Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles vs Final Fantasy XIV
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is an RPG game from The Game Designers Studio (2003) while Final Fantasy XIV is an RPG game from Square Enix (2010).
Quick answer: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles has the higher Metacritic, 80 to 49.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Final Fantasy XIV
What each one is
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is filed under RPG. In contrast, Final Fantasy XIV under RPG.
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.
Final Fantasy XIV was a 2010 massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for Windows, developed and published by Square Enix. It was the original version of the fourteenth entry in the main Final Fantasy series and the second MMORPG in the series after Final Fantasy XI. Set in the fantasy realm of Eorzea, players take control of a customized avatar as they explore the land and are caught up in both an invasion by the hostile Garlean Empire and the threat of the primals, the deities of the land's beastmen tribes. Eventually, they are embroiled in a plot by a Garlean Legatus to destroy the primals by bringing one of the planet's moons down on Eorzea.
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)
Plot
Setting and characters The story of Final Fantasy XIV takes place in a high fantasy setting. The main location is Eorzea, a geopolitical region on the larger planet Hydaelyn: this contrasts Final Fantasy XI which uses one name to refer to the entire world and its regions. Eorzea is broken up into three main powers: the forest nation of Gridania; the desert-based Ul'dah sultanate; and the thalassocracy of Limsa Lominsa, Eorzea's dominant maritime power. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception During its debut week in Japan, the Collector's Edition reached #2 in the PC games charts behind Civilization 5 and ahead of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty . In the UK charts, the game debuted at #10 behind multiple other games including F1 2010 (#1), Halo: Reach (#2), Civilization 5 (#4) and Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (#7). By November 2010, the game had sold 603,000 copies worldwide. (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles | Final Fantasy XIV | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | — | — |
| Steam rating | — | — |
| Critic aggregate | 80/100 | 49/100 |
| Price | Unknown | Unknown |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | Untested | Untested |
| Released | 2003 | 2010 |
| 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, 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 XIVRPG 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 XIVNo descriptive tagsThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles ✓Metacritic 80Final Fantasy XIVMetacritic 49Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Price
Final Fantasy Crystal ChroniclesUnknownFinal Fantasy XIVUnknownRead live from Steam and subject to change.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles 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 Crystal Chronicles (Metacritic 80)
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 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
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Common questions
How different are Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and Final Fantasy XIV in scope?
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles lists little scope data. Final Fantasy XIV lists little scope data.
Is Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles or Final Fantasy XIV 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?
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?
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles has the higher Metacritic, 80 to 49. 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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All comparisonsHow we compare, and what we will not do
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.