The Diofield Chronicle Xbox Series Review

Coming from Sq. Enix we have now a model new SRPG (Technique Function Enjoying Recreation) within the type of The Diofield Chronicle. A sport showcases an all-new fight system, which in all truthfully simply looks like real-time fight with a pause.  This sport is all-new from Sq. Enix, however once I first dived into the sport I bought to summon Bahamut from the ultimate fantasy franchise.  So clearly I googled and requested does The Diofield Chronicle have something to do with Closing Fantasy and I bought my reply NO. So I sat there scratching my head, for some time then, moved on.

STORY

The Diofield Chronicle is about on an island referred to as Diofield, the place a battle is rife between two opposing factions the Trovelt-Schoevian Empire and the Rowetale Alliance. As soon as the battle ends with the empire being the victors, they flip their consideration to the Kingdom of Alletain. You could be asking why the wars? Assets, jade being the primary one, the supply that creates magic.

You get to play and lead a band of mercenaries referred to as the Blue Foxes, which include the next characters Andrias Rhondarson, A soldier class, Fredret Lestera a Cavalier class, Iscarion Colchester archer class, and Waltaquin Redditch a mage class. You could be considering, will I acquire entry to extra playable characters that reply is just sure, as you progress by the sport extra be a part of your crew.

The Diofield Chronicle is full of twists and turns, political intrigue, nice writing, together with good voice performing. Sure, you learn that right, there’s voice performing and it’s not like a few of Bandai Namco’s video games the place they use a voice performing to start out a sentence then it’s important to learn the remainder, personally, for me, that sort of voice performing sucks, and it simply feels lazy.

Characters, Lore and…

There’s a lot to absorb from the begin to the very finish, loads of characters, locations, organisations and extra. However you do have a library that you should utilize to higher perceive what’s occurring, the character round you with biographies and different stuff you would count on to learn in a library. Sure, there’s a lot to grasp, and issues occurring, however don’t worry this isn’t like Recreation of Thrones, the place you had extra WTF moments than I may shake a stick at.

As I learn over character biographies and bought far into the sport I did really feel and take care of my crew, the wrestle, the warfare, their causes for preventing, their fears, and their aspirations, every part. I even felt compelled to decide on sure characters on a regular basis because of the underpinning story narrative and good voice performing. It was onerous for me to position anyone character that stands out as a result of in a method all of them did, they usually all did a very good job by bringing me into their world.

Constructing friendships, and doing random duties at your HQ or makeshift campsites make up a while and construct upon the story. Working these brief quests will acquire you the sport’s major forex, GULD which in flip permits you to buy weapons, equipment, supplies or improve Magilumic Orbs and many others. Extra on Magilumic Orbs in a while.

COMBAT

I discovered the fight really inspiring, partaking, difficult and bloody good enjoyable, with you at all times paying shut consideration to what’s occurring to your crew and the battlefield.

Your crew will include 4 members, which can embody Troopers, Cavaliers, Sharpshooters, and Magickers.

• Troopers are the tanks of the sport, entrance and centre, injury takers, those that can defend the group. Theuse Sword & Sheild, Daggers or perhaps a lance.
• Cavalier are fast on their toes, can get round quick, and are nice at crowd management with a horse or wyvern.
• Sharpshooters struggle from afar to do single or a number of injury to the enemy, utilizing bows and arrows or weapons.
• Magickers are the mages/monks of the sport, they will heal, single injury or do AOE injury

For me, I at all times had a healer available, as a result of discovering therapeutic potions on the battlefield, is tough to search out.  I additionally had a tank, that is apparent and relying on the battle I’d swap out the cavalier for a sharpshooter or visa versa, or simply hold a assorted group and see the way it goes. However finally you may select who to take right into a battle, you may take all troopers, or sharpshooters and many others, what makes the distinction can be the way you method a battle, its circumstances, the abilities you get use to and people fast on the fly selections, you may be making on a regular basis on the battlefield.

Abilities are key to success as at all times, and as you stage up you may be interested by how greatest to enhance your crew members, weapons are key because it’s the weapon you assign that controls entry to stated abilities. Complicated sure, however you’re going to get to grips with it in time.

REWARD ME PLEASE

One factor I discovered in some video games, is an absence of reward while you win a battle, a rating, a bunch of stars, huge whoop give me loot please, The Diofield Chronicle has you sorted right here.

Profitable a battle whereas fulfilling its circumstances, like not getting your get together killed, or a number of the get together and many others will reward you with ability & agility factors (nothing new), XP (clearly) sources to assist create new weapons, improve Magilumic Orbs which let you summon Gods, which I’m certain most are from or taken inspiration from Closing Fantasy. I at all times took be aware of the circumstances of the battle and did my greatest to fulfil them as this was the easiest way to expertise the sport, for my part.

CONTROL OR NOT TO CONTROL, THAT IS THE QUESTION.

Now you possibly can go into any battle all weapons blazing and permit your crew to do what they want, this, in flip, will see you, DIE, finish of. I did this for shits and giggles, however not advisable.

You possibly can management the entire get together or management people, at all times have a look at the battlefield after which determine, use a sharpshooter and garner the eye of the enemy from afar, method the enemy from behind and do extra injury or seize your entire group and fake you might be William Wallace and scream FREEDOMMM and run in the direction of the group and hope for one of the best. Simply keep in mind all lessons have completely different abilities together with group setups.

Simply keep in mind this, watch your enemy, be taught their patterns, watch and use standing results as and when you may, and be aware of bosses as they are going to shock you.

IMPRESSIVE, BUT FINAL FANTASY, REALLY?

Now essentially the most spectacular a part of a battle is the summoning, the FIRST SUMMON being Bahamut. You do that by filling up your TP gauge and letting unfastened the tides of warfare, properly a large beast to kick some enemy butt, heal you and extra. These summonses are bloody superior and will be improved by levelling the up. Summons embody the next, Bahamut, Goldhorne, Fenrir, Salamander and Coeurl.

Graphics, Sound and general

I used to be very impressed by the visuals within the sport from the very begin, OK the mouth actions to voice performing was just a little off, however that didn’t in any method put me off watching the lower scenes and battles. As I stated above essentially the most visually spectacular scenes are the summonings of the gods (sure I name them that).

I by no means bought bored and I by no means wished to show down the amount of the sport, even when battles have been lengthy and I appear to be utilizing the identical abilities time and again. The voice performing was wonderful as properly, dragging me into their lives, wanting to love them, select them, and assist them. This was additionally completed due to the nice plot and story, which is properly written and applied.

There may be a lot to do, be taught, enhance, perceive and fall in love with relating to The Diofield Chronicle even when it appears there isn’t any actual change to the battlefields, otherwise you appear to be preventing the identical enemies time and again. This sport for me is a must-own.

Platforms: Nintendo Swap, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Collection X and Collection S, Microsoft Home windows

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