People said I was crazy for starting the series with FF1 8ish years ago. I have loved watching FF grow from the very first game and experiencing all the different things they tried. Glad I’m not the only one who appreciates the oldies!
The modern conveniences actually make this very playable, it was a lot of fun to go back and experience this in a much fresher way than slogging through the NES original!
Played the original on the NES back in the day, I spent a lot of time grinding to level up my characters. The boosts get rid of that entirely and I can certainly appreciate that now in my old age where time isn't the luxury it once was lol
You know I played this when it first came out and have beaten it many more times since then. I would say if you’re a first timer, don’t feel bad at all for using guides because when we bought it it pretty much had a guide. It literally had an almost 90 page manual that took you through the game and it came with a big poster that had maps of all the dungeons. However, I would say that you’re definitely missing out by using all those boosts, but so long as you had a good time that’s all that matters.
I played this game too this weekend and I was really surprised how good it was. This Pixel Remaster is so well made. I love the new music and the boosts make for a less grindy experience. And I agree with you: it's big! (I never played the original). I was expecting something basic like FF Adventure.
Don't feel bad about the boosts. I'm 52 and work like 74 hours a week. I love the FF games, but can't dump 100 hours into a game now. Honestly, if you are exploring a lot, the end game on the Pixel Remaster is pretty easy. Only the last boss is challenging. I usually turn the boosts on when I'm just grinding to save time.
I played FF1 on the US NES when it was new in the summer of 1990 and it absolutely blew me away. The music, the artwork, the grinding were all fun. Pixel Remaster was cool, but i prefer the original.
Glad you enjoyed it. The GBA version of FF1 was my first JRPG and I think it still looks really beautiful with an snes art style and soundtrack - shame they didn’t give the option for this release. To date, it’s the only FF game I’ve finished and enjoyed all the way through!
So glad you took the chance to play the original! I played FF1 quite a bit in my childhood but honestly I'm not sure how far I'd get if I popped it in my NES today, it's probably more of a nostalgic thing for me at this point. It's wonderful they remastered the game for people today who have never played it!
You shouldn’t feel like you need to “confess” to using boosts. Most of us OG NES players use a glitch that lets us fight nothing but Kyozoku fights at the start of the game (a mob that drops ~8x the gil that it should) then we head to the Power Peninsula where the game accidentally spawns endgame mobs so you can level up in a single fight. Sounds kind of like just boosting gil and exp, doesn’t it? Great review. I wish I could enjoy these remasters as much as the original because I really do like the updated graphics and sound. My main problem with them is that the so-called modern quality of life improvements ruin the gameplay for me. A lot of people like to rag on the “Ineffective” results you get in the original when a character was assigned to attack a mob that already died. This was a feature, not a bug. The original game came with a gigantic chart with all the enemies listed including their HP. You were meant to plan your attacks well so as to not waste actions. Another thing that modern players love is the ability to buy Phoenix Downs, Ethers, and Hi Potions. In the original, there was only Potion. Again, this was intended as it limited the resources you had available going into a dungeon because there was NO saving once you entered. I’ll acknowledge that these probably aren’t the best ways to challenge players. The fact that most people consider them annoying is pretty convincing evidence that it was poor game design. But if you ever get the itch to play FF1 again, I highly suggest trying out the NES original just to get a feel for what it was really like.
Same I loved these older games when they first came out, but now at 37, as a full-time business owner and father of 4, I don’t have time to grind for 60+ hours.
Fantastic review and I completely agree, I need to play this game as a JRPG fan. I appreciate the heads up about this. I’m hoping to jump in before the years out.
The new soundtrack is pretty amazing for VI. Some of the best sound work in Final Fantasy imo. I did play Final Fantasy 1 on the PS1, and i did have a little nostalgia for it. I bought it and played a little and kept it for a couple years and then finally pushed through it although that was quite some time ago. I really loved playing it for the first time, it was still so magical for me back then.
This review was very helpful. I really glad you recommend it. I played this with boosts and felt the same. I only turned them on because of time. Looking forward to future videos!
i was a kid when NES came out, but it wasn't until secret of mana and chrono trigger that i became an RPG fan, but still struggled to get into turn based until FF 7. I have sense went back and played all but FF1 over the years. FF1 is literally the last one for me haha
FF1 is such a great, fun game! I've found that as I've gotten older, if there's an easy mode, boost, or guide, I'm going to use it. I don't have very much time to play games, so when I do, I just want to have a good time.
Thanks for the review. I played this back on the NES and have been wanting to try it again. It was such a step up in video games. It's like they advanced games two or three levels instead of just one. Oh, btw, your hair looks great!
I just beat this game and I really appreciated the boosts. I grew up playing old school RPGs, but as an adult I've gotten really tired of the random battles and exp grinding.
thanks for the video. just about every review for the pixel remasters is more general and not in depth, so it's good to see one like this. The pixel remasters are pretty great in general but they do have this stutter when scrolling that I don't seem many people talking about. It's not a hardware thing because it's like this on PC, PS5, and switch. Apparently there are mods to smooth it out on PC but console gamers are SOL. Anyway, the stutter when scrolling that's in all six of the games really really bothers me and bothers some other people too. Once you see it you can't unsee it. Great review though
Woo, I’m glad that you enjoyed it! I’ve got my hopes up about you enjoying FF2 even more. You’ll get your personalities and a more intricate story there.
