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Storm Rider:
As ackblom said, this is the second best game in the series, but I don't know if I want to buy it again since I just bought the GBA version a couple years ago. Maybe when it comes down in price I'll pick it up, because Square always charges up the nose for DS games.

Now, the real question for me is what if they do this with VI (they probably will, but for argument's sake let's keep this hypothetical). FFVI is one of my favorite games of all time, but I really think the sprites in that game were great and I'm not sure how I'd feel about seeing them all in this new 3D engine. I guess I'll have to see screenshots and see if I totally hate them before I decide on that.

Also, I hear they're fucking serious when they said that the difficulty has been increased.

Cartilage Head:
 I heard that it is as hard as always (which, if you played the hard version, was pretty goddamn hard), but it has been revamped in that you can't use the same strategies you used if you played the game before.

imagist42:
Yeah, that's basically it. Most people old fogeys are used to playing the game on cruise control, doing the same old stuff, but it's a little bit different and will kick you in the crotch if you don't watch out.

Roivas:
I picked this game up last night. I have played Final Fantasy 4 [and 2, when it was called that] more than any other of the series. I found the game vibrantly different from the original in the graphical sense, several exploits within the game have been covered up, and the polish of voice acting and real cutscenes is refreshing as well. The gameplay has changed little from the original and the standard never run away = always win plan works as well as it always has.

For those who have played a Final Fantasy game you will see the standards of the series here. Crystals, objective evil, bad dialog, and a linear story all make their mark here as well but going into a Final Fantasy game you should know what to expect by this time. Active Time Battle makes the game worth paying attention to, an Autobattle system proves that AI still has a long way to go to be useful in games, and the spell/summon system works in a simple drop down menu function like it should. If you've played any of the series prior to X you should have a good idea of what's contained.

For those of you who haven't played the series at all, or any RPG for that matter, I will sum it up for you. If you've never tried an single player RPG because Azeroth takes up too much time, please step away from the computer and go find something fun to do outside. Then try this game as a halfway point between being tethered to your keyboard pressing the same five hotkeys over and over and actual interaction with RL.
Those who don't play RPGs because reading sucks, you are most likely not going to be on a board online posting or at least, not going to be reading what I have typed, due to the amount of polysyllabic words within. In fact IF anyone who has never played RPGs is reading this and made it this far, you will most likely find the game worth playing but you are a weird creature and should first turn yourself over to science for study.

Overall I would say the game is a must for those who's first Final Fantasy game starred some spiky haired effeminate with an overcompensation problem, just for a history lesson. Those who are old hat to the series will find enough "tacked on" to the game to merit a play through to determine if the game is truly worth it to them. And those fanatically devoted to the game [you know who you are] will not be able to sleep until the game is comfortably driven into the warm moist[?] cavern of your DS slot.

The minigames and Whyt summon give the game enough of a connectivity feature that I think the game somewhat uses the DS's powers beyond graphics but those looking for a new touch gimmick should look elsewhere.

I won't bother rating the game on a numerical scale, since I feel games are too nuanced to categorically rate them by a strict number system. Some will enjoy the game based on the reasons posted above and others will ignore it for the same reasons.

Jackie Blue:
I'm at the Antlion cave right now.

I am genuinely impressed that Square/Enix managed to make me absolutely fucking love playing this game again despite having played it about 50 times since 1991.  Everything is improved.  The new battle system and difficulty are so rad.  Even the voices are very very well done.  THEY EVEN MADE EDWARD A USEFUL CHARACTER THIS TIME.

A minor complaint; the intro CG movie has a fuckton of spoilers (actually, even the MANUAL has massive spoilers!) so I pity anyone who is actually playing this for the first time.

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