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Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster review: Get your hands on the classics

AS Final Fantasy 16 looms over the horizon you might want to play some of the older games that started the series.

While we wait for FF16, Final Fantasy 1-6, which originally came out on the NES and SNES, just got 2D pixel remasters for modern consoles.

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All six games available in one convinient package.Credit: Square Enix

While FF7 is the most famous game from the series, entries like 4 and 6 are still considered some of the series’ best.

The Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster collection allows players to experience all six games in one tasty package, with a uniform style and widescreen display.

All the games are faithful to their original stories, and the gameplay remains largely unchanged.

Some tweaks have been made to add concessions for gamers of the modern era, with updated UI and less punishing deaths.

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The three games from the NES have received a huge visual overhaul, but if you played the original, the world and dungeon maps will be the same ones you remember.

You can still purchase all of the remade games individually, but this package is probably the cheapest and most convenient way to go.

However, there has been a lot of debate about the games’ fonts, which can be difficult to read even on the big screen.

The change to widescreen has also left some of the character sprites looking small and oddly spaced apart.

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These complaints are only minor compared to the issues with stuttering.

The games fail to scroll across environments smoothly, which is very obvious in Final Fantasy 6’s opening section.

It’s less intrusive than it would be in a 3D game, but it is still very noticeable and distracting.

If you are curious about what the series looked like before FF7, then this is likely the easiest way to enjoy them.

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