Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster

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6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 84 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 48 out of 84
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 84
  3. Negative: 27 out of 84

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  1. SirGray
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    10/10 phenomenal pc release, can't wait to play on my steam deck as well! cheers.
  2. NaiAsonod
    Aug 5, 2021
    8
    What I liked: remastered music, improved dialogue, auto-battle option, bestiary and the new USEFUL maps.

    What I didn't like: It's too faithful to the original NES version. I'd have liked for there to be a lot more expanded content, more to do, more to explore, etcetera.
  3. agentgro420
    Aug 3, 2021
    8
    After tweaking the tearing and the bad font, I really enjoyed the game. And even though Square Enix can't figure how to add V Sync and still forces us to use windowed mode by default in all of their games, it's still a great remaster of one I enjoyed the most as a kid. But then again, I still don't understand why Square Enix is so thirsty to see its fans begging on their knees to alsoAfter tweaking the tearing and the bad font, I really enjoyed the game. And even though Square Enix can't figure how to add V Sync and still forces us to use windowed mode by default in all of their games, it's still a great remaster of one I enjoyed the most as a kid. But then again, I still don't understand why Square Enix is so thirsty to see its fans begging on their knees to also release them on consoles. It was the obvious choice in the first place.… Expand
  4. DylanJohn
    Aug 3, 2021
    10
    I've played all the versions of 1 that came out in the US, this one is my favorite. Looks crisp, music is amazing, plays well with fast forward and auto battle for grinds, fun achievement system that encourages exploration, maps for every town and dungeon so you can find your way without frustration (they could have added that as like a treasure chest or in town purchase, but either wayI've played all the versions of 1 that came out in the US, this one is my favorite. Looks crisp, music is amazing, plays well with fast forward and auto battle for grinds, fun achievement system that encourages exploration, maps for every town and dungeon so you can find your way without frustration (they could have added that as like a treasure chest or in town purchase, but either way I'm glad it's in) beastiary to show where monsters are and treasure chest counters per map for those who wish to 100% the game and not go freaking crazy trying to figure out which town or dungeon that last chest is in. Quality of life improvements that, sure, make the game a bit easier, but as an adult with much less free time on my hands than when I was a kid, I sure appreciate those. I was able to 100% the game in 17 hours, which was neat. They should port this to consoles, but review bombing is not the way to go.… Expand
  5. MrJPrime
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Finally gave me a reason to replay the games. Game play is damn near exact to the original that I played first when I was 10 years old. The updated graphics aren't intrusive and the updated music is so like the original I didn't even notice it till ~10 hours in.
  6. alexvl
    Oct 18, 2021
    0
    запустил "ремастер" пятой части. запустил оригинал со snes через эмулятор. вообще не понял прикола в каком месте там ремастер. уровень графики одинаковый. в ремастере только визуал как-то немного изменен, при этом мне кажется что оригинал выглядит даже лучше.запустил "ремастер" пятой части. запустил оригинал со snes через эмулятор. вообще не понял прикола в каком месте там ремастер. уровень графики одинаковый. в ремастере только визуал как-то немного изменен, при этом мне кажется что оригинал выглядит даже лучше.
  7. Daraganov
    Sep 24, 2021
    10
    Please Nintendo switch!!! russia
  8. flwixs
    Mar 29, 2022
    1
    Худшая японская игра которая только выходила, еще и ремастер, вы серьёзно? тупорылая дрочильня-гриндилка без сюжета, цели и смысла нахуй, не тратьте свое время на эту помойку, саундтрек говно, геймплей говно, графика очевидно, просто мимо кассы.Худшая японская игра которая только выходила, еще и ремастер, вы серьёзно? тупорылая дрочильня-гриндилка без сюжета, цели и смысла нахуй, не тратьте свое время на эту помойку, саундтрек говно, геймплей говно, графика очевидно, просто мимо кассы.
  9. Lekkamnno
    Aug 1, 2021
    10
    Absolutely brilliant, the music especially, and added effects. Just here to counter the whiny attempt at review-bombing this masterpiece that will of course make it to console eventually. LOL come on, really?
  10. Johnycorreia
    Aug 2, 2021
    10
    Awesome remaster of the first game. Looks great in the Steam version. Can not wait to play on my future portable Steam Deck :)
  11. OnlyMad
    Aug 2, 2021
    10
    Отличное переиздание легендарной игры!!!
    В игре исправлены ошибки прошлого: сделан качественный перевод на русский язык, исправлены баги, улучшен интерфейс, удобное управление и возможность его настройки, карта мира, удобные сохранения и полностью перезаписанный саундтрек.
    Графика в Final Fantasy 1 такая, какая и должна быть в ОРИГИНАЛЬНОЙ Final Fantasy! (кто бы там что не говорил) В    Отличное переиздание легендарной игры!!!
    В игре исправлены ошибки прошлого: сделан качественный перевод на русский язык, исправлены баги, улучшен интерфейс, удобное управление и возможность его настройки, карта мира, удобные сохранения и полностью перезаписанный саундтрек.
    Графика в Final Fantasy 1 такая, какая и должна быть в ОРИГИНАЛЬНОЙ Final Fantasy! (кто бы там что не говорил)
    В игру играть приятно и интересно, поэтому я могу рекомендовать её всем настоящим фанатам Final Fantasy и jrpg в целом! Тут однозначно 10/10! Великая игра, которая положила начало всей серии игр Final Fantasy и повлияла на развитие жанра jrpg в целом!

