The Complete Story of Final Fantasy I

Welcome to the complete story of Final Fantasy, the game that started it all and set the stage for much of what the series would grow up to become, especially in terms of how it emphasises the story aspect of each game. To a modern audience, it might not seem like much, but back in 1987 Final Fantasy’s story represented an ambitious attempt to convey a dramatically compelling narrative via the fledgling medium of video games. Originally released on the Nintendo Famicom, the game has since then been remade and re-released on several platforms such as the original Playstation, Gameboy Advance and the PSP, in addition to being playable on PC and mobile. Now, the most recent iteration of this classic title comes as part of the Pixel Remaster series of remasters, and this dramatic retelling of the complete story of Final Fantasy will be based on that version of the game - in all its pixelated glory. Join me, fellow warriors of light as we revisit the story, the tale, the legend of Final Fantasy.

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The Birds of Play are:

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[mattm]

I wanna thank you for doing these, I’ve been playing the games in the series I haven’t beaten yet, and I always get to the final boss and watch your videos BEFORE I go into the boss room. As like a sort of recap, It has allowed me to throughly ingrain myself into the story and world before I finish the amazing games :)

[grw]

May the light...shine on us all.

- Warrior of Light (Dissidia Final Fantasy)

[Jekkzur]

Watched 9 first... now going through the whole series. Well done again, sir. I will be sharing this list with anyone I know. Great start. It's going to be an amazing adventure.

[guerrero]

Wow, I always thought FF1s story was going to be generic but this is pretty damn good for a game made in 1987. Friggin time travel??

[foreverblueskies]

Just finished SOP, and it made me teared up. Came back here to refresh on the lore, played FF1 the year it came out, so lots were lost through time since. Thanks for putting this together sir.

[josepadron]

your voice is so soothing this video could help me fall asleep

[Calvin-r]

Final Fantasy needs a remake. I know Strangers of Paradise exists, but I want an original release of this. It would be so cool to this story come to life in beautiful movie cutscenes. Thank you for making this video for us to enjoy.

[Marco-mbfz]

so incredible that all this plot was a plan by jack garland to train the warriors to be able to defeat darkness, and the real bad guys are the lufenians

[Makuro_XIII]

Well done with the storytelling in this video 👍🏽. Thanks again for sharing all of this 😀.

[Itsonemore]

Without a doubt the best walkthrough ive seen.

[erickgarza]

Been running a D&D campaign based on this story. I have to add alot of dialogue, new locations, and more realistic situations. How do level 2 PC's defeat *the finest swordsman in Cornelia*? They don't. Instead, Garland paralyzes them, finishes a ritual, and goes back in time with the princess(who will be the one who starts the prophecy). I also made it to where my PC's DONT have the crystals because the fiends guard them. The Lich, in fact, uses the Crystal of Earth as its phylactory.
My friends have been having such a great time and I've really been enjoying giving them a retelling of FF1, my favorite FF.

[m.a.packer]

Used to give up trying to play the original final fantasy out of frustration until I listened to Blue Ankylo's channel and he outlined much of the theory that went into the game's design, and it finally clicked in my head: FF1 is meant to be an open world exploration game like Dungeons & Dragon, not a strict narrative-driven game like the ones that came after. Essentially I was growing frustrated with the lack of buildup. Now it's honestly one of the funnest and most enjoyable ones to play, and there are elements to it that I wish still existed in modern games, like short, concise text when you talk to NPCs

[killbob]

This Video is such a treasure! Nice job!

[WesleyWyndam-Pryce]

Just finished SoP. Brilliant FFI tribute! Going to have to crack out the FFI pixel remaster now.

[comixproviderftw_]

Well this certainly hits different after playing Strangers in Paradise

[simplicit]

Perfect timing as I just finished 1 and 2, currently towards the end of 3

[RoastyBunz]

Just beat Final Fantasy IX, I've been making my way through the mainline games since the pixel remaster of 1 first landed on Steam. Was curious to see if anyone did a complete story of FFIX and found this channel... May aswell start at the beginning! Love the presentation and voice.

[gVint]

Our galaxy is moving around a sunny side up… ineteresting

[stavinaircaeruleum]

The epilogue at the end of the game choked me up in FF20th anniversary for the PSP, and it still chokes me up to this day. Why would all those civilizations vanish though? It's not like breaking the chain would wipe them all out.

[zealous]

having played Stranger of Paradise halfway I can't believe how much they were inspired from original FF lol