Timchi Thoughts

Final Fantasy 1 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I really enjoyed this one. It was fairly straightforward, the story was fun. The marsh cave difficulty spike was enjoyable, as it felt like a real challenge but still surmountable.

Even playing the Pixel Remastered versions, I didn't use the 4x exp and gil, until the very end (to nab achievements). Even still, my party was quickly overlevelled and basically spamming attack/attack/Healing Staff/Gauntlets made them unstoppable with unlimited magic use.

None of the achievments were missable, which greatly contributed to my enjoyment. The bestiary was simple to complete, all areas could be reached again, the map told you how many chests you got. I'm sure that a lot of these UI niceities are due to PR, but it really made FF1 feel like a solid, self-contained game. I didn't need to search for guides.