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FINAL FANTASY ANTHOLOGY
: Square is, at this point, trying to milk the Final Fantasy name as much as they possibly can by re-releasing their games (although FFV makes its American debut in this bundle).Since I personally never thought FFIII (VI in Japan) was a good game, I'm going to stay away from talking about it and receiving the huge amounts of flame that will inevitably follow. FFV boasts the following: dated graphics, uninvolved plot, a dubious battle system, a cool job system (later featured in FF Tactics, to an extent), some ridiculous situations, and an anime series based on it. More than anything else, however, what gets to me is the ridiculous amount of load time for both games. These games have 16 bit graphics, no polygons, and low-end sprites, so how can Square possibly explain the ridiculous amount of load time at each interval of the game? It's quite frustrating when you realize that playing the games on SNES would cut the load times by 3/4. Even so...FFV is part of the final fantasy series, and deserves a playing by the hardcore fans. Newer gamers, who've never even heard of SNES, will find the addition of FFVI a nice touch.
 If you do not own this package, why not? This has Final Fantasy VI which is not only the best Final Fantasy, but the best video game in my opinion! If you are a new-gen RPGer, put the graphics aside and play this! You'll be hooked. This game has it all! Characters, gameplay, music, story! This is an epic compared to any other Final Fantasy. This stands as the only video game that can make me cry (when a certain someone jumps off of a cliff). While just FFVI alone is worth the price, this also comes with FFV. While not one of the best Final Fantasies, it's still very entertaining and has the cool job system that FF Tactics later borrowed. I highly recommend this over FFVII, FFVIII, and FFIX.
Finally, Final Fantasy 6 on PSX! FF6 is arguably the best RPG ever made, and its still a great play on the Playstation. Final Fantasy 5 is also an enjoyable game, which was originally unreleased in the US. It returns to the class system employed by the earlier editions of Final Fantasy. The add-ons to these games, such as some FMV, are also very good and make this package a great value. Check this one out!
When I purchased FF:A, I knew that I was in for that old "satisfying" feeling again. I just knew that this compilation, which brought together two of the best games of the Final Fantasy Series, plus a bonus music audio disc, was going to be one of the best ideas Squaresoft ever had. Well, it's 6 months later, and I was right. Although many of the new Final Fantasy gamers will not like the old SNES 2D graphics, I felt that it brought back the original magic of the SNES games, plus the FMV Cutscenes, which added to the magestic feeling of these two games even more. Even after playing - and beating - both FFV and FFVI more than once, this two game compilation still left me with that "magic that will never be cast again in a game" feeling. This is a must buy for all fans of any type of RPG. Even my best friend, who DETESTS RPGs, was willing to try these games, and he enjoyed them, too!
Those who think VI sucked obviously have no taste and should be banned from RPGs. VI is by far the best RPG ever. While it doesn't have the graphics of the latest installments to the series (remember it was originally released for SNES and the graphics were top of the line back then)it still overcomes all others though the incredible storyline and something most playstation games lack, replay value. Another thing I love is the style of magic use. Although it does not remaing true to the originals, where only mages can use magic, it allows your characters to permenantly learn spells unlike VII with that highly annoying materia ... . The spells and espers/summons are incredible. Enter Ultima. Numerous secrets keep you coming back for more. I could write a book on how awesome this game is, but I will let you find out for yourself. As for V, a good game, not quite up to the caliber of the others. I love it simply because it holds the Final Fantasy name, but I do feel that it is definately worth playing. It is a different storyline in the FF world with fairly interesting characters. All in all FF Anthology is a must buy!
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