No pun intended as always of course. I never played the game when it was first released, in hindsight and playing it on my console (Playstation), I imagine I would have really loved it. And I would say that I quite enjoyed the game even after all that time - and the ... well not very fine ageing when it comes to the graphics - yes this was not redone, so wash your eyes or whatever you would say.
That all said, the game is about a group of heroes ... heroes who we pick and name. And we also choose their class - it makes sense to pick and choose different characters/abilities to come with that. Since I am new to this game series, I cannot do too many comparisons. I did start playing FF7 that I think was called one of the best in the series? Might have gotten that wrong, but I know the fan base is quite big.
The game is called the same in Japan if my translate search was correct. Which is not always the case - see Resident Evil which was originally called Biohazard in Japan when it was originally released. Also the games, that much I know, are not playing in the same universe. So you get different stories, but also different people every time you play. Not sure if the movies or show portray any crossovers or if they focus on single games. .. or even tell original stories.
One thing is for sure, if you like strategy games that are round based (every character has time to choose their action for the round, if they are not dead or have an effect/spell on them) ... you will love this. I know people who don't like this .... they like it to be real time ... both have their flavor and things you like or don't like. It really is about what you make of it.
With number 7 I saw that they kind of broke that a bit and you could fight whenever. I am sure I can change it back to round based only - but it works so I'll keep it. But however old this is, the game works. And in some respect better than the original part 7 (they have done rebirth and whatnot with it) on Playstation. I could save wherever I want with that - also the map is there for me to know where I am something that seems to be missing with part 7 - at least the version I am playing.
Those who are savvy with role playing games (no pun intended, you know what I mean), may like the fact that you can level up and change the stats of your hero(es). What you may have liked ... to do yourself: do the upgrading yourself. But the game does that for you. At least you can see what is being upgraded.
The foes/enemies spawn whenever and you can level up quite nicely. The story is really nice (go find stuff, equip your troop with the best items and magic where applicable) .. but it has to be your cup of tea. Especially because it is pixelized and all that ... a lot of hours can be put into this too - so time consuming, fair warning of sorts. Final(ly) I played it myself, how about you?