    P.S. Поддержите эту игру своими деньгами и может когда-нибудь Square Enix выпустит такой же сборник Dragon Quest с русским языком, или Chrono Trigger/ Chrono Cross) Это было бы замечательно!    … Expand
  12. wangzaiyi
    Aug 2, 2021
    10
    good job, 10 for A PC exclusive game.
    for some extremist, please also vote 0 to those Only on PlayStation.
  13. z80dad
    Aug 1, 2021
    8
    So music is excellent and adds very much to the game play. The added effects and transitions really add a whole lot to improve the playability. I'd like to point out the people giving this game bad reviews are upset there's no console release which seems unfair. I'd have bought it on switch if it was on switch but it doesn't make it a bad game.
  14. HenryTheN1nth
    Aug 1, 2021
    10
    I'm just here to give the remaster a deserving rating to counter the false negatives. I'm really enjoying it and the music score is better than ever.
  15. AkiAndPeach
    Aug 1, 2021
    10
    Don't listen to the negative reviews of console individuals who are angry that these titles are not available on console. These games are small/lightweight and would run on even a basic laptop. What I have played of the game so far marks a faithful remastering of a game I have the NES original cartridge for and played on NES back in the day.

    - Wonderful soundtrack updates - Beautifully    Don't listen to the negative reviews of console individuals who are angry that these titles are not available on console. These games are small/lightweight and would run on even a basic laptop. What I have played of the game so far marks a faithful remastering of a game I have the NES original cartridge for and played on NES back in the day.

    - Wonderful soundtrack updates
    - Beautifully updated sprites
    - YOU CAN MOVE DIAGONALLY!
    - Great help tips explaining how to use each spell
    - Authentic magic system to the original

    I appreciate Square's effort here. I do hope it eventually comes to consoles, especially the Switch, I see this working wonderfully on the go. Hopefully with a fix to the font, that's the only reason I would dock the score, it is a bit jarring. However, due to the overwhelming negative reviews I feel that I need to leave it at a 10 since the font is easy to adjust using online guides, and maybe Square will patch it down the road.    … Expand
  16. ChrisNeffaCall
    Aug 2, 2021
    8
    I support a console release, but consoles are stuck in 16:9 ratio. If you have the future standard monitor size of 21:9, you will find that the steam version plays beautifully with this extra screen space. I'm glad to be able to see the entire frame without having the sides cut-off.

