Final Fantasy II is Not a Bad Game

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  @ItsYourPalJacob · 6 years ago (edited) · pinned

  Since it’s been a little over a year since posting this video, I’d like to give my current thoughts on the game and the video.<br><br>I still stand by what I said in the video, I just wish I could have presented it a bit better. Watching it now, If I could go back and change a few things, I’d definitely go more in depth on the arguments given against FFII. I feel like I did a poor job giving the common critiques of the game a full explanation so that everyone knows exactly where they’re coming from and understands their argument completely before going into my defense. There were times in the video I’d present their arguments at surface level and then move on without going into more detail. Their arguments are logical and valid, and I wish I could go back and present them that way, even if I think the other side of the argument can be just as logical and valid. For example, the critique of needing to take damage in order to increase your HP wasn’t explained at all before moving on to why I disagree with it (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=320ElVeZSTU&amp;t=1312">21:52</a>). This would have also avoided moments in the video where I inadvertently presented an argument as if they were saying one thing when they meant something else.<br><br>One thing I do want to address is how most of the complaints I talk about in the video are mainly from the original Famicom version of the game and that those arguments don’t apply to the later versions of the game (GBA/PSP). I would agree with this if most reviews didn’t treat every version of the game as if they were the same. The most common being the need to attack yourself in order to succeed in the game. Some have pointed out that that criticism is more accurate in the Famicom version of the game since it’s much more difficult and unfair. Even though later versions of the game balanced out the difficulty heavily, it’s still present in most reviews for the GBA and PSP versions of the game. Every point I brought up in the video was found in reviews for all versions of the game.<br><br>If there’s one thing I want people to take away from the video it’s an understanding of the other point of view, on how the game can still be enjoyed even with its weaknesses. As I said at the beginning of the video, this video is more about trying to help people understand how and why someone could find this game enjoyable (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=320ElVeZSTU&amp;t=246">4:06</a>) rather than trying to convince those people that FFII isn’t a bad game because trying to change someone’s mind on anything is almost always a fruitless effort. I still think the game has more strengths than weaknesses though, hence why I don’t think it’s a bad game.<br><br>Thank you for your comments and your kind words, it means a lot to me. Even if we disagree, I appreciate taking the time to watch such a long video.

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  @uljk5699 · 6 years ago

  Director of the game never threw away his idea. He just went on with it, polish it, and got us FFLegend/SaGa series.

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  @DudeHunder · 5 years ago

  In oblivion you CAN run at the wall for 2 hours to become GOD OF SPEED. <br><br>It doesn&apos;t mean you SHOULD

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  @OroborOSX11 · 6 years ago

  One of the best feelings I had as a young gamer was discovering that dangerous area just to the north of the start of the game that you definitely aren’t supposed to go to. You get one-shot by everything. Except there are turtle enemies who are very weak to ice... So I leveled up ice a couple of levels, and with some trial and error I was able to start taking out these turtles for some insanely good item drops. I felt so powerful that I had beat enemies I was never supposed to and been rewarded with rare items. That feeling will always stick with me, because I figured it out and made it work.

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  @JesseBorondy · 6 years ago

  The BEST advice I was ever given about this game, over the many years of playing it, was “if they’re in the front row, put a damn shield on.” You don’t have to grind HP if you can’t get hit to begin with. Love the video 👍

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  @serrawolfe · 6 years ago

  It amuses me that this game gets such a bad wrap for the &quot;hit characters to increase power&quot; playstyle but, as far as I know, no one complains about the same strategy being used in Final Fantasy Tactics which uses the same exact strategy of &quot;keep one enemy alive and then punch your team members until you think you&apos;ve leveled enough&quot;.

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  @pitongus · 3 years ago (edited)

  I finished the game 2 times before even knowing i could break the game attacking myself. The game is not grindy at all. It&apos;s the general opinion that people run with without even experiencing the game themselves.

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  @anegwa · 6 years ago

  One of my fave things to do in this game is seeing how many stat increases I could get in a single battle

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  @ThatKid7718 · 2 years ago

  The cool thing about Ultima, at least when it works as intended, is that it&apos;s power is based off of all your other spells levels

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  @uljk5699 · 6 years ago (edited)

  Excerpt from a NES version guide: <br>&quot;DO NOT ATTACK YOUR OWN PARTY MEMBERS<br>While it isn&apos;t obvious, EVA (evasion) is the utmost important stat in the game.<br>If EVA is low, the final dungeon becomes nightmare as many enemies there deals MHP ratio damage, dangerous debuff attacks, or insta-kill if it connects.<br>EVA won&apos;t grow if party member attacks each other, and more the HP and VIT the characters have, it seems, the harder it gets for EVA to grow.&quot;

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  @dev1lm4n63 · 3 years ago

  Saying that FF2 is bad because it gives you the option to exploit it is like saying the metro is bad because you have the option to throw yourself under the train

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  @minhthien0119 · 5 years ago

  This was my first final fantasy experience. As a kid I learned I could cheese the leveling system but otherwise I found the story enriching, music very riveting, and combat system endearing. It is truly at its core final fantasy

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