Elza, the protagonist of The Last Story, is living a hard life as a mercenary. The story begins when he and his band of soldiers for hire head to Ruli Island in search of work.
Nintendo has high hopes for The Last Story. They believe Mistwalker's game is big enough to get people to buy a Wii, which is why a hardware bundle is coming to stores too.
These days, Jump seems to get all of the Final Fantasy scoops even before Famitsu. The Final Fantasy franchise is huge now, but while it was growing Squaresoft's crown jewel didn't get royal treatment from Jump.
The Last Story has a unique gathering system where players draw monsters away from mages invoking a spell with Elza. A scan from Shonen Jump explains magic has two uses in Mistwalker's fantasy Wii game.
Finally a release date for The Last Story. At the Nintendo Press Conference, Nintendo announced Mistwalker's RPG epic will be released in Japan on January 27.
