Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call - 09/16/2014 (US) 09/19 (EU)

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The first trailer was released at TGS. Among other songs, it shows off the music from Type-0 and Advent Children.

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Via TinyCartridge

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call was officially announced in this week's Jump as a sequel to Theatrhythm Final Fantasy. Not much info in the article, just some screenshots and three notable pieces of information:
- Over 200 songs, including music from FFXIV and Lightning Returns.
- Over 60 characters
- Vs. Battle Mode multiplayer.

By comparison, the original had a total of 129 songs (51 FMS/BMS/EMS songs, 26 OP/ED songs, 52 DLC songs) and 29 characters.

EDIT: US release announced for 2014! It's up for pre-order on Amazon and Gamestop, $39.99 MSRP.

 
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The latest news is worth a bump, as Famitsu recently did an article with a bunch of new info:
From Siliconera
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call Has Tunes From These Final Fantasy Games

By Spencer . September 17, 2013 . 6:47pm

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call packs all 90 songs from Theatrhythm Final Fantasy and ups the music list to over 200 tunes. The Nintendo 3DS game will have songs from all of the numbered Final Fantasy games (I-XIV) plus Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and spinoffs like Final Fantasy Mystic Quest(!).

Famitsu says Curtain Call will have music from these games:

Final Fantasy I – XIV
Final Fantasy X-2
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy Type-0
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call also has over 60 characters and more than 40 enemies. The game also has button controls, supports StreetPass and a multiplayer Versus mode.
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TinyCartridge article


Details, direct screens for Theatrhythm: Curtain Call

Here’s what’s new in Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call, according to Kamedani’s fine translation work:

  • 1vs1 multiplayer battles - “Try to get a higher score to beat your opponent while using techniques to attack (interfere with) them.”
  • "Hunt for bosses by progressing through special maps, with the addition of Quest Melodies"
  • "Use items from your Item Collection to strengthen your party."
  • Streetpass improvements - “Trade Profile Card designs and play data”
And while there will be more than 200 songs included in this 3DS release, Square Enix still intends to release DLC for it.
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Polygon article
What's new with the upcoming Curtain Call edition of Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy?

By Kevin Gifford on Sep 18, 2013 at 12:45p

Last week we brought you the first word on Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call, the sequel to the FF-themed rhythm game Square Enix released last summer on the 3DS. This week's issue of Famitsu features a more in-depth preview of the game, outlining the new songs, modes, and other additions Square Enix and the developers at Tokyo-based outfit indieszero are working on.

According to the preview, Curtain Call will feature more than 90 songs in addition to the full track list from the original Theatrhythm, including tunes from such offbeat sources as FF7: Advent Children and the Super NES title Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest. "The way that Masahiro Suzuki, the director over at indieszero put it, it's all really obvious song selection to him," joked Ichiro Hazama, producer on the Theatrhythm games. "It's most important that you keep customers happy, but we're certainly having fun developing this, too, and the song selection plays a part in that."

Other new features include a 'quest medley' mode that combines field and battle tunes into a single experience, collectible cards you collect to power up your characters, and a new multiplayer mode where players compete on the same battle song to try and outscore their opponent. "It's a bit like competitive multiplayer on a falling-block puzzle game," Hazama said. "As you make successful taps and beat monsters, your gauge fills up and you'll trigger effects to get in the way of your opponent's game."

Curtain Call is due out next spring in Japan, and as Hazama describes it, between this and the DLC tracks he has planned out for the future, this'll probably be it for the series. "We're thinking that we'd like this to be the final Theatrhythm," he said. "It'll be the newest, the best, and the final one. A lot of rhythm action game sequels don't include the songs from the original game, but with our project, if we didn't include tunes like 'Clash on the Big Bridge' [FF5] or 'Isn't It Wonterful' [FF10], you can't place the FF crown on that. So instead of just adding new songs, we want to have this game be the base upon which we add new songs and try to get as close to a complete song list as possible."

Source Famitsu
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Three new trailers were put up today, along with a bunch of screenshots and artwork.

This one focuses on the new "Quest Medley" mode, where it fills a flowchart-style world map with random songs, with a boss battle at the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBiziD0_YPw

This video showcases the new Versus Mode, where you can challenge other players via the Internet or local wireless, or battle against CPU opponents. Much like Guitar Hero III's multiplayer, you can activate power-ups (e.g. hide their arrow icons until the last moment) to mess with the other player's board:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxKWHF37BpY

Finally, the third video goes over the song-selection/sorting features. It sounds minor, but with over 200 songs to sift through, an assortment of sorting options would be necessary:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EFjh-Hg528

Other info:

- Barret Wallace (FFVII) and Edge (FFIV) are now party members, along with Machina and Rem from FFType-0.

