/vr/ - Retro Games

>>9443395
>What is the "definitive" version of that game?

Famicom fan translated. Unless you're a "omg so retro!!" hipster in which case DS and PR versions are more up your alley

>>9443720
>this game is literally just mashing attack until shit is dead.

Player of the GBA version spotted. If all you do in (the actual) FF1 is mash attack you're going to spend more time hitting air than hitting targets and are going to run out of ressources very quickly.

>>9443727
>Anyways, you're retarded for having modern expectations for one of the first console jrpgs

FF1 was competing with DQ3 (and the DQ2 inspiration is obvious in FF1). JRPGs were already an established best selling genre.
The bugs in FF1 are most likely due to lack of budget and time.

>>9199395
>Ultima did it.

Hence why I said "JRPG"

> Let's also not forget Final Fantasy 1 came out later that same year and blew DQ out of the water, especially in the realm of "fast, tight combat", audio/visuals, and combat roles.

FF1 came out always a year after DQ2, it's more accurated to say it competed with DQ3 than 2. It started development long after DQ2 was released and most likely only started development because of DQ1/2. Combat in FF1 is slower paced than in DQ2. The monsters do look great in FF1 but they're a step below DQ2's, whether we're talking about the art itself or technically speaking. The best thing about FF1's graphics are the black outlines around character sprites.
In FF1 the player first explores a limited part of the world by foot, then acquires a boat with which comes more freedom of movement and non linearility, just like DQ2. The goal of the game is to go around the world collecting powerful magical key items, just like in DQ2.

I'm not saying FF1 doesn't have its own merits, like the classes or taking the exploration one step further with a flying vehicule, but it still owes an awful lot to DQ2.