Delving into Classical JRPG's: My Thoughts on Final Fantasy 2

The last time I did one of these blogs, I did a review on Final Fantasy 1, and what I thought it brought to the JRPG genre. This time I will be taking a look at Final Fantasy 2, and when I say Final Fantasy 2, I mean the one that was released in Japan, not the one that was released in North America which was actually Final Fantasy 4 (I'll get to that one eventually). So please enjoy my take on Final Fantasy 2.

During the past couple of months, I have been playing Final Fantasy 2 non-stop. The game was a lot more fun than I thought initially going into the game because of all of the negative things I had heard about the game. However, even though I had fun with the game, I had a hard time with the battle system that they decided to implement in this installment, and I also did not really like the characters too much. Even though I didn't really like the characters and battle mechanics too much, the part that really carried the game for me was the story, even though it is considered one of the weaker stories in the Final Fantasy franchise. 

The story was by far one of my favorites in the Final Fantasy franchise, even though there wasn't  much of a story at all. The plot of Final Fantasy 2 is that your village was burnt down by the evil empire that is starting its invasion of the world. You and 3 of your friends are the only survivors, and while escaping, you are ambushed by some of the empires black knights and knocked unconscious. After a few days, you are found by the rebels, and decide to help them in their cause. It is really a simple story, but I thoroughly enjoyed the story of the game. The real reason why I enjoyed the story was because of how dark it was. One of my favorite moments during the story was after you team failed at stopping the Dreadnought, a gigantic war airship created by the empire to bomb the rebel cities. Once you enter the cities, you realize that almost all of the citizens are gone, and the city is covered in craters, created by the bombs. Talking to the few citizens left reveals that everyone who was outside died in the bombings, and that almost all hope has been erased from the rebels. This part of the story was really shocking to me, because I thought that it was almost too dark for a Final Fantasy game. It gave me a reason to hate the Emperor more, and also made me want to get to the end of the game and defeat him. This becomes really important in JRPG's to come because establishing the son-of-a-bitch must pay mentality becomes a major driving point in a lot of stories.



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