Story is definitely improved in 2, and the introduction of the job system is awesome, but gameplay is poor, at least the original. I haven’t played the Remaster yet.
Found your channel just now. I appreciate your review a lot. I’ve played games for years but I consider myself a “casual gamer.” I beat the games for the stories, I don’t really care to get every single trophy/achievement. I also don’t play on the hardest difficulty myself, because I can get frustrated and it loses the joy of gaming for me. Appreciate your honesty with how you approach games. I think people can get too competitive about it, and it kills the vibe. I’ve seen people get bashed for playing on “easy” or “medium.” You enjoyed it, had fun, and now I plan to buy it! Subscribed 😎
Just about to finish it. I played the game here and there at friends houses back in the late 80s/early 90s, but had no idea what to do. Even retrying it in the late 90s with a few RPGs under my belt, it was too hard. In 2024, the pixel remaster is archaic, but not too bad when you turn off random battles and speed things up. I couldn't imagine playing the original NES version now though, particularly since the characters will attack air if they've all been assigned to an enemy that gets taken out early. No shame in using a guide, as relying on word of mouth, magazines, and tip lines were considered vital to completing RPG/adventure games back then.
Played the original back in the late 80s and the DS version some 15 years ago, there is a Renaissance version out now with bug fixes and 10 additional jobs that I'm having a ton of fun with now.
I would love to get my hands on a physical copy of this. I have mixed feelings about remakes but in this case bringing a collection from so long ago is exactly the right way to do it
Solid review! I love the honesty lol I’m the same way. With JRPGs, I’m in it for the adventure and story, not the challenge. Although with the survival horror, Im all about the challenge lol
I’m still looking for this one. I just don’t want to pay up for it since I know I won’t get to it any time soon. I’d love to go back and play the originals again. Glad you liked it.
Once I'm finished with Dragon's Dogma and Ghostwire Tokyo, I should find my old NES strategy guide and use it when playing this. I've beaten this game twice, the original NES and then the Vita version many years later. I just got the FF DOT art book today and my palms are itching.
I just got today the F.F. Anniversary Collection Edition on Switch, Black Friday deal at $55. Which I couldn't pass on it. I never experienced any of those titles, and I'm looking forward to it.
Awesome, glad you had fun with this entry! FF1 on the NES was the first in the series that I got into. When you say OG NES games are hard, you are NOT kidding! So glad they've fixed so many of the bugs of this original version, too.
I know you said you weren't comparing, but Final Fantasy 1 came out in December 87. It openly took a lot from Dragon Quest 2, which came out on January 87. Those 2 are where you can look historically where RPGs evolved.
@femtrooper Totally get it, and I feel the same. I also feel that DQ is very underrated in the West and doesn't get enough credit for what it innovated. AFAIK, the first JRPG party system was in DQ 2 and FF1 openly took from it, the first JRPG class system was in DQ 3 and FF3 took from it 2 years later, DQ 4 was the first massive JRPG story and FF4 took a year before it released, and DQ 5 was the first JRPG epic (and first monster tamer) and FF6 had 2 years before release. I think it makes sense to compare them for these reasons since Sakaguchi admitted taking a lot from DQ. Hopefully, this brain dump helps with something for content on your end. 😆
Ff1 is a masterpiece. I feel like I see alot of people slagging it off these days but to me its a top 5 ff game and is the one I go back to play the most out of any in the series. Super fun game, great soundtrack, even the original nes version is still great and provides a great challenge and cannot be mindlessly mashed through.
I really want to get the pixel remaster series but it's so gosh darn expensive. I've never played any FF games and I was born in 86 so I have no real excuse. I have played and love the Dragon quest series and romancing saga... FF is on my list of must plays. I like hearing there are qol updates. Like you I don't have time to grind endlessly or really enjoy grinding all that much so this is great news! Thanks for your review!
