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plz read

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 38
Date: January 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

i cannot beleive the credit people are giving this game. No offence to the NES but i would rather play other games. Some one gave my friend the game for his little brother who i had just bought his advance from so he gave the game to me. I would never spend money on this game. I suggest final fantasy XII for the PS2 or boktai for the gba.

Not What I Thought It Was Going To Be...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 26
Date: December 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is made out to be a masterpiece but in my opinion the game lacks a good storyline, and REALLY lacks good graphics. The old Pokemon games had better graphics than this game. The graphics seem like they were just thrown together. I dont reccomend this game to anyone, unless you dont care about the graphic quiality, and will be returning mine.

I'll stick with the original

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 13
Date: February 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I never played the original FF2 (for the Famicom), so I won't talk about the remake. For those of you who played, and loved, FF1 on the NES, this game is a mixed bag. On one hand, it's awesome to see all of the old character sprites upgraded to SNES graphics; the battle is richer & fuller as is the land. On the other hand, there are several crippling deficiencies. The battle system was re-done, and consequently I never died once. That's right, the game never reached a level of difficulty that caused me to die--not by a longshot. With the addition of sleeping bags, tents & cabins, and the FF2 (SNES) ability to carry almost unlimited items, only a retarded monkey could get themselves killed in this game. The other thing, and this is only annoying, is the failure of the graphics designers to live up to FF2 (SNES) standards. For instance, in the FF1 remake, when you hop in the airship, the map rotates upward and lets you fly over it similar to how you could for FF2; however, the angle was off, and you couldn't see as much of the land below as you could with the ghetto overhead view from the original. In short, it was a sad replica of the airship view from FF2. I have read all the reviews saying that this game is absolutely awesome. It is my guess that most of the people who wrote that nonsense are simply trying to convince Nintendo that they will shell out the bucks for an unlimited number of remakes of thier favorite games. Well, I would too, but I'd much rather only pay when those remakes live up to the original, which this does only superficially. People who vehemently defend this game, I guarantee, are the same people who can't be convinced that Star Wars Episode I sucks in comparison to the originals. No amount of childhood nostalgia and noticeably poor acting can bring the originals down to the level of Jar-Jar Binks and the retarded Dwarf Vader, just as no glossing over how great this game COULD have been can bring it up to the standards of the original. Yes, the graphics are far better, but the gameplay is far worse. Why upgrade one end and downgrade the other? Hey, don't take my word for it--go buy the game & play it. It's worth it, if only to generate a wistful sigh for great games long gone.

Eh............

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 9
Date: March 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I was a huge fan of the original Final Fantasy for the NES. As a matter of fact, it's my favorite game of ALL time. So when I heard this game was coming out, I was ecstatic! Well I finally bought it and I must say this : "If it isn't BROKEN, DON'T FIX IT!"

Pluses:
I do enjoy the updated graphics.

MINUSES!:
I enjoyed the fact that the most number of spells you could get in the original was 8. Changing the magic format to the "New style" makes this way too easy. Why did they change the names of the weapons and bosses like Kary? And WHY those stupid shrines!? And this is what REALLY gets me. NO WARMECH! The BEST character EVER (!!!) and they change his name! WHY!?

If this game was exactly like on NES (Like Zelda and Metroid and Link), then this would DEFINATELY get a 5 star rating but because it isn't, it's LUCKY it gets this rating..

The second game isn't much better.

Nintendo just needs to release "The ORIGINAL" (no remade graphics or anything!) and then I'll be happy.

Way Too Easy!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 9
Date: February 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

FF1- I am not a sucker for punishment. I do not particularly care for the grueling amount of leveling required to play the original NES FF1. I have been a big fan of the FF series since it came out on the first gameboy up through the playstation versions, (if you haven't played the FF legend series for the original GB, do yourself a favor and play them now!) and I remember working very hard to beat the bosses (granted, I was maybe 12, but they seemed hard at the time) About 2 years ago I found the original NES FF in a thrift store and decided to give it a shot. It was agonizingly difficult to play and after hours of leveling the cartridge battery lost my info, and I just gave up on it. So when the GBA release came out I was excited to give this new, easier version a try. But it's so easy I can't bear to play it. It's not unusual to beat a boss in one round of fighting! I'm trying not to level up, but monsters appear every five seconds and it just doesn't feel right to run away all the time, but that's the only way to keep this game challenging. To make matters worse, when the bonus dungeons are unlocked, the only way to beat the extremely hard (and optional) bosses in them is to be at a very high level! The bonus dungeons bosses are in that regard the best part of the game, but in order to beat them, you have to be leveled so high the rest of the game becomes incredibly boring. I've never stopped playing a ff game before out of boredom, but I've pretty much given up on this one. FF2 seems to be much more promising, and I'm trying to stay at a low level, but I've just started playing it, so I can't vouch for it yet. I would recommend though, that you play the Golden Sun series for GBA and all three of the original gameboy FF Legend series before investing in this game. And if you do still want to give it a try, keep your characters as weak as possible.

what a great game exept for.........

