Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy!

Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy! is a remastered version of Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon, a Wii game from way back in 2007. It’s a spin-off from the Final Fantasy series, and so features lots of familiar monsters, an awesome soundtrack, and the instantly recognizable, bright yellow bird, Chocobo, as the main protagonist. The game is a challenging and surprisingly addictive roguelike dungeon-crawler.

Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy is one of the many Final Fantasy games that’s landed on the Nintendo Switch. An updated port of the 2007 Wii game, Mystery Dungeon mixes things up with a few new features that enhance the original experience without alienating series veterans.

It’s unfortunate that these faults from Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon are still around more than a decade later, but thankfully, all of the strengths of the original release were retained as well. The story, the beautiful art direction, the charming characters, and the appropriate level of difficulty made that Wii game one of the best RPGs in the system’s library. Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy!, with its thoughtful additions, is simply a better version of it. Hardcore roguelike fans may find it too forgiving, but for anyone unfamiliar with the genre, you won’t find a better j...

Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon: EVERY BUDDY! is no stranger to any JRPG fans as this turn-based strategy game is a Mystery Dungeon gem. The game is a remastered version of Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon which was first released on Wii, and then ported to Nintendo DS afterwards. Without further ado, let’s jump into the Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon: EVERY BUDDY! game review.

Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon is an adorably charming and fun mystery dungeon romp that sees you befriending and battling enemies from the Final Fantasy series, while playing as arguably its most recognisable mascot, Chocobo (sorry Moogle).

Although the premise of Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon: EVERY BUDDY! is bland, the game's charm and personality shine through in its writing and music. Meanwhile, the dungeon-crawling gameplay can be excessively punishing and tediously grindy, but the experience is ultimately satisfying and rewarding.

Every Buddy looks quite good for an updated Wii game, as its colorful and cartoony visual style translates to the current generation rather well. The music is primarily made up of remixes of classic Final Fantasy songs, which is a fantastic touch. A good chunk of the main Final Fantasy titles are represented with some of their best, and some surprisingly obscure, tracks, which other Final Fantasy fans will surely appreciate as much as I do.