    Also, this version of the game has easily the best music of any release. It absolutely crushes the PSP,    I support a console release, but consoles are stuck in 16:9 ratio. If you have the future standard monitor size of 21:9, you will find that the steam version plays beautifully with this extra screen space. I'm glad to be able to see the entire frame without having the sides cut-off.

    Also, this version of the game has easily the best music of any release. It absolutely crushes the PSP, and that matters. The graphics may be a matter of taste. I did personally love the HD 2D presentation of the PSP versions, but this SNES style remastering is growing on me. I think I may actually like it better. Either way, it's not bad. Otherwise the game is pretty much as you'd remember it if you've played any other iteration.    … Expand
  17. Method__Man
    Aug 1, 2021
    9
    Great game, great remaster. This is in the vein of the psp remasters. Personally I prefer 2D versions of these original games, which was how they were designed. I’m happy they didn’t try to make a 3D version (eg ff4).

    As for the game itself, final fantasy is a challenging game, but a true classic. You WILL have to do some mild grinding from time to time to get gold required to buy weapons    Great game, great remaster. This is in the vein of the psp remasters. Personally I prefer 2D versions of these original games, which was how they were designed. I’m happy they didn’t try to make a 3D version (eg ff4).

    As for the game itself, final fantasy is a challenging game, but a true classic. You WILL have to do some mild grinding from time to time to get gold required to buy weapons and spells. The party you pick from the start DOES matter. Be sure to bring a healer (white mage), after that you can get on with really any of them.

    Overall a great remake of a great game.    … Expand
  18. Retrocoregaming
    Aug 3, 2021
    0
    While the game retains much of the added storyline brought in with the revisions made for the original PlayStation edition, it reduces any chance of being a great remake to absolute Zero with not only bad graphics, but an even worse font.

    The PlayStation, Android, Windows Mobile, iOS, and GameBoy Advance versions really brought out the best revisions in of the series, but this version    While the game retains much of the added storyline brought in with the revisions made for the original PlayStation edition, it reduces any chance of being a great remake to absolute Zero with not only bad graphics, but an even worse font.

    The PlayStation, Android, Windows Mobile, iOS, and GameBoy Advance versions really brought out the best revisions in of the series, but this version feels rushed and subpart even compared to the original NES version.

    This version feels subpar in every way possible. The graphics really do not hold up well compared to the forementioned revisions. I honestly feel this was not only a rushed release, but a cash grab. I honestly would waste my money on this version. They really shouldn't have taken the updated versions off of Steam in favor of these.    … Expand
  19. ZenkoProduction
    Aug 2, 2021
    9
    They somehow got Nobuo Uematsu, the music composer, and Kazuko Shibuya, the original sprite artist, to come back and make a proper remake of this classic. I've played all of the versions through the years, and this is easily the definitive edition. The music alone makes it worth the purchase. It might not have the added content from other releases, but all of those additions felt like lazyThey somehow got Nobuo Uematsu, the music composer, and Kazuko Shibuya, the original sprite artist, to come back and make a proper remake of this classic. I've played all of the versions through the years, and this is easily the definitive edition. The music alone makes it worth the purchase. It might not have the added content from other releases, but all of those additions felt like lazy afterthoughts compared to the core content. This version also includes countless bug fixes and gameplay tweaks that massively improves the experience.… Expand
  20. Jearil
    Aug 2, 2021
    9
    Other reviews are fake and salty it's not on their system, nothing about the game itself.

    Overall I like the remaster. Some nice quality of life upgrades like better music and some transition effects along with the ability to quick save. I do think they toned down the difficulty a bit as it seemed too easy. No intentional grinding, but no battles really had much of a challenge. Overall    Other reviews are fake and salty it's not on their system, nothing about the game itself.

