The original 2D sprite-based version of this classic Famicom RPG just doesn't exist in North America-well, not legally, cough cough. You should get: Final Fantasy III (Nintendo DS / PC / Mobile / Steam / PlayStation Store)įinal Fantasy III is a weird bird. Crystals are hip and cool in the Final Fantasy universe. If you despise the game off the bat, however, even the extra spit-and-polish applied to the PSP / mobile version won't change your mind. If you enjoy what's there, it's worth investing in the PSP / mobile iteration of Final Fantasy II. If you've already grabbed Final Fantasy Origins and / or Dawn of Souls, you may as well drive into the included copy of Final Fantasy II. If you're committed, try the HD remake for PSP and mobile: It features redrawn sprites, remixed music, extra dungeons, and a few tweaks that make the gameplay a bit more malleable.

You should get: Final Fantasy II (PSP / Mobile)Īlso consider: Final Fantasy Origins (PlayStation / PSOne Classic), Final Fantasy 1 & 2: Dawn of Souls (GBA)įinal Fantasy II is infamous for its weird and tedious levelling-up method, but it's also the first Final Fantasy that tells an epic story (or just lifts the plot of Star Wars and calls it a day). It features bonus dungeons that aren't in Origins, plus its redrawn sprites are awesome. The PSP / mobile iteration of Final Fantasy is also worth a look. Finally, Final Fantasy Origins' presence on the PlayStation Network makes it very easy to snap up. It also retains the original game's unique 'charge'-based magic system, whereas Dawn of Souls (which is also excellent) adopts the more modern MP-based system. This PlayStation collection gathers up Final Fantasy I and II, fixes its considerable bugs, gives its translation a good once-over, and adds innumerable improvements to its graphics and sound. If you want to start at the start, grab Final Fantasy Origins. It all started with the humblest of sprites. The initial NES release is certainly historic (and also easily accessible thanks to the Virtual Console and the NES Classic), but it's buggy and a bit hard to grok thanks to a sub-par translation.

If you're on a great big quest to catch up on the Final Fantasy games, your range of options for the very first title is huge. You should get: Final Fantasy Origins (PlayStation / PSOne Classic)Īlso consider: Final Fantasy 1 & 2: Dawn of Souls (GBA) / Final Fantasy (PSP / Mobile)

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