I recently played through FF1 and in the very last seconds of the game I had an epiphany about its story and honestly I haven't stopped thinking about it since. The best way I think to describe this epiphany is in two parts, first from trying to explain the epiphany to someone with zero knowledge of the game: "I just had a Mindblow revelation after finishing Final Fantasy 1 lol it's hard to explain fully just from jump, but basically, the game's meager story includes five warriors in the distant past that were sent to investigate the problems with the crystals that is the main course of the game. and in their misadventure, they ended up getting cursed and turned into bats. Bats which decorate the first dungeon that you visit in the game. At the VERY end of the game... Literally the last 2 sentences of the finale text scrawl at the end.. the game implies that through a quirk of fate, time, and space, the player themselves, is actually one of those 5 warriors that was sent by the Lufenians to investigate the crystals. and so, in the very final moments of the game I had a dawning realization that the game had actually cast me, through the fourth wall, as a bat."" and also, in the form of a linked youtube stream (I stream all of my gaming these days) where I had the epiphany itself: ua-cam.com/users/live-Vn5_smjpGU?t=3871s In short, FF1 breaks the fourth wall in an amazing way that I didn't recognize until just last week. The two last lines in the epilogue tie the player into the story in an interesting way. Another line in the epilogue is "Noone knows when the time loop started" But that's not true. We know EXACTLY when the time loop started. It started when the fifth warrior of light - the player of the game - turned the game on and started a new game. That IS the start of the timeloop. It gives Final Fantasy 1 this quality when you've beaten it. You have finished the timeloop and put it back into its proper place. However, if you start playing the game again, you have effectively RE-Perilized the world. You have re-initiated the timeloop, and by beating Garland at the beginning of the game, you have cemented the timeloop into existence, until you finally complete it again, and are able to put the game back onto the shelf. ------ Really....I';ve just been looking for places to put this information (like I said, i haven't really stopped thinking about it for the past week) and this review seemed like a good enough place. Now I'll watch your review and reply to this comment with an ACTUAL comment about YOUR work. cause I'm quite interested to see if anyone else on retrospect has come to this conclusion, or if you'll have the same impression I've had for literally my whole life, that this game's story is non-existent and not at all worth seriously exploring. this is the timestamp in my stream showcasing the 2 lines in the epilogue that blew my mind, and the moment that my mind got blown: ua-cam.com/users/live-Vn5_smjpGU?si=bIgkQDgNv7rSXGzD&t=3524
Yup, got to the end and you're singing in the choir, which is fine :) Just... it has a better story then you're thinking, and the key to realizing that is to realize that YOU yourself are actually one of the FIVE warriors of light, and the the true crystals are in your hearts the whole time. :) Subbed up :) will watch more I'm sure :)
About the soundtrack, I didn't hate the new music, but I was REALLY spoiled by the fantastic orchestrated soundtrack in the PSP and previous smartphone releases. They're fantastic!
I liked my time with it and only the last boss did give me some trouble until i saw online you could stack the boost you can give the warrior, then it was easy. Impressive game for the time, loved playing it.
Hey Paige! Thanks for the review, it is nice to see that even if it's your first time you enjoy it. For my part, I did play it back then on the nes and I did play the Pixel remaster on the PC, even though the option of upgrading the xp and money is not there on PC, the game is still easier than the original, but still is a lot of fun!
I love the Snes, PS1 and PS2 FF games, but the NES games were very forgettable to me atleast. But it was nice to see first hand how the series has evovled from game to game. I bought the games physically aswell but I bought it from FF4, FF5 and FF6. If you just want an easy time with these games I think having double amount of EXP and Gil is enough.
I never finished the NES version of FF1 but finished it later on GBA with a graphical lift and iirc mana instead of spell slots. I've got the pixel remaster physical coming, so I'll play it again then, and I'll be turning on all the exp and money boosters 😂 I really don't feel like grinding my way through that game again 😅 I never got far on FF2, and it's so different, but I really liked FF3. I also really liked the job system in FF5, and I personally like FF5's story more than FF4, though I know I'm in the minority there 😅 FF6 is my favourite FF, so I'm really looking forward to playing that again 😊
Saying you owe it yourself as a final fantasy fan is something I also say. I feel the same way with ff, I’ve played everything from 6 and above, I feel I owe it to myself to go back and experience 1-5
I played the original 8-bit version back in the day…I prefer the orchestrated music and I used the experience booster too. Who has time to do that grinding these days?
Currently playing through this with boosts on as well. In my opinion the game would be a grind fest without it. Things are pretty expensive and you end up having to buy things constantly whether it’s tents or antidotes or weapons. FF1 isn’t exactly story heavy so I don’t think I’m missing much. I’ve got 5 other titles to get through for this remaster lol
Yeah, I agree! It’s not a big deal and it’s a great way to experience the game! Go for it! I played with the boosts! The more I think about it I don’t care lol it’s a video game lol live your best life!
I am not interested in this game, but does the boosts work for FF4 and 6? I want to try out those games more so than anyother FF game before 7, not really interested in the series but I want to experience the story of FF6 especially.
I just checked the games' descriptions on Nintendo. Both games come with the exp boost and the no random battle option. I highly recommend giving those games a chance.
@@femtrooper I too was surprised by how it was more epic than DQ1. I enjoyed it. I thought it was fun. I'm not an RPG person but it reminded me of the 2d pokemon from the 90s. It was fun
that "lava" WAS magma, because you're actually IN a Volcano 🌋 🌋 🤓🤓🤓🤓 And yes I've played Final Fantasy since 1990(on the NES) I currently have the Pixel Remaster and the OG Japanese Famicom versions of 1-3…
Good review, it is interesting to hear a newcomer's perspective on this game. It was the first RPG I ever finished, so my views on it are biased, but I love how open the characters are. It allows you to project any personality you want on them, which can be really fun. There is an old web comic called 8-bit Theater that really shows just how far that can get you with a little inagination. The music for the Remasters WAS done by an actual orchestra, with some additional instruments recorded remotely.
