1/1 buster sword. 5/5 materia. 10/10 chocobos.

I didn't play when it was released because back then I was 4 years old or something. I played it in 2010 on an original playstation (not an emulator or PC version). It wasn't my first JRPG (but one of them), and it wasn't a first Final Fantasy game that I played. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII was the first one and when I beat it I wanted more of this universe. I tried the original one and after this game I’ve become the true fan of the series and JRPGs in general.
Probably I lowered my expectations when I played it the first time because the game was very old. Anyway I was shocked for about first ten hours of gameplay. And after that the game didn’t stop surprising me with new features, mini-games (a lot of mini-games), story twists, characters, chocobo things and other stuff.

About the game:

• Graphics are not that bad, but character design is silly enough.
  
• Combat and abilities are pretty standard for FF games with little features and improvements. ATB probably is my favorite battle system in JRPGs. Materia linking is a really cool idea. And each character has their individual ultimate skills called “Limit Breaks”.
  
• The world is pretty big and open with a lot of secrets. There are two characters that you can miss and finish the game without them in your party (I don’t know if it’s really possible, but I guess so).
  
• The story is the strongest thing in this game. The main plot and the lore are huge and awesome, but it gets Japanese weird sometimes.

About the port:

• Battles feels slower than PS1 version.
  
• Square’s cloud save service doesn’t work very well.
  
• There are new textures for 3D graphics (for a choice), but backgrounds are still the same with low resolution and sometimes it’s really hard to find something.
  
• It also has widescreen and controller support.

The port is playable, the game is awesome, it's worth buying at least for the collection.

[h1]GOOD OLD BADDAS CLASSIC![/h1] 1/1 buster sword. 5/5 materia. 10/10 chocobos. I didn't play when it was released because back then I was 4 years old or something. I played it in 2010 on an original playstation (not an emulator or PC version). It wasn't my first JRPG (but one of them), and it wasn't a first Final Fantasy game that I played. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII was the first one and when I beat it I wanted more of this universe. I tried the original one and after this game I’ve become the true fan of the series and JRPGs in general. Probably I lowered my expectations when I played it the first time because the game was very old. Anyway I was shocked for about first ten hours of gameplay. And after that the game didn’t stop surprising me with new features, mini-games (a lot of mini-games), story twists, characters, chocobo things and other stuff. [b]About the game:[/b] [list] [*]Graphics are not that bad, but character design is silly enough. [*]Combat and abilities are pretty standard for FF games with little features and improvements. ATB probably is my favorite battle system in JRPGs. Materia linking is a really cool idea. And each character has their individual ultimate skills called “Limit Breaks”. [*]The world is pretty big and open with a lot of secrets. There are two characters that you can miss and finish the game without them in your party (I don’t know if it’s really possible, but I guess so). [*]The story is the strongest thing in this game. The main plot and the lore are huge and awesome, but it gets Japanese weird sometimes. [/list] [b]About the port:[/b] [list] [*]Battles feels slower than PS1 version. [*]Square’s cloud save service doesn’t work very well. [*]There are new textures for 3D graphics (for a choice), but backgrounds are still the same with low resolution and sometimes it’s really hard to find something. [*]It also has widescreen and controller support. [/list] The port is playable, the game is awesome, it's worth buying at least for the collection.