YaBoiDarkKnight
2000
One of my favorite games of all time. My favorite feature was the weapon evolution tree. My second favorite feature was the adorable town-building Geodama system. My third favorite feature was the roguelike dungeon floors with their interactable hidden treasure rooms. The atmosphere was super well-done and memorable.
1999
Note: If you want to play CC singleplayer, this is a great way to do it. Otherwise: Not only is this remake's multiplayer bad: It killed the reputation of Crystal Chronicles, a truly great game that deserved a resurgence and whose popularity would have done immense good for modern ARPG games. Broke my heart.
2009
2006
Loved the worldbuilding of the original, but the slow grindy pace of exploration and battle was difficult to overcome, I didn't 'get' the gambit system in the original version, and I didn't get immersed in the plot. Got stuck on the zombie dragon due to poor inventory management and no save to return to. Returned to Zodiac Age as an adult and really enjoying it so far.
Good lord the original Final Fantasy games sucked. Even as remakes! Haha. 2 especially had amazing design ideas, and absolutely bombed the execution, with the most forgettable characters of all time. The one amazing thing about these games is how incredible the music was, with some of the greatest compositions of the entire series that are still used today already present even in these primordial games, like Matoya's Cave.
1999
1990