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Top Amazon Review
Not at all like FFTA on gba. I was expecting it to be at least a bit like FFTA for the gba
but its nothing like it. You can't have all the creatures like moogles
and things, the fighting style is way too fast and it was really quite hard. My advice is, if you liked FFTA on gba and want something like it,
don't have this.
Customer Review 1
This game threw me back!. When I ordered this game, i did not expect it to be anything like what it is. Since I recieved it, I have been playing it non-stop, and have played 27 hours in the past week, (excluding the fact that ive had numerous Game Overs, and moments where ive reset my DS without saving.) I have currently completed 71% of the game, all of which has been very entertaining indeed. The gameplay is superb, and the ideas are unlike any others which i have seen other games, especially within the Final Fantasy series. I am still to complete the game: Final Fantasy XII, for the PS2, yet it doesnt matter, because the story line of Revenant Wings doesnt require you to know of the events which took place in the previous game. The graphics are good for the DS's capability, and the numerous monsters or 'Espers' which you get to control, are great, including well known recurring ones, such as: Shiva, Ifrit and Leviathan. The difficulty of the game varies, and the types of units which you can control, will alter how challenging each stage can be found. This is a magnificent game, and once i (eventually) get un-stuck, and complete it, i am positive that i will want to play it again.
Customer Review 2
Very interesting and tough game. I played this game since I wanted something new for my Nintendo DS collection and I had already completed FF XII. To be honest, the PS2 title was not really as good as I expected, but this game was fun and kept me interested for a long time. It has good missions, it's kinda long for Nintendo DS standards and also tough! Especially the final stages are quite a challenge. I recommend it for those who played Final Fantasy XII mainly, since the others will have trouble understanding the plot in a few parts of the game. Thus, 4/5 stars.
Customer Review 3
Revered Franchise Hits DS with EXCLUSIVE title. Revenant Wings, to put it bluntly, is a hell of a game,
Set in the usual style of FF games, you command a troupe of comrades through various dungeon style levels, collecting materials and ores for creating new weapons, and in a quirky DRAGON QUEST style twist, you also get to command a horde of Monsters, these include the FF legends of olde such as Ifrit, Shiva, Ultima etc..
i'm around 50% through it now, and although up until this point i have found the game quite easy, i'm a seasoned veteran at such games so i cannot say the same for the younger generation, to whom this may be an introduction into drawn out role-playing / strategy games.
I'd say this game is like a hybrid of FF:III and YS strategy, while not-infinitely challenging, it's still a hell of a lot of fun being a Sky Pirate!!
Customer Review 4
Well, it's certainly different I'll give it that.. I, too, walked into Revenant Wings expecting a simple FF Tactics spin off, and instead I got this game that instead plays more like some sort of bastard offspring of Command and Conquer and Cannon Fodder, or perhaps to keep things in context, that mini-game from FFVII where you had to 'build' monsters and direct them to fight for you to defend that tower. That's what Rev Wings is... a strategy game.
Picking up where FFXII ended, you control Vaan and Penelo as they try to find the missing Fran and Balthier on a mysterious floating island, along the way making new friends and learning the art of 'summoning', using monsters to fight their battles for them Pokemon style. Obviously, unlike FFXII, plot isn't a very strong point of this game, but it does provide a fairly entertaining tale to push things along, even if it does feel a tad... childish I guess.
Gameplay is as I said, strategy based, where you summon monsters and direct them en masse around the battle maps alongside the game's characters toward enemy units and hope that you win. Admittedly, it's quite tricky trying to work out the most effective monsters to use for various missions, but the control is very easy to use and even fun when you get the hang of it, but the difficulty level does spike quite frequently, so be warned!
It has the usual staple of FF's trademark gorgeous FMV cutscenes and the game reuses FFXII's soundtrack(Sounding of course very tinny through the DS), but sadly, does not provide any voice acting at any time.
It's a simple, but fun FF title, well worth a look especially now it's so cheap. Just don't expect another epic on FFXII's scale and you'll be fine.
