It is a game that captures the attention in the very first minutes. Even when compared to games I consider masterpieces in the genre such as Dragon Quest III and Phantasy Star, at the time of release, FF II brought something else to the table. It's a shame that the interesting premise does not develop into something more interesting. It ends up being a very run of the mill early 90s JRPG, but it still showed what to expect from the series.
El gameplay es tan rico como el anterior y ahora se le suma una historia llena de giros de guión. Mejor que el anterior
O melhor que joguei da franquia, até agora
My first Final Fantasy game, I played it when I was like 4.
PS5- Pixel Remaster
Unfortunately way worse that the first one, the leveling system was awful, rushed through the game with a guide, the story line was better than the first though
Unfortunately way worse that the first one, the leveling system was awful, rushed through the game with a guide, the story line was better than the first though
I like to imagine the people of that time saying "What you mean Final Fantasy TWO?? Wasn't it FINAL?"
Personagens marcantes, história intrigante que prende o jogador, com desdobramentos e plot twists muito maduros para a época! FFIV Introduziu mecânicas que estendem-se por toda franquia. Sem dúvida um dos melhores FF antigos.
Played half. A revolutionary RPG, but not one that grabbed me. Cecil's transformation into a hero is excellently told through the language of video games, but I found the combat, graphics, and translation a bit dull.
When the twins gave their life to save the rest of the party, i actually shed a tear. So much fun memories.
i hate how grindy it is. maybe back in the day would be a cool idea.
It was fun for what it was but a definite step up from the first one.
-> Una obra magna que se convierte en el primer juego en contarte su historia dentro del propio juego, sin necesidad de manuales.
-> Firion, con pocas interacciones, experimenta un gran desarrollo y se convierte en uno de los mejores protagonistas de la franquicia.
-> Cuenta con una de las mejores bandas sonoras.
-> 'El Alma Renacer' es obligatorio de jugar y representa el culmen de su grandeza.
-> Matheus, un villano muy carismático para su época, se demostró aún más en los spin-offs futuros.
-> Firion, con pocas interacciones, experimenta un gran desarrollo y se convierte en uno de los mejores protagonistas de la franquicia.
-> Cuenta con una de las mejores bandas sonoras.
-> 'El Alma Renacer' es obligatorio de jugar y representa el culmen de su grandeza.
-> Matheus, un villano muy carismático para su época, se demostró aún más en los spin-offs futuros.
I was very excited for this game when I first read about it in Nintendo Power, but never actually ended up owning it. I got a SNES not long after this came out, but it never got on my wishlists (Final Fantasy Mystic Quest did... maybe I'll replay that one soon...).
Because I rented this instead of owned it, for many years, I only ever made it to the dolls, which feels like it should be halfway through, but is instead only about a third. Eventually, I borrowed it from a friend and completed it, some time after Final Fantasy III came out, and after playing (and replaying) FF III, this one was a bit rough...
At the time, as we didn't get FF II or III, this did feel like a second entry in the series. It referred back to the first entry plenty, but within a completely, unrelated story. We got the four fiends, we got the music and scrolling text post-prologue, we got the rat tail, we got the vehicles, we got the crystals, it was all there.
But this time, there was also MORE! A LOT more! And while much of that "more" is clumsy, at least they tried to really push the SNES to its limits (its 1991 limits, at least).
There are a ton of playable characters, but they come and go, and sometimes never come back. Plot points are raced through in order to get to the next section or story beat, and then sometimes they just draaaaaag (the robot walking just takes for fucking ever).
But it's beautiful and the music is great, and there's no way to actually describe what it was like to see everything we loved from the first entry, but in 16 bits. It was revelatory.
I will say, while the DS complete remake of this entry is much better in just about every way, I prefer this version for one reason: The Tower of Zot/Babel. For whatever stupid reason, Square started to undo the sci-fi elements they put into their entries. The Tower of Zot was like the flying castle in the first game: a sudden surprise. Here we are in this fantasy world, and suddenly there's future tech (see also: Might and Magic III)? That was a shock, and Square just made the tower into a brown, dusty tower. Boring as shit.
Because I rented this instead of owned it, for many years, I only ever made it to the dolls, which feels like it should be halfway through, but is instead only about a third. Eventually, I borrowed it from a friend and completed it, some time after Final Fantasy III came out, and after playing (and replaying) FF III, this one was a bit rough...
At the time, as we didn't get FF II or III, this did feel like a second entry in the series. It referred back to the first entry plenty, but within a completely, unrelated story. We got the four fiends, we got the music and scrolling text post-prologue, we got the rat tail, we got the vehicles, we got the crystals, it was all there.
But this time, there was also MORE! A LOT more! And while much of that "more" is clumsy, at least they tried to really push the SNES to its limits (its 1991 limits, at least).
There are a ton of playable characters, but they come and go, and sometimes never come back. Plot points are raced through in order to get to the next section or story beat, and then sometimes they just draaaaaag (the robot walking just takes for fucking ever).
But it's beautiful and the music is great, and there's no way to actually describe what it was like to see everything we loved from the first entry, but in 16 bits. It was revelatory.
I will say, while the DS complete remake of this entry is much better in just about every way, I prefer this version for one reason: The Tower of Zot/Babel. For whatever stupid reason, Square started to undo the sci-fi elements they put into their entries. The Tower of Zot was like the flying castle in the first game: a sudden surprise. Here we are in this fantasy world, and suddenly there's future tech (see also: Might and Magic III)? That was a shock, and Square just made the tower into a brown, dusty tower. Boring as shit.
I played this game a LOT for having never owned it. Kept borrowing it from a friend.
It’s a fun game, with a story that is suitably Final Fantasyish all the way.
