Story and Gameplay
Final Fantasy Explorers is not a traditional JRPG. While it can be played single player, it is more closely related to MMORPGs than anything else, and is best enjoyed online with friends.
It is an action-RPG dressed up with a light story about adventurers exploring new territories to gain the power of crystals. This isn’t FFX or FFIX quality story telling here. Enjoy it for what it is, or don’t and focus on gameplay as that’s what you’ll be sticking around for if Final Fantasy Explorers is your cup of tea. Even the MMO games, FFXI and FFXIV have far more detailed storylines than Final Fantasy Explorers, so don’t go into it expecting much.
Instead, Final Fantasy Explorers is like a pocket MMO/Monster Hunter-like hybrid game. You’ll pick up quests and assignments that require you to go out and hunt classic Final Fantasy enemies. It could be something as simple as going out and killing a bunch of easy monsters, or something more menacing like Ifrit. Either way, it’s more of a grindy type game with a lot of repetition. If you’re a fan of MMOs, it’s probably something you can deal with because the fun of those games and Final Fantasy Explorers, isn’t necessarily the complexity of what you’re doing, but it’s more about playing with friends and tackling tough challenges together.
Final Fantasy Explorers uses a star system to gauge a mission’s difficulty. You can do a lot on your own and with monsters that you can recruit to fight with you. However, you’re probably better off finding some buddies and playing online to take down some of the toughest highest starred fights.
