Final Fantasy Anthology for PlayStation 1

Pros: Great gameplay, long games, and good music
Cons: Newer gamers might be put off by the old 16 bit graphics

Think you're a die-hard Final Fantasy fan just because you've beaten Final Fantasy 7 and 8? Guess again, my friends, because there were no less than 6 installments of this seminal RPG series before the two PSX games were ever even dreamed of. And now,...

Pros: Final Fantasy 5 is finally released here, strong game play, well-constructed system
Cons: No Final Fantasy 4, neither game was the strongest in the series.

Do you remember, in 1990, when Nintendo held the Nintendo World Championships/Powerfest? It was basically a Nintendo-sponsored tournament, and in addition to competitions, there was a section devoted to new games to be shortly released. The one that...

Pros: Two excellient games for the price of one
Cons: Odd loading times

Ah the wonderful, wonderful world of Final Fantasy. Ever since the original game was released here and in Japan it seems everyone and their mother jumped into the series very quickly, considering it was the first true Role –Playing to ever be released....

Pros: 2 Great games in one package
Cons: 2 great old games in one expensive package

I love RPG's I'm sure you do too
Final Fantasy is the best it never makes me blue

As we all know Square makes these great games run
Also the games are the best and really fun

This game comes with two cd's one for Final Fantasy 5...

Pros: Two great Final Fantasy games, one never released in the US before.
Cons: What is up with the load times on Final Fantasy VI? And why didn't we get Final Fantasy IV??

I really have mixed feelings on Final Fantasy Anthology. On one hand, it gives me the chance to play Final Fantasy VI, one of my favorite RPGs, on my Playstation, and it includes Final Fantasy V, a game never before released in North America (although...

Pros: Two great games in one, over 60 hours of game play combined, free musical disk
Cons: out dated graphics, some bland characterizations (VI)

Since Final Fantasy Anthology is a compilation of two games, to make things easier I have decided to review them individually to better get an understanding of the whole package.

Final Fantasy V
The title that many fans of...

Pros: FF V never before released, fairly good soundtrack, FF VI was excellent.
Cons: FF V butchered Faris' translation, long loading times.

Many of the 'no-schoolers' have always wanted to play a true old-school RPG, but have never had the chance to do so because of the rarity of the SNES and it's games in the 21st century. Many people have been disappointed because the games were...

Pros: Two Great Games, hours of play, good new CGI sequences and other features
Cons: Should have included final fantasy 4, could get everything from the internet, including games.

Final Fantasy Anthology is a compilation of Final Fantasy 5 and Final Fantasy 6, two of the three Final Fantasy games to grace the Super Nintendo System. Along with the games are opening and closing movies which could not have been done on the Super...

Pros: Excellent GamePlay and Sound
Cons: Pre-Mature Graphics

I must say, for such an old game, FFV has really grabbed my attention. As you walk through mideival towns you meet various characters who will give you clues to help you on your way. To play this game, you definatly do NOT have to be a hardcore FF fan,...

Pros: Comes with Final Fantasy 3....enough said
Cons: slow down can be annoying

Growing up, I have a vivid memory of playing all the Final Fantasy games that were released in the United States (and the ones that weren't thanks to emulation). Remember this fact however, when one of us FF fanatics tell you that FF3 was the best (FF3...

Pros: Two original adventures and a CD, with new CG cinematics for spice.
Cons: The game play is frustrating at times, especially since these are old games that were re-released.

Perhaps you can claim that you have played some of the Final Fantasy games from Squaresoft's hit series. Perhaps you can claim you've played all of them. Well, until now you couldn't play all of them unless you lived in Japan, because Final Fantasy 5...

Pros: Engaging storyline, two games for the price of one, enjoyable
Cons: Graphics cartoony, can get same games on-line for free

Two for the price of one. Six words that seem to seduce me like no other, I love free stuff. When I saw that Squaresoft, those virtual RPG (Role Playing Game) gods, were releasing a double set of some of the older 'Final Fantasy' games I was admittedly...

Pros: Really good bang for the buck.
Cons: Dated look and feel, only get if you're willing to deal with that.

At first, when us testers found out about this getting released, we were all really stoked.

Then we had to test it.

It wasn't the worst experience we've had, but it comes close. Has anyone EVER gotten the triple 7s to show up on...

Pros: engaging story, lots of characters and weapons, vast terrain to explore, lots of options!
Cons: Need memory card, nothing significantly new except the music CD, graphics are a few years out-of-date

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Final Fantasy Anthology is made up of two games. One is known in the U.S. as Final Fantasy III, which was released in Japan as FF6. The other is the game's immediate predecessor, Final Fantasy V...

Pros: Squaresoft's Masterpiece Games
Cons: Battles lag slightly

Squaresoft is my favorite game making company. It was Squaresoft's Final Fantasy Series that got me into RPGs (Role-playing Games). The first one I played was Final Fantasy IV (or II in the USA). My friend had lent it to me and I was hooked. I was...