First time playing it!! 😅 Story is interesting so far, only just escape from the castle that like dug into the ground.. would love to see this like remade like ff7
@@flapjackpancake5486 Part of what made 3 insufferable is that Xande and CoD were just stat checks. I duped Megalixirs to heal every turn and even at level 55 my hp just to see if it was doable. I don't know how they didn't fix that in the 3Ds port.
I'm glad we're able to switch to classic font, but are we also able to use the original pixel art too? That would be amazing! I wouldn't mind getting it again for prosperity.
Also, I just played through the Opera scene last night. Words cannot describe how much of an improvement to the original it now is. Beyond legendary, beyond iconic
I haven't played any final fantasy in my life but picked up the PR for switch and just completed FF1. Without providing any spoilers, why is the FF6 scene (which I've heard of but don't know anything about it) an improvement?
@@JD-mz1rl the opera scene was in 16 bit sound on the snes also as FF3 and not 6, was fixed to 6 on ps when re released but every thing was the same. no vocals. remaster is vocal. but besides that and the opening. I personally like the original.
I’m playing through FF2 right now and man it’s nice that my stats are going up at regular intervals. Love that progression system in theory but it’s always been janky in execution At least now it’s quick!
The Pixel Remasters are the best thing to happen to the franchise since 2013. On top of my elation that I can finally play an official English release of the real FF3, which I 100%'d, the rest are just as wonderful. The music is also rarely a miss, and that's never the case with these kind of releases. It's a huge labor of care. Much appreciated.
FYI, the SNES version of FFVI also allowed for only cardinal direction inputs for Sabin's blitzes in lieu of diagonals. For example his Aura Canon (down, diagonal down left, left) could be entered on the SNES version as down, down, left
I still remember being stuck at that tutorial of sabin telling us how to do it back in the early days of youtube when I was a kid haha, gave up and found like a very short tutorial on how to get past it, what I was doing wrong was inputting as he was doing his animation really quickly, not when the cursor was pointing at him XD Still felt very dumb about that to this day
@@Fuudo_123 Word for word the exact thing that happened to me. Felt like the weight of the world was lifted off my 10-year old shoulders when I got pass that fight
@@Fuudo_123 I played the game 1000 times, and it has never told me the tutorial for pummel except the very first time I played it in 1994. I cannot get it to display no matter what I try.
Man, I love this pixel remaster. Never had the chance to play 5 and 6 and I wasn’t a fan of the graphics on the 3D remaster on Nintendo 3DS. Now I can play all 6 in all their delightful pixeliness. I’m having such a blast with this.
I'm torn. I'm a huge Final Fantasy fan but my journey started on the GBA on FFIV. I'm very sad they removed the additional dungeon and other content they added throughout the years.
@@fishingmule3266 Actually with the PSP versions did, since I still think those are the best versions to play, lol. It feels way nicer to actually move around with the diagonal movement, and is still on the grid, so it doesn't break anything. Literally only makes the controls feel more natural, and has no downside.
@@tamerkoh Final Fantasy IV GBA Western release was buggy and the only version not buggy was the Japanese version and fun fact we got Final Fantasy IV first before Japan release their fixed version. Final Fantasy IV PSP had loads of content but a few sprites were rehashed from Final Fantasy II, the "basilisk" is the same sprite from FFII and FFIV. So I wouldn't say it didn't suffer a tad bit. I already know there's a mod for face fonts, and sprite characters. Though my question is what about the whole thing being a feature and thus never happened since I couldn't find any information of.
@@dragtogo2735 Yeah I wish they didn't reuse some of those sprites, cause the ones they did redo for FF4 specifically, like Baron Soldier, Zombie and Leshy all look really, REALLY good. It wouldve been nice to see FF4 style Bomb sprite upgrades and everything else; side by side comparisons show just how much care they put into remaining faithful with the poses, but adding additional detail and colour.
Also, having played every version of these games and owning every version, I would say the definitive FF4 is the one for PSP that is 2d that includes the after years in 2d. To me it is the best of everything with ff4
I dunno, the GBA and DS ports were when they were in their prime for giving us fantastic bonus and post-game content. While I like the PSP version, I have to say I like The After Years more in theory than in actual execution. It's a neat story, but the actual game itself can really grind with how often you have to reset your party and are left purposely low on power until the final chapter.
