Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles : The Crystal Bearers Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles : The Crystal Bearers is part of the " Final Fantasy : Crystal Chronicles " series exclusively on Nintendo consoles . The game was directed by Toshiyuki Itahana , who previously had done the artwork for all the " Crystal Chronicles " games currently released . The game ' s atmosphere is far more realistic and darker than previous " Crystal Chronicles " games , and focuses on a young man named Layle . Gameplay . Unlike previous " Crystal Chronicles " games , which focused on multiplayer RPG dungeon crawler gameplay , " The Crystal Bearers " is an action - adventure single - player experience with open - world gameplay . Layle can battle both on the ground and in the air . He is able to pick up objects and enemies with his kinetic abilities . Characters make use of their kinetic abilities in battle as the main form of combat . Using those abilities , the player is able to use anything and everything in the battlefield as a weapon . Unlike other games in the " Crystal Chronicles " series , there is a small separation between exploration and battle in the form of random encounters , but even with this small separation , the player is still able to use all of Layle ' s abilities in and out of combat , allowing him to even attack regular people ( usually resulting on the returned aggression of the surrounding population ) . The Wii Remote is used to grab objects and move them . Layle ' s powers can also work as a grappling hook to launch himself up . Nearly everything in the game can be interacted with , including people in towns ( who will react to Layle differently depending upon the player ' s actions ) . As the game progresses , the amount of things that the enemy can do increases as does the number of options Layle has when interacting with them . There is no leveling - up system in the game instead , the player utilizes new equipment to enhance Layle ' s abilities , such as being able to interact with objects farther away . The player can also maximize Layle ' s total HP by collecting fragments of Myrrh , which can be found by clearing the Miasma Stream campaigns in each area and hunting down scattered treasure chests around the world . Throughout the game , Layle can collect items and money from monsters and treasure chests . Using the items that he finds and buys , he can create that will increase five different attributes : offense , defense , focus , range , and luck . Focus decreases the time it takes to lock onto an enemy , range increases the distance at which he can Lock On to an enemy , and luck increases his chance of finding rare items . Some accessories can also add special attributes to Layle like for example resistance to static , adding a tackle effect to the rolling dash or increasing the amount of time you can hold a captured object or enemy . Battles at the start of the game are easy and can be cleared with standard attacks , but as the game progresses , the player is required to use objects and enemies in the battle field as weapons , experimenting to find good effects while avoiding bad reactions that could benefit the enemy to clear the miasma stream battles on time . Even though the game focuses on single - player gameplay , it is possible to use a second Wii Remote to help the first player in a co - op style ; the second player does not control a second character , but instead plays as an extension of Layle ' s gravity - based kinetic powers . Story . Layle , a Clavat Crystal Bearer , and Keiss , his Selkie partner , are contract workers on a job , guarding the cruise airship , " Alexis II " , on its maiden voyage . All is normal until a large flock of Zu mysteriously appears and begins swarming around the airship . Layle defeats the monsters , using his magic gravitokinetic powers to operate a large machine gun , and lands on the ship ' s deck where a young Selkie woman who is taking pictures of the event , and Jegran , the Lilty High Commander who hired Layle , stand among red shattered corpses of the monsters . A portal remains open in front of them . Layle uses his powers to pull a member of the lost Yuke tribe out of the portal and onto the ship . The Yuke then uses a Crystal Idol to absorb all of the crystal shards aboard the airship . After a brief spat between Layle and the Yuke , whom he calls " Goldenrod " , they escapes on a Zu and flies away , unaware that Layle swiped the Crystal Idol from them during the fight . Jegran orders Keiss to pick him up in the smaller aircraft he had been piloting and abandoned the airship , but Layle uses his abilities to power the ship enough to steer through a canyon and crash land in the Queen ' s Garden of the capital city Alfitaria . As Keiss goes with Jegran to set up the contract to go after the Yuke for thirty million gil , Layle meets a Lilty girl before they see a group of Lilty guards chase Belle in order to arrest her . They soon go after Layle for using arcane magic within Alfitaria , so the two of them flee from the scene using a chocobo drawn cart outside the capital building . The cavalry chases the heroes off a cliff where they find the entrance to the Subterranean Ruins , where Layle uncovers a creation myth about four governing crystals that together formed the Crystal Principle . Before he can finish reading the myth , he saves Belle from falling to her death after he realizes the place is unstable . After traversing through the ruins , Belle and Layle find themselves in chamber with a glowing crystal in the center . " Goldenrod " stands waiting by the giant crystal and tells Layle she is there for the Resurrection . Keiss reappears and attacks the Yuke with Layle unsuccessfully . The Idol Layle stole begins to glow and emits a wave of energy , creating a branch from the crystal floating in the center of the room . After escaping from the Crystal