Nickel Arand is a highly trained swordsman from the planet Miidrio with the mission to assassinate the Emperor of Nafein. The adventure starts inside a spaceship, in fact Nickel belongs to a very advanced civilization, compared to the primitive world where his mission will take place. Nickel reaches Nafein posing as a taveller, but infiltrating the keep and reaching the Emperor will be more difficul than he expects…
Final Fantasy: The Phoenix Prophecies is a fangame inspired by the popular series. Surprisingly this game uses a real-time combat system with a single playable character, that's pretty vague and probably the weakest part of the game (avoiding the enemies is easier!). In any case it seems that there were also three companions for Nickel, but the first joins at the end of the demo, so we do not know how they would support him in combat. For the rest we have puzzles, stealth sections, optional sidequests and some investigation, adding some features to a game that's interesting but also pretty short. The graphics are nice, and there are some unexpected details, like the sounds of the protagonist's steps that changes depending on which material he is walking on (stone, metal, etc).
Random Fact: if you played any Final Fantasy game, you probably know that Gil is the name of the currency used in all games. This fangame makes no exception, however our protagonist, that comes from another planet, in the beginning oddly tries to pay with dollars! And no, dollars do not appear in any Final Fantasy game.
Final Verdict: I wasn't a fan of the realtime combat, and I avoided it entirely, and I wasn't also a fan of the final puzzle, but aside for these two inconveniences, I found the story pretty interesting and maps well made and rich of details. A peculiar fangame.
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