The original Final Fantasy (Final Fantasy / FF1 Retrospective)

Final Fantasy is one of the most successful video game series of all time. In this retrospective video essay, I'll explain what the first game in the series, the original Final Fantasy 1 (also known as FF1 or FFI) was like, how it's held up by modern video game design standards, and whether it's still worth playing today.

PS. Welcome to my new channel! This video was originally posted on my old channel on Feb 13th, 2021. It’s reposted here because I’m starting a new channel dedicated to this type of content. I also took the opportunity to make some small updates to the video while I was at it.

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🎦 My other Final Fantasy retrospectives:
▶ Final Fantasy II -    • The most important game in the series...  
▶ Final Fantasy III -    • Final Fantasy’s last true RPG (Final ...  
▶ Final Fantasy IV -    • The blueprint to Square’s success (Fi...  
▶ Final Fantasy V -    • The last great adventure (Final Fanta...  
▶ Final Fantasy VI -    • The first masterpiece JRPG (Final Fan...  

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:40 Background
02:39 The gameplay loop
04:38 The story
12:30 Bitpop blues
15:04 Manual transmission
17:48 Combat
23:06 Character customization
27:44 Game balance
29:31 Grinding
32:42 Shades of Metroidvania
36:04 Quality of Life
40:46 Rewarded behavior
44:53 A flash of brilliance
47:54 Still worth playing?