Chamber , Layle gets a letter from Cid , the Lilty genius who created crystal reactors , asking him to help him at Bridge Town . Layle helps Cid with his new steam engine and asks for information about the now dull Crystal Idol before a Lilty guard troupe shows up at Cid ' s workshop to arrest him , but Layle easily defeats them . Cid then talks to the Lilty girl from before , hidden from view , referring to her as Althea . After defeating the guards , Layle goes to the Vineyard to meet with Keiss about a lead on the new job . The two of them chase " Goldenrod " through the Vineyard and the Forgotten Forest , stopping at a mysterious area full of floating landmasses . " Goldenrod " explains that this is the cradle of their civilization . They then give Layle a red crystal shard , telling him that such crystals disrupt the Crystal Principle . When Layle refuses to stop chasing them , " Goldenrod " reveals that their power as a Crystal Bearer is summoning , bringing forth Bahamut to stop them . Layle slays the dragon and follows " Goldenrod " into another realm of floating structures . When he and Keiss catch up , " Goldenrod " again opens a portal , this time sending all three of them to the Forbidden Falls , with Layle and Keiss finding themselves at the Selkie Guild ' s base . Going ahead , Layle speaks to the Guild Master Vaigali and makes a deal ; Vaigali ' s intel on the Yuke in exchange for Cid ' s new steam engine powering the guild ' s train . Proceeding to the Costa Faguita , Layle again meets with Belle before returning to Alfitaria via the Selkie Train . On board , he once more meets Althea who wishes to meet him at the capital over a matter before the train is forcibly stopped by Jegran ' s forces . Layle escapes unnoticed , finally meeting with Keiss at the royal library , now a colonel in the Lilty army . He suggests that Layle go to Bridge Town to get Cid to bring him back to Grassland Station to test the steam engine on Vaigali ' s train . Layle returns to Alfitaria with Cid , stopping by Clock Plaza to meet with Althea . She asks about the existence of bearers with healing powers , but Layle has no information for her . Outside at the station , Cid and Vaigali are arguing about the steam engine . Keiss arrives and pretends to want to purchase the engine for the royal army . This convinces Vaigali to accept Cid ' s help just to prevent the Lilty Kingdom from getting it . Vaigali tells Layle that the Yuke had been seen in the Snowfields and that the train could take him nearby . Layle and Keiss follow Goldenrod up the mountain to Rivelgauge Monastery . While trying to find " Goldenrod " , Layle runs into Blaze , a pyrokinetic Clavat Crystal Bearer who was Layle ' s former partner and hired by Jegran to capture Belle , who stationed herself in monastery to extort Jegran with the photographs from aboard the " Alexis II " . In the Commoner ' s Graveyard , Blaze and " Goldenrod " are at a standoff over Belle . Layle agrees to help Belle , asking " Goldenrod " to wait . He and Blaze have a duel of Crystal Bearers ' powers . When Layle wins , Blaze runs inside of the monastery . Jegran and his forces have arrived to aide Keiss in capturing " Goldenrod " , but since the Yuke is missing they instead attack Layle . " Goldenrod " warps Jegran ' s massive sword through Layle , saving his life . The two of them the run off , " Goldenrod " hanging from a Zu and Layle riding a black chocobo . Jegran chases them to a shut down crystal airship , but Blaze confronts Jegran over using him and discarding him without a second thought . The High Commander ignores Blaze ' s threats , explaining that crystal reactors harmonize with Crystal Bearers , making their powers exponentially more powerful . He then uncovers his right arm and blocks a fire blast with the chocobo he rode on , now a red crystal just like the one " Goldenrod " showed Layle . Jegran reveals that he too is a Crystal Bearer , his right arm completely crystalline and able to convert materials into red crystal . He assaults Blaze and crystallizes him , powering the reactors of the ship . Inside , the ship comes to life around Layle and " Goldenrod " . Jegran catches the two of them in the same room . Though " Goldenrod " explains their intentions , Jegran refuses to listen as the Yuke and Layle jump out the side of the ship . Revealing their real name to be Amidatelion , they and Layle flee from Jegran ' s forces and a giant black behemoth . Amidatelion ' s armor is damaged by pushing Layle out of the way of gunfire , quickly summoning another portal to return to the Yuke Sky City before they lose their physical form ' s stability . Layle and Amidatelion end up jumping through the portal to the Point Between Existence and Oblivion — the home world where the Yukes have managed to survive after their Tribal Crystal was destroyed . Amidatelion begs Layle to open a nearby closet for them , which causes another suit of armor to fall out : a replacement suit . Kneeling down next to their new " body " , Amidatelion begins to heal their wounds — exchanging their soul from one suit to the other — and tells Layle to take some time to explore the Yuke village . Soon after , Amidatelion sends Layle back to his world . Layle is sent to Moogle Woods Station where he gets a letter from Cid telling him to meet him in his workshop to talk about his new invention . Layle seizes this opportunity because Cid might have information on how to get into the Palace and talk to the princess . Cid tells Layle that the only way would be to enter through the junkyard . Layle goes to the city and jumps off a shuttle midway through its journey to land in the junkyard . Coming across the decommissioned " Alexis " , Layle finds a crystallized King Alfitaria and comes to suspect that a Crystal Bearer is to blame for his " illness " . Layle successfully sneaks into the Palace and manages to speak with Althea , but leaves early to avoid