Customer Reviews

Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

Come on people. Let's stop slamming this game and take it for what it is. It's a simple, basic game designed for little children or others who are completely new to RPGs. This isn't meant for people who've been raised on FF6, 7 and 8.

Now, when you take it for what it is, it's actually pretty cool. 10 mandatory battles before proceeding is really not that bad compared to random battles--at least this way you can do your fighting and get it over with instead of getting attacked every 2 steps like in FF7 or 8.

Also, this game has the absolute BEST battle music I've ever heard in a Final Fantasy game.

Now, the graphics are simple, the music is simple, the story is very simple... everything about this game is simple. It's like the Sesame Street of RPGs, and that's exactly what it was designed for. If you just take it for what it is, it's not that bad at all.

This was Super Nintendo's cross between a Final Fantasy RPG game and a Zelda type RPG game. To start with the graphics are very basic, it looks more like it could be a Nintendo game (not SNES), and the plotline is simplistic going to different areas to defeat a big boss and get an item that lets you go to the next area. Simple isn't it? But then the real worthwhile part about this game is its originality, you can jump in the game, you can cut down trees with your axe, blow up walls with your bombs and climb walls with your claws. Another interesting part is that you can see the enemies as characters on the overhead map! So you can run into them and fight them, but then rather than fighting them like Zelda, it takes you to a battle screen like a true RPG. Something else is that rather than a real overhead map of the world where you explore, you start at an area which gives you four choices of where to go, up down left and right. You select the path and the hero will take that path automatically, no monsters or anything! The monsters are all inside of the areas, towns, caves and caverns.

First of all do not listen to what people say about this game it is really fun. Its not final fantasy 3 for the snes but it still has some good things in it that will get people that are not huge into RPGs help them learn how to play the harder and better games.

My only complant about this game is that you can see the monsters on the screen it makes it so that you can skip monsters and go farther in the game but if you do that then you will not be able to kill the boss in the end off the area that you are in which mind you the bosses are really hard in this game !!!

Another thing that people might not like is that the game walks you form town to town there is no outdoor free walking like in the other the other final fantasys but otherwise this is a good game

As one of the first Final Fantasy games I ever played (of course I was only 11 when it came out) it holds a special place in my heart. Sure, this isn't a game that will take 80+ hours to complete or pages upon pages of printed walkthroughs - but that's what makes it so enjoyable. Yes, it's a game for beginners, but even 16 years later I still find it to be a great game - with decent graphics, great storyline, entertaining characters and wonderful music - one that I still enjoy playing.

Now if only they would release it for download on the WII...

I played this game because I devour any RPG that Square puts out. It was targeted to "beginning" RPG players, but I still enjoyed playing it. My young niece and nephew enjoyed walking around and hacking up the monsters without really knowing what they were doing. The graphics were a little more simplistic and so were the sound effects and music, but it did not reduce my enjoyment any.

This is a good intro to RPGs but I would say if you are over 10 you will not find this game fun at all, try all the others on Super NES and PS and PS2 but this one. First of all it has a really bad setup for battles it has a very easy but boring battling system and gets to where you don't want to play it. I would not recommend this game.

Though any SNES game bearing the title "Final Fantasy" can now be called a collector's item, this is definitely the least sought after of the bunch. This is a hard game to appreciate having experienced parts 4 and 6, but for younger gamers, this is the perfect game. The story is strictly storybook-standard fodder, non-violent and pleasing to simple minds. The graphics and music are not even worth mentioning, as they cannot rightfully be called Final Fantasy material.

But considering the target market, it would be unfair to totally trash this game. If I had a son, I would get this game for him as an into into RPGs. The better installments could wait. I wouldn't call this game the "Worst RPG Of All Time", since I have played much, much worse.

Some might say that to compare Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest to the rest of the series is unfair, since it was clearly aimed at a younger audience. However, when you use a brand name to sell a product, the product had better live up to that name. This game is not a Final Fantasy game, and only a complete FF completist should own it. It takes under 10 hours to beat, and even a six year-old could probably beat it. That's pretty much the point of it. Final Fantasy II and III for the SNES are far, far better than this monstrosity, and they still remain my two favorite games of all time. Save your money and buy those instead.

I have to admit, this has a simple story, simple graphics, etc. But I rented it when I was just realising my love for RPGs. It is a good game for a beginner; it is fairly easy to figure out the puzzles. I would say I liked it. If I went back now, I'd probably prefer a game with better graphics and all, such as FF10, but don't let this stop collectors or beginners. Hope this helped. It's my first review.

This is an old RPG but he has quality. A very good game to begin the rpg's world. You can play in this games easily !