We've hit another wall where the Pixel Remasters, despite the gorgeous orchestrated soundtrack and shinier riff on the original graphics, can't surpass the past.įinal Fantasy 4's been ported to so many consoles, it's enough to make one's head spin, but it wasn't until its GBA port, Final Fantasy 4 Advance, that a heaping helping of excellent new content was added, with miniature trials for every playable character, a fresh new postgame dungeon, and the revolutionary ability to use more than just the "main five" characters at the end.
Dawn of Souls' FF1 technically lacks the one more dungeon added in Anniversary, making for a close call, but we have too soft a spot for the more pixelated look on the GBA. With all that content nowhere to be found in Pixel Remaster, we recommend the earlier stuff if it's an option. That's especially painful in the first Final Fantasy, which, between Dawn of Souls and Anniversary, had added enough extra dungeons to feel like two games in one.Īnd Dawn of Souls in particular is quite literally two games in one, as it bundles the first two installments, including a Final Fantasy 2 with a strong bonus dungeon of its own. The Pixel Remaster series has a grievous wound to it, after all, and it's the lack of bonus content added to most of the games in versions past the first and prior to this newest line. But that doesn't always mean they're the best way to play overall. It's a worthy way to play any of these entries for the first time, with great graphics, better-than-ever soundtracks, and more. The recent Pixel Remaster series covering the first six mainline Final Fantasy games is, in many ways, superb.
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