The game follows the exploits of Deren Star, an odd jobs person who,
along with his android companion Motor, is unexpectedly pulled into an
adventure to save Hell's Dome, a solar system surrounded by an
impenetrable asteroid belt from an artificial supernova. Along the way he meets a number of companions who all end up helping him
for some reason or another; Lisbeth, an amnesiac girl with cat ears, a thief named Ibis, a Blue Mage named Ellana, a monk named Fuban, and a walking, talking doll named KioSen, who used to be human.
FF: EN was made in RM2K and focuses on making a fangame that has the spirit of the series without treading on the story of already established game worlds. In fact, that is one of the greatest points about the game - that it creates the feel of a Final Fantasy game without having to use the story and characters of other Final Fantasy games before it.
An
interesting detail is that the custom levelling system is taken from
Final Fantasy 2, where what you did in battle determined your stat
upgrades. It's very different from other FF games, but that is where it
comes from.
The graphics are a hodge-podge of rips, RTP and custom, maps do suffer from the typical large map syndrome, sadly, but as was usual of the era in which it was made, most attention was focussed on story and systems and this game pulls both off quite well. There are a few different kind of custom systems in play and any player will find something interesting to take away from the game.
If needed you can find a walkthrough here: https://indiefaqs.com/index.php/FinalFantasyEndlessNovaWalkthrough
Random Fact: in 2021 ReloadPsi released an fan-updated version with more dialogues, rebalanced battles, bug fixes and more. You may get this version from the links below:
Final Verdict: With an epic tale and a nice setting, maybe not always presented in the
best way, Final Fantasy: Endless Nova is still an impressive work of
love and a good game to play still now that there are lots of similar
games. This is original but still faitful to the genre and I had fun
playing it despite some "clunky" design choices. The game is also old, so sprites and charsets aren't probably as
good as those that can be found today (those from the Record Keeper
would be better, for example), but the author did a great job with the
few resources available.
This is a classic, and surely one of the best, if not THE best of the Final Fantasy themed Rpgmaker games available!
This is a classic, and surely one of the best, if not THE best of the Final Fantasy themed Rpgmaker games available!
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