Review jared_c 4/5 · Aug 25, 2023
An Updated Homage To Classics
3.5/5 Dawn of Souls contains both of the first two final fantasy games with a good number of quality of life upgrades, then adds a good deal of additional content! I had only ever played a little bit of the originals back on the NES days but recently decided to go through and play the entire Final Fantasy series. These …
Read more3.5/5 Dawn of Souls contains both of the first two final fantasy games with a good number of quality of life upgrades, then adds a good deal of additional content! I had only ever played a little bit of the originals back on the NES days but recently decided to go through and play the entire Final Fantasy series. These seem to have been the recommended ways to play both of the first two iterations (at least prior to the recent pixel remasters). The games still hold up pretty well and it's fun to see where the series came from, and the origins of all the staples that are in every release. The first doesn't have too much of a story, the second one expands on this a good bit and has a pretty good story throughout. They definitely do some more experimenting with 2 than 1, and while some of it works out great some of it does fall a bit flat. The fact you can play two of these full adventures in one game cartridge is a heck of a deal. If you have somehow only played the originals back on the NES I would say it's still worth your time to replay them through this to see the great updated graphics, and experience the extra content added.
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