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The original FINAL FANTASY II comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the second game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.
FINAL FANTASY II is a rpg, jrpg and party-based rpg game
developed and published by Square Enix.
Released on July 28th 2021 is available only on Windows
in 12 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Thai and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 2,646 reviews of which 2,136 were positive and 510 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 7.79€ on Steam with a 35% discount.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 8.1 64-bit / Windows 10 64-bit (ver.1909 and above)
- Processor: AMD A8-7600 / Intel® Core™ i3-2105
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon™ R7 Graphics / Intel® HD Graphics 3000
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 1 GB available space
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Not even that bad of a game, 'nor is it the worst final fantasy of all time. This final fantasy is hated by many primarily because of the "grind" associated with it, and the story. To level up your stats, attributes, and spells, you have to continously use them. It's just like The Elder Scrolls series before The Elder Scrolls series. The reason people hate how it is implemented in this game is because the "grind" is too long. See, there's a running humourous gag with how you level up your HP. The "best" way to level up your HP is to hit yourself in battles supposedly because your HP raises after you lose enough HP in battle. This is without a doubt, the most ineffective way at raising your HP, and anyone that tells you this is setting you up for failure. See, every single enemy in the game has a rank associated with them, including your characters. The most basic entry level enemies have a rank of 1, while the endgame enemies have a max rank of 6 iirc. Think of it as a flat multiplier. If enemy with rank 1 inflicts 100 damage to your character, their HP "exp bar" would increase by 100, meanwhile if a rank 6 enemy did it, it would be 600. Your characters' rank is 2 by the way. So ironically enough, the best way to raise HP and other stats is to just... progress through the game and fight battles as you normally would in any other Final Fantasy game. As for the magic system, even I have to admit, it's pretty "grindy" compared to leveling your stats. You have to cast them atleast 500+ times to raise them to max level. Is this as bad as people are making it out to be? Yes, and no. A feasible level for most spells would be around atleast 4-6, which take roughly around 40-60 casts depending on your enemies. In no way do you "have" to raise "all" the spells a character has to a level above 8 save for Esuna/Basuna/Cure. Additionally, it'd be wise to spread out the spells your party knows instead of relying on one character to have "every" spell you pick up. This will help you save time. The story for this game is pretty "tragic". It was an ambition Final Fantasy at attempting to deliver characters dying in a war torn world. Topics of war are heavy this time around. This is a predecessor to future Final Fantasys that involve war, and their attempt at being serious. It may seem grounded and basic, but it was ambitious for the time. You'll have party members that disappear from time to time, don't give them good gear. Some reviews rated this system negatively because one party members died with their good gear. For the first character that does it, it makes sense to be upset, but at that point there's no "unique" one of a kind items you could have given them to warrant being upset. You DO lose the accumulated XP spent raising them however. For the 2nd character that dies, at this point you should expect that every time a person joins the party they're going to die. Subsequent deaths that involve them disappearing with your great gear are no-one's fault but your own, especially with the game pushing the memo that "even heroes parish in a war torn world". Isn't it common sense in RPGs to "not" give great best in stock one of a kind gear to "guest" characters? As for the missable items, the main one people are missing out is a chest on the ship of the villian faction you enter sometime near the middle of the game. Always open the map whenever you enter a new area and claim every chest that you can, and learn every Key Word you can. Make extra save files in case too. You have 20 plus autosave. Use them.
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Overhated, but enjoyable in its own flawed way. I found FF2 to be a pretty good time, the story especially was a highlight with just how dark it can get and well.. I won't spoil anything but, there's a lot of loss along the way and it's surprisingly impactful for such an older game. The leveling system isn't my favorite, but I did enjoy the rest of it and ultimately found the game easy to pick up and grind out for a couple hours here and there when I wanted. Followed along with a guide and had no issues on steam deck. I think it's worth experiencing! If anything. for the story and how many things it introduced to FF in general.
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I'll be completely transparent from the beginning - while I enjoyed this game, I did not enjoy it as much as the original. The game itself added some cool new ideas which I liked in theory, notably character progression being tied to "learning by doing." The more you cast a spell, the stronger it gets, the more you use a weapon, the better you get at using it, if you use a lot of melee, your strength goes higher, if you cast a lot of magic, your MP will rise etc. I like that kind of natural character progresssion the most in games. In practice, it doesn't always work perfectly and for some spells (like the debuff clearing spells) you'll have to spend some time grinding and casting it at thin air to make them even a bit useful. Same for leveling up weapons. The biggest sin is the 4th character slot. It gets filled with different temporary characters as you advance the plot and with the exception of the first one, who acts as a bit of a crutch due to his high level magics at this stage of the game, none of them are worth investing into and it really goes agaist the natural character progression of the game and they feel more like a hindrance than a boon. Especially when it comes to the final party member, the moment he joins he's a scrub with poor weapons skills, around 1000 health, 5 measly MP and knowledge of no magic. With WHO and WHAT he is they could've at least made him as strong as the first temporary character. He'd still lag behind your main 3 at that point in the game but the gap wouldn't be as wide. The switch from blank slates to named characters made it so that they have actual characterization. It's nothing too special but I'll forgive a game that came out half a decade before I was born for not having an overly complex plot or characterization. The plot is much better than the first game and I personally liked the dungeons more too. Overall, I think it's worth playing but wait for a sale, I wouldn't pay more than $10 for FF2.
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A Step Forward in Story, A Mixed Bag in Gameplay Just like Final Fantasy I, I’ve played multiple remakes of this game over the years, and while it’s still a pretty basic JRPG by today’s standards, it somewhat holds up and remains enjoyable. One area where Final Fantasy II improves over its predecessor is the story. There’s more character development, a stronger narrative, and some truly memorable moments that set the stage for later Final Fantasy games. The addition of named party members with actual personalities makes the journey feel more engaging compared to the blank slate characters of Final Fantasy I. However, the gameplay systems are where it stumbles for me. The stat growth system, which replaces traditional leveling, is an interesting idea but ends up feeling clunky and inconsistent. Sometimes it works well, other times it just feels like you're fighting against the mechanics. It’s certainly unique, but I can see why later games abandoned this approach. That said, the Pixel Remaster does a great job of updating the visuals and music, just like with Final Fantasy I. The soundtrack is fantastic, and the quality-of-life improvements such as auto-battle, makes the experience smoother than older versions. Overall, while Final Fantasy II’s gameplay isn’t as solid as some later entries, it’s still worth playing for the story and historical value. If you can get past the odd leveling system, there’s still a fun and engaging RPG underneath.
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This game doesn't deserve the hate it gets. This is the best version, so try it for yourself. This game is more than what it's cracked up to be, yet still has some age to it. It's game play and story are still very simple but more engaging than the first final fantasy. Please try it out and make your own opinions about it if you like this series.
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FINAL FANTASY II is currently priced at 7.79€ on Steam.
FINAL FANTASY II is currently available at a 35% discount. You can purchase it for 7.79€ on Steam.
FINAL FANTASY II received 2,136 positive votes out of a total of 2,646 achieving a rating of 7.79.
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FINAL FANTASY II was developed and published by Square Enix.
FINAL FANTASY II is playable and fully supported on Windows.
FINAL FANTASY II is not playable on MacOS.
FINAL FANTASY II is not playable on Linux.
FINAL FANTASY II is a single-player game.
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FINAL FANTASY II does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
FINAL FANTASY II does not support Steam Remote Play.
FINAL FANTASY II is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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