Final Fantasy 3DS rhythm game, Theatrhythm, revealed

by Justin McElroy on Jul 6th 2011 8:45AM

We've interacted with the world of Final Fantasy in so many ways. We've stabbed guys, changed outfits, even made Chocobos have sex with each other, but we're still waiting on the Final Fantasy game where battles are conducted by rhythmically tapping on the screen along with prompts. (Actually, that might have been in a Final Fantasy game at some point. We've not been so diligent about finishing them lately.)

Regardless, our odd itch will soon be scratched by the just-announced Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, a 3DS game that includes dungeons and towns, and has you tapping on the screen to conduct battles. Other details are light in the report (found in Japanese mag Jump and translated by Andriasang), but we know the game will include music and chibi-style versions of characters like Lightning and Cloud from throughout the franchise.

After the break, you'll find a screen from Jump that, while fuzzy, sends the perfectly clear message that this is unlike any Final Fantasy game before it ... as far as we know.

[Thanks, Dean]

Source: Andriasang

Tags: 3ds, ds, final-fantasy, japan, jump, nintendo, square, square-enix, theatrhythm-final-fantasy

Reader Comments (51)

Hope I can play the fanfare.

Who knows, maybe I'll actually get this Final Fantasy game! I'm not a fan, but it looks fairly interesting to me compared to the others.

The...Theath, wait. Thee-ath-rhythm? How the hell am I supposed to pronounce this? I mean, I though Doudecim whatever was ridiculous, but now it's like you're TRYING to confuse me.

@The Blank Mage Returns And don't try to tell me it's 'Theater Rhythm', there aren't enough Rs or Es and we all know it.

@The Blank Mage Returns Looks like they tried to combine "theater" and "rhythm" together in one word. I'm guessing it would sound similar to saying the two together.

@The Blank Mage Returns

It's my believe Squenix just ran out of try story ideas and said "Let's just make the titles uncontrollable now."

@The Blank Mage Returns I guess you start saying "Theatre" and switch to "rhythm" once you get to the 'r'. Still better than Final Fantasy Duodecim Versus Agito 734/12 Random Latin The After Years.

@The Blank Mage Returns

It's like trying to say F3AR

@The Blank Mage Returns

They've been doing that alot. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Dissidia FInal Fantasy Duodecim Prologus, Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance(this one isn't hard to pronounce but I'm fairly sure it was constructed with a dart board and a couple of drunks.

@Suichimo Dream Drop Distance is extra hilarious, because it's obvious they were going for three d-words (for 3D) and alliteration like that usually sounds ok no matter what you do with it, but it's like they discovered that two "dr-" words in a row follow by a "d-vowel-" word are difficult to say so they specifically went with that on purpose.

@The Blank Mage Returns

It really is Theater Rhythm I bet!

I'll wait for this to arrive on my ipad.

@yomachaser

Judging by the rate it take them to release any of their other games on iOS, I wouldn't recommend holding your breath.

@baby sea tuna Sadly true but this would be a fun $2 app. No way is it worth more.

@yomachaser

"true but this would be a fun $2 app. No way is it worth more."

But the multiplayer is a blast and definitly worth the asking price, especially with the AR sections, dont you think?

@yomachaser How could you possibly decide the game's worth after reading roughly three sentences of description in this post? I don't think Square Enix is the most trustworthy developer (or publisher) these days but you're bound to miss a lot of great games if you pass judgment immediately after they're revealed.

@Electrium Honestly? I've been burned by them so my recently that I don't value SE much anymore. I wish it wasn't so ,but they have been making pretty mediocre stuff (IMO) for a while.

But when I said I valued the game at max $2 you have understand that I was clearly talking about the iOS market so if this game is actually fun it would still make them millions.

Is this Square's way of saying they aren't supporting the 3DS?

Uh wtf? Talk about milking a franchise

For those acheing on ho to phoneically manage this mushy title, its a marriage between the words Theatre and Rhythm. My best guess is (The-ah-tryth-um)

Interesting, will look out for this in the future.

I love FF music, I love Ouendan/Bust a Groove, therefore I love this game.

Because this is totally what the fans have been waiting for instead of a new Chrono, Mana, KH, or FFXV, etc. Jesus christ I hate Square now ~_~

@(Unverified)

To be fair, we already know Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance is coming to the 3DS.

@(Unverified)
Please, if Squ'enix was fan-friendly, we would've had the FF VII remake years ago.

@foxhound If Squenix was fan friendly they wouldn't crush fan projects that are like 95% done after years of work.

@foxhound

I am tempted to create another account just to upvote you more than once.

@(Unverified) I guarantee you if this article was "New Chrono/KH3/FFXV for 3DS" you'd be complaining about it being on 3DS

Well it's about time!

Wait what are we talking about

.....ummmmm......what?

They're making terrible titles unpronounceable so when you're trying to tell someone how terrible it is... you won't be able to call it by name. :)

You later:
"Ugh... that Thee... thatry... that music Final Fantasy game is terrible!"

Am I allowed to say this sounds really dumb?

Nobuo or GTFO

It would be cool if is like Papa Pata Pon

If this game has remixes of classic Final Fantasy music to play to, I might be interested in it. Final boss should be an epic 20-minute Dancing Mad level.

I was hoping for a beatbox battle, but this'll do...

Oh look! Something else absolutely no one asked for.

Got *damn* you Square-Enix.

I'm actually interested in this. I don't really think it will be great and I wouldn't want to pay a lot if money for it but so long as it's fun, I don't have a problem with it.

WHAT. THE. F--

I...i just don't know what to say. Square has the worst planners ever. WHO THE HELL THOUGHT THIS WAS GOOD?! (and its a bit late to be doing this as the rhythm craze has gone down a bit) Honestly if you want to milk a cow, do it in its prime.

Stupid stupid stupid...

So chocobos will be dancing to "Walkie Talkie Man" or "Don't Stop Me Now"? Excellent.

wtf...

@Shadow Hog

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@Theneverendingsoda

Not true. They gave me Tactics Ogre again, they can live for eternity.

Reception from blog to blog varies wildly. Most here are like "WTF? Gimme 7!!"

And other places are like "Why wasn't this sooner?"

Honestly, I want the mobile games Heroes of Light and Darkness as 3DS ware/PSN title myself.

Please let me rhythm battle to FF4's battle and boss music. For that matter, every song throughout the series!

Sounds great if they've made it into a proper full-fledged game that can really compete on a level with Ouendan / Elite Beat Agents.

Sounds less great if this is basically a phone game that they're going to sell on 3DS for $40 before they release it on iPhone/Android for $5.

From the one screenshot, it kind of looks like the latter, but to be fair that's only one screenshot.

Two of my favorite genres combined?

Time to buy a 3DS!

And here I thought SquEnix's 3DS game would be, I dunno, a remake of FF6, or something else FF fans might actually care about on some level deeper than mild curiosity. Silly me!! Ahahahahahahaha!

'Vidrhythm' and now this? Why can't they use real words anymore?

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Theatrhythm Final Fantasy

Final Fantasy 3DS rhythm game, Theatrhythm, revealed

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