@@darkmask5933 I would go a step further and say that the After Years is stupid in theory. There’s no point in tacking on a sequel after such a satisfying ending to FF4.
Amazing! I’m so eager to play these remasters. I just played some of the 3D remakes, but never tried a pixel FF before! ❤ amazing video as always!! Thank you!
Surprised you didn't mention the changes in FFVI to Cyan's Bushido -- it's way better in the Pixel Remaster. Now, you just pick which sword art you want to use from a list, and it charges on its own in the background. In the original, you had to sit there with the bar open while enemies attacked freely and nobody else in the party could attack, and pick which charge level as you reached it -- and if you passed it, you'd have to either pick a later one or start the charge up over again.
@George Villarreal Or because they're just copying AustinSV's content. Which is way better honestly. This video was obviously rushed just to take advantage of the popularity of the ports lol.
First time playing all these games. Finished 4, deeply in 6 at the moment, and enjoying every minute of it. I've wanted to play these games for a VERY long time and this is the best time for anyone to do it. If you havent experienced these games, please PICK THEM UP and i swear you'll find just as much enjoyment as i have had while playing them.
My only gripe with FF6 is I wish there was an option to use the original sprites for the playable characters.IMO they have so much more detail to them in the original with shadows&personality.
I just played through FF1. It’s 25 hours of fighting super tough random encounters and fixing problems with the planet. Then in the last five minutes, dude announces himself as chaos and gets destroyed in 2 minutes. Now in Final Fantasy 2, that final boss is an absolute badass.
If im not mistaken (definitely could be), *Kazuko* is the sole creator of the sprites for ff brave exvius which is incredible at the rate they pump out units.
Exvius is so dope day 1 almost player started like 20days after it launched in english. I remember the joy of pulling my first breaker and first 5star units
Having played I, II and IV-VI from the PS1 ports (because they were as close to the "original" as I could have gotten at the time, I played the PR version of III last year and thought they did a really good job. Happy to see they put in things to address the font issue for consoles trough. (As I have it for Steam I was at least able to sub the file to make things more readable.) I guess I don't miss the "extra" later features because I never had them?
They're all excellent. As a long time Final Fantasy fan myself I would only add that the PSP version is still the best way to play the first Final Fantasy game. Hands down.
I'm so stoked to play these! I've only play FF1 back on Windows Phone when I wanted to Achievement hunt on my 360, as well as the 3DS Remake of FF3, aside from that I haven't played the remainder. Can't wait to tackle these in order and add each of the Platinums to my trophy collection, especially after having played Theatrhythm to death lately so it'll be really nice to hear where all the music originated from.
FF6 has always been my favorite, and the remaster is absolutely stunning. I don't know if I could ever play the original again. Besides just the opera scene, there are vocals in other tracks as well, such as Dancing Mad, and they make it so much better.
Been loving my second playthrough of FFI on PS5. All these versions are the definitive versions BUT I would love if III and IV's DS remakes got ported next :)
I will agree that these look like great remakes, but I still prefer the ones that included extra content. It's an "Make QoL changes, better music, graphics....but take out content that were included in previous version of ALL these games." I would definately pick these up if they had the extra content from ALL the previous games. 1-6 all had added content that were left out.....and since I have all those versions, I'll keep them. (FF4 Complete edition on PSP for example)
@@omensoffate The Quality of Life stuff are great changes, and this is the definitive editions for those who haven't had the chance to play the originals (since the ports can no longer be purchased due to the respective digital stores being shut down). It's also more challenge friendly (as you said, turning of XP), and the difficulties were balanced better. I do have the previous ports of all the games (FF1 & 2- PSP, FF3 - DS, FF4 (DS and Complete Edition on PSP), and FF 5 & 6 on GBA). I like the extra "Fiend Dungeons" in FF1, because you can get new weapons for the White Mage and Black Mage. Otherwise....they're left with the same weapons for the last 1/2+ of the game. I do agree the QoL are great improvements for a lot of people, but I still like the extra content that was present in previous ports.
