Good Game or Not?

August 8, 2007, 2:50 AM

I wanna know why nobody liked this game. This was the first Final Fantasy game that I had ever played and it got me hooked on the series. It even got me hooked on the whole line of Square games. I thought this game was pretty good. I've tried to post threads on other forums as well and they just don't seem to do any good. I wanna know why.

August 29, 2007, 1:16 AM

this game also got me liking the final fantasy series, even though at the time i didnt know there was a final fantasy series i just thought it was the title of the game and it was the only game with that title. but when i saw final fantasy VII had come out, i had to have it. and what a good buy that was

August 29, 2007, 6:10 AM

Same for me. I had never heard of Final Fantasy before playing this game. Once I beat it I started looking at the publisher on each case of the game I was looking to buy. It wasn't until some time later that a friend brought over FF4 (it was called 2 back then on the SNES). I was watching him play it and I was awe-struck. I had to own it and every other FF game known to man.

October 2, 2007, 11:52 PM

Well I was fan since the NES days but really I thought Mystic Quest was nice quaint little game, easy enough, but being a seasoned veteran of RPGs it didnt offer much challenge, but the storyline was interesting enough. Would give anyone who is new to RPGs a solid foot in the door...

November 6, 2007, 2:45 PM

I agree with that part. It lacked the traditional challenge of an RPG, but it was a great way to get someone started in the genre and series.

November 13, 2007, 8:08 AM

i thought it was ok, but for the RPG veterans i think the game was a bit simple for them and they didnt like that fact. Since Mystic Quest was released for an american audience back a long time ago there werent that many RPG fans in america at the time, so square were trying to bring the genre to america and to start off they made it quite simple and easy to get into. Yet certain people didnt like that simplicity.

November 13, 2007, 8:42 AM

Whenever I try to get someone into RPG's, namely Final Fantasy, I usually try to get them started out on FF: Mystic Quest. Either that or FF1. They are both relatively simple, but fun enough to get someone liking the RPG genre.

November 22, 2007, 7:39 PM

this game was amazing, it too introduced me too the FF games

November 29, 2007, 8:37 PM

It seems this game worked as intended. Square released this to try and draw more North American gamers into the RPG setting. Dragon Warrior for the NES got me hooked on RPG games. I was laid up for about a week and my buddy lent me his SNES. I hit the video store and rented Mystic quest and FF2(4 US). I spent the whole week playing and replaying these two games.

I loved it personally. You could beat the whole game in about 8 hours, probably less. So it was a bit short, but very enjoyable.

December 3, 2007, 7:02 AM

Compared to other FF titles, I can see why most folks who played them before this one would be disappointed. Its gameplay is repetitive, and the story lacks the impact that most stories in the other FF games offer-which is, initially, why people enjoy the FF titles I would believe.
Wait, this had a story? Something about walking trees and the King of Darkness. And Windia, wait what the hell?

I suppose it can do its work as training wheels, as I've played much worse. I still enjoyed the ''deteriorating monsters'' though, that was neat.

Still, I can't believe I had traded Earthbound for this crap.