The other defining system is the “use it to build it” system as seen in the “Final Fantasy Legend” (SaGa) games from the same producer… and thankfully, the Pixel Remaster provides fixed HP growths and the option to set the growth up to quadruple so I didn’t have to have my party members beat each other up to build health. I never could get the hang of it until I pulled out a strategy guide, and even then I fumbled through the menus on more than one occasion. The key word system requires a menu choice to learn a word (thankfully written in red font), then ask people about it in order to unlock an objective.
It’s the first real attempt at a plot in the series with named characters, and it’s enough to get you moving in the right direction, but it’s not much to write home about.įinal Fantasy II is best known for two controversial systems: “key words” and its level building. As the story progresses, the party (which continuously rotates its fourth member due to story changes) eventually works their way up to taking out the Emperor. The party - minus one of their number, who either vanished or was kidnapped before the rest of the team woke up - is rescued by a rebel princess named Hilda who after a brief test of skill allows them to enlist in the rebel army in order to take down the Emperor.
I don’t really want to see what the game’s like in its original form, but after playing the Pixel Remaster version of FF2 through to the end, I can confirm that it takes the inherent boost features to make the game something I could finish without cursing the whole way.įinal Fantasy II is set in a world beset by the military rule of an evil emperor who at the start of the game is invading a small town and beating up its young residents for no apparent reason beyond “screw you, that’s why”. To say I’m not a fan of the Famicom Final Fantasy II is like saying my hockey team hasn’t won the Stanley Cup in a bit: it’s wildly understating the extent of the pain.
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