It's the good old FF II SNES with revamped graphics. A true Square-Enix remake, with 3D graphics, CG scenes and cutscenes for the DS.

Why does it get so many negative reviews, though?

2 reasons. The first one involves this being ported from the DS to Android systems and then from Android to PC. Which means this game was designed for the 2 screens interface of the DS, meaning things are either "rigged" or tottally lost, like the map system, the party screen on the menu and stuff like this, or the Whyt feature that was removed. This IS bothersome, but does not make the game unplayable. In fact, it is doable and you can play without too much convenience loss.

The second reason is because there was a PSP version with "more content" and old-school graphics that could've been ported to PC instead of the DS remake. Well, although this is a consistent complain, I think it's unfair. The PSP version offers no innovation at all compared to the GBA port or even the SNES original version. Interlude is mostly fanfic level stuff. So is the After Years, although being good, you can still get it on steam. The DS version is the only one that offers a real innovation, both graphics and gameplay-like.

So if you like Final Fantasy games, get this one, it's on my top-3 FF games. It's not a perfect port, but it's still fun and, in my opinion, was a better choice over the PSP version for Steam. Of course, the most hardcore fans will still struggle over an option superboss that was left aside, but... really? Is this what "fun" means? Minor optional stuff not ported over? I don't think so.

It's the good old FF II SNES with revamped graphics. A true Square-Enix remake, with 3D graphics, CG scenes and cutscenes for the DS. Why does it get so many negative reviews, though? 2 reasons. The first one involves this being ported from the DS to Android systems and then from Android to PC. Which means this game was designed for the 2 screens interface of the DS, meaning things are either "rigged" or tottally lost, like the map system, the party screen on the menu and stuff like this, or the Whyt feature that was removed. This IS bothersome, but does not make the game unplayable. In fact, it is doable and you can play without too much convenience loss. The second reason is because there was a PSP version with "more content" and old-school graphics that could've been ported to PC instead of the DS remake. Well, although this is a consistent complain, I think it's unfair. The PSP version offers no innovation at all compared to the GBA port or even the SNES original version. Interlude is mostly fanfic level stuff. So is the After Years, although being good, you can still get it on steam. The DS version is the only one that offers a real innovation, both graphics and gameplay-like. So if you like Final Fantasy games, get this one, it's on my top-3 FF games. It's not a perfect port, but it's still fun and, in my opinion, was a better choice over the PSP version for Steam. Of course, the most hardcore fans will still struggle over an option superboss that was left aside, but... really? Is this what "fun" means? Minor optional stuff not ported over? I don't think so.