Final Fantasy Dawn of Souls Released

Gamespot has details on the re-release of Final Fantasy I and II (that's II Japanese, not American) for the Game Boy Advance. "The two games were previously re-released for the PlayStation as Final Fantasy Origins in 2003, and the GBA editions games sport improved graphics, enhanced sound, and new dungeons to explore." These particular releases in the GBA format seems somehow incredibly appropriate. The original Final Fantasy had a big impact on my life, and it's great to see it get such treatment here.

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Re:Gameplay question

[MMaestro]

No offense, but I think you need to go back and replay them. The old magic system in FFI was HORRIBLE since you never wanted to use your higher level magic except in emergencies, unless you were going outside of town purposely to get experience points, or against a boss (or Warmech).

The stats system in FFII was hardcore to extreme measures. To raise stats in an area, you had to get affected in a way that directly affected that stat. Want STR? Gotta attack with melee weapons. Want VIT? Gotta get hit physically. Magic defense? Get hit magically. Etc etc. It wasn't consistent either since there were usually additional requirements, like you had to get hit while having low HP to raise your max HP. In the end of the game you COULD have characters with maxed out stats... but then you'd have to spend more time fighting than in a MMORPG.

Oh and if you didn't work with other stats at the same time, the stats in other areas would actually go down. So that uber-physically defensive tank might go down in one hit from a magical attack. Sound like fun?

Great game, but...

[nado]

The original Final Fantasy had a big impact on my life

The original FF was a great game, no doubts about it. But I fail to see how it could affect one's life... Please elaborate.