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The Orginal Great

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is the first time i've reviewed something on here, and its because i feel the need to clarify where so many have complicated.
Basically, if you like final fantasy, aren't sure, can't find a good game for the psp, or wan't to try an rpg out that's guranteed to please, just buy it.
i can't stress enough how wonderful this game is and how much it has influenced gamers and developers alike. the story is solid, the action is classic, control is excellent. and the music will rock your face off.
if you have a psp just don't think about it and buy it. everyone with the system should get this. save anytime is great for on the go gaming. the graphics have been re-done as is the sound.
i'm telling you, this is some serious awesomeness. just get it. for real.
you'll thank me.
peace.

Short and sweet:

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is old school technology, turn based role playing. If you like that kind of thing, you will most likely love the game. I thought I would but was left pounding my legs on the bed at the constant interuptions of the turn based fights that pop up every time you move(slight exaggeration). Because I am a gaming geek, I did finish this and played it for 30 hours. Ten or fifteen years ago -- would have loved it. Now? With new tech and games like WoW and such...forget it!

A Game Remastered

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Since 1987, Final Fantasy was one of the games that got Square out on top and is one of my favorite franchises to date. Twenty years later, Final Fantasy is back and redone for the PSP. The game is much better with a 16x9 Widescreen which is perfect for a larger horizontal perspective. The sprites look way much better than ever and all the extras from Dawn of Souls are there along with an additional dungeon that can put your skills to the ultimate test. Sure the game is a bit easy but the fun is to relive a game that has went through the test of time. Nonetheless, if you are a Final Fantasy fan and own a PSP, this is for you.

Final Fantasy for the PSP

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Most are saying/thinking, "Great, another remake of Final Fantasy 1". Me, I am excited to see this ported yet to another system! The graphics are much better, as well as the game is now in widescreen. The music has the quality of the PlayStation version, which is fine by me. The controls and menus are much better though. Overall, this is a great game for the PSP, especially if you are a Final Fantasy hardcore.

On a side note, I see lots of people complaining its a remake/port and that the game is not for every one... as for porting/remaking: how else do we improve the games we played as kids for the next generation? And who ever said that any given game on this planet is for "everyone"?

Enjoy the adventure which I fall in love with over and over again :D

amber1845

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 18
Date: January 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I was soooo dissapointed. I'm new at playing video games, so i didn't know that this product would be the complete opposite of the commercials i saw for final fantasy.
Please, for your sake, do NOT buy this product. I'll bet the games further on in the series are what i was expecting, but still, i wish someone had warned me about that...so i'm putting it out there

It's a fair remake of the original 80's version.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Compared to the original version, the graphics in the anniversary edition on the PSP are fantastic!... It also includes one new dungeon called the labyrinth of time, wich boasts nothing challenging at all... There aren't any epic items or new and interesting stuff that you can find in it... just a lot of wasted time... in fact, the dungeon boss, for whom you have to wait a long, LOOOOOONNNNGGGGG TIME till you reach him, isn't much harder that the ones that you can find in the soul of chaos dungeons, particularlly in the sea shrine.
The random engaging in battles sucks... You have the option to escape the ones that become insignificant for your lvl, but you get to lose some time in the process. It's quite ridiculous to have lvl 60 + and keep fighting enemies lvl 2 or around that... you don't get experience from fighting them or any interesting drops.
Generally, if you haven't played the original version, it's a good game to buy. If you have experienced it already, don't waste your time, the new bonus levels are not that exciting or challenging, just long... very long!!

Play it again for the first time

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: August 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

A few years back, Final Fantasy I & II were ported to the GBA under the title Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls. Now the game that started Square's long running RPG series has been re-made again, this time for the PSP. Though there are a few differences between this version and other remakes, this edition of Final Fantasy is basically the Dawn of Souls game minus Final Fantasy II and a little charm. Naturally the graphics have been quite enchanced and are indeed gorgeous to look at on the PSP screen, and the soundtrack is enhanced as well, but the game remains the same in virtually every other department. There are a few extras including a brand new dungeon in addition to the four made for the Dawn of Souls release, but there isn't enough here to warrant picking up if you already own Final Fantasy in one of it's previous incarnations. Not to mention that for new gamers or those who have only played the more recent installments of the series, the old school style of ultra random battles and mechanics will turn you off. That being said though, if you are a long time Final Fantasy fan and have never played any of the previous remakes and you own a PSP, then by all means pick this up and experience it all over again. If you're not a longtime fan of the series though, you could do better as far as RPG's on the PSP go.

Believe it or not, I never bought this game before

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Believe it or not, I have never bought one of the previous version of this game till now. So I got to experience the game without the nostalgia that some may feel.

To begin, I have played ffvii through ffx-2 (skip ffix though I bought the game), so I am a fan of the series. I dont get to play with my console much these days, and gave away my Gameboy SP when I got my PSP. I always find time to play the PSP for some reason.

So here it is what I thought:

Gameplay: very basic rpg combat: pull the menu, choose attack (if character is melee) or choose magic ( if the character is mage). Of course this is the remake of the original game 20 years ago that went on to be successful. It was a defining game of JRPGs at the time. So combat is 20 years old. There are no summonings as in later FFs, or break limits (if you play FFs game you know what I am talking about).

I found the leveling pace to be easy, I never had a party wipe out and all bosses went down easy enough. In the original, 50 levels was the maximum and it was tough to get there, making the game difficult in the orginal NES version. In the PSP version, I got to break level 51 (50 is not the maximum level anymore) just before I faced the final boss.

I clocked 20 hours from beginning to final boss. I read claims that it is an 8 hours game. My guess, is that the PSP version has upped the random encounter rate. That may explain why it was easy to get level 50. Most random encounters had monster that would died with one hit (on the first turn), those that didn't, died in the second turn.

Story: Story is very lacking. Four warriors come out of nowhere to restore some crystals. There is no hero interaction, party interaction, no character growth, no anger, revenge story, love story, etc, all the drama that you have seen on the sequels.

If it did not carry the FF franchise name,and knew the 20 year history behind this game, I would have given it a 3 star rating. But, it gets an extra star because without this game, there would not have been all of the other JRPGs that we have come to love and consume.

Pretty Good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I had been told to not expect much from this game, but it is much more fun that most people review it for. I have never played the origional ps1 version, and so as a fan of the final fantasy series (7 is the best) it's great to be able to play the early games with modern graphics. Don't expect this to be as well done as today's rpg's and especiall not as good as a final fantasy today, but its fun in it's own right

same old classic with 6x better graphics and sound

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I owned PSX and GBA versions (FF Origin and Dawn of Souls)
exactly same gameplay and storyline
however, the graphics is re-designed, and looks pretty clear, like playing higher definition version, you can see the crack on the ground way easily (in Icy Cavern)
it's 2x price than Dawn of Souls/FF Origin (buy 2 separate games), the superior graphics worth the price
if you're die hard FF fans, add these (I and II PSP ver) into your collection

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