I think it's a missed opportunity that they didn't implement the canon names of the 4 MCs of FFIII _(Luneth, Arc, Refia, and Ingus)_ as the default names.
I like talking about this because these games have been released so many times that people have their own nostalgia from playing different versions when they were kids. I can see they made the best good faith effort, especially after the terrible iOS version port versions. I just can’t help but feel like it looks weird when you put all these sprites in differ my styles with no limitations together.
It's funny, I'm as old as Final Fantasy and next month will be my first time playing any of these games. Oh, I tried FFVI a few years ago, couldn't go back to it after Sabin came in. Been on FFXIV for 5 1/2 years (SMN main for life), beat XV three times and FFX has a good, oh, two hours on my 6 year old playfile (I'll go back to it someday). So this will be a rather interesting experience for me, finally getting the chance to try out the early titles that kicked off the franchise. :-)
Autosave and the XP and Gil multipliers are a life saver for me. I get maybe 30 min to 2 hours after the kids go to bed to play videogames, so having those conveniences are super important. I'd love to be able to hole up in my room after school and grind it out again, but I just don't have the time.
My one and only gripe with this Pixel Remaster is the missed opportunity of not using a similar art style like Octopath Traveler as the base graphical design of each game. Yes, it looks good and they did an awesome job keeping as close to the original as possible but for the high price and low quantity that's available for purchase, I'd figure they would go all out without holding back since this was done on the latest unreal engine, and really show us what a remaster could have looked like.
you're absolutely right. esp for FF2, its soul of rebirth story is canon to its plot. without that its technically half-finished despite being a full game. SoR really adds very interesting lore to the Emperor, with how he basically cannot die unless both his heaven and hell halves were killed at the same time. and the arcane sanctuary(canonly located in the lil mountain above the town called Poft) with Deumion and the Destroy spell is important to FF2's world-lore, with it being the one of the more unique spells in the series. I wish we couldve gotten an 8bit Deumion, Phrekyos(Deumion's summon that fights you before you can speak to him) and Emperor of Heaven, that woulda been a dream come true. I think PR's a great version of FF2, esp with it fixing the flee bug in psp, where if 1 char out of the 3-4's speed's too low you literally can't escape certain battles/enemy formations. I do wish the PRs gave the ability to manually save inside of dungeons and towns like psp did(FF3 being the exception since it never had that but really shouldve.) that would save so much time with re-fighting bosses. FF3's deff a weird one of bonus content. only thing its got is iron giant superboss, but thats in the 3d remake w/ Luneth Refia Arc and Ingus(the 4 protags.) but I can deff see it working for the onion kids FF3
@@MLmaster135 I get that they wanted the "original experience" but I think adding the extra content would have been better regardless. Even FFIV The After Years which I don't really like. Just put it in there as a bonus for completing FFIV.
One thing not mentioned, but what bolsters the sense of unity/uniformity between the PRs, is that all boss monster death animations use FF6's original animation and sound. Not necessarily a deal breaker but it takes some getting used to if you're in it for the nostalgic feel.
I've been a fan of this series since FFX and now I finally play the first 6 games in this series without going through a bunch of hassles. Hopefully I can finish them before XVI comes out.
@@happyjonn9242 you 're crazy. FFX is solid and got identity. I own every platium on psn to say that. X-2 lost a bit of purity from X, and 12 was absolute masterpiece.. XIII is good for a breath of fresh air, 15 was a experiment that didn't work very well, but it have good momments.. and the other types i does not consider Canonically viable to judge among the others... ( 14, chronicles, etc ) and as you said, ps1 patch its untouchable.
@@TheMinicrom give it a try on 12 and dont feel sorry if you find a playthought on youtube to follow. About 13 i was generous hahah nostalgy trip. And you re totally right about 14. Its like a generic mmo with FF skin, but it brought people to the community, so ^^
It's also important to mention that the pixel remasters run at a weird 43 ish frames per second instead of the original 60 fps. It causes awkward choppiness any time the screen scrolls depending on if you move diagonally or in a cardinal direction. I still love 'em though.