Nice too see a chick review this game. Final Fantasy is an all timer. Men & women are def different. It's not a bad thing like people thing. Enjoyed her review.
Would you mind if I jump in promoting my lets play of this? I'll delete this comment otherwise. I completely agree that the pixel version is incredible. Such an improvement over the ps1 version.
Worst review on the Internet. It was a cringe fest hearing someone say they didn’t care like 50 times. Maybe care more. Don’t try to fit in. Just be yourself.
Found your channel just now. I appreciate your review a lot. I’ve played games for years but I consider myself a “casual gamer.” I beat the games for the stories, I don’t really care to get every single trophy/achievement. I also don’t play on the hardest difficulty myself, because I can get frustrated and it loses the joy of gaming for me. Appreciate your honesty with how you approach games. I think people can get too competitive about it, and it kills the vibe. I’ve seen people get bashed for playing on “easy” or “medium.” You enjoyed it, had fun, and now I plan to buy it! Subscribed 😎
People said I was crazy for starting the series with FF1 8ish years ago. I have loved watching FF grow from the very first game and experiencing all the different things they tried. Glad I’m not the only one who appreciates the oldies!
No way! It’s fun sometimes to start with the original and then you can see the direction the series took!
Final Fantasy 1 is incredible. Sakaguchi is really especial.
The modern conveniences actually make this very playable, it was a lot of fun to go back and experience this in a much fresher way than slogging through the NES original!
Sooooooo true!!! I wish they would do a modernized version of Mother 1 because I tried playing Earthbound Beginnings and it’s very unplayable lol
Played the original on the NES back in the day, I spent a lot of time grinding to level up my characters. The boosts get rid of that entirely and I can certainly appreciate that now in my old age where time isn't the luxury it once was lol
That’s another part of it I never got into but as a parent it’s hard to play games so the boosts help a lot!
You know I played this when it first came out and have beaten it many more times since then. I would say if you’re a first timer, don’t feel bad at all for using guides because when we bought it it pretty much had a guide. It literally had an almost 90 page manual that took you through the game and it came with a big poster that had maps of all the dungeons. However, I would say that you’re definitely missing out by using all those boosts, but so long as you had a good time that’s all that matters.
Haha, thank you!!!
I played this game too this weekend and I was really surprised how good it was. This Pixel Remaster is so well made. I love the new music and the boosts make for a less grindy experience. And I agree with you: it's big! (I never played the original). I was expecting something basic like FF Adventure.
You nailed it!!!
Don't feel bad about the boosts. I'm 52 and work like 74 hours a week. I love the FF games, but can't dump 100 hours into a game now. Honestly, if you are exploring a lot, the end game on the Pixel Remaster is pretty easy. Only the last boss is challenging. I usually turn the boosts on when I'm just grinding to save time.
Love to hear it!
I played FF1 on the US NES when it was new in the summer of 1990 and it absolutely blew me away. The music, the artwork, the grinding were all fun. Pixel Remaster was cool, but i prefer the original.
It’s definitely an amazing game no matter which version you check out!
Glad you enjoyed it. The GBA version of FF1 was my first JRPG and I think it still looks really beautiful with an snes art style and soundtrack - shame they didn’t give the option for this release. To date, it’s the only FF game I’ve finished and enjoyed all the way through!
Definitely finish more FF titles! So many good ones!
@@femtrooper lol yes I am ashamed 😂
So glad you took the chance to play the original! I played FF1 quite a bit in my childhood but honestly I'm not sure how far I'd get if I popped it in my NES today, it's probably more of a nostalgic thing for me at this point. It's wonderful they remastered the game for people today who have never played it!
Yeah! It was nice to experience it in 2023 with some changes!
You shouldn’t feel like you need to “confess” to using boosts. Most of us OG NES players use a glitch that lets us fight nothing but Kyozoku fights at the start of the game (a mob that drops ~8x the gil that it should) then we head to the Power Peninsula where the game accidentally spawns endgame mobs so you can level up in a single fight.
Sounds kind of like just boosting gil and exp, doesn’t it?
Great review. I wish I could enjoy these remasters as much as the original because I really do like the updated graphics and sound. My main problem with them is that the so-called modern quality of life improvements ruin the gameplay for me. A lot of people like to rag on the “Ineffective” results you get in the original when a character was assigned to attack a mob that already died. This was a feature, not a bug. The original game came with a gigantic chart with all the enemies listed including their HP. You were meant to plan your attacks well so as to not waste actions. Another thing that modern players love is the ability to buy Phoenix Downs, Ethers, and Hi Potions. In the original, there was only Potion. Again, this was intended as it limited the resources you had available going into a dungeon because there was NO saving once you entered.
I’ll acknowledge that these probably aren’t the best ways to challenge players. The fact that most people consider them annoying is pretty convincing evidence that it was poor game design. But if you ever get the itch to play FF1 again, I highly suggest trying out the NES original just to get a feel for what it was really like.
