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Japanese
Release - 1988
USA Release - None
Nintendo Entertainment System
2 MB Cartridge
The 'most
different' Final Fantasy.
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Eek, the
Golden Bust of Death! |
Shops - with
stools in the middle of the floor |
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Behold! 3
color character portraits! |
Altea: The only
town with men dressed as monkies |
This game
clearly shows that Square had many visions for upcoming Final
Fantasy releases. This was one of them. Final Fantasy
introduced a type of gameplay that is completely different from
any Final Fantasy game that has been released. However, these
changes weren't popular among the players, making this game the
least popular in the series. Here's the changes
Pros over
Final Fantasy 1: Improved graphics, including character
portraits. Your party can now speak, introducing another element
into the story - drama. Cid is introduced. Chocobos are
introduced. Shops that you may walk into. The password system (you
learn passwords from someone and say them to someone else to
further the game). New skill system: Weapon skills, spell skills,
and character stats are raised by use. Items are now dropped from
fallen enemies. 3 static characters with the final slot being
taken by characters that move in and out. Characters are extremely
customizable to how you want them to perform. Annoying boxes
separating enemies and party members was eliminated.
Cons: No
experience points. Enemies become an annoyance since only Gil is
received from battles. Skills are extremely easy to raise by using
them on one's self excessively. A huge exploitable bug was
programmed in. If you wish to learn about this bug, email me.
Items that are usable in battle must be equipped.
Those were the
changes made. In my opinion, this was a great game for being a
guinea pig. I would actually prefer a skill system, similar to
that in Seiken Dentetsu, but other factors such as experience
points should have been left in. However, this guinea pig forged
many of the aspects that remained in the rest of the Final Fantasy
games, making this game extremely important to tracing the roots
in this series. This game was almost
as challenging as the first, with a great storyline, and same
satisfaction after finishing it.
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