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7th Dragon III Code: VFD2015

7th Dragon III Code: VFD

2015 Sega of America76Good

Playtime

LongTypically 40 hours

Playable on

Game modes

Details

Launch
October 15, 2015
Developer
Sega Games

Overview

Travel Through Time in 7th Dragon III Code: VFD

7th Dragon III Code: VFD is an upcoming game in the 7th Dragon series of Japanese role-playing games. It will allow players to choose from eight jobs and 32 appearances for their party members, and 40 battle voices. 7th Dragon III Code: VFD is set in three time periods: the past, the present, and the future.

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Reception

7th Dragon III Code: VFD is an exciting and captivating JRPG that joins an involving plot to fun gameplay mechanics and well written characters in a background that will get the players exploring it and asking for more. This will be an instant catch with RPG fans, bringing them rich visuals and a lengthy, accessible combat system as well as plenty of...

At first 7th Dragon III Code: VFD can scare you away with its silly bright style, a strange plot, ordinary graphics, lack of 3D mode and occasional frame drops. Though it becomes obvious a little after that a party creation system with a variety of classes looks pretty fresh, characters match an unusual locations design, the music sets the right pace,...

Despite the plethora of content on offer with 7th Dragon III: Code VFD, this is a dull game. What good ideas there are within the class system and the initial premise of the plot, they’re almost negated by the tediousness of the dungeon crawling that’s barely disguised, combined with a narrative that ticks all the RPG tropes. An utterly forgettable...

If you can ignore the fact that there are four or five better choices for the same genre on the 3DS family of console (Etrian Odysseys and Persona Q anyone?), 7th Dragon III Code VFD is a competent dungeon crawler, that features original jobs, a solid combat system and a fairly uninspired story.

All in all, 7th Drgaon III Code: VFD is a fun dungeon-crawling experience with enough bells and whistles to set it apart from the pack. The base-building gives you a fun reason to grind dragons beyond simply levelling up your party, and the reward loop of loot and levelling keeps you interested at just the right pace. Barring the absence of a quick-save...