Final Fantasy Chronicles
- The Final Fantasy Chronicles set includes new opening and closing cinematic sequences for Chrono Trigger and re-creations of memorable sequences
- New abilities include a “dash” feature, allowing players to go quickly owing to towns and dungeons
- 2-player mode allows players to participate in battles together
- Improved localization of the original unedited tale
- Includes all the original monsters, abilities, items and scenes that were not seen in the SNES version
Product Description
This ancient school compilation from Square includes “Final Fantasy IV” (known as “FF2″ as a 1991 US SNES release which introduced the Active Time Battle system) and “Chrono Trigger” (1995’s precursor to the wildly well loved “Chrono Cross”).Format: PSX Genre: RPG (VG) Age: 662248901015 UPC: 662248901015 Manufacturer No: 9796Amazon.com Review
Showcasing enhanced versions of the Super Nintendo classics Final Fantasy IV and Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy Chronicles is a must-have “retro” bundle for the honest role-playing game fan.
Originally released in the U.S. in 1991 as Final Fantasy II, the groundbreaking Final Fantasy IV introduced the “Active Time Battle” combat system that has since become a staple in the series. In addition to new computer animation sequences and minor gameplay enhancements, this reissue sports a new dialogue translation that is more faithful to the Japanese version and fleshes out the previously pared-down tale of a conflicted knight and his quest for deliverance.
Although not as well known as Final Fantasy IV–and not even part of the Final Fantasy series, for that matter–1995’s Chrono Trigger is a nonlinear adventure game where players must travel across time to save a princess (and the world in the process). New Japanese cartoon cutscenes from animator Akira Toriyama (creator of Dragonball Z) grace the updated Chrono Trigger, and an extras mode (filled with game-related goodies that must be unlocked) has been added, increasing the already high replay regard of this title with multiple endings.
Admittedly, the sports meeting’ two-dimensional graphics and simplistic sounds are quite “last generation,” which may turn off some younger gamers and recent converts to the genre, but their solid gameplay, deep storyline, and memorable characters are still first-rate by today’s standards. –Joe Hon
Pros:
- Brings together two classic Super Nintendo role-playing sports meeting
- Retranslated text of Final Fantasy IV more faithful
- Extras mode increases Chrono Trigger’s replay regard
- New animated “movie” sequences
Cons:
- In-game graphics and sounds are quite dated
Amazon.com Product Description
The two classic RPGs in this compilation not only represent hours upon hours of tale, character, and action, they also present the social class for two recent bestselling, analytically hailed sports meeting: Final Fantasy IX and Chrono Cross.
With all the different names for the original 1991 release of the first title in this compilation (Final Fantasy IV in Japan, Final Fantasy II in the U.S.), role-players new to the game may get confused. Make no mistake, though: Final Fantasy Chronicles marks the first time this pivotal installment of the cherished game series has ever been available on the PlayStation. In Final Fantasy IV, players take on the role of Cecil, a loyal captain who questions the instructions of his king, and for it is sent to kill a mysterious beast in a nearby valley.
In Chrono Trigger, Chrono must follow princess Marle’s teleportation owing to time and locate her before an intergalactic parasite arrives to ruin the world. The original game, also on the PlayStation for the first time, was one of the first nonlinear role-playing sports meeting. The decisions that players make during the game will point them toward one of more than a dozen possible endings.
These new versions retain the authentic Japanese SNES tales and characters while updating their graphics and adding new full-motion video sequences and other features.
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Now, I’m just about the largest Final Fantasy fan around, but FF4 is just not anything compared to FF7. FF4 doesn’t have anything in it that can match the horror of when AERIS DIES!!!!!!!!
And man, that Chrono Trigger game. What’s the deal with that? That isn’t even Final Fantasy at all, just like the FF Movie. Chrono Trigger was incredibly dull, and I was displeased with its lack of random encounters. And it should have had cool characters, like Cloud, and Aeris, and Barret, and Wedge, and Tifa. They were splendid.
Rating: 1 / 5
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Rating: 1 / 5
This is for all you unfortunate game players who reflect the Final Fantasy series is best series since the invention of Pong…..sorry, not in my book, it fact, I rate it the worst RPG ever made. For the record, the first FF game was Cosmic Fantasy for the Turbo Duo system (a system that was years ahead of the others; first with 16-bits, first with CD guide) and compared to other RPGs, it stunk on ice. The dull tedium of the fight scenes was insufferable, and that is the heart of any game. The fact that the heroes just stand there and do not even cooperate with the monsters your fighting made me question the sanity of its creators. I found it as much fun as reading Beowulf in High School. Cosmic Fantasy was the first CD RPG I bought and after the splendid sports meeting I played in the past on 16-bit like, Neutopia I & II, Dragon’s Curse and even Order of the Griffon, I expected a huge rush from the CD driven Cosmic Fantasy but found myself instead, appalled at the total lack of interaction. I had even questioned the validity of CD guide over 16-bit entirely until I played CD RPGs like Dynastic Hero and Might and Magic III. To sum it up, if I had known that the Final Fantasy series was made by the same people that did Cosmic Fantasy, I would have never bought it in the first place. And to all of you RPG fans who reflect otherwise, all I can reflect is that you’ve never played a really excellent one.
Rating: 1 / 5
I played this game back in ‘91 when I was 21 watching 21 Jumpsteet. Even the dumbed american version(of this game) was fun and at the time the only excellent form of entertainment.(better than 21 junkstreet with Jonny Dork and Hollie Ugglieson and that stupid werewolf show no matter what lame coorprate PC bull– show we Xr’s had availible to watch back then.)
Sir Ceicel the Black Knight turned prettyboy Paladin was the talk of the day back when; even though it is knocked today. Nintendo Potential had not anything but excellent things to say about this game and Ceicilboy(and of course you could change his name). I only wish they would release this on GBA instead of a huge consoles so I could play it in bed like the bone idle() I am. FFIII is in fact a title not released at all in America and instead a faked FFIII(V? II? ???). Altough I like Final Fantasy (I got reinterested when I got the FF Dawn of Souls for the GBA) thier is a lot of grandiosing such as space travel and modern stuff mixed in midevil settings that I reflect is inappropriate. I reflect it should only be midevil and mystical as in FF1 and 2(Japanese 1, 2 not US 1/ 2) Why does Cece, Rosa and company have to go to the friggen moon. cartoon Amimea is eerie that way but I beveve some of the lameness is replaced with a better plot this time around in the Japanese version for PS. I still rate it Five before and after except for the moon crap and the machines.(which may or may not be there this time around)
Rating: 5 / 5
Received the exact product I ordered in a timely matter. Will order from vendor again. Splendid job.
Rating: 5 / 5