Final Fantasy Anthology - PlayStation

I wish there was more re-releasing old, classic games for new systems. I suppose some might see it as the companies just trying to squeeze more money from old games, but I love being able to play these games on new systems, and the addition of new features is always fun to experience. As far as collections go, this is a very good one. Final Fantasy 6, originally 3, is a classic game, and considered by some to be the best FF ever. I can't say I think it's the best, but it is definitely an exceptional game that was even more remarkable when it was first released. It does already seem dated in many ways. At the same time, this is the final game in the series where you can experience the classic, 2D FF that many fans of the series have grown up with. This game does have an excellent cast of characters, and one of the better storylines in the series. The espers, the first real summon monsters, are really cool, and theres somewhere around 30 of them, much more than any other game, which I like. Each character has unique abilities and weapons, which makes for great variety. A very fun old school RPG. The graphics were amazing at the time, but already seem pretty dated. The sound as well. The music that was written for the game is some of Uematso's best, but the sound capabilities of the SNES are just too dated. If they improved anything, I wish they would have improved sound quality a bit. Also, the CG scenes they added were disappointing to me. They weren't that badly done, but I thought that they would be peppered throughout the game at the appropriate spots, which they weren't. They were only at the beginning and end, which I find disappointing. I guess they wanted the actual experience of playing the game to be identical to how it was on the SNES. I wouldn't have minded some small improvements, personally. Overall, they did a good job. FF 5 was a real surprise, and it was great to play a brand new old style FF, never before released in the US. Lots of the reviews on Amazon say that it is really a sub-par game. I have to say I strongly disagree...I think its a great FF game. If you enjoyed FF 4 and 6, I think you'll definitely like 5. The graphics and sound are similar to FF 4. The gameplay is what makes the game so good though. You can switch your characters between the variety of job classes like in FF Tactics or FF X-2, and learn a large variety of different skills, then mix and match them. It's a very primitive form of the job class system, sure, but it's still really cool, considering the age of the game. I also really enjoyed the story of the game...it was about as good as FF 4. Theres a part where you're navigating through a graveyard of pirate ships infested with ghosts and zombies that is totally classic. I would definitely recommend giving FF 5 a chance. It is old and outdated, but definitely lives up to the quality of the FF series. Now, a quick word about the music disc...it's pathetic. An absolute waste of time. If anyone could actually listen to that disc and get into the music on it, I'd say you have serious issues. It's tinny SNES sound, taken directly from the games. I can't imagine it would have been too much work to throw some real orchestrated versions (they are available in Japan) of the songs on here...that would have been great. Furthermore, they chose a bunch of the worst songs to include on the disc and left out many of the best. Terrible. But, you won't be buying this collection for the music disc. The games are what matters, and they are quality, faithful ports of the originals. Highly recommended for people who want to walk down memory lane with some great old games.

Let's just be honest, why do we play video games? We play to escape the real world right? So when you can combine two games that easily let you escape hours of real life by immersing yourself into a new world, how can you complain. Doing all this for under 15$... yep Amazon.com of course. What can I say about FF5 that hasn't been mentioned in the reviews. Yes it is what it is. It's not a great inventive story, it is just a good vs. evil boring straight forward unemotionally attachable RPG. I mean honestly one of the main characters dies and gets replaced and you hardly notice or feel anything. So now that the negative is out of the way... the positives! The gameplay on FF5 is absolutely enchanting! The class building is so much fun if even just to find out all the different amazing weaponry you can develop. Unfortunately they did not offer a lot of side enemies you could battle to truly use these epic battle techniques. Basically I did enjoy the game, but when it was over felt no need to go back and play again. FF6... it's all been said, the best RPG ever. It all began and ended here. This is the last time a game truly had to attempt greatness before insane graphics took over. Gameplay is outstanding (though the class building is gone) with multiple characters with different attributes available. Story grabs you from the beginning and almost refuses to let go(seriously ditch the g/f and be prepared to miss classes or work). Warning: you will care about the characters, you may cry, and you will be appalled by the villain. This game is never boring, and has endless storyline that gets deeper and deeper. I have played this game more times than I can count and will continue to go back. Love it!

No, I haven't played Final Fantasy Anthology, BUT I have played Final Fantasy 6 on the SNES and beaten it. The SNES version and PS version are essentially the same. THIS REVIEW ONLY DEALS WITH FINAL FANTASY 6. I have played some of Final Fantasy 5 on an emulator, but not enough to do a review. I have played, to some degree, Final Fantasies 1 - 9. Of all these Final Fantasy games, I would have to say that FINAL FANTASY 6 IS THE BEST TURN-BASED RPG EVER! Some people say that the music is not all that great. I disagree. Yes, it is sometimes repetitive, BUT IT SETS THE MOOD, unlike lots of games out there. ESPECIALLY the first two tunes when you start the final battle, which is really divided into 4 or 5 parts. Every time I hear those tunes I KNOW that I'm at the ending boss. The character development is OUTSTANDING. Most novels would be hard-pressed to come up with such an interesting group. Locke, Setzer, Cyan, Terra, Shadow, Celes, Edgar, Sabin, Umaro, Relm, Strago, Gogo, and Mog. If you've played the game, you just need to LOOK at these names and you INSTANTLY know who they are. The storyline is AMAZING. Magic has been outlawed, but there are some who would like to bring it back and replace technology with it. There are some parallels to Star Wars and the Wheel of Time in here. Eventually you join a rebellion against the evil Kefka. But two of the best parts in the game are: 1--when you get to the opera house for the first time. 2--when the ENTIRE face of the earth is changed and you must start from SCRATCH. I LOVE that part. It is so NONLINEAR. You have to find all your buddies ALL OVER AGAIN, but you can do it in almost any order you want. Sure, the graphics are outdated on this, but GRAPHICS don't make a game, THE STORYLINE DOES. And there is no denying that the storyline in this game is TOP-NOTCH. Final Fantasy 7 and 9 come VERY close, but no cigar. Nobuo Uematsu really put his whole heart into this game, turning out some of the best video game music ever written. If I had the money, I would buy MULTIPLE copies of this game, since I knew that I'd be returning to it again and again . . . .

