A very interesting game. I heard a lot of shittalking about it but having beaten it, I can say I enjoyed it. Fighting with the exp system was very memorable. They really put the tools in your hand to choose how you want your characters to be. Firion was a swordsman/buffer, Maria was a black magician/healer, and Guy was a physical brute with status spells. They let me create my adventure, and I did exactly that. They story isn’t amazing or anything but I did enjoy the tale of the Emperor, he was pretty cool. It’s nice having an overarching figure that builds up and you can eventually slay with satisfaction. Except if you have the blood sword. That weapon ruined the ending for me since I took out the emperor in 3 hits. I loaded up a save right after I won and tried the whole fight over again and eventually was satisfied. So do yourself a favor and give this a shot. It might not be as polished as later entries but it’s certainly the Zelda 2 of FF.

Reviewed on Aug 13, 2023


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