Like Final Fantasy Anthology before it, Final Fantasy Chronicles was met with mixed reviews from North American consumers, who tended to be especially critical of the load time inherent in the CD-ROM format utilized by the PlayStation, but not in the original cartridge format utilized by the Super Nintendo. In response to the success of Final Fantasy Anthology, as well as the dwindling output of PlayStation releases, Square decided to bring the Japanese PlayStation ports of Final Fantasy IV and Chrono Trigger to North American consumers.
Many fans were seemingly critical of Final Fantasy Anthology's exclusion of Final Fantasy IV, due to the previous North American localization of the game on Super Nintendo containing many alterations or omissions-such as a lowered difficulty, an arguably poor quality English language script, and the exclusion of several monsters, items, and magic spells. In North America, Final Fantasy Chronicles was released as a follow-up to Final Fantasy Anthology (a compilation that contained the aforementioned PlayStation ports of Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI). In Japan, the PlayStation ports of Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy IV were originally released separately, though Final Fantasy IV was re-released with the PlayStation ports of Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI in the Japan-exclusive Final Fantasy Collection. The key difference is the added anime cutscenes, which were created to emphasize particular events of the story, with the final cutscene meant to tie into Chrono Trigger's sequel, Chrono Cross. The Final Fantasy Chronicles version of Chrono Trigger, on the other hand, is essentially identical to the North American localization of the Super Nintendo game, originally released in 1995, and uses the script produced for the original localization written by Ted Woolsey. The Final Fantasy Chronicles version of the game is a complete re-localization, featuring several elements not present in the earlier North American release, and a retranslated English language script. The original Super Nintendo Final Fantasy IV had previously been released in North America in edited format as Final Fantasy II in 1991. Although both games differ little from the original versions in terms of gameplay, graphics and sound, a number of additional bonus/extra sequences are included, including art galleries, bestiaries, and full motion video cutscenes. Both games were ports of titles originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. PlayStation Final Fantasy Chronicles is a compilation that includes Final Fantasy IV, and another Square production, Chrono Trigger, released for the Sony PlayStation.
0 kommentar(er)
