Final Fantasy 4 The After Years: Yangs Tale
It’s been over a month since Final Fantasy 4: The After Years and its first downloadable episode (of 9), Rydia’s Tale, launched. Now suddenly we’re bombarded with 3 more downloadable episodes, the first of which is Yang’s Tale.
Yang was the monk from FF4 known for his kick technique which allowed him to do minor damage to all enemies on screen. In the original FF4 he was a main player for the first half of the game before leaving the party. Now we see what he’s been up to since FF4.
Yang is currently the ruler of Fabul. He spends his days training monks and trying to keep control of his young daughter Ursula. The episode starts with Yang being informed of rumors that Baron, under the rule of Cecil and Rosa, is becoming aggressive and stealing the crystals for themselves. Yang dismisses the rumor. Before he can put anymore thought into it, he learns that his daughter has fled to Mt Hobbs. He takes two monks and goes after her.
Yang retains his classic move set from FF4. He can use his kick technique to hit all enemies in a battle, or spend a round focusing for a powerful attack next round. The monks are pretty much scaled down copies of Yang, they can attack and kick, but can’t focus. Eventually Ursula is found and joins the group. Ursula also features a kick technique, but instead of focus she has a “chakra” technique that will heal herself or another party member slightly.
The story continues when Yang returns to Fabul to learn that the Baron’s airships (The Red Wings) are coming to attack Fabul.
All in all it’s just like the main game and Rydia’s tale but staring Yang now. Like the other downloadable episode it’s about 3 hours long, so the $3 (300 Wii Points) price tag is still a good deal. It’s still great if you love FF4: The After Years. My only complaint is that there are practically no band moves. You’d think the two monks would have something they could do together right off the bat. At least Yang and Ursula would have something. Instead there are only two bands and you don’t get them into specific points in the story.
There’s not really much to say. You know if you’re going to get this or not. If you’re curious about FF4: The After Years in general read our review of that. If you are still on the fence for this one, check out the video.
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