After enjoying gliding through the Final Fantasy I Pixel Remaster a while ago (or a few weeks ago, review upload-wise) I decided to jump into its sequel as soon as another gap in my gaming appeared… without remembering that it was the often-cited “black sheep” of the series due to its really weird levelling up system. Well, the Pixel Remaster at least goes someway in remedying this issue but it’s still very wonky as a game. All that being said, it did introduce a lot of important stuff to the series, not least named characters and a slightly more layered plot (plus Chocobos!) so it’s not all bad. Let’s take a look!

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