Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call is the sequel to the rhythm action game " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " for the Nintendo 3DS . It retains the " theater rhythm action " gameplay in which players use the stylus to tap and hold notes while fighting enemies . Much like its predecessor , the art style is the same used for the avatars from " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " , ' and ' . Gameplay . The game uses the same gameplay as its predecessor . Icons styled after musical notes must be tapped in rhythm to a song as a cursor moves over the notes , or the notes approach a cursor . If a red note appears the player has to tap the screen ; if a green note appears the player must hold the stylus down until the second end of the note passes ; and with yellow notes , the player must slide the stylus in the direction of the arrows on them . Failing notes results in the loss of HP , with the stage ending in a Game Over if the party ' s HP is depleted . Field Music Sequence , Event Music Sequence and Battle Music Sequence stages make a return . There is also an Airship Field Music . The field songs correspond to the " Final Fantasy " games they originate from . If it ' s an airship level , it will have the airship from that game . In addition to having over 200 songs and more than 60 characters , " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " also includes a versus mode along with the return of " Quest Medley mode " , where the player takes on various quests to add new " Final Fantasy " allies to their group . The new " Versus Battle Mode " is for rhythmic multiplayer action ; the mode will have two players playing the same song and will aim for the higher score . Players can inflict different status effects on one another . The new Critical Hit Trigger can be used to perform a critical hit for more damage against enemies . Hitting it can also give a chance of acquiring items . The Critical Hit Triggers are glowing notes that can appear in any kind of song , be it event , battle , or field , but functions differently in each : In an event song , hitting a Critical Hit Trigger perfectly could reward the player with a treasure chest ; getting a Critical Hit Trigger in a battle will do more damage ; getting Critical Hit Trigger right when moving through the field will grant a boost of speed . The new Daily Feature track shows a new track every day . Clearing the daily feature track will give x1 . 5 the average Rhythm Points . One can also acquire more RP by clearing stages without missing notes . The points can be used to add bonuses to selected characters . The EX Burst Gauge fills by hitting the notes on beat . Once full , the player can select from nine different EX Burst skills that can be used to put the versus opponent in a disadvantageous position . One of the skills is Stoic Judge , where the player rules the opponents ' notes as " bad , " except for their critical notes . If one runs into a randomly appearing Fat Chocobo it will hook the player up with different treasures . The Museum feature that displayed various records , music , videos , and CollectaCards in " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " , returns with more cards to collect , and they have their own rarity ranks . During the short , medium , and long quests the player takes on different maps and fights bosses in Quest Medley mode . Players are rewarded for defeating bosses , and completed maps can be shared with other players through StreetPass . Everything is done in increments . The player must to play single player mode songs and earn points to unlock every game mode , as well as options within each mode . The same goes for songs . Characters . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " features over sixty characters from the " Final Fantasy " series as well as a variety of enemies , including a Behemoth and Magitek Armor . Players start with four characters and form a party from the main heroes from " Final Fantasy " to " " . The rest , including the heroes not chosen , have to be unlocked via playing songs and going on quests . Crystals for characters are earned during playing single songs or quests , and the player gets to choose who gets unlocked and in what order . Additional characters may also be purchased as downloadable content . The following is a list of all characters available in the game , excluding DLC . Characters in bold are available from the start . Characters in " Italics " are available to choose from at the start if the Nintendo 3DS contains data from the demo version : Music . The game comes with 221 songs , while the DLC adds another 100 for a total of 321 songs in the game so far . They include songs from the main series , as well as various spin - offs and sequels . The full tracklist from " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " returns , with the exception of " Somnus " from " Final Fantasy XV " . Music from other Square - Enix titles , such as " Romancing SaGa " , also appears as DLC . Several arrangements of themes from the " Final Fantasy " series are used as the background themes for the menus : Below is a list of all 221 songs . Italicized songs are new : Development . A demo was released on Wednesday , December 18th , 2013 after its Nintendo Direct presentation . Release . A limited edition Nintendo 3DS XL for " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " was released alongside the game in April 2014 in Japan .