    Overall I like the remaster. Some nice quality of life upgrades like better music and some transition effects along with the ability to quick save. I do think they toned down the difficulty a bit as it seemed too easy. No intentional grinding, but no battles really had much of a challenge. Overall though, a very good game.    … Expand
  21. funkjaw
    Aug 2, 2021
    10
    This game has two different scores

    If the other versions didn't exist: 10/10

    Taking into account other versions: 8/10

    Overall wonderful game.
  22. FoxPug
    Aug 7, 2021
    0
    Well, Square.
    Consider this 0 score my interest in the remasters being ported to consoles (where they started)

    Some of us don't want to sit at a PC playing a lengthy RPG, or having a hot laptop on our lap, or playing on a tiny phone/tablet screen.

    Some of us want to kick back in comfort in front of a nice big Tv and enjoy the game that way.

    Hope
  23. slackester
    Aug 9, 2021
    0
    If it was a mobile-only thing it'd be bad enough, but Square is going as far as releasing it on Steam and not on ANY console!? They know it'd sell well, they know there'd be a big market for it, but they're shooting themselves in the foot for no reason at all, aside from being jerks.
  24. Kylander01
    Aug 2, 2021
    8
    This version of Final Fantasy is worthy of the title of remaster. Think of when Nintendo did remasters of the NES Super Mario Bros games with Super Mario All-Stars for the SNES. That is the vibe Square Enix is trying to create with the first three pixel remasters. The gameplay is true to the original (of course the old code bugs have been corrected)
  25. Angealdreams
    Aug 6, 2021
    0
    Where is the console version ? How could tou forget about us ???????????????????
  26. Raeanus
    Aug 2, 2021
    9
    I am a huge fan of Final Fantasy I. I used to speedrun the PSP version and have played the NES version radomizer. This version replicates and is true to the NES without all the broken mechanics and improved sprites. I wish they had gone with the PSP sprites and added content, but this is still solid and enjoyable.
  27. wishpoolson
    Aug 5, 2021
    0
    Game looks worse than the original imo. The gba remake is better looking. This version adds no worthwhile improvements and the graphics are terrible.
  28. somedude14
    Oct 3, 2021
    7
    The graphics and true widescreen are great, the redone tracks are awesome, only real downside is that they made this the easiest version ever with faster leveling and gil rates, though you can still get screwed by RNG. No more peninsula of power which is odd, they took it out to force you to have a harder time, but then made the game easier? Has treasure maps in-game, but everyone uses aThe graphics and true widescreen are great, the redone tracks are awesome, only real downside is that they made this the easiest version ever with faster leveling and gil rates, though you can still get screwed by RNG. No more peninsula of power which is odd, they took it out to force you to have a harder time, but then made the game easier? Has treasure maps in-game, but everyone uses a guide for that in these sorts of games anyway, so not a big deal to me.… Expand
  29. discrimihate
    Aug 5, 2021
    10
    Great game, unfairly criticized for not going to console. Reviews should be about the game and gameplay and not about which consoles it is on or not on. Imagine if Halo was review bombed for not being on Playstation or if Jack and Daxter was review bombed for not being on Xbox. This game is great and you definitely don't need a super pc to play this game. With PCs in many more homes thanGreat game, unfairly criticized for not going to console. Reviews should be about the game and gameplay and not about which consoles it is on or not on. Imagine if Halo was review bombed for not being on Playstation or if Jack and Daxter was review bombed for not being on Xbox. This game is great and you definitely don't need a super pc to play this game. With PCs in many more homes than consoles, this is just a silly thing to criticize it for.… Expand
  30. sebastianali
    Sep 8, 2021
    5
    Just stick with PSP or GBA releases. This version have some cool new things, and the artsyle is decent, but compared to the other remakes of FF1, it just lacks any new impressive thing or even removed it completely like the extra dungeons. I know that some people prefer the original artsyle, but it was that hard to include an option to change the graphics, gameplay and music of the otherJust stick with PSP or GBA releases. This version have some cool new things, and the artsyle is decent, but compared to the other remakes of FF1, it just lacks any new impressive thing or even removed it completely like the extra dungeons. I know that some people prefer the original artsyle, but it was that hard to include an option to change the graphics, gameplay and music of the other versions before starting the game? Is still a good game, and one of the best versions to my favorite game in the franchise, but as a remaster that wants to improve in a very old game, is just a hit or miss.… Expand
  31. malicemaniacman
    Sep 12, 2021
    10
    The map improvements and auto battle are nice additions. it maintains the spirit of ff1 which is simple in nature. You can finish it in roughly 20 hours which is on par for other ports. Lastly, as far as steam goes, 100% the game for achievements isn't too grindy either.
  32. PictoPirate
    Jul 31, 2023
    8
    I’d never played anything before FFVII, but I’ve loved most of the games since then, so when I saw they’d done a remaster of 1-6, I had to pick them up. They work great on my SteamDeck, and I had a lot of fun playing the first instalment.