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 28
Date: October 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I think this game is real awsome for one reason.Its because i am those kinds of peaple who love adventure games.I like the battles that you fight,but what i hate about this game is that, that judge always give you a penalty for no reason.I think you should get this game because of the adventure that it has.

A Classic

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

A classic but not great... Probably the reason why the games are priced at $[...]

Two classic RPGs are reborn!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 147 / 158
Date: November 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn Of Souls (2004.)

In the glory days of the NES, there were two major RPG series that reigned supreme on the system - Enix's Dragon Warrior and Squaresoft's Final Fantasy. The latter series clearly has come out the fan favorite over the years. And in 2004, Squaresoft decided to do gamers a real favor, and rerelease the first two games in the series on the Game Boy Advance! Read on for my review of Dawn Of Souls.

PROS:
-YOU GET TWO CLASSIC RPGS FOR ONE LOW PRICE. These are excellent games, and either one is worth the price of admission alone. Once you start playing these games, you'll see how they earned their classic reputation.
-FINAL FANTASY II IS FINALLY AVAILABLE IN AMERICA ON A NINTENDO SYSTEM! This game had never been released in America before on a Nintendo system, so it's great to finally have it on one - especially a portable one!
-TONS OF BONUS MATERIAL! You don't just get the games here. You also get bonus stuff. If you played the Playstation reissue, you may be familiar with some of it already. The game (FF1) even includes bonus dungeons where you can battle bosses from other FF games!
-FF1 IS EASY TO LEARN. Unlike other RPGs, which take a LONG time to learn, you can pick the first installment up pretty fast.
-SAVE ANYWHERE! This is a great convenience. Not even the DS version of Final Fantasy III included this option, making your life much easier.
-IMPROVED GRAPHICS AND SOUND. This game is based on the Wonderswam Color port that was never released stateside, and as such, definitely looks better than the NES releases.

CONS:
-THESE GAMES ARE VERY SIMPLISTIC BY MODERN STANDARDS. More likely than not, die-hard RPG fans aren't going to give this package the respect it deserves. Sometimes simplicity is a package's greatest strength, but some people just don't get that.
-FINAL FANTASY I DOESN'T HAVE MUCH OF A STORYLINE AT ALL. Essentially, you pick four characters - and they have no background story whatsoever. A highly-involved storyline is one of the best parts of later FF games - too bad the first installment doesn't have that. And you can't change their classes, either. What they start as, they're stuck as.
-FF2 IS WEIRD, AND IT'S NOT GONNA APPEAL TO EVERYONE. There is no standard "level up" system in this game, instead you level up attributes of your character a number of different ways in a battle. Thank god this was the only game in the series to use this system. The weird "key word" system doesn't help things either.
-SOME BONUSES MISSING THAT WERE ON THE PLAYSTATION REISSUE. NOT a big deal, and this was to be expected given the PS is a stronger system. Still worth mentioning though.

OVERALL:
Overall these are very good classic RPGs. I just wish these old-school games got more credit than they do, because in their day and age, they were truly revolutionary. If you're a GBA owner and a classic RPG fan, don't hesitate to purchase this package.

If you liked Final Fantasy II, Watch Out!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 12 / 17
Date: December 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a cleaned up version on Final Fantasy I, for the GBA. Mostly everything you loved from the original RPG that started it all is here, with improved graphics and sound. Even the original's impressive music is enhanced, not changed. HOWEVER, if you buy this game hoping to get Final Fantasy II, the adventure of Cecil the Dark Knight of Baron, you'll be disappointed. USA's Final Fantasy II (for the SNES) was released in Japan as Final Fantasy IV! This game pack does not include that game! Which is unfortunate, as it remains a masterpiece. Instead, you'll get a translated version of Japan's Final Fantasy II, which is very dissapointing in comparison, though a fine game in and of itself. In short, if you LOVED FF I, buy this game for hours of fun on your Game Boy Advanced. Who knows, you'll probably like FF II. But if you want FF IV (USA - FF II), either call Sqare Enix (the game developer), or dust off your old Super Nintendo.

Dramatically easier than the original

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 12 / 16
Date: December 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you're a purist (which I'm not) you'll probably be irritated by how much easier the game is than the original (I'm referring to FF1 here, haven't played the second one yet). Here's a breakdown of the changes as far as I'm aware of them:

1.) Leveling up is much faster. Stats increase at a greater rate per level. Also, the maximum level has been raised from 50 to 99.

2.) You can save everywhere, at any time, not just at Inns or with the tent or whatever.

3.) The magic system has been altered so that instead of certain spells having a fixed number of uses, they have a casting cost that is deducted from your character's MP.

4.) There are a couple of new potions that make things a lot easier, namely Phoenix Down and Ether, the former reviving a dead character and the latter restoring MP. These make it pretty unnecessary to truck back to town frequently to go to the church or inn.

That said, it doesn't bother me that much, as I don't have the patience for old-school style RPGs. Remember what a nightmare Dragon Warrior was? Overall I like the changes, but I think they went a little too far. If they'd left out just one of the new "enhancements" I think enough of the challenge would still be there. 3.5 stars.

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