Play Final Fantasy Ii (rev A) Online

Final Fantasy II, known in Japan as Final Fantasy IV, came out for the Super Nintendo in 1991. It was developed and published by Square, and it was one of the earlier role-playing games that helped define what the SNES could do. The graphics and music felt like a big step up from what we had on the NES.

You control a party of characters led by Cecil, a dark knight. Your main goal is to stop the sorcerer Golbez from gathering powerful crystals to awaken a terrible evil. You explore the world screen by screen, fighting monsters in turn-based battles where you input commands for each character. Two key mechanics are the Active Time Battle system, which introduced a real-time element where enemies can attack while you think, and the fact that your party members change throughout the story, which alters your available abilities. The game has a brisk pace with a clear, dramatic story, though some dungeons can be difficult and require careful resource management. Playing it feels like guiding a personal, sometimes tragic, opera to its conclusion.