Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles vs FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is an RPG game from The Game Designers Studio (2003) while FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is an action-RPG JRPG game from Square Enix (2014).
Quick answer: FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has the higher Metacritic, 83 to 80.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
What each one is
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is filed under RPG. In contrast, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online under Action-RPG and JRPG.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is an action role-playing video game developed by The Game Designers Studio for the GameCube. It was released in 2003 in Japan and 2004 in North America, Europe and Australia. A remastered version for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Android, and iOS was released in August 2020. A spin-off of the Final Fantasy series and beginning of the series of the same name, Crystal Chronicles was the first title in the franchise to be released for a Nintendo home console since Final Fantasy VI in 1994.
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Story, characters and reception
Plot
Crystal Chronicles takes place in an unnamed fantasy world inhabited by four races. The player takes control of a caravan hailing from the village of Tipa, in which members of the world's four races come together to help its mission. One thousand years before the game's events, the world's sustaining Great Crystal was shattered by a meteorite carrying an alien lifeform called the Meteor Parasite. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu praised the game's fairytale aesthetic and unconventional treatment of the RPG genre; journalists Shane Bettenhausen, Jennifer Tsao and Kevin Gifford Electronic Gaming Monthly each gave the game high praise for its innovation in gameplay and graphical style. Eurogamer s Rob Fahey gave the game a near-perfect score, noting the clear production values and calling it "one of the best action RPGs" he played; his only… (Wikipedia)
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At a glance
| Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | — | 7.9/10 |
| Steam rating | — | Very Positive (87%, 85,571) |
| Critic aggregate | 80/100 | 83/100 |
| Price | Unknown | $19.99 |
| Install size | — | 140 GB |
| Steam Deck | Untested | playable |
| Released | 2003 | 2014 |
| Developer | The Game Designers Studio | Square Enix |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles vs FINAL FANTASY XIV Online, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Final Fantasy Crystal ChroniclesRPG gameFINAL FANTASY XIV OnlineAction-RPG JRPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Final Fantasy Crystal ChroniclesNo descriptive tagsFINAL FANTASY XIV OnlineMMORPG, RPG, Massively MultiplayerThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Final Fantasy Crystal ChroniclesMetacritic 80FINAL FANTASY XIV Online ✓Metacritic 83Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Content and scale
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles—FINAL FANTASY XIV Online85,571 reviews · 41 add-ons · 140 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Final Fantasy Crystal ChroniclesUnknownFINAL FANTASY XIV Online$19.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The better reviewed of the two: FINAL FANTASY XIV Online (Metacritic 83)
Where they differ
MMORPGRPGMassively MultiplayerCharacter CustomizationFantasyJRPG
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
| Minimum CPU | — | Intel® Core™i5-8400 |
| Minimum RAM | — | 8 GB |
| Install size | — | 140 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles · FINAL FANTASY XIV Online.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and 6 for FINAL FANTASY XIV Online. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and FINAL FANTASY XIV Online in scope?
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles lists little scope data. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has drawn 85,571 Steam reviews, ships 41 add-ons and installs in 140 GB.
Is Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles or FINAL FANTASY XIV Online better?
Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.
Which is cheaper, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles or FINAL FANTASY XIV Online?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles or FINAL FANTASY XIV Online?
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has the higher Metacritic, 83 to 80. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.