Appreciate this! Thank you!
I'm a parent. If I'm playing a 35 year old game, you best believe I'm turning on that exp/gil boost. My time is way to valuable.
Heck yeah!!!
Same
I loved these older games when they first came out, but now at 37, as a full-time business owner and father of 4, I don’t have time to grind for 60+ hours.
Fantastic review and I completely agree, I need to play this game as a JRPG fan. I appreciate the heads up about this. I’m hoping to jump in before the years out.
Yay! Definitely play it! I think it took me around 15 hours??? So it’s not long!
The new soundtrack is pretty amazing for VI. Some of the best sound work in Final Fantasy imo.
I did play Final Fantasy 1 on the PS1, and i did have a little nostalgia for it. I bought it and played a little and kept it for a couple years and then finally pushed through it although that was quite some time ago. I really loved playing it for the first time, it was still so magical for me back then.
That’s awesome! I should check out the soundtrack for VI on the Pixel Remaster even though I’ve played it before!
@@femtrooper yep, the soundtrack is all there. It hits so right during the game though. Probably my most started game ever. I will play it this time!
I played the Final Fantasy 1 Pixel Remaster earlier this year and it was awesome. It feelt special to check how this franchise began.
Totally!
This review was very helpful. I really glad you recommend it. I played this with boosts and felt the same. I only turned them on because of time. Looking forward to future videos!
Thank you so much! Nice to see others using the boosts too!
i was a kid when NES came out, but it wasn't until secret of mana and chrono trigger that i became an RPG fan, but still struggled to get into turn based until FF 7. I have sense went back and played all but FF1 over the years. FF1 is literally the last one for me haha
That’s so great!
FF1 is such a great, fun game! I've found that as I've gotten older, if there's an easy mode, boost, or guide, I'm going to use it. I don't have very much time to play games, so when I do, I just want to have a good time.
Yay! That’s awesome to hear! It definitely made for just a fun experience and zero frustrations!
You had me at final fantasy, great review.
The pixel remaster was absolutely a fun time
Thank you!!!
Excellent review! I’ve never played the original (just thought it was too outdated to go back to) but now I just might!
This makes it super accessible!!! Cause I hear ya!
Thanks for the review. I played this back on the NES and have been wanting to try it again. It was such a step up in video games. It's like they advanced games two or three levels instead of just one. Oh, btw, your hair looks great!
Thank you!!!
I just beat this game and I really appreciated the boosts. I grew up playing old school RPGs, but as an adult I've gotten really tired of the random battles and exp grinding.
That’s just it! It’s so nice to play it with the boosts and chill!
thanks for the video. just about every review for the pixel remasters is more general and not in depth, so it's good to see one like this. The pixel remasters are pretty great in general but they do have this stutter when scrolling that I don't seem many people talking about. It's not a hardware thing because it's like this on PC, PS5, and switch. Apparently there are mods to smooth it out on PC but console gamers are SOL. Anyway, the stutter when scrolling that's in all six of the games really really bothers me and bothers some other people too. Once you see it you can't unsee it. Great review though
Thanks so much! When I review a game I try and just tell my experience. I never go too in depth just talk from the heart!
It's cool that after all these years, people still talk about FF1, thank you for sharing your thoughts
Of course!!!
Woo, I’m glad that you enjoyed it! I’ve got my hopes up about you enjoying FF2 even more. You’ll get your personalities and a more intricate story there.
YES! I’ve heard mixed things about FF2 but I can’t wait to play it!
Story is definitely improved in 2, and the introduction of the job system is awesome, but gameplay is poor, at least the original. I haven’t played the Remaster yet.
Found your channel just now. I appreciate your review a lot. I’ve played games for years but I consider myself a “casual gamer.” I beat the games for the stories, I don’t really care to get every single trophy/achievement. I also don’t play on the hardest difficulty myself, because I can get frustrated and it loses the joy of gaming for me. Appreciate your honesty with how you approach games. I think people can get too competitive about it, and it kills the vibe. I’ve seen people get bashed for playing on “easy” or “medium.” You enjoyed it, had fun, and now I plan to buy it! Subscribed 😎
Thanks so much!!! Glad I can be relatable!!!
Just about to finish it. I played the game here and there at friends houses back in the late 80s/early 90s, but had no idea what to do. Even retrying it in the late 90s with a few RPGs under my belt, it was too hard. In 2024, the pixel remaster is archaic, but not too bad when you turn off random battles and speed things up. I couldn't imagine playing the original NES version now though, particularly since the characters will attack air if they've all been assigned to an enemy that gets taken out early. No shame in using a guide, as relying on word of mouth, magazines, and tip lines were considered vital to completing RPG/adventure games back then.
Haha, yeah, I’ll admit I could never play the original NES version either!!! I did enjoy this though!
Played the original back in the late 80s and the DS version some 15 years ago, there is a Renaissance version out now with bug fixes and 10 additional jobs that I'm having a ton of fun with now.
That’s awesome! I just love that they are accessible for everyone!