- The release date for Japan is April 24th, 2014. No western release has been announced yet, but the Curtain Call trademark was registered in Europe a while back, so they might be planning on bringing it over.

 
Was going to buy the first one (didn't know about the new one), but I'll wait now and buy this one
 
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Another trailer, this one shows off some DLC: Music from the SaGa/Romancing SaGa series
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENaqSniSOUY
 
SE released two videos, first is what they call the FINAL TRAILER:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4McFphSfHq8

Next is a new video series that showcases all of the songs from each game, with this one (Vol. 1) focusing on FFs I-VII.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK5OTWi84ag

EDIT: Interesting, the final trailer says that you can pick either touch controls or button controls.

 
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New video: Volume 2 of the song list series, showcasing the songs from FFs VIII-XIV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeashmQGvBU
 
I guess Volume 3 will be the spin-off games.

EDIT: Here's volume 3, songs from the spin-off games:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9fg-E40T5A
 
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A North American release has been confirmed for this year! And a European box art has been shown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6OG9vWOdlg

Press Release (from GAF):

Combining hallmark FINAL FANTASY music with role playing game (RPG) elements, the new THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASY CURTAIN CALL™, announced today by Square Enix, Inc., will come to North America in 2014 exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS™ system.

Rendered in an adorable miniaturized art style, the title features more than 200 songs and 60 playable characters from throughout the FINAL FANTASY® franchise – including FINAL FANTASY VII: Advent Children® and FINAL FANTASY TACTICS®, as well as more recently released titles like LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY XIII and FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn®. Players can relive nostalgic moments as they tap their way through key FINAL FANTASY events, field themes and battle arrangements.

“Music is an integral part of FINAL FANTASY,” said Ichiro Hazama, producer. “As with the previous title, we wanted to shine the spotlight on that music for fans to re-experience their favorite moments from across the entire FINAL FANTASY catalogue.”

Key features include:
Versus Battle Mode – Players can now compete head-to-head with friends and other users.
Quest Medley Mode – Songs from the vast FINAL FANTASY music catalogue make up unique quests; players can choose their own routes through short, medium and long quests. Players can also share these quests with friends.
New Characters – The game features over 60 new and old characters, including Barret (FINAL FANTASY VII) and Yuna (FINAL FANTASY X-2). Characters from spin-offs, like Benjamin (FINAL FANTASY MYSTIC QUEST), Ramza (FINAL FANTASY TACTICS) and Zack (CRISIS CORE® -FINAL FANTASY VII-), also make their debut in this game.
Collecta Crystarium – Clearing songs and winning battles allow players to obtain Collecta Cards that boost their character stats.


THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASY CURTAIN CALL will be available later this year for $39.99. It is rated “T” (Teen). For more information on ratings, visit the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) website at www.esrb.org.

Related Links
Official website: www.theatrhythm.com
Official Facebook® Page: www.facebook.com/theatrhythm
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raiden_86 said:
Has this been answered? I'm not going to repurchase dlc, I'd rather keep what I've got.
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Curtain Call includes all of the original's songs and DLC on the cart, with the exception of the song from VersusXIII/XV ("Somnus"), so there's no need to re-buy the DLC. The Wikia page has the full song list.

On that note, they recently revealed new DLC songs, just minor songs from V-XIII-2 and some Romancing SaGa so far, and a DLC character (Yuffie) for Curtain Call. They're also listed on the Wikia page.
 
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http://tinycartridge.com/post/87694542367/theathrythm-curtain-call-collectors-edition

So, the US release date's been announced: September 16th, 2014. Square-Enix's store is exclusively offering a full Limited Edition set (limited to 5000 copies for $69.99), while other stores (Amazon and GameStop) are offering an Atlus-style first-run pack with only the 5-track sampler soundtrack CD and a cardboard slipcover for the regular price of $39.99.

Amazon

GameStop

Square-Enix Store (Full limited edition includes: Two soundtrack CDs (5-track and 20-track), a carrying case for the 3DS, a cardboard slipcover and a cardboard box, and five Collectacards)

 
The demo for Curtain Call is up on the eShop. 30 Uses, contains two songs ("Edgar and Sabin's theme" FMS, "J.E.N.O.V.A. AC version" BMS), lets you try out the excellent Button controls, and the save data from the demo is even supposed to unlock some hidden characters in the full game.

 
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