Final Fantasy
NES version
The very first Final Fantasy game. Though a completely different beast all together compared to later titles
The Good
As I start this review this game brings mixed feelings. At the time this game seemed like a brave new world from the break of Megaman and Bonk and Mario. The game takes place in a huge world "for it's time and even now" which is seemingly populated by serveral people and towns.
You get a party of four characters which you can choose from the following classes. Fighter, Monk, Thief, White Mage, Black Mage, Red Mage. You can take a combination of any of them. Mix it up that makes the spice of this game.
The music for the time was well done and very detailed especially for NES hardware. The graphical sprites also pushed anything that Enix did with the Dragon Warrior series "though in all honesty Dragon Warrior games tended to be a bit longer"
The quest itself took at least thirty hours to complete. Though it could be pushed quicker the games enemies themselves are not easy like later final fantasy games and one or two levels could LITERALLY give you the strength points needed to damage the monsters.
The game introduced a very intriguing class changes into the later areas of the game where your characters actually grew up. Very small but very noticeable in a era where your characters always looked the same.
The packaging for the game was superb and the manual itself gave you help for 50% of the game.
The Bad
Gaining gold and leveling up can be very tedious since you get very little in this game in the beginning of it.
Monsters are overtly difficult bad if your a newbie but fun if you love challenge.
If weaned on later Final Fantasy Titles this game is far too difficult with no story to feed you. What you see is what you get.
NES Batteries are starting to go dead so you should replace the game battery before playing it.
The Bottom Line
The game is good for old school veterans or people who want to see the first Final Fantasy. Also if you can handle the difficulty then go for it! I give this game a 8/10 since I grew up with it and have beaten it several times. If I was a have to give a less biased view it gets a 7/10
by Mr. Huh (105) on June 12, 2004