Now this isn’t something im proud off, but i’ve never actually played most final fantasy games. I played 13, 13-2, 15 and now 16. I am a fan but I was never really introduced to anything before I saw a friend playing 13. After recently playing FF16 it’s made me fall head over heels for the franchise and I decided to purchase the pixel remaster and play through every Final Fantasy game from the beginning and i’m hoping you Zesty lot will follow me on this journey as I post up mini reviews for each game in the series, so let’s begin our journey here with FF1.
This game has aged really well, considering it was released in 1985, the remastered version has only improved the graphics slightly and yet the general gameplay is the same as it was way back when, yet it plays very well. The combat is easy to understand and therefore very accessible to any new players and the movement is your standard top down 4 directional style and feels quite comfortable.
The story is kind of your standard big bad guy controlling 4 other big bad guys, but there is a little twist thrown in there at the end and I’m presuming no one minds spoilers for a nearly 40 year old game but I still won’t spoil it. I really like this style of bestiary, where it’s the same monster just stronger with a new name and colours which final fantasy uses a lot but does well. Even with this there is still a great selection of monsters to flesh the world out and the bosses are nicely designed, especially for the time.
I managed to complete this game in 14 hours, this would have been quicker but being a modern gamer i’m not so great if the game isn’t directly telling me go over there with map markers and a constant quest list. You do, in this game, actually have to pay attention to what people are saying and where they tell you to go and there’s no map markers which means you have to search for the destination rather than following the markers.
I’ve got to give this 10/10. With the time this came out, RPG games were brand new and this was top tier, also as this is a remaster they’ve done a great job adding in little bits like XP boosters and Gil boosters while still keeping the game as original as possible. I’d highly recommend playing this and am really looking forward to the next 11 games as I attempt to catch up to where I started in 2013.
Reviewed by MoonHead
Released on Sony Playstation 4 April 19th 2023.
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