I would love to get my hands on a physical copy of this. I have mixed feelings about remakes but in this case bringing a collection from so long ago is exactly the right way to do it
Yes! It just makes them look a little better. Totally worth it!
Solid review! I love the honesty lol I’m the same way. With JRPGs, I’m in it for the adventure and story, not the challenge. Although with the survival horror, Im all about the challenge lol
Yeah!!! Not every video game is about the challenge - it’s about the adventure and story!
Really liked this review, it felt very honest and natural. I'm so guilty of never having played Final Fantasy before 😅
Thanks so much! Don’t feel guilty! I just finished it a few days ago!
@@femtrooper Thanks Paige 🙏
I’m still looking for this one. I just don’t want to pay up for it since I know I won’t get to it any time soon. I’d love to go back and play the originals again. Glad you liked it.
Yeah, just a great experience as a JRPG fan!!!
I still need finish FF6 on the pixel remaster, my favorite of the series!
It’s a great game for sure!!!
Once I'm finished with Dragon's Dogma and Ghostwire Tokyo, I should find my old NES strategy guide and use it when playing this. I've beaten this game twice, the original NES and then the Vita version many years later. I just got the FF DOT art book today and my palms are itching.
That’s amazing!!! I also looooove original guidebooks. So fun!
I just got today the F.F. Anniversary Collection Edition on Switch, Black Friday deal at $55. Which I couldn't pass on it. I never experienced any of those titles, and I'm looking forward to it.
Have fun! I know I am!!!
Awesome, glad you had fun with this entry! FF1 on the NES was the first in the series that I got into. When you say OG NES games are hard, you are NOT kidding! So glad they've fixed so many of the bugs of this original version, too.
Haha, absolutely!!!
I've been set on going for the gba versions of the classic FF games that I hadn't played yet, but man, those boosts sound really enticing
100% get this version!!!
I know you said you weren't comparing, but Final Fantasy 1 came out in December 87. It openly took a lot from Dragon Quest 2, which came out on January 87. Those 2 are where you can look historically where RPGs evolved.
Makes sense!!! I try and keep them as separate franchises but I’m a Dragon Quest girl lol
@femtrooper Totally get it, and I feel the same. I also feel that DQ is very underrated in the West and doesn't get enough credit for what it innovated. AFAIK, the first JRPG party system was in DQ 2 and FF1 openly took from it, the first JRPG class system was in DQ 3 and FF3 took from it 2 years later, DQ 4 was the first massive JRPG story and FF4 took a year before it released, and DQ 5 was the first JRPG epic (and first monster tamer) and FF6 had 2 years before release. I think it makes sense to compare them for these reasons since Sakaguchi admitted taking a lot from DQ. Hopefully, this brain dump helps with something for content on your end. 😆
Ff1 is a masterpiece. I feel like I see alot of people slagging it off these days but to me its a top 5 ff game and is the one I go back to play the most out of any in the series. Super fun game, great soundtrack, even the original nes version is still great and provides a great challenge and cannot be mindlessly mashed through.
It was really cool! Seriously shocked me!
@femtrooper I was pleased as pie to get that game in 1990. A revolutionary game. The Japan's got it in 87
I really want to get the pixel remaster series but it's so gosh darn expensive. I've never played any FF games and I was born in 86 so I have no real excuse. I have played and love the Dragon quest series and romancing saga... FF is on my list of must plays. I like hearing there are qol updates. Like you I don't have time to grind endlessly or really enjoy grinding all that much so this is great news! Thanks for your review!
Awesome! You can start with any of them! My first Final Fantasy was 10! They all have good qualities!
I recently played through FF1 and in the very last seconds of the game I had an epiphany about its story and honestly I haven't stopped thinking about it since.
The best way I think to describe this epiphany is in two parts, first from trying to explain the epiphany to someone with zero knowledge of the game:
"I just had a Mindblow revelation after finishing Final Fantasy 1 lol
it's hard to explain fully just from jump, but basically, the game's meager story includes five warriors in the distant past that were sent to investigate the problems with the crystals that is the main course of the game.
and in their misadventure, they ended up getting cursed and turned into bats. Bats which decorate the first dungeon that you visit in the game.
At the VERY end of the game... Literally the last 2 sentences of the finale text scrawl at the end.. the game implies that through a quirk of fate, time, and space, the player themselves, is actually one of those 5 warriors that was sent by the Lufenians to investigate the crystals.
and so, in the very final moments of the game I had a dawning realization that the game had actually cast me, through the fourth wall, as a bat.""
and also, in the form of a linked youtube stream (I stream all of my gaming these days) where I had the epiphany itself:
ua-cam.com/users/live-Vn5_smjpGU?t=3871s
In short, FF1 breaks the fourth wall in an amazing way that I didn't recognize until just last week. The two last lines in the epilogue tie the player into the story in an interesting way. Another line in the epilogue is "Noone knows when the time loop started"
But that's not true. We know EXACTLY when the time loop started. It started when the fifth warrior of light - the player of the game - turned the game on and started a new game. That IS the start of the timeloop. It gives Final Fantasy 1 this quality when you've beaten it. You have finished the timeloop and put it back into its proper place. However, if you start playing the game again, you have effectively RE-Perilized the world. You have re-initiated the timeloop, and by beating Garland at the beginning of the game, you have cemented the timeloop into existence, until you finally complete it again, and are able to put the game back onto the shelf.
