I vaguely remembered this game from my the collection of my first grade best friend.
It was, probably in his words, “weird” and “not good” compared to, say, Link’s Awakening. I never thought to bother with it.
Well, sure. It’s several steps lower than that game. But, Final Fantasy Gaiden is actually a full-scale action RPG adventure on the Gameboy that is contemporaneously as good as an attempt at an action RPG as Square have ever done, as far as I’m concerned.
I’m glad I gave came around to it, and owe my interest to the imminent release of Visions of Mana. But first, I might have to go ahead an play Secret of Mana on the SNES – something I’m eager as ever to do, after finishing the GameBoy original.
Final Fantasy Adventure
Gameboy – Analog Pocket openFGPA
Dates Played: 2/27/24 – 4/21/24
Playtime: 20ish Hours
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