Fun game and great graphics for as old as it is.

The games both work well. It makes me feel like I’m 15 again. The case was cracked, but it is original so I’m not surprised.

I've noticed a couple people complain about the load times (especially during battles). There's a quick and easy fix for PS2 owners: In the main menu under the PS1 Driver, there's a setup option for "Fast Loading". When you turn that on, the game will load as fast as the original cartridge did. Problem solved. . And now for the game: FF6 *is* the best version of Final Fantasy made to date (imho). FF7, FF9, and FF10 are also very good, but FF6 got the RPG formula perfect: Great characters, great story, great battle system. If I had to sell all my RPGs, FF6 is the one I would keep & play over-and-over. As for FF5, the story is rather weak, but the gameplay is really really good, thanks to the job system (like FF10-2). What I like to do with FF5 is to experiment: - What if I had 4 white mages? - What if I had 4 black mages? - What if I had 4 fighters? - Would I survive the battles w/ such weak teams? Thanks to its job system, FF5 has a great deal of replayability. Even after you beat the game, you can go back and replay with a completely different team, and new complications (trust me, beating this game with 4 black mages is NOT easy). Bottom Line: Buy Final Fantasy 5/6 right now. If you're like me, you'll cherish it forever.

FFV features a lone traveller, a princess in search of her father, an amnesiac old man, and a pirate captain, all of whom are called forth to defend the world from the destruction of the crystals of water, wind, fire and earth. The biggest feature in this game is the job system-you can customize your character's job through gaining experience in each field. For instance, I have a monk trained with the Knight's "Cover" technique, and a mage trained equally high in both white and black magic. While complaints that the story is transparent and childish do not go unfounded, the gameplay itself is entertaining enough to make up for that. Pros: +Monster battles, while common, are not so frequent that playing this becomes a chore in itself. +The job system is fun to play with +The characters are interesting and entertaining +Boss fights are challenging, but not impossible. Cons: -The story, as previously stated, is very basic at times. It is deeper than FFX-2, yet not as deep as FFX. -You are restricted to 1 alternate ability; this becomes very confining at times. -As with most earlier FF games, instruction tends to be rare, if present at all. (I have not played FFVI enough to make a judgement on it.)

Five stars for giving me the original case for the games! And making sure all the games were compatible...

Il prodotto preso è stato un regalo molto gradito

I still have many of my original consoles from younger years, though some game discs have since been long gone/misplaced. I loved the Final Fantasy game series while growing up so when I saw this one on Amazon, I had to have it lol. Purchased from Amazon at a great price and received in perfect condition, still sealed in plastic. Although loading times can be a bit tedious, especially for anyone used to modern day console/games, the discs play fine and exactly how I remember. Final Fantasy VI(originally 3) is my 2nd favorite of the series, behind FF VII. It's great vintage RPG which can be enjoyed over and over again. Final Fantasy V is new to me, since it was not available in NA originally. This game is a little different as it has a "job/class system". Basically the characters can be a knight, ninja etc.. with each class having their unique set of skills. This gives the game tons of "replayability" as you can replay the game with entirely different team/class loadouts. The games are great and a must have in any Final Fantasy fan's collection! ★★★★★ If you've found this review helpful, please click the button below. Thank you!

Es Enero 2022 y es muy grato encontrar stock de juegos de PSone, si no son completistas al momento de coleccionar y a su vez le dan uso a sus juegos que coleccionan vale mucho la pena ya que su precio es justo por un juego a estrenar y más siendo de una plataforma descontinuada, los CDs ya no son negros son como los de Sega Saturn o CD de música sin embargo son de buena calidad, como los demás comentarios la queja más que las cajas de acrílico es el embalaje que no se cersioran de que vaya bien para evitar romperse, al parecer esto nunca a mejorado pero tienen que tenerlo en cuanta a la hora de comprarlo ya que si son muy delicados en ese sentido es muy probable que lleguen con algún detalle como a mi pero nada que lamentar, anexo fotos en la publicación para que se den una idea.

Bought this as a gift for my friend. Although I haven't personally played this myself, I'd highly recommend it, as watching my friend on it, I got fairly into the storyline. The characters are good, and the game play is fairly good!

Esta antología está estupenda porque reúne Final Fantasy V y VI; el VI es considerado por muchos fans de la saga como el mejor por su excelente historia y soundtrack; además de ser el Final Fantasy con más personajes jugables, la historia de Terra, Locke, Celes y los demás protagonistas de la saga es memorable. Final Fantasy V es una entrega que no vio la luz en Norteamérica por mucho tiempo y esta es una gran oportunidad para jugarlo, personalmente es de mis favoritos, de nuevo el soundtrack es majestuoso y se basa en el aclamado sistema de "Jobs" que se utilizó en Final Fantasy III también. Es una gran oportunidad y el precio es muy accesible, además de que se puede jugar en PS3 si no se tiene un PSone.