My personal favorites may be other versions (like FF4 GBA where I can use my boy Cid instead of Edge or FF6 T-Edition) but as far as "definitive" goes, I think all 6 of these are it. Can't wait to replay them again soon!
I still don't understand why they not only didn't go with a beautiful sprites from the PSP versions but also not give the extra content. I had so much fun with those extra dungeons and the new espers in 6.
Picked up all 6 on PlayStation. Will definitely be double-dipping on the Switch. It would've been nice to have all the extra content from the other versions, but honestly, I'm just glad all the mainline titles are now available to pretty much everyone.
I know this may sound petty and selfish, but the added content from the previous remakes and remasters were some of my favorites, and I'm none too happy that they haven't been implemented in these versions of the First VI. Yet. I'm personally hoping that with the success of these remasters, Square will release what I like to call "Advanced Anniversary" dlc. Except for III. It's already perfect as is, imo. FFIIIPR is an undoubted shoe-in buy for me, but I'm gona wait and see whether or not the extra content for the other five will be coming out. Not saying other people shouldn't buy these Pixel Remasters, but me personally-I NEED these to be there or I won't feel that my experience will be the best it can be.
Honestly wish FF3, FF5 and FF6 got PSP style remakes with FF1, FF2 and FF4...it was such a missed opportunity. I really wanted to see how gorgeous the worlds and classes in FF3 and FF5 would look with that sprite quality.
I don't see why they couldn't let you pick your team in the endgame of IV like the GBA and PSP versions (IIRC), seems like kind of a big thing to leave out.
Because that wasn't part of the original release. If they kept that in then they'd also need to keep the dungeon where you get their new equipment and it's a slippery slope from there. You either keep all the extra content for all games (and leave III out because It has none) or cut it all out.
@@0909Alz This is such an odd take from them and the fans supporting that decision to me. Like, if we're trying to be purist about only including things the original release had, then why are all the bugs fixed, items added that weren't in the original, and all these extra features like exp, money and encounter toggles? It has the same vibe to me as when some Pokemon fans were defending Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl not having Platinum's content and upgrades to the Sinnoh experience, when HeartGold/SoulSilver included ALL of Crystal's additional content. Is it that hard to have a version that has all the content from across all the versions?
I actually really support them basing these on the OG versions and not the GBA versions. The GBA bonus content tended to be really bad bloat that brought the games down, and FF1's GBA/PSP port also changed the magic system completely in a way that wasn't part of the original game's design. If you're not gonna go with a full remake like 3D FF3 and 4, I'd rather they not make such huge changes to mechanics.
I think all of them were pretty good as remasters, but I feel that 1 and 4 went backwards in terms of overall remasters. They had so much extra content on the PSP and GBA versions that it's a shame they weren't added in these ones. Final Fantasy 3 is probably the best one in terms of remastering quality. It's really neat that a lot of the jobs got new abilities and they all felt useful, well there's a few that I still felt like they didn't do much. It's also nice to have 5 on more than 2 systems non-Japanese side. I wonder if Steam is getting the updates from the console versions? I would hope so, I've been itching to play 5 again(I'ts my favorite one).
If anyone wants an in-depth comparison of a particular game, AustinSV has done videos on all six of the games. Not to take away from what FFU has done, of course! For most people this concise and combined version is plenty.
So far the one frustrating thing about the Pixel Remaster for me is how challenging they've made getting the new soundtrack. The Steam release tricked you into thinking you were getting the soundtrack when you got the DLC but it was only a few random tracks from the original game, not the remaster. Now they've finally made the remaster music available, but it's only available for purchase over iTunes, which is kind of annoying in modern music streaming times. Still, I'll probably lay down the money, I really do like the new tracks.
Fantastic! I'm really happy I got hold of the Remasters on Steam for my husband. He might take twenty years to actually play through them but they're SO good and he's so happy about them! The changes all look really good too, and the console updates seem very smart to me!
hmm i remember going back to the tower in ff2 on snes now ff4 as it should be, and picking up the other characters, i liked replacing rosa with palom and edge with poram fro extra black magic and the twin ability, i considered replacing rydia with the one instead of rosa, but felt summons were better then being able to heal while twin cast charged up.
