The game was announced over three years ago at an E3 press conference right alongside Final Fantasy XIII. Both titles are scheduled to arrive in Japan this year.

Layle, the protagonist in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers, has the uncanny ability to pick up and throw his enemies. This gameplay clip demonstrates other ways he can use this skill.

We confirmed with Square Enix that Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers is scheduled to come out in North America later this year. A release date has not been finalized, but Crystal Bearers is being planned as their holiday title.

Though the world is now more or less at peace, there are underlying themes of racial oppression and genocide—not exactly lighthearted stuff.

Layle’s Crystal Bearer power allows him to grab and pick up anything or anyone. You activate his ability by pointing at the object you want to grab and hitting B. Once Layle’s gravity power connects you can toss barrels (or victims) by swinging the Wii remote.

Those of us accustomed to pronouncing it “Kuristaru Byearah” will need to stop doing that now (A pity, really…I quite liked it that way). The game’s localized release isn’t far off, judging by this English debut trailer.

Here’s another short Crystal Bearers clip, this time from the game’s Japanese site, featuring some of the best scenes from the trailer. It seems to be part of the game’s prologue and sheds some light on the relationship between Layle and his Selkie companion Keiss, who goes missing in the game.   I found the [...]

With all the fuss surrounding Final Fantasy XIII and the release of the demo, no one’s been paying any attention to The Crystal Bearers, Square Enix’s massive RPG project for the Wii. It’s unfortunate because Crystal Bearers seems to be one of the most fresh, innovate Square Enix ideas in years. Everything from the art [...]

What’s that in this Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers screenshot? A Yuke? I thought all of them were extinct after the Great Lilty-Yuke war. Not quite the case since Layle, the game’s gravity manipulating hero, is confronting Amidatelion a female Yuke who also holds a crystal.   Litlys also play a key role [...]

Time for another Crystal Bearers update! Spencer beat me to covering the website story, so I’m going to make sure he doesn’t get to do it again.   The Crystal Bearers website pretty much confirms the game is going to see a European as well as American release. There’s a gigantic crystal on the main [...]

A clip showcasing Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers was not included with the Wii version of Echoes of Time in the US. That doesn’t mean Square Enix won’t release the Crystal Bearers overseas.   Out of the ether, a teaser site popped up with the same Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers [...]

Last night, Ishaan found the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers trailer which snuck out a day early. Both of us don’t know what to make of it since it strays from the swords, spells, and puffball moogle Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles formula. Sure, the main character is a human, ahem, a Clavat and [...]

The Wii version of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time has a special feature or I should say a special trailer. Pick up Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time for the Wii and you can watch a new trailer of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers. Square Enix has not announced a [...]