Dissidia Final Fantasy NT

The outset is Chaos importing a dream team of Final Fantasy antagonists to put the cap in Cosmos' reign. Naturally, with the only choice being to rip-off Chaos' idea, Cosmos replicates Chaos' act by instating a host of protagonists from previous Final Fantasy titles. Cue fanboy wet dreams and score settling times.

Dissidia: Final Fantasy is more than just fan service. It is, in simple words, an awesome game.

Although non-Final Fantasy fans might be uninterested in this title, I still recommend it to every PSP owner out there. Knowledge of the franchise is fairly unimportant (though it does enhance the in-jokes and series references) and the characters stand on their own as enjoyable members of a solid fighting game roster. Even if this game didn't occupy the Final Fantasy universe, the amount of content you're getting on one UMD is mind-numbing and well worth the investment.

Our Dissidia Final Fantasy NT review explores the deep tactical nature of a frenetic brawler fighting game, and how it could better help players enjoy it.

I don’t think that’s a bad thing, however. The Dissidia series has always defined itself by being an outlier and luckily, it has found its audience. Whether it’s made up of die-hard Final Fantasy fans or not is besides the point. Dissidia NT successfully builds upon what came before to make its resurfacing as a competitive focused fighter a deeply satisfying one.

There's no doubt in my mind that most Final Fantasy fans will appreciate the attention to detail in regards to every character, map, costume, and weapon. I believe that Dissidia Final Fantasy NT has the potential to grow its audience if the developers evolve the game based on community feedback. Right now I think it’s a bit bare bones compared to other fighters on the market, but if you’re looking for a new, quirky competitive fighter to get into, you may enjoy Dissidia Final Fantasy NT a lot more than you expect.

Every time I got into a match in Dissidia Final Fantasy NT I was honestly enjoying myself. It's just a shame that every single element around the combat is a total mess.

Dissidia is a series that would only work with a series like Final Fantasy, a series with tons of prolific and beloved characters spanning generations. After years of waiting for the Dissidia arcade game to get a console release we now have Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, the very first game in the series on a home console. Dissidia NT feels less like a forwarding of the series’ gameplay, and more like a complete redefining of what Dissidia is.

Dissidia NT is fun to play, but it could use a few tweaks that could easily come as low-effort updates along with its existing premium DLC. More modes, some UI tweaks, and combat flow upgrades would go a long way.

For any Final Fantasy fan, Dissidia NT has plenty to offer, with an array of the series’ best loved characters, and plenty of chaotic combat to pit them in. Unfortunately the lack of definition to those encounters, messy UI, convoluted single player progression, and a barebones selection of modes saps a good chunk of the fun away.

Final Fantasy legends meet in battle, as two worlds collide, and Aaron gets stuck in the middle…

The party has fallen.