I still prefer the GBA versions of 5 and 6 because of the additional jobs and espers. But those are some very, very nice changes especially Job overhauls for 3 and 5. Did they fix the evasion and vitality bugs for 6 at long damn last ?
@@Malacite I just looked it up. GBA version for sure fixed the evade glitch, the sketch glitch, and the vanish doom glitch. It didn’t change anything about stamina, but I never knew there was anything wrong with stamina to begin with.
@@diamantisxiii I also think it's really important because the people that bought them paid a lot of money and addressed the issues and they make changes but only for console versions that weren't available for over a year. I am definitely not going to buy the pixel remasters again because getting all 6 versions costs as much as a full priced AAA game, or more. Also, they slowly released them yet many people still pre-purchased all six games which funded the project and showed the demand for it. They're great versions but the console versions shouldn't have improvements that aren't available for PC when the latter (and mobile) were the exclusive way to buy the games, which could have just been emulated if the player wanted to experience the games. Millions of people use steam and the font was the number one complaint, there were fan patches before square even announced console versions, so they knew there was a demand but left the change for consoles only. It's kinda like Sega removing Sonic games from a Genesis collection so that customers will have to buy the new version (outside the collection) to play them. These companies are okay taking PC gamers' money but are just as willing to give them the finger if they can get more money another way.
@@diamantisxiii I just checked and realized you don't have options to turn off random encounters or change EXP or GIL rates, I personally wouldn't adjust them unless I'm doing some kind of challenge but besides the font issue, this should have been available if they're automatically including it on console versions. Basically, it's really only fans of the franchise that would buy this in the first place and it's just the right thing to do unless they're advertising the console versions as a different collection. It's almost like how they released DQ11 for PS4 and years later they brought it to Switch as the definitive version, instead of updating the PS4 version, they just resold it as DQ11S for PS4. PC gaming isn't some niche category anymore and shouldn't be considered an afterthought when it was the original test market for these remasters. I don't have much faith they'll patch the games to make them play the same because this gives PC gamers a reason to re-purchase the collection. The turning off random encounters can be a useful tool to know where to go if you're trying to beat the game for the first time at a good pace. People spend a lot of money for these games and I am pretty sure these features were marketed before it was available. I remember looking for the options when I started playing the pixel remaster version of FF2 last year, it's not a deal breaker because I already bought the damn games but it's not enough of a reason to buy the console version.
One of the biggest changes I've been loving is the minimap. It's such a small thing but it really helps for large areas with frequent encounters. It completely saved me in the sky fortress in FF1
I really hope they gave VII, VIII and IX a similar remaster treatment too. Not necessarily in terms of graphics, but with a totally rearranged OST (also accessible from the menu), art gallery, bestiary, and some quality-of-life features.
I believe they already have on the ps4. There’s remasters of 7, 8 and 9 with all kinds of quality of life improvements like changing gameplay and battle speeds, encounter rates, etc.
My first final fantasy was FF4 on the PSP when I was 8. It was followed up by FF7:Crisis Core and KH/Birth By Sleep when I was 9. I eventually came back and replayed some version of FF4 with an emulator when I was 14 and found that I still loved it. Sadly, I purchased the 3D remake for my phone when I was 18 and didn't seem to be enjoying it as much. The difficulty was too easy and the Art style seemed to lack the soul that the previous iterations I had played seemed to possess. However, I played the pixel remaster of FF1 and FF2 and have found myself absolutely loving them. I plan to continue with FF3 on my PlayStation and am excited to reach FF4 so that I can experience the story once more. When I heard about the ports to console, I was super hyped.
The font thing on PC is because of the way that Japanese usually uses double-width fonts for English in Japanese (and old English) versions but thought we would like it better with normal single-width for more 'natural' text, like how these comments are. But people want that old school feel of those double-width fonts.
There seems to be a high likelyhood of that happening. There haven been some beta branch (non public) updates on all six games over the last few days on Steam, according to logging by Steamdb.
