Secret of Mana Crystal

Perhaps my most favourite French site Sugoi!, has dug up some more screenshots of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles.

The more I see of the game, the more it seems to be inspired by Secret of Mana and the rest of the Seiken Densetsu series in general. What I also like, is the atmosphere the screenshots carry over, a sort of "A Group of Close Friends going on an Adventure" type of thing. It's the kind of atmosphere invoked in literature like Lord of the Rings, but which is almost non-existent in games (save for a few memorable moments in most RPG's).

Hopefully the game will live up to expectations.