Pixel Remasters

Final Fantasy II – Pixel Remaster (PS4) Review

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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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Final Fantasy I: Pixel Remaster (PS4) Review

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Kicking off this mini-marathon of “RPGs I’ve played recently” is one of the pioneers of the genre: Final Fantasy I. It’s a game I’ve always wanted to play through and tried several times but the old school grind without a story to motivate me led to me dropping it. Fast Forward to today (or, well, a while ago) and I finally brought the Pixel Remaster bundle of FF I – VI knowing that you can put an XP multiplier on in order to speed up a lot of the grind without necessarily “cheating” the game and wouldn’t you know it? I finally completed it. Now, I won’t go around saying I completed it legit, but it was pretty close, so what was it like as an experience in the mid 2020s?

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