Pretty much the exact same for me except for 6. It was my intro into the FF world as FF3 on SNES 26 years ago. I remember playing a fan translated version of FF3 after seeing how they decided to release it on the DS. I just didn't feel like I would care for it that way and I wasn't going to buy a DS for one game >_>
Curiously, FFVI's new opera scene is pre-rendered, all the 3D models have been turned into still images, almost bridging the gap to the PS1 FFs. You'll notice no scenes have any camera rotations, just a bit of panning.
It's such a shame we don't get all of the improvements and updates II and IV had in the PSP versions. I'm almost scared to buy these in case we ever get the PSP games ported.
I actually was blown away by how good the opera house is now that I actually have a save right before it so I could play through it with my brother to show him.
the dragons dungeon? i saw a streamer play through it awhile back. it's there and is definitely hard and long. hopefully the steam versions get the additional save and heal spots. because that dungeon remains a nightmare on steam
The most amazing thing about the Pixel Remaster games is that Final Fantasy III now doesn't actively hate the player. It still has plot and pacing issues, but it's a good game **finally**. I hope FF 3 gets a full-on remake someday (no chance but a Stranger in Paradise: FF3 would be sick).
I'm not a PC or mobile gamer but almost folded and bought the Steam version around Christmas. And just before I did, I learned that they were releasing it on console. Buying the whole thing to enjoy on my PS4 pretty quick. Can't wait to hear the updated soundtrack and sound effects too! The updated animations in the old games should be slick as well!
So far I’ve only played through and finished completely ff1, and it was so much better than all my other play throughs in the past, I had it for PSP and on iOS, and this one takes the cake, even without the extra content. I started 2, so hopefully I can keep going and see how that one compares
Oh man, I wasn't aware of this at all. As a lifelong FF fan, I feel almost obligated to get these for my Switch, but I'm currently saving for a big trip in 6 months, so they'll have to wait a little before entering my library. Cheers!
I honestly don't understand why everyone keeps bitching about the original font. When I started playing on my Switch yesterday, I toggled back and forth between the two fonts a few times, and ultimately ended up settling on the old font, because the pixel one honestly looks blurry to me.
One thing about the FF4 Pixel Remaster is how characters require half as much Exp. to level up, making it much, much easier than the original. That could've been mentioned.
we need another remake of FF4, i love the bit where the guy with a bomb strapped to him falls from an airship and blows up then comes back 5 mins later like nothing happened. the drama. really hit me in the feels.
Man, that GBA release of FFVI is a masterpiece. They added so many new items, weapons, summons, enemies, and bosses. Are they not in the Pixel Remaster? If not, that's a MASSIVE shame.
Is there any word on whether the Android/iOS versions will get some of these console enhancements - such as the ability to adjust gil, xp, and encounter rates?
Aw I loved FF4 using portraits. Also rest in peace Faris' pirate accent. I plan to get 3, 4 and 5. But the gba versions of 4 and 5 are still my fav for their extra content.
You should play the PSP versions for those that exist of FF1, FF2 and FF4. It's the same as the GBA versions with all the extra content, except even more polish, better graphics, and even MORE content (Labyrinth of Time for FF1, Arcane Labyrinth for FF2, and the sequels for FF4)
@@tamerkoh Never owned a psp. Regret that cause of Maverick Hunter, War of the Lions and the FF4 version on it but I still adore the GBA version. Might have a soft spot for its sound font. I know a lot of people rag on it but I loved it.
@@ProfessM I played the GBA version before the PSP one too, and liked some of the tracks more on there as well myself. But you know, let's not pretend the internet doesn't exist. It's really easy to play the PSP versions still, just from the first page of Google, lol.
@@tamerkoh oh not saying it isn't easy for most but whenever I try I tend make the pc hate me quiet fast. So I rather stick with consoles. I think pcs just don't like me.
I picked up FF6 last night. It has been my favorite game in the series for almost 30 years now. There's definitely other entries I've missed, and I have great love for many of the ones I have played, but 6 is something special. It's always been near and dear to my heart, and the last time I played it was the PS1 port that came bundled with 5, almost 25 years ago, so this will be a wonderful trip down memory lane.
