It’s a Ton of Fun, When You Get the Right Team
Once you do learn everything and get in a rhythm, Dissidia NT can be an absolute blast to play. These battles do a great job of capturing that absurd Final Fantasy battle feeling you see in something like Advent Children, and the game looks absolutely gorgeous, especially on PS4 Pro with HDR. It feels great to pull off dodges at just the right time, only to turn around and unleash a huge combo on your enemy, or nail a huge HP attack at just the right moment.
Teamwork can go a long way in Dissidia NT, and communicating (while difficult to do on the fly) can help. Ganging up on enemies or rushing to shatter a Summon Crystal improves your chances, however, this is if you get the right team. Considering the steep learning curve, it can be a drag to get teammates that just don’t know what they’re doing. It’s a tough game to learn so it’s not necessarily their fault, but I got quite a few games that were just completely mismatched, both in my favor and not. Perhaps this could be solved with a better matchmaking system. Right now you have player levels that go from Bronze E-A, to Silver E-A, then presumably Gold and whatever else. Because of this it seems like Dissidia NT might be the most fun when you get two friends together and make a squad to play online. I still had a great many good matches, but finding horribly mismatched teams can certainly put a damper on the fun, despite the over-the-top gameplay.
Unfortunately, the beta gives you only a very brief look at the single player offering in Dissidia NT. There’s four cutscenes you can watch from the story and one gauntlet mode in single player, leaving very little context of how these modes will actually work. As we get closer to the release of the game, look for us to comment on these aspects.
