This review contains spoilers

The first of the Final Fantasies remastered to show off all of its pixel glory. The pixel remasters are part of Square's attempt to bring the classic games in the FF series to modern audiences. With polished graphics and some nice QoL features, Final Fantasy 1 is a short, yet enjoyable introduction to one of the most recognizable franchises today.

Some level of "old-game design" still exists, so you may still find yourself looking up a walkthrough on where to go next. These games were certainly not designed to have the player beat all random encounters they come across, so it can be easy to overlevel important fights just by playing the game normally. If you can look past a few inconveniences, there's a magical adventure waiting in store.

100%: Finding all of the monsters for the 100% Bestiary can be tricky and time-consuming due to random spawns. The level 50 achievement may seem somewhat difficult, but you'll likely grind up to that by attempting to find the secret boss of this game.

Reviewed on Mar 25, 2024


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