capture . The next day , Layle and Keiss find out that Jegran has ordered the arrest of the entire Selkie Guild , having them sent to the Aerial Prison . Layle visits the guild to find it deserted , with the exception of Belle , who plans to rescue her tribesmen and " allows " Layle to assist her in order to repay his debt to Vaigali . With Amidatelion ' s assistance , Layle infiltrates the prison , once again rescues Belle , and saves the Selkies from being crystallized en masse by Jegran , while Amidatelion absorbs the facility ' s crystal shards into the second Crystal Idol . Unfortunately , though the Selkie civilians are saved , Vaigali sacrifices himself to save Belle and Keiss from Jegran . Following their escape , Belle and Keiss return to Alfitaria with proof of Jegran ' s being a crystal bearer , while Layle returns to the Subterranean Ruins to witness the Second Resurrection with Amidatelion , who , after speaking with him about the curse the Yukes placed upon the Lilties ' Tribal Crystal before their disappearance , saves Layle ' s life from a sneak attack by Jegran , but at the cost of their own . Layle promises to finish what she started . Exiting the ruins to Victory Monument Hill , Layle is confronted by Jegran and a platoon of Lilty Army troops , only for the High Commander to find that they are there to arrest him under direct orders from Althea . Jegran reveals his crystal forearm in anger after Keiss calls him a criminal , and attempts to murder the former colonel ; Layle then attempts to kill Jegran by crushing him into the ground before Althea stops him at gunpoint . Following Jegran ' s arrest , Layle , Belle , and Keiss convene with Cid at his workshop before Layle gets tired of waiting and decides to acquire the third Crystal Idol from Althea . Layle and Keiss head to the capital and attempt to take a shuttle to the palace . Meanwhile , Althea and Jegran go to the " Alexis " , and Jegran is ordered to restore the crystallized king . Jegran instead shatters the king and declares his intention to use the power of the crystals to conquer the world . When Althea refuses to join him , Jegran attempts to murder her , only to discover that she too is a Crystal Bearer . He takes control of the " Alexis " and flees , causing a massive power surge that disables Layle ' s shuttle . Layle manages to successfully crash - land the shuttle , and Cid arrives and offers him a ship to use to pursue Jegran . Layle and Cid take flight and confront Jegran , narrowly surviving the advanced weaponry that Jegran has installed on the " Alexis " . Layle boards the ship , but Jegran throws Althea overboard , forcing Layle to save her . Jegran , now suffering from delusions of godhood , decides to complete the Yuke resurrection spell as a " divine favor " , ignoring the fact that doing so will trigger an ancient Yuke spell that will destroy the Lilty Crystal and the entire Lilty tribe along with it . He then uses his powers to merge himself with the " Alexis " . Althea leaves to suppress the Yuke curse , while Layle takes advantage of Jegran ' s merging to power himself up . Layle and Jegran square off , and Layle ultimately destroys the Jegran / " Alexis " hybrid , returning him to normal . As he falls , he sees several Yuke mages appear to help Althea stop the curse . He is then attacked by Jegran , and the two engage in a brief fistfight in freefall . Some time later , a festival is thrown to celebrate the restoration of the Yuke tribe . Althea offers to promote Keiss to Jegran ' s former position of High Commander , but he declines , stating that he must maintain order within the Selkie Guild in the wake of Vaigali ' s death . Belle also leaves to track down Layle , who has vanished and been presumed dead after the final battle ; she hijacks Keiss ' s ship to do so . Layle is seen on a cruise ship in the ocean , aiding a young girl with his powers after her hat is blown away by the wind . Development . The original video trailer released showed an art direction style similar to the original " Crystal Chronicles " game . Steampunk style airships were shown flying across the sky , three crystal caravans racing on a desert - like plain , and a blond - haired Clavat boy holding a crystal in his hand . During the Square Enix Party 2007 a new trailer was unveiled showing the new direction the game was taken in . Plans were to have a running demo at Square Enix Party 2007 but due to lack of time , only a trailer was shown . They were hoping to have one ready by the Tokyo Game Show 2007 , but the event came and passed with no demo or even a trailer . Four " Crystal Chronicles " games ( namely " " , " " , " " , and " " ) have been released since the initial announcement of " The Crystal Bearers " in May 2006 . The developers of " My Life as a King " refused to comment when asked about the status of " The Crystal Bearers " at the Game Developers Conference of February 2008 , stating only that the public should " wait for a press release " . Three years after the game ' s initial announcement , the game still did not have a solid release date . The first new trailer since 2007 was released with the Wii version of " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles : Echoes of Time " in January 2009 . In March 2009 , the Official Global website opened for " The Crystal Bearers " that updates with short videos on the game and revealed a new logo . The European page revealed that Europe has already received a rating for the game before both North America and Japan . A newsletter was also emailed to people who signed up to receive info on the game from the European website . In a issue of Famitsu released in April , the Game Producer and Scriptwriter of " The Crystal Bearers " Akitoshi Kawazu , revealed that the long delay was due to the game being in early development when it had originally been announced and not having a full development team when they began work .