    It is a little rudimentary, but in its defence, it is a 35-year-old NES game, and I still had a grand old time for most of it. It looks pretty, the    I’d never played anything before FFVII, but I’ve loved most of the games since then, so when I saw they’d done a remaster of 1-6, I had to pick them up. They work great on my SteamDeck, and I had a lot of fun playing the first instalment.

    It is a little rudimentary, but in its defence, it is a 35-year-old NES game, and I still had a grand old time for most of it. It looks pretty, the music is great, and the gameplay holds up if you like turn-based combat. Be warned; there are some weird difficulty spikes. I had to use a guide to defeat the last boss after waltzing through most of the rest of the game, for example, but all in all, it is a fun time that doesn’t show its age too badly. I look forward to tackling the second in the series next.    … Expand
  33. SvaD
    Jul 9, 2023
    7
    First time playing (and beating) a FF series game. It was definitely not that bad, considering the age of the first entry, but not really that engaging either, except the final part of the game (for some reason, FF I have one of the weirdest difficulty spike on my memory. Anyway, that was a great old school experience with some polished retro graphics.
  34. L140
    Oct 8, 2021
    8
    Разрывная для своего времени, только не совсем понятно нахуя это нужно в 2021 году
  35. Levast1k
    Jan 28, 2022
    10
    Pls, put it on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. I really want to play this game on the consoles
  36. albericegames
    Feb 20, 2022
    10
    Incrível todos os games em vários idiomas , fica a critica pois esse game deveria ser lançado para playstation 5 pois muitas pessoas adorariam platinar este game
  37. DarkwingSchmuck
    Mar 2, 2022
    8
    The first ever Final Fantasy took what made Dragon Quest a success and expanded upon it with multiple characters and classes. While bare bones by today's standards, it still holds up as a fun old-school RPG.
  38. LastResource
    Jan 14, 2023
    10
    worth it and glad to play ti this game again. so much memories and nostalgia within this second game in the series.
  39. emperorxizzle
    Jun 10, 2023
    8
    To put it mildly, I'm not a fan of the series, I've played it for 30 minutes on a Gameboy for my whole life. As well as JRPGs that I have never encountered. But now I'm experimenting, and therefore, seeing a fresh repack from FitGirl on the torrents, I swung to try it.

    It turned out to be an unexpectedly interesting experience! There are two graphics modes in the configurations there:    To put it mildly, I'm not a fan of the series, I've played it for 30 minutes on a Gameboy for my whole life. As well as JRPGs that I have never encountered. But now I'm experimenting, and therefore, seeing a fresh repack from FitGirl on the torrents, I swung to try it.

    It turned out to be an unexpectedly interesting experience! There are two graphics modes in the configurations there: normal and classic. In the classic, a filter is applied on top of the game, slightly blurring the pixels and putting stripes on the picture, forming a visual effect that was on old TVs in the original. It's not bad — the first part was released in the late 80s on bearded consoles, and on PC it comes out for the first time at all. Naturally, craftsmen have managed to play it through emulators before, but these are all crutches.

