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Two brilliant games...what went wrong?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: March 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Final Fantasy 6 is arguably the greatest FF game and RPG ever made, and FF5 is another one of the greatest RPGs I have ever played, so how come this game didn't get 5 stars? Well, the load times would be a great place to start. Just like in FF Chronicles, one of the games has great load times, and the other is plagued horribly. FF6 has the worst load times I have ever experienced, even worse than all other ps1 games which have BETTER graphics and contain just as much if not MORE information ( remember Wild Arms? That game was huge, AND it had better graphics than FF6, but it's load times were very, very short, almost unnoticcable, so what the heck!?). Every time you enter a battle you are greeted with 5 + seconds of looking at a black screen, sound fun to you? I didnt think so. Every time you enter the menu you are greeted with another 5+ seconds of load time. Sure, it's only 5 seconds, but once you experience it, you will feel how long five seconds CAN feel, especially when you are used to fast-paced games (the load times are much slower than the PS1 ff's)But on to the games themselves...

Final Fantasy 6- Music- 5/5, Fun 0/5, Story 5/5 Gameplay 0/5, overall-1/5 This game is a masterpiece, the greatest RPG ever released on any system. However, given the poor load times, the fun value of this game is whiped out. Seriously, it's a chore to play it. If you have a SNES system i'd dish out 30 bucks for it if you can find it on Amazon or somewhere else. The SNES version has blazing fast load times, the graphics are better, and the whole experience is so much better. I think it is a terrible idea to release a masterpiece with flaws that whipe out any fun while playing the game. Basically, when you buy this you might as well save your time and throw the FF6 disk away, or sell it towards a SNES FF3 cartridge.

Final Fantasy 5- Music 5/5 Story 5/5 Gameplay 5/5 Fun 4/5 Overall 5/5 Now this is why this game is worth the price. FF5 is without a doubt a masterpiece, and the version on FF Anthology is great. The load times are pretty fast, the sound is great, and it has the Job system very much like ff Tactics. The job system is a phenomenal idea, and FF5 executes it perfectly. Some hate this game, but I think 5 is easily just as good as 9. It isn't as good as 4, 6, 7, or 8, or heck even Tactics, but you have to realize that FF games are so good that even excellent isnt good enough, and this one is a masterpiece, like most the others. FF5 is much more difficult than any other FF game, even much harder than 4, and you will have to battle quite often for long periods of time, and sometime this can be discouraging if you aren't into battling for a while, but other than that it is a good game. It starts off pretty slow, but as you progress it gets much better, so dont lose interest right away, just wait it out and see if it gets better for you. (When i first got ff Anthology i didnt care a whole lot about 5, but when i got around to progressing through it I found it was a great game)

Overall, This version of FF6 might as well not even have been issued, but it is definitely worth it for FF5, and 15-20 bucks is extremely cheap for these two games, just don't expect FF6 to be as fast as the FF3 you remember playing as a kid for Super Nintendo. (Still, I dont get it. Why does FF4 in Chronicles have blazing fast load times, but FF6 is plagued...).
So anyway, I highly recommend buying this game, mainly for ff5.

Final Fantasy Anthology

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: November 26, 1999
Author: Amazon User

i loved the games but i liked them both in different ways.FF5 it was cool because of the jobs or classes but the story line sucked. FF6 is the best i like all of it, the story,characters,bosses,and attacks. i like that theres two games because if im stuck i can play the other game.and the sound track is cool too.

Desecrated Masterpieces

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: October 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

To summarize things quickly, FF Anthology contains the original versions of the Super Nintendo games FFV and FFVI, (now obviously in Playstation format) as well as a music cd featuring music from both games (unfortunately, the cd doesn't have many standout tracks...personally, the selection was horrible). Both FFV and FFVI are great games...outdated graphically, but still excellent in their own right. FFV has an amazingly well-done battle system, and FFVI has a kickass storyline and is an all-around winner. The only problem is that, somewhere along the conversion from cartridge to disc, both games were inflicted with some of the worst load times I've seen in an RPG. You might not think this would count for much, but it seriously disrupts the flow of the game, especially after playing both games on Super Nintendo first. If I were rating this based on the quality of the games alone, I'd give this a five star rating, but those damn load times...you're much better off downloading both games from an emulation site to play on your computer, where they'll run without load times...and for free (the music cd isn't worth the price either). I strongly recommend doing this...both games are true masterpieces not to be missed for RPG fans.

