At the beginning of this month Square Enix revealed plans to bring a new Final Fantasy RPG to the Nintendo DS. Since then, IGN DS has reported that Four Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden will use the "Crown System," which is apparently a variation on the series' job system.

We scooped up over 20 new screenshots from the game today, so take a look at what Japanese DS gamers can look forward to this fall.

Cute, but cool. Click for a whole lot more.
The overall goal for the game appears to be to fuse classic RPG gaming with the more modern tech offered by the DS. AS one would expect of a classic RPG experience, this means random battles, so if you prefer seeing your enemies in advance, you're out of luck.

Missing from the Famitsu story, despite four full pages of coverage, is any mention of the game's multiplayer support. Square Enix has confirmed that the game will offer Wireless Play support for up to four players, but hasn't specified how this will be used.
We're expecting to hear rumblings concerning U.S. and Euro release dates for Four Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden later in the year.



Bryn says: Heading over to the official Japanese site for FF Gaiden, I watched a few of the introductory movies, and was immediately struck by the visual similarity to the DS Zelda games. I'm eager to hear more about the multiplayer support for FF Gaiden, too.

Is this too far removed from the classic FF games to interest you or will you give it a shot?