{"id":236,"date":"2011-12-13T14:29:54","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T13:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/satrapov.net\/mysst\/?page_id=236"},"modified":"2019-11-20T18:15:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T17:15:24","slug":"final-fantasy-ii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.grafskaya.club\/mysst\/detailed-reviews-f\/final-fantasy-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"top\" \/><div id=\"attachment_6240\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grafskaya.club\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Final-Fantasy-II.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6240\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6240 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Final-Fantasy-II-300x124.jpg\" alt=\"Final Fantasy II\" width=\"300\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grafskaya.club\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Final-Fantasy-II-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.grafskaya.club\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Final-Fantasy-II.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Original logo<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>N.B. Since this game has been ported several times on different platforms, it has undergone several changes, notably in the naming department (jobs, characters, places, etc.). In those cases, I cite the original name and the most recent variant.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Logo: <\/strong>Emperor Paramekia\/Palamecia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Theme: <\/strong>resistance<\/p>\n<p><strong>Team:<\/strong> 9 characters (10 in the <abbr title=\"GameBoy Advance\">GBA<\/abbr> version):<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>2 female (Maria, Layla\/Leila)<\/li>\n<li>7 male (8 in the GBA version) (Frioniel\/Firion, Guy, Lionheart\/Leon, Minh\/Minwu, Gordon, Josef, Ric(h)ard, Scott in the GBA version)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Lead:<\/strong> Frioniel\/Firion<\/p>\n<p><strong>Villains:<\/strong> Emperor Paramekia\/Palamecia (main), the Dark Knight<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favourite characters:<\/strong> Layla\/Leila, Ric(h)ard<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disliked characters:<\/strong> Gordon, Lionheart\/Leon<\/p>\n<p><strong>Controllable characters: <\/strong>Frioniel\/Firion<\/p>\n<p><strong>Modes of transportation:<\/strong> chocobos, canoe, snowcraft, two ships, airship<\/p>\n<p><strong>Optional dungeons and\/or bosses:<\/strong> Iron Giant in Pandemonium (<abbr title=\"Nintendo Entertainment System\">NES<\/abbr>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the GBA version: Ultima Weapon and the Light Emperor in Arubboth<\/li>\n<li>In the PSP version: Beelzebub in the Arcane Labyrinth (Northeast), Tiamat in the Arcane Labyrinth (Northwest), Black Dragon in the Arcane Labyrinth (Southwest), Phrekyos and\/or Deumion in the Arcane Sanctuary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Save points: <\/strong>none, you can only save on the world map in the NES and GBA versions\/anywhere (even in dungeons) except in the Arcane Labyrinth in the PSP version<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starting levels: <\/strong>no levels, just stats<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final levels: <\/strong>just stats, but weapons most likely at 12&nbsp;and attack spells at 8<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maximum party size:<\/strong> 4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final party:<\/strong> Frioniel\/Firion, Maria, Guy, Lionheart\/Leon<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time to complete: <\/strong>15-20 hours (NES and GBA)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favourite places: <\/strong>Mysidia because of all the mages; Salamand(o) because I like snowy villages (although why a snowy village has a name that resembles &#8216;salamander&#8217; is anybody\u2019s guess); D(e)ist because of that poor wyvern<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disliked places: <\/strong>Mysidia Cave because of the confusing layout; the desert south of Kashuon\/Kashuan because of the damn antlions; Leviathan&#8217;s stomach because eww<\/p>\n<p><strong>Levelling&nbsp;spots: <\/strong>desert south of Kashuon\/Kashuan; forests around Mysidia\u2026at least, that\u2019s where you\u2019ll spend <em>most<\/em> of your levelling time (NES)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oddities: <\/strong>the<strong> horrendous<\/strong>&nbsp;levelling system, the keyword system, the possibility to teleport\/warp enemies<\/p>\n<p><strong>Systems:<\/strong> Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation, GameBoy Advance, PlayStation Portable<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remakes:<\/strong> <em>Final Fantasy: Dawn of Souls &#8211; Soul of Rebirth<\/em> (GBA), <em>Final Fantasy II &#8211; XX<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary Edition<\/em> (PSP)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Overview\" href=\"https:\/\/grafskaya.club\/mysst\/?page_id=250\">Overview<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Storyline\" href=\"https:\/\/grafskaya.club\/mysst\/?page_id=254\">Storyline<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Characters\" href=\"https:\/\/grafskaya.club\/mysst\/?page_id=258\">Characters<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Combat system\" href=\"https:\/\/grafskaya.club\/mysst\/?page_id=273\">Combat system<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Gameplay\" href=\"https:\/\/grafskaya.club\/mysst\/?page_id=280\">Gameplay<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Music\" href=\"https:\/\/grafskaya.club\/mysst\/?page_id=293\">Music<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Final Fantasy: Dawn of Souls \u2013 Soul of Rebirth\" href=\"https:\/\/grafskaya.club\/mysst\/?page_id=297\">Final Fantasy: Dawn of Souls &#8211; Soul of Rebirth<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/detailed-reviews-f\/final-fantasy-ii\/xxth-anniversary-edition\/\">XX<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary Edition<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Final Fantasy II\" href=\"https:\/\/grafskaya.club\/mysst\/gallery\/final-fantasy-ii\/\">Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6241\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grafskaya.club\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Final-Fantasy-II-XXth-Anniversary.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6241\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6241\" src=\"https:\/\/grafskaya.club\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Final-Fantasy-II-XXth-Anniversary-300x126.jpg\" alt=\"Final Fantasy II XXth Anniversary\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grafskaya.club\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Final-Fantasy-II-XXth-Anniversary-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.grafskaya.club\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Final-Fantasy-II-XXth-Anniversary.jpg 371w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">XXth Anniversary logo<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"csRow\">\n<div class=\"csColumnGap\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; width: 66.7%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/plugins\/advanced-wp-columns\/assets\/js\/plugins\/views\/img\/1x1-pixel.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"csColumn\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; width: 33.2%;\" data-csstartpoint=\"640.0104684829712\" data-csendpoint=\"958.9861769676208\" data-cswidth=\"33.2%\" data-csid=\"ef0a2aaf-9050-7f29-bb84-c9ed9ad774f1\">\n<p><strong><a title=\"Overview\" href=\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/detailed-reviews-f\/final-fantasy-ii\/overview\/\">Forward to: Overview &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>N.B. 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