FINAL FANTASY (Old Ver.) Reviews

Embarrassing

dw_funk

This port may have been better on older iOS devices, I have no idea. But today, in TYOOL 2019, this port is truly awful. An NES emulator with a Final Fantasy ROM would be infinitely better. The fact that I paid cash for this awful excuse of a port is even more upsetting, and I encourage people not to do the same. Find another way to play this classic, because this one is barely playable.

Works excellent in iPhone X

LeoTheTenth

I was reluctant to buy this game because of the negative reviews, however I decided to just try it out for myself and I am having absolutely no issues with the controls or gameplay. The game has not been updated to fit the longer iPhone X screen, however the game is in no way too small to play. I’m thoroughly enjoying this version of the game.

Great game, just a few small issues

LeonBelmont12

Seeing how this is the port of the 20th Anniversary PSP version, I expected it to play as such, and at least have the same (if not better) performance. The first thing you’ll notice right off the bat is the resolution, or rather how blurry it is. I don’t know if it’s somehow possible to make the game any more high definition, but if it can, that’d be great. The next thing you’ll notice is the frame rate. It’s choppy and slower than the PSP version, and it’s very noticeable. The PSP version runs so much smoother and looks so much better, that sometimes I prefer to just dust off my PSP and play it there. The next thing is a minor nitpick, but still needs to be addressed. We all know how FF1 is a grind fest. With that being said, the PSP version allowed you to enter a battle, and just hold the X button, essentially turning each battle into auto mode. The iOS version doesn’t have an auto feature, nor does it allow you to make the battles faster. All you can really do is tap each enemy twice, and wait for each character to finish attacking. Again, small nitpick, but that’s just me. Other than that, this is still a great game, and will always be in my Top 5.

Healing staff don’t work.

Mr.G333

That’s it, nothing special.

Terrible Port

AlarusSarthes

I just wanted to re-emphasise the fact that $quare Enix completely botched this version of the RPG that revolutionised all future video-games: you can only move one space to the right at once (moving in all other directions is fine), the picture quality is awful, and the framerate is at a snail’s pace. If you’re contemplating getting the Android version: don’t bother, even though it’s graphically superior, several features have, for whatever dumb reason, been stripped out, including the pause menu’s title screen button, the bestiary, and the famous ship-board 15-puzzle that has existed since the very beginning. $8 absolutely wasted!

I own 1, 7, 15 pe, and tactics.

Mitch Daly

I love all of them. I also have all of the final fantasy games on my ps vita from 1-10 including 10-2. I would really like to see Final Fantasy VIII to be available on the phone. This is actually my main reason for leaving a post. I have no idea who to ask to encourage to do this so I hope they get this message...Ff8 for the iPhone!! Hoorah!

Classic, but poor controls

Jynks 77

The game hasn’t aged so well, but is still worth playing for nostalgia and to see what started this whole series and saved Square. However, the controls for the iPad version are quite poor - you will frequently struggle with them. So I took a star away for that.

A true classic, but in need of a refresh

swordzman0611

The original. The first. The best? Well, no. But it wasn’t the final. But we are talking about a knock-it-down-and-grind-it-out RPG here. As a player, you throw any combination of four units at a story that is at its best simplistic: princess gets kidnapped while the world slowly rots in the presence of unfathomable darkness, and you're everyone’s only hope to stop it all. Fight monsters of legendary lore as you quest to restore light. Simple, right? 30 years on, this game is good and cheap fun on long road trips. But it has not aged well since its first iOS outing in 2010. The interface is clunky and a bit outdated, while the app has not received any optimization for the newest widescreen phones. That being said, it needs a fresh coat of paint and more to survive. The blueprint is actually laid out in another title: Adventures of Mana. Still, even with the risks to modern phones and tablets, this title is definitely worth a pick up..

Amazing

bobpaw

I own Final Fantasy I & II DoS on GBA, and was so happy to find out it came to iPhone! It’s a fantastic games to play through, and the soundtrack is fun to listen to. I think an excellent job was done porting it to iOS. I only wonder, Square Enix, if you could please add controller support? I’d love to be able to attach Bluetooth controllers and play these amazing classic games.

Godawful controls

maelstromld

I loved the original game, but this GUI is too frustrating to bother learning. There aren’t even any preferences settings in the menu to mitigate the horrible huge useless opaque button pad appearing all over the screen (on a tilted map!). I bought this game after playing DQ1, which gave you four subtle transparent arrows which reliably moved you in the four correct directions, as advertised. That was great. UNNOTICEABLE. This... this is wretched.

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