    To tell the truth, the most that I liked about it was the simplicity of the gameplay and the undemanding nature of resources. In order to play, you don't even need a mouse. It eats scanty resources, so it can be run on a laptop and not worry about the cooling system and power consumption. Although my machine has an impressive power reserve, I don't like when it has to be fully used because I know how much it costs to solder an integrated graphics processor to the motherboard.

    For a long time I thought that I liked the plot the most in games, and such inclusions as Stardew Valley, which I played for 50 hours on the computer, and then a few years later again the same amount on the phone, seemed to me a statistical error. But one day I downloaded Disco Elysium, and despite the fact that there is a plot in every click, and there is more text in the game than in some multi-volumes, for some reason I was not impressed with it. Although maybe in ten years I will change my mind, I had it with the same Wolfenstein The New Order. And one day I heard someone's thought that, in fact, the main criterion by which the game should be evaluated is the gameplay. If it doesn't tighten, then whatever the graphics are (I didn't pass any of the Crysis series, by the way), whatever the plot, there is no sense from it. And by the way, this perfectly explains the era of the formation of shooters, when in the noughties everyone was already tired of monotony and the same COD: MW entered the market, offering just a huge pile of classes from driving and banal shooting to stealth and aerial support for ground operations. This is not the first game of that time with such a diverse plot, I just still remember it relatively, and I have already forgotten the others. In a word, not to say that the same COD series impressed with the depth and (haha) variability of the plot, but it has always been some kind of unprecedented entertainment attraction that did not allow you to be bored for a second, and this is the main sign of good gameplay.

    But good gameplay doesn't have to be that diverse. It is equally important that he gives a field for experiments, and if there are not many components in it, but each of them will be deeply worked out and, most importantly, they can be combined at their discretion, developing their own style of play — this is already the greatest success.

    Many modern games give the player hundreds of hours of gameplay, for some reason this criterion is now considered fundamental. And all these hundreds of hours are woven from monotonous tasks, loot and crafting, each element of which stretches from series to series and is scripted from now to now, as for example in the latest games of the FarCry series. But in my opinion, the game should first of all be a canvas on which each player creates his own picture with the available tools, and not a movie or routine, and Square Enix coped with this task wonderfully, in this case — for the second time. This is not only a good example of games, but also an exemplary example of a remaster.    … Expand
  40. Eyean
    Aug 5, 2023
    6
    Final Fantasy did a lot of establish the JPRG genre, but it hasn't aged all that well unfortunately. The Pixel Remaster does do a lot to alleviate some of the games more outdated features thankfully.

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. GamingTrend
    Nov 17, 2021
    80
    While the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters aren’t perfect, they’re certainly the best and most convenient ways to play these classic games. The soundtracks are lovingly orchestrated and the pixel art is gorgeous, though the latter does lose some detail in the translation. Each game feels great to play, but I do wish extra content from previous releases or remakes had been included.
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  2. CD-Action
    Oct 12, 2021
    70
    The reinvigorated editions of the first three Final Fantasy games look great, run smoothly and offer some very welcome new features that modern audience expects (e.g. the auto-battle mode and auto-save). The new music arrangements done by Nobuo Uematsu himself are marvelous and the redrawn visuals are vibrant and full of details. Of course, these games are heavily outdated in terms of gameplay and storytelling, so their simplicity might discourage newcomers, but they are still a lot of fun and a great opportunity to experience the revered classics. [10/2021, p.50]
  3. Siliconera
    Aug 9, 2021
    90
    I like the original Final Fantasy, but I honestly haven’t touched it since the PlayStation release. I have tried to pick it up here and there, but find myself getting bored of the grind and the pace. The auto-battle injects so much energy into it that I couldn’t put the game down. Combined with the visuals and music, I just wanted to spend every minute playing Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster. It’s an excitement I haven’t felt for the original Final Fantasy in decades, and I hope the other entries capture the same feeling.
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