For the first 16 bit game in the series, Nobuo Uematsu went absolutely nuts with the score. So me of his best. I’m particularly fond of the airship and Big Whale themes.
Graphically, it’s what you’d expect from an early SNES rpg. They are not bad, far from it…just outstripped by the end of the SNES’ lifespan.
But they are bright, colorful and clean.
I just recently started a new playthrough (which is what prompted me to write this) and I was harmed all over again by this game. FF6 may be my favorite game in the series, but 4 holds a special place in my heart.
If you’ve never played it, by not give it a try? Or one of the other multitude of releases of it? Just not the GBA version. It’s not bad…but they altered the story so much to fit in the extra stuff they added that they ruined the impact of some key moments in the story. But the PS1 version in the Anthology is fine, the DS remake of 4 is actually pretty amazing, but kind of harder because you are cut down to 3 characters at a time from 5.
But the SNES outing is perfect just as is.
Enjoy gaming, my friends
It’s a fun game, with a story that is suitably Final Fantasyish all the way.
For the first 16 bit game in the series, Nobuo Uematsu went absolutely nuts with the score. So me of his best. I’m particularly fond of the airship and Big Whale themes.
Graphically, it’s what you’d expect from an early SNES rpg. They are not bad, far from it…just outstripped by the end of the SNES’ lifespan.
But they are bright, colorful and clean.
I just recently started a new playthrough (which is what prompted me to write this) and I was harmed all over again by this game. FF6 may be my favorite game in the series, but 4 holds a special place in my heart.
If you’ve never played it, by not give it a try? Or one of the other multitude of releases of it? Just not the GBA version. It’s not bad…but they altered the story so much to fit in the extra stuff they added that they ruined the impact of some key moments in the story. But the PS1 version in the Anthology is fine, the DS remake of 4 is actually pretty amazing, but kind of harder because you are cut down to 3 characters at a time from 5.
But the SNES outing is perfect just as is.
Enjoy gaming, my friends
This game is very desbalanced and the history is mid
Final Fantasy II (SNES) was a groundbreaking RPG for its time, ditching traditional levels in favor of a system where your characters improve based on actions in battle. The story is more mature than the first game, and the soundtrack is amazing! However, the difficulty spikes can be brutal, the leveling system is a bit of a grind, and some parts are poorly translated. Still, for any old-school RPG lover, it's worth experiencing despite its flaws.
good haha, its alright heehee
A masterpiece, incredible step up from the NES games in the series. Love the characters and story, love the setting with multiple overworld maps, simple but satisfying character progression in combat. Challenging but way more forgiving than original FF3, thank god for the introduction of save points. Maybe my most replayed FF across the SNES, PS1, GBA, 3DS, and Pixel Remaster version. Probably the most beginner-friendly of the classics
A huge step down from the first one, whether you play the original or the pixel remastered its just not fun.
Pixel remaster
An important and influential game in the series for sure, but not one I'm that interested in playing these days. The story doesn't do much for me at this point and the combat is a little too shallow since you generally do not have control over any character growth or party composition.
This was my second attempt, but I'm giving up for good - FF II (SNES) aged (very) poorly in my opinion.
From the translation, which made what should have been an emotional story into an "oki doki" one "then", to the amount of grinding required (goodness, I hate that aspect of old RPGs...) or the fact that you really need a guide to know where to go next, otherwise you'll either be lost or miss optional-but-pretty-much-necessary items/summons during your playthrough, this was clearly not for me.
I think I gave it a fair shot at over 20+ hours (and almost reaching the third/last part of the game), but I'm calling it quits before absolutely hating the game.
I'm guessing I should have played the Pixel Remaster and/or a patched / fan-translation instead?
From the translation, which made what should have been an emotional story into an "oki doki" one "then", to the amount of grinding required (goodness, I hate that aspect of old RPGs...) or the fact that you really need a guide to know where to go next, otherwise you'll either be lost or miss optional-but-pretty-much-necessary items/summons during your playthrough, this was clearly not for me.
I think I gave it a fair shot at over 20+ hours (and almost reaching the third/last part of the game), but I'm calling it quits before absolutely hating the game.
I'm guessing I should have played the Pixel Remaster and/or a patched / fan-translation instead?
The pixel remaster fixes a lot of the issues with this game but the biggest issue, the dungeon layouts, is still there. It's been elevated to the point of being basically alright and even fun for the first half, but as the dungeons get longer and the grind requirements get higher it's more and more tedious.
It was my second RPG that I gave a chance to after Super Mario RPG, and when I played it I was really impressed, having a more "mature" narrative and such, but replaying it in the GBA version, I see that the story wasn't all that and this game likes I have to fight a boss until I can't do it anymore, you kill a filler boss and two filler bosses before facing a canon, but I still have a fondness for this game, because it keeps me interested in RPGs (although today I'm a little bored and without much time to be interested in continuing to play this genre)
Pretty good.
Hit me mommy! It's the only way to level up
P.S: (I just realized that this is actually FF4 not 2 Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!)
P.S: (I just realized that this is actually FF4 not 2 Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!)
Got to the part where the baddies bomb that sad desert town. Good game. Will return to it when I'm not busy with other... junk?
How confusing, this is the original American release of Final Fantasy 4. Still just as good.
My favorite game in the series, Active Time Battle was a game changer. Story is fantastic. This game got me hooked on Final Fantasy. A must play.
Playthrough got cut short due to a bug where Yang was still in a party after he supposedly died - meaning when I encounter the next new party member, the game freezes. Gameplay is pretty basic but with little customization, the story decides who's in your party rather than you. FF6 is better, but the story is worth reading up on. The dialogue in-game is pretty basic.