Yes, worth buying.
It's at its lowest recorded price, $7.19.
- Story and characters: 135 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 45 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 9k player reviews · updated 4 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
All the visuals from the Player Characters to the NPCs, backgrounds, buildings and such do a good job of copying the original designs.
Replayability: Moderate
FINAL FANTASY (Pixel Remaster) is a faithful modernization of the original 1987 classic, offering crisp updated visuals, a beautifully rearranged soundtrack, and several quality-of-life improvements that make the game far more accessible than past releases.
FINAL FANTASY (Pixel Remaster) is a faithful modernization of the original 1987 classic, offering crisp updated visuals, a beautifully rearranged soundtrack, and several quality-of-life improvements that make the game far more accessible than past releases.
Its also perfectly optimized for Steam Deck, fully supports 16:10 aspect ratio.
Granted, the interface was at least 2/3 of the original challenge, but this version strips out *NEARLY ALL* of the challenge out of the game, it's a breezy 10 hour or less speed run for even the casual player.
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Currently $7.19 (−40%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
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