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North America May 1990 Nintendo
Japan December 18, 1987 Square
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Final Fantasy review HG exclusive

The toughest part of the final dungeon for me was the opening floors, simply because I frequently ran into encounters with multiple gas dragons and their brutal breath attack. They were great to gain levels against, but when I wanted to conserve healing spells because I was…

Rob Hamilton · August 12, 2011 · 3 comments

Final Fantasy review

Looking at the game with modern eyes, it's easy to see a number of flaws in almost every aspect. The world map is too small. The graphics are bland at times, gaudy at others. There isn't enough diversity in the soundtrack. Monsters are too easily defeated in some instances, too…

Jason Venter · 9 comments

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Final Fantasy review HG exclusive

There was a time when most of my friends were discovering girls and I was completely ignoring them. I had bigger things to worry about, like how to best destroy Kary and restore the fire crystal. While most of my friends were talking about boobs and making out, I was talking…

JoeTheDestroyer · March 5, 2011 · 6 comments

Final Fantasy review

Final Fantasy. This is the one game that spawned the creation of the Final Fantasy series, one of the most beloved series' of all time. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Final Fantasy very much. Still, there are tons of bad points in this game. Those range from the fact the…

gbness · April 24, 2004

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