A Beautiful Match!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

When I purchased FF:A, I knew that I was in for that old "satisfying" feeling again. I just knew that this compilation, which brought together two of the best games of the Final Fantasy Series, plus a bonus music audio disc, was going to be one of the best ideas Squaresoft ever had. Well, it's 6 months later, and I was right. Although many of the new Final Fantasy gamers will not like the old SNES 2D graphics, I felt that it brought back the original magic of the SNES games, plus the FMV Cutscenes, which added to the magestic feeling of these two games even more. Even after playing - and beating - both FFV and FFVI more than once, this two game compilation still left me with that "magic that will never be cast again in a game" feeling. This is a must buy for all fans of any type of RPG. Even my best friend, who DETESTS RPGs, was willing to try these games, and he enjoyed them, too!

Oh....My....God....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I don't care what any of you other people say, Final Fantasy VI IS THE BEST RPG EVER. Period. Nothing else, not even Lunar (or FFVII, for you jaded folks) comes remotely close. First off, the storyline is the best I've ever seen in a game, and I have played Metal Gear Solid and all the Zelda's. With it's plot twists, numerous characters (14 in all) and the ability to be serious, funny and playable at the same time makes this game a classic. You want a plot twist? I don't want to give any of this great geme away, but about halfway through, there is an, uh "earth-shattering kaboom", as Marvin the Martian would say. You'll see, I'm not crazy.

Secondly, the music -- FFVI has almost the best music in any game, only second to Chrono Trigger. Kefka's theme, the main theme, the ending music, even the weird Chocobo music: all of it is solid gold.

Finally, the replay value. I have played through this game (on the SNES) SIX TIMES and I still love it. There are a staggering amount of side quests ranging from delivering letters, to finding the Atma Weapon, to finding invisible enemies that are stronger than the final boss! There's just so much to do, I'm gonna go play it right now! Yip-ee!!

Definite must get Final Fantasy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Final Fantasy Anthology is perhaps one of the best games I have ever played. Its a remake of two of the best (in my opinion) Final Fantasys I have ever played. I have nothing against other Final Fantasys but six is by far my favorite. If you can ignore the graphics, and just play through the storyline, FF6 is very rich in storyline, as it revolves around every character in the game. In other Final Fantasys after 6, I noticed the amount of story focusing mainly on the main characters. You will actually get the background on every character in six. Final Fantasy 6 opens the doors and possibilities of what a great RPG is all about. And Final Fantasy 5, the game itself is its value of the price you paid for it. FF5 was never released here in the U.S. until Anthology was introduced, and it introduced the job system to us. It was real fun to get through, probably my second favorite Final Fantasy. It was a bit different than what I expected but it kept me entertained for hours, and that itself is very tough. I get bored real easy on boring one sided RPGs. Its tough not to ignore the graphics that the new Final Fantasys and future ones have, but if you really want a game, that actually has a lot of potential. This is your title, storylines are great and gameplay is excellent. Definitely worth looking at.

A Must For Any Final Fantasy Fan Or RPG Adidct!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Final Fantasy Anthology is a collection of two of the greatest RPGs to have ever graced not only the Super Nintendo, but any other console system as well. Both FFIV and V are stellar instalments of the epic franchise that video game fans have grown to not just love, but obsess about. If you're not familiar with the series, they are not your typical U.S. AD&D dugeon crawls, they are epic stories that usual cross entire worlds and many times involve the destruction of whole continents. Your cast of heroes is usually a motley colletion of sword swingers, amnesiac wizards, martial artists, cross-dressing pirates, mystical moogles (you have to see them to understand), etc, etc, etc. They definately are quirky and have a style all their own. Final Fantasy paved the way for the modern style of Japanese RPGs, and this set is an excellent way to relive the golden age of Square in the 16 bit era. I would like to note that the Japanese version of this anthology included FFIII (FFII over here), but instead we get a disc of music from the two games included. If the two games were so amazingly stellar it would hurt the review, but I just can't bring myself to give this collection anything less than 5 stars. Don't let the archaic graphics drive you away from this wonderful, wonderful video game experience.

