Import Impressions – Final Fantasy Dissidia

January 26, 2009 on 8:35 pm | In Preview | No Comments

I managed to get my hands on a Japanese copy of Final Fantasy Dissidia, Square-Enix’s answer to Super Smash Bros. While I can’t understand a lick of what the story is like, this is a game that PSP owners will need to pick up once it releases in the middle of the year in the US.

As always, the cutscenes are gorgeous, but the in-game graphics are equally as awesome – Square-Enix has really managed to recapture the fighting style of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children with some great fighting tactics, and even though I don’t know exactly what kinds of weapons and armor I’m equipping, there’s a lot of items to get and equip to many different characters.

I’ve only played as the Warrior of Light so far, but all the characters look very well balanced, and their limit breaks are a lot of fun to pull off. Juggling your opponent in the air becomes one of those little pleasures that you get to experience on the handheld.

As I get further and further into the game, I’ll be posting some more impressions, so stay tuned!

- Steve