The Complete Story of Final Fantasy II

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Welcome to the complete story of Final Fantasy II, perhaps the least appreciated title in the entire mainline Final Fantasy series, both by virtue of belonging to the often overlooked first generation of Final Fantasy games and for featuring some infamously divisive levelling mechanics.
But what about the game’s story? I'm Pétur from Birds of Play and in this video I hope you'll join me as we revisit the complete story of Final Fantasy II. It's going to be a long way from here to hell and back, but I hope you'll be with us every step of the way.
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  • @ridensroom6957
    @ridensroom6957 Жыл бұрын

    I gave up on ff2 years ago as I hated the levelling up system. This has been perfect for letting me see how the story went.

  • @BirdsOfPlay

    @BirdsOfPlay

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you like it! I imagine there's a lot of people in the same boat who haven't finished (or even played) Final Fantasy II, so hopefully this video can help fill in some blanks!

  • @Tenchi3

    @Tenchi3

    Жыл бұрын

    I used to ape on a fantasy too as well even though I thought the leveling system was interesting. Pixel remastered fixed all the issues that I had with this game and I was able to come back and beat it as a overpowered beast.

  • @nicholasnorman4179

    @nicholasnorman4179

    10 ай бұрын

    Pixar remasters a little bit bearable

  • @Store_bought_plutonium

    @Store_bought_plutonium

    8 ай бұрын

    way with the pixel remaster

  • @Arehexes
    @Arehexes Жыл бұрын

    Just found this channel, but listening to the voice-over is just honey to the ears.

  • @BirdsOfPlay

    @BirdsOfPlay

    Жыл бұрын

    Welcome to the channel! Take all the honey you want!

  • @danielspencer4665
    @danielspencer4665 Жыл бұрын

    For anyone who struggled to get through this game, just get a Warp and Teleport tome and use them all the time. After teleport hits level 10, there’s only about 3 monsters in the game that aren’t OHKO. Other characters just have as melee fighters, the warp and teleport user can learn cure and be a white mage. Makes the game super easy, as the story is pretty awesome probably better than 5 and easily better than 3

  • @eduardomacena3848
    @eduardomacena3848 Жыл бұрын

    Once again, a fantastic intro! This video light up in me the will to play FFII again. It's so unpopular among the fans, but I simply can't place it among the worsts ones... I mean, just look at the leaps in storytelling comparing to the first game... it's HUGE!

  • @BirdsOfPlay

    @BirdsOfPlay

    Жыл бұрын

    Aside from XI this was the last mainline Final Fantasy I played. Haven't developed thoughts on how I would rank it but I feel like there is a lot to love. Might have to do a review...

  • @oddposty
    @oddposty Жыл бұрын

    I am currently going through all the pixel remasters as I have never played a single final fantasy game before. These videos are really well made and an awesome way to recap what I just played through, especially since sometimes I focused more on the gameplay and getting all the loot than focusing on the story going on, lol.

  • @ElricSowrd
    @ElricSowrd Жыл бұрын

    It's been a longtime. I never tried to play Final Fantasy II in my life. I think this entry is an misunderstood gem, people probably didn't fully understand it.

  • @aka.radstatic
    @aka.radstatic Жыл бұрын

    CAW! Really love this channel and the cozy FF storytelling.

  • @BirdsOfPlay

    @BirdsOfPlay

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you like it! Working on getting retellings of all the mainline Final Fantasy titles up on the channel!

  • @retrorobbgaming
    @retrorobbgaming11 ай бұрын

    Excellent video, just played through Final Fantasy II for the first time since playing it in my childhood, it’s a dark story… even darker if you get the context from the novelization based on the game.

  • @BP-dn9nv
    @BP-dn9nv Жыл бұрын

    If I had to pick a Final Fantasy game that needed a remake the most it'd actually be 2. Precisely because it's usually rated so low among fans makes it a perfect candidate. Not only does that mean there's plenty to improve upon but there won't be as many angry fans if they change something.

  • @alloneness6956

    @alloneness6956

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes..I really hope for the remake..it will be an amazing ride in hd FFII has a deep and great story.. and I also hope that maybe they will make a sequel or a spinoff.. can square enix give some attention to this gem?

  • @RubbleRamp
    @RubbleRamp Жыл бұрын

    Yeah yeah!Love your videos and storytelling. Ty for the upload.

  • @victorrock1997
    @victorrock1997 Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant summary! I loved this game so much when I was in my mid teenage years! I used to play it on my iPhone 3G in the remastered Pixelmaster version. Plenty of fun and so many fond memories with it as with the first instalment of the series, namely Final Fantasy I. Final Fantasy II is, in my humble opinion, the best possible sequel to Final Fantasy I and it's definitely worth playing... but, be careful, just as with the first game of the series, it might get very addictive! Have fun and all the best! Last but not least, thank you so much for sharing your great work here on KZread and plenty of success with your channel in the future! 🙂

  • @BirdsOfPlay

    @BirdsOfPlay

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! Our next video is going to be the complete story of Final Fantasy III, just in case you're interested! But yeah, Final Fantasy II is definitely an underrated gem!

  • @victorrock1997

    @victorrock1997

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BirdsOfPlay Wow, amazing! I will definitely watch it when it will come out! I always wanted to play Final Fantasy III as well! Yet another great masterpiece in the series! All the best and have an excellent day! Keep up the good work and plenty of success!

  • @mixnutz23
    @mixnutz23 Жыл бұрын

    Minwu deserved better. Josef deserved better. Cid deserved better. Also Guy speaks beaver

  • @lax398
    @lax398 Жыл бұрын

    extremely well made as usual

  • @BirdsOfPlay

    @BirdsOfPlay

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! I think it turned out pretty good!

  • @manwithlongnose2810
    @manwithlongnose2810 Жыл бұрын

    This deserves a much better view count, lovely video!

  • @BirdsOfPlay

    @BirdsOfPlay

    Жыл бұрын

    Everyone! Llisten to the man with the long nose! This time he speaks the truth!

  • @HollowDomain
    @HollowDomain Жыл бұрын

    I loved this one even better than the first game. Kinda werid but the concept of leveling system was very unique to me. Many hate it but I find it good. I was way too overpowered when I got the final boss too.

  • @johnsimon8457
    @johnsimon8457 Жыл бұрын

    There's a lot more story that's implied over what you see on the screen or in text. A neat setting can really do that for an older game. On the other hand, there's no real character progression. I guess you have to wait until FF IV for that.

  • @JeronKuxhausen
    @JeronKuxhausen10 ай бұрын

    Loving these you should go over the complete story of Final Fantasy Tactics

  • @BirdsOfPlay

    @BirdsOfPlay

    10 ай бұрын

    Definitely on the list! Thanks for watching! Glad you like these videos!

  • @Tenchi3
    @Tenchi3 Жыл бұрын

    I gotta say ever since the pixel remastered came out. I was able to put final fantasy two in the list of games that I beat in the final fantasy series. Final fantasy one, final fantasy 2, final fantasy 4, final fantasy 7, final fantasy 8, final fantasy 10 and ten 2, and final fantasy 14 are all the games are beaten. So far😊

  • @BirdsOfPlay

    @BirdsOfPlay

    Жыл бұрын

    Love it! Keep going!

  • @Thecommander248
    @Thecommander2483 ай бұрын

    I played Final Fantasy 1 and 2 on the Gameboy back in the day. I barely remember anything about it, so this was a lot of fun for me. I had really hoped you would explain the complete version, though, where the dead heroes had to fight through heaven to destroy the aspect of the Emperor who had conquered that plain of existence as well. Only with the destruction of both versions of the Emperor could the world be saved. FF2 was definitely the hardest game in the series, imo. The characters who died were vastly under leveled for the dungeon they are thrown into, making that part of the game an endless series of game overs until you could grind them up to usefulness. FF1's fight against Chaos, though, was definitely one of the hardest non-optional bosses in the entire series, though.

  • @kavya1638
    @kavya1638 Жыл бұрын

    A great game with a great story. FF is not always a focus on magic, monsters and gods, they are simply "parts of the bigger picture". FF16 is a nice throwback to this type of story telling.

  • @dannyleo5787
    @dannyleo57873 ай бұрын

    This was my introduction to final fantasy so long ago now. I was barely six when my uncle let me play it then before he devoted his time to the navy. Wanna know whats funny compared to then? This is more than capable to have a sequel if they want now since the franchise has come a very long way.

  • @LongTran-kp3kz
    @LongTran-kp3kz Жыл бұрын

    I actually liked the leveling system in FF2 and its story wasn't terrible. Personally, I wished more games had a similar, if more enhanced and refined take on it. Plus, there was that neat 'keyword' system that let you learn more about the world when you click the highlighted word/s.

  • @jimmyrolls37

    @jimmyrolls37

    8 ай бұрын

    I would love to see an actual expanded remake of the game. Modern, buy with the same fundamentals. Same way of leveling, in concept at least

  • @LongTran-kp3kz

    @LongTran-kp3kz

    8 ай бұрын

    @@jimmyrolls37 Right?

  • @b4dg4m3r3
    @b4dg4m3r3 Жыл бұрын

    Great video. btw I ❤ your voice!

  • @BirdsOfPlay

    @BirdsOfPlay

    Жыл бұрын

    We