintains this style of gameplay like clockwork. The grip is immediate, and we quickly dive into our favorite songs with pleasure. Fans of rhythm games may find the game challenging main, three other difficulty levels are available and will add hours and challenge players. We also find the classification of the previous two episodes: BMS (Battle Music Scene) for the battles, FMS (Field Music Scene) for the journey music, but also EMS (Event Music Scene), which allows us to rediscover the most important parts. saga with its music (although these were not available in the demo version). A small addition: it is possible to perform tasks during music. This adds some spice and variety to the opening of the song and allows you to recover the bonus item.
Huge content combined with easier management
As expected, Theatrhythm Final Bar Line also modernizes its score, especially with team creation and customization, which is less restrictive than before. It is now possible to save several to change compositions and level up your favorite characters, and since the limit of skill points is gone, it is more convenient to assign techniques to your characters. All you have to do is level up your characters by completing songs to access increasingly powerful techniques (BMS or FMS, enemies with special weaknesses, etc.) whose usefulness varies depending on the situation. After that, we enjoy changing the combinations even more and we have to understand that it is always fun to create a team that combines Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII, Aerith from Final Fantasy VII, Noctus from Final Fantasy XV or Butz from Final Fantasy V . installment, more than 100 characters await players.
Bar Line “classic” mode.
On the other hand, the slight backlash may confuse some players. In fact, the regime Quest Medley It looks like it has been changed from Curtain Call to a more classic version. Recall that the first offered a sequence of levels to be drawn along the original soundtrack of the title: enough to offer a different experience in each attempt, as the cards are infinitely updated. This is the mode in Bar Line Serial Quest This will allow players to play music from every episode of Final Fantasy without randomness. However, it is impossible to have a regime Mixed exist in the full version of the game.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Bar Line is expected on February 16 on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 with over 100 characters and 300 tracks. The soundtrack updates its content with Final Fantasy games released since 2014, including Final Fantasy XV and Final Fantasy VII: Remake. Fans of other Square Enix games will be able to discover music from the publisher’s other games, such as Octopath Traveler, Nier or Chrono Trigger, if they have special DLC. In this regard, it is a pity that some music from previous games (for example, the Zanarkand theme) has been transferred to additional paid content.
Nevertheless, Bar Line succeeds in (re)discovering the music and highlights of Final Fantasy in a relaxed and enjoyable way, just like previous episodes. Bar Line offers more opportunities for relaxation, as it can be enjoyed alone or in small gaming sessions with others: the long-requested co-op mode by fans comes in this episode, as well as online battles. Features we didn’t get to discover in the demo, but should take advantage of the many strengths of this game designed for all Final Fantasy fans. Respond with the launch of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Bar Line on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on February 16, allowing you to wait worry-free for Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth.