The game that got me hooked on RPG's

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Final Fantasy III was the very first RPG I ever played as a teen, in the early 1990's, and this is why I'm hooked on RPG's to this day! Before graphics became a bigger deal with the Playstation, more emphasis was put on storyline. That's why so many fell in love with FFIII, it's excellent, absorbing storyline, and array of characters to play. I got this to see the newly added movie sequences, and play the other FF game that comes with it. Once again, storyline makes up for graphics. There are strong female characters in both games. RPGs were the first genre to have female characters worth mentioning, way before Lara Croft was introduced to us all. I was mainly looking forward to revisiting FFIII for old times sake, but love both games equally now.

OH YEAH!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is a must buy for any RPG fans! Two of the greatest games ever released together relatively cheap! It's a dream come true!
Firstly, Final Fantasy V. It is doubtlessly better than the first four.The graphics, sound and storyline are far superior. The characters have better personalities than the first four. Basically you take command of this guy called Butz who is travelling around the world on his chocobo. The wind begins to weaken and you and some friends are given the task of protecting the crystals which basically control the world. This is an enjoyable game and I recommend you play this one first because FF6 is so much better. If you play that first then FF5 will be a let down.
FF6 is probably the greatest ever RPG. Forget the dodgy graphics and sound. This game has the best storyline and characters out of any FF game. It also includes the best villain in any game ever! Kefka, the psychopathic, twisted general! I won't give away too much about the storyline because it will spoil it.
JUST GET IT!!!!! YOU WON'T REGRET IT!

Final Fantasy's Finest, and perhaps worst moment

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game includes FFV, FFVI, and a music cd with songs from each game. This review will rate each individually, then give a final review.

FFV

Final Fantasy 5 is a game that had never been released in the United States until Anthology came out. The first flaw with this game is the same tired old story of some evil is collecting, or in the case of this game, destroying the crystals and a band of heroes must stop the evil from destroying the world. Furthermore, the character development is sub-par for a Final Fantasy game as the player never truly begins to care about what the characters are doing. The worst part of this game is the random battles. Now, I know that this is a common complaint of rpg gamers, but this game borderlines on insane in this area. It's ridiculous the time you'll spend trying to get from the beginning of a room to the end of it. Also, this game may be a little difficult for some (the only other Final Fantasy I have played that is more difficult than this one is FFIV). Of course one has to look passed the graphics and music when considering that this is a re-release. The graphics and music are actually pretty good if this was 1992 (year of original release). Overall this game is difficult, dated, and sometimes aggravating, but it has its moments of glory, and can be pretty fun.

Rating: 3.5

FFVI

Final Fantasy 6 was originally FF3 here in the US. This game is one of the best RPGs ever released and stands the test of time. The story is great (not the same old crystal story), and the overall feel of the game is just awesome. Also, there is still plenty of side quests to do after the initial events of the story are done and gone. Of course, some may not be able to look beyond the premitive graphics, but I think the gameplay may take some peoples focus off of them. The random battles are not as bad as in most Final Fantasys, and one does get to feeling quite powerful after completing many of the side quests and leveling up to a certain extent. That's another great thing about this game is the characters are almost always on the level they need to be before fighting a boss. This is a constant problem in other games and usually leads to the player having to spend hours just leveling up to destroy a boss. Overall this game is one of the best RPGs and every gamer should own it.

Rating: 5

Final Fantasy CD

This is a cd of music from both games. It is good if you like Final Fantasy type music, but it could have been better. If squaresoft would have brought in a full orchestra to redo the music instead of just porting it directly from the games it would have been a lot better. Of course, it is a great extra for the Final Fantasy Anthology package.

Rating: 4

The overall rating for Final Fantasy Anthology: 4

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