This review contains spoilers
Story -
100% step up from 1 but still pretty lacking none of the characters have a clearly defined motive no backstory for anyone. but there is still something there which is alot more than what ff1 had
Art/Graphics-
Amazing looking sprite work as ff1 had but it I did notice it did more with effects helping sell those grand changes on the map like the castle Changing into pandemonium or the cyclone were really cool
Gameplay-
Sadly a step down from ff1 I found the magic system extremely unintuitive making it more of a chore to level up your spells and finding i didn't even need them except for the odd enemy that resisted psychical attacks, it disappointed me considering how much i enjoyed the magic system of the first game. The dungeons were also a huge downgrade none of the charm the first game had all blending together inside my brain even while i was playing same goes for the bosses maybe minus the emperor who I think was way better than garland. all of the bosses in this have no personality or uniqueness which I feel also stems from the fact they are the easiest fights in this game I found myself having more trouble with the fights i got from random chests than from the story bosses of this game. if I were to give one compliment to the gameplay aspect of FF2 it has to be the weapons system which I thoroughly enjoyed having more freedom to build your character as you choose.
World-
So so so so good definitely the highlight of this game seeing the world changing as story events happened was so cool it really gave it a better sense of scope like there really is a war going on and how these attacks were effecting people and leaving there mark of the terrain and peoples. also chocobo forest
100% step up from 1 but still pretty lacking none of the characters have a clearly defined motive no backstory for anyone. but there is still something there which is alot more than what ff1 had
Art/Graphics-
Amazing looking sprite work as ff1 had but it I did notice it did more with effects helping sell those grand changes on the map like the castle Changing into pandemonium or the cyclone were really cool
Gameplay-
Sadly a step down from ff1 I found the magic system extremely unintuitive making it more of a chore to level up your spells and finding i didn't even need them except for the odd enemy that resisted psychical attacks, it disappointed me considering how much i enjoyed the magic system of the first game. The dungeons were also a huge downgrade none of the charm the first game had all blending together inside my brain even while i was playing same goes for the bosses maybe minus the emperor who I think was way better than garland. all of the bosses in this have no personality or uniqueness which I feel also stems from the fact they are the easiest fights in this game I found myself having more trouble with the fights i got from random chests than from the story bosses of this game. if I were to give one compliment to the gameplay aspect of FF2 it has to be the weapons system which I thoroughly enjoyed having more freedom to build your character as you choose.
World-
So so so so good definitely the highlight of this game seeing the world changing as story events happened was so cool it really gave it a better sense of scope like there really is a war going on and how these attacks were effecting people and leaving there mark of the terrain and peoples. also chocobo forest