It features bonus dungeons that aren't in Origins, plus its redrawn sprites are awesome. The PSP / mobile iteration of Final Fantasy is also worth a look.
Finally, Final Fantasy Origins' presence on the PlayStation Network makes it very easy to snap up. It also retains the original game's unique 'charge'-based magic system, whereas Dawn of Souls (which is also excellent) adopts the more modern MP-based system. This PlayStation collection gathers up Final Fantasy I and II, fixes its considerable bugs, gives its translation a good once-over, and adds innumerable improvements to its graphics and sound. If you want to start at the start, grab Final Fantasy Origins. It all started with the humblest of sprites. The initial NES release is certainly historic (and also easily accessible thanks to the Virtual Console and the NES Classic), but it's buggy and a bit hard to grok thanks to a sub-par translation. If you're on a great big quest to catch up on the Final Fantasy games, your range of options for the very first title is huge. You should get: Final Fantasy Origins (PlayStation / PSOne Classic)Īlso consider: Final Fantasy 1 & 2: Dawn of Souls (GBA) / Final Fantasy (PSP / Mobile)
