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Date |
: Apr 25th, 2004 |
| Genre |
: RPG |
| Developer |
: Square-Enix |
| Author |
: Jin-Ning Tioh |
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Historical Facts
Anthology was released as a compilation of perhaps two of Square's most important titles - Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI. Not only was FFV the final outing of the series' popular Job/Ability system for a time, it also marked the end of the whole "Light Warriors" and "Legend of the Crystals" myth which were being constantly used till then. On the other hand, FFVI signaled the change to a less medieval setting and more serious plots. Issues varying from losing love ones to suicide are addressed throughout the game in a mature manner, proving that RPG plots are capable of presenting realistic, relatively complex characters without being dismissed by gamers as a cheesy attempt. Simply said, it paved the way for a new generation of RPGs with more mature themes.
However, Anthology is not simply a collection of the original SNES titles. It was ported over to the PlayStation, retaining most if not all of its original graphics, gameplay, sound etc. About the only things new are the additional CG movies as well as a "Bonus mode" with options for a theater to view the CG movies at any time, image gallery, game information including a bestiary as well as Lore, Esper and Colosseum data and a status recap updated each time the game is completed. It also boasted the first ever official English translation for Final Fantasy V, even if the fan-translated version is widely agreed to be far superior.
Anthology was originally released as Final Fantasy Collection in Japan, which also included the PlayStation-port of Final Fantasy IV.
Historical Facts
Originally meant to be released in Anthology, Final Fantasy IV was instead bundled together with another Square classic, Chrono Trigger to form Chronicles. The delay for the PlayStation-port of FFIV was said to be caused by exasperating loading times and graphical flaws. As with FFV and FFVI in Anthology, new CG movies were added but about all the gameplay, graphical elements etc. remained untouched.
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