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Really....I';ve just been looking for places to put this information (like I said, i haven't really stopped thinking about it for the past week) and this review seemed like a good enough place. Now I'll watch your review and reply to this comment with an ACTUAL comment about YOUR work. cause I'm quite interested to see if anyone else on retrospect has come to this conclusion, or if you'll have the same impression I've had for literally my whole life, that this game's story is non-existent and not at all worth seriously exploring.
this is the timestamp in my stream showcasing the 2 lines in the epilogue that blew my mind, and the moment that my mind got blown:
ua-cam.com/users/live-Vn5_smjpGU?si=bIgkQDgNv7rSXGzD&t=3524
Yup, got to the end and you're singing in the choir, which is fine :)
Just... it has a better story then you're thinking, and the key to realizing that is to realize that YOU yourself are actually one of the FIVE warriors of light, and the the true crystals are in your hearts the whole time. :) Subbed up :) will watch more I'm sure :)
About the soundtrack, I didn't hate the new music, but I was REALLY spoiled by the fantastic orchestrated soundtrack in the PSP and previous smartphone releases. They're fantastic!
Oh wow, totally fair! I love the music to FF no matter what. It’s always soooo good!
I liked my time with it and only the last boss did give me some trouble until i saw online you could stack the boost you can give the warrior, then it was easy. Impressive game for the time, loved playing it.
Awesome!!! Glad to hear it!
Hey Paige! Thanks for the review, it is nice to see that even if it's your first time you enjoy it. For my part, I did play it back then on the nes and I did play the Pixel remaster on the PC, even though the option of upgrading the xp and money is not there on PC, the game is still easier than the original, but still is a lot of fun!
That’s awesome! I really enjoyed it so I can’t wait to play more!
I love how they redid 4 and especially 6 its awesome to go down memory lane for me glad you enjoyed it!!
Yeah!!! I’m just so excited to play some I haven’t played before!
I bought this collection just for that my collection, I will probably just play 4 and 6 eventually just because they are so good. Now back to FF 16 😊
Amazing! Have fun!
I just beat FFI today and I am honestly shocked at how much I enjoyed it. So good!
Yay! That’s great to hear!
I love the Snes, PS1 and PS2 FF games, but the NES games were very forgettable to me atleast. But it was nice to see first hand how the series has evovled from game to game. I bought the games physically aswell but I bought it from FF4, FF5 and FF6. If you just want an easy time with these games I think having double amount of EXP and Gil is enough.
I agree, I might play with double next time to see how that is!
The re-orchestrated soundtrack is easily the best part of the pixel remasters so of course you'd want to play with it.
Yay! I quite enjoyed it so that’s nice to hear!
I never finished the NES version of FF1 but finished it later on GBA with a graphical lift and iirc mana instead of spell slots. I've got the pixel remaster physical coming, so I'll play it again then, and I'll be turning on all the exp and money boosters 😂 I really don't feel like grinding my way through that game again 😅
I never got far on FF2, and it's so different, but I really liked FF3. I also really liked the job system in FF5, and I personally like FF5's story more than FF4, though I know I'm in the minority there 😅
FF6 is my favourite FF, so I'm really looking forward to playing that again 😊
Woo! Glad to hear it!
I grew up as a kid with 7 and 8. Never got to play the original until psp much later. My favorite part of this is the new soundtrack.
I loved the new OST! Such a fun game!
Yeah it is! Probably the best way to preserve a game. Just enough QOL additions that don't detract from the experience 😊
It's all about that music, really good
It actually was great!!!
i have too many versions already to buy this one but wow the graphics and widescreen look so good!
Yeah, it looks great and plays great! Definitely worth checking out!
I'm literally doing this right now with the Pixel Remasters. I've played the series from 6 to 16 but never played 1-5
Yeah! It’s nice to go back and play the ones you missed in such a convenient way!
Saying you owe it yourself as a final fantasy fan is something I also say. I feel the same way with ff, I’ve played everything from 6 and above, I feel I owe it to myself to go back and experience 1-5
Yep! It’s just fun to at least have tried them all so I’m going for it!
I played the original 8-bit version back in the day…I prefer the orchestrated music and I used the experience booster too. Who has time to do that grinding these days?
Very awesome to hear!!!
FF: Here’s this new expensive weapon.
Femtrooper: Sure let me dig into my endless well of Gil. Lol
Pretty much!
Final fantasy pixel remaster is on my wishlist. I’m definitely going to get it one day
Definitely get it at some point, it’s just a solid collection to have!
love the remasters. have it on steam and ios. adding PS4/5 for the collection
Nice!!!
I played the original NES music in my play through of FF3. I still dig it. The new music is good, though.
Yeah, depends on my mood I guess!
Who cares what difficulty you play on! As you say, if you have fun, that's all that matters! Really need to get the pixel remaster!
Thank you! I agree!!!
Final Fantasy 5 is a real treat, and I bet you'll like it for its light-hearted comedy parts considering you like Earthbound so much. :)
Awesome!!! I’ve heard it’s really good!
How much did your copy cost you as I've been wanting to pick up a PS4 copy but they are like hens teeth and cost an absolute fortune 🎮💿💷💷💷😢
Haha, about $110? And that’s Canadian.
@@femtrooper try $1000-$2000
I can't believe I haven't picked up the Pixel Remasters yet. I really need to pull the trigger on them 🤦♂️
Do it!!!
Have you reviewed the others on the pixels??? And is there a playlist i can't find one
No! Not yet! I have a reviews playlist though! :)
I beat final fantasy 1 for the first time on my iphone 13 mini. Loved it.
Oh, that’s awesome! It’s neat that it’s available literally everywhere!
Seriously show me the boost. I just don't have time 😅
I get that!!! It’s such a nice option to have!!!
I’m jealous you got the switch physical. I mean aside from just being so cool, that’s gonna be serious money in thirty years.
Totally! I just figured as a Final Fantasy fan, I need it!
やばいでしょ！Anyone with the box for EarthBound displayed so prominently gets love from me!
Thank you!!!
Currently playing through this with boosts on as well. In my opinion the game would be a grind fest without it. Things are pretty expensive and you end up having to buy things constantly whether it’s tents or antidotes or weapons. FF1 isn’t exactly story heavy so I don’t think I’m missing much. I’ve got 5 other titles to get through for this remaster lol
Yeah, I agree! It’s not a big deal and it’s a great way to experience the game! Go for it! I played with the boosts! The more I think about it I don’t care lol it’s a video game lol live your best life!
I’ve been on the fence about buying this game on switch.
So worth it!
you would have had unlimitted funds even with x0.5 gil. There's really just not a lot to spend money on once you've learned the spells you need.
NGL, I kind of prefer this version over the original NES version simply because Intelligence (the magic stats) actually works lol.
I can understand that!
I am not interested in this game, but does the boosts work for FF4 and 6? I want to try out those games more so than anyother FF game before 7, not really interested in the series but I want to experience the story of FF6 especially.
I’m pretty sure the boosts are for all six games but I haven’t played them yet so I can’t confirm. I’m fairly certain they are though!
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I might look into this, this might be my ticket to playing FF4 and 6.
I just checked the games' descriptions on Nintendo. Both games come with the exp boost and the no random battle option. I highly recommend giving those games a chance.
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I got them wishlisted.
Small world I jus finished playing ff1 for the first time this week
Awesome! How are you liking it?
@@femtrooper I too was surprised by how it was more epic than DQ1. I enjoyed it. I thought it was fun. I'm not an RPG person but it reminded me of the 2d pokemon from the 90s. It was fun
that "lava" WAS magma, because you're actually IN a Volcano 🌋 🌋 🤓🤓🤓🤓
And yes I've played Final Fantasy since 1990(on the NES) I currently have the Pixel Remaster and the OG Japanese Famicom versions of 1-3…
I thought it was great for how basic it is. The soundtrack was good and I played it with the newer music too
Yay!!! Glad to hear it!
Good review, it is interesting to hear a newcomer's perspective on this game.
It was the first RPG I ever finished, so my views on it are biased, but I love how open the characters are. It allows you to project any personality you want on them, which can be really fun. There is an old web comic called 8-bit Theater that really shows just how far that can get you with a little inagination.
The music for the Remasters WAS done by an actual orchestra, with some additional instruments recorded remotely.
Hey! Good to know on the music! Had no idea!!!
I only bought FF3 for...childhood nostalgia 😄😄😄
That’s awesome!
Nice too see a chick review this game. Final Fantasy is an all timer. Men & women are def different. It's not a bad thing like people thing. Enjoyed her review.
Appreciate you stopping by! :)
Would you mind if I jump in promoting my lets play of this? I'll delete this comment otherwise.
I completely agree that the pixel version is incredible. Such an improvement over the ps1 version.
That’s awesome to hear! I’m really glad I waited for this version to play!
I bought this so I could suplex a train on my switch
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Worst review on the Internet. It was a cringe fest hearing someone say they didn’t care like 50 times. Maybe care more. Don’t try to fit in. Just be yourself.
Anyone ever told you that you look like Meadow from The Sopranos? Random observation but can’t unsee it.
Interesting! I dig it!
@@femtrooper Sorry, random thought I know lol
Found your channel just now. I appreciate your review a lot. I’ve played games for years but I consider myself a “casual gamer.” I beat the games for the stories, I don’t really care to get every single trophy/achievement. I also don’t play on the hardest difficulty myself, because I can get frustrated and it loses the joy of gaming for me. Appreciate your honesty with how you approach games. I think people can get too competitive about it, and it kills the vibe. I’ve seen people get bashed for playing on “easy” or “medium.” You enjoyed it, had fun, and now I plan to buy it! Subscribed 😎