Final Fantasy II is the second installment in the Final Fantasy series, developed and published by Squaresoft. It was directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, with Yoshitaka Amano designing the characters and Nobuo Uematsu composing the score. It was notable for being one of the first story-intensive RPGs released for console systems, and introducing many series staples, including chocobos and a character named Cid. Its story is unrelated to the original FINAL FANTASY, and its gameplay is a major departure from the previous title for eliminating the traditional experience-based progression system.
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probably the game of all time
my insistence on playing each entry in a series will spell my doom
(Re-review)
Severely overhated, in my opinion (taking later releases into account that is, the NES/Famicom version still sucks). I am one of FFII's biggest defenders.
The gameplay does suck for sure, however, I don't think it's quite as bad as people make it out. Again the Famicom version is just kind of bad but other versions are whatever.
The story, while absolutely nothing amazing, is literally Ambition: The Game and is ahead of its time in every sense of the word. Not very complex, but it is legitimately trying to convey some character work and themes here and it's really cool to see that in what would later become a very story focused series.
Great music too. Rebel Army my beloved.
Severely overhated, in my opinion (taking later releases into account that is, the NES/Famicom version still sucks). I am one of FFII's biggest defenders.
The gameplay does suck for sure, however, I don't think it's quite as bad as people make it out. Again the Famicom version is just kind of bad but other versions are whatever.
The story, while absolutely nothing amazing, is literally Ambition: The Game and is ahead of its time in every sense of the word. Not very complex, but it is legitimately trying to convey some character work and themes here and it's really cool to see that in what would later become a very story focused series.
Great music too. Rebel Army my beloved.
You really shouldn't play this game if you value your time. It doesn't respect you. But, if you insist doing so, use a guide and save states. I'm not big on guides -- even for retro games I pick up -- but FF2 is frankly a ridiculous game. To top it all off, it has one of the weakest OSTs in the series; only the battle, overworld, and rebel themes really stand out. My only joy in this game was casting Toad on powerful bosses and watching the fight instantly end.
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Fun Fact: The only dungeon in this game without a door leading to an empty room is the one in literal Hell