Features
* Deep character customization. Turn Max into a powerful sorcerer or a mighty warrior.
* More than 150 stat-improving items, called Force Arts, can be equipped for an unprecedented level of specialization.
* Real-time combat creates a deeper sense of personal involvement in battles, with the presence of more than 90 enemies on screen at once.
* Fast-paced action never lets up: a single play-through of the game clocks in at nearly 35 hours. For those still addicted after the credits roll, an advanced dungeon unlocks when the final boss is toppled.
* Gorgeous anime by Studio 4C. This notable animation team is made up of former Studio Ghibli (Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away) staff.

NCS Game Notes
* The intro to SFNeo is a mix of animation, polygon fighting sequences, and theatrics from the game. Over the course of the game, animation sequences relay the tale between the action and in-game interaction.

* Upon starting new game, players find themselves North of Ucritos atop Larcyle fort as a red haired warrior named Max. A centaur enters the scene and questions Max about any signs of approaching enemies and chides him about being "One who is a Force" Max soon runs back to Tower Duty while the centuar returns to Fortress Patrol. Soon after, a call of monsters attacking rings out and beasts storm the fort and have their run of the place. Max leaps into action and the game begins.

* Movement is controlled through the L-Analog and the "O" button strikes at monsters that have stormed the castle. Press "X" to speak to guards who stand sentry around the fort as well as the centaur. There are two spider-like creatures that cannot be harmed. To destroy them, head up the stairs after the centaur and go all the way to the top portion and destroy the black/purple orb known as a Monster Gate and they'll both die.

* Max eventually runs into his master Graham who is surrounded by monsters and the two finish off the last of the beasts and orcs. Graham later speaks of the return of the "Clan of the Moon." After additional banter, Graham applauds Max's growth as a fighter and declares him ready to undertake the "Ordeal of the Force" whereby he is to return to his homeland of Greensleeves on an airship to receive the blessing of his father.

* As Max returns home on the airship as shown by an animated sequence, another game introduction ensues where the various characters from the game are shown in episodes and assorted drama. Meryl greets Max as he disembarks from the airship.

* During Max's reunion with his father Gaia and a friendly duel between the two, a monster gate appears and father & son along with two soldiers in training fight the orcs and destroy the monster gate which has somehow invaded the quiet of Greensleeves. After destroying other monster gates and attendant monsters, Max returns to see Gaia who recounts the previous time that monsters attacked Greensleeves 13 years ago. A soldier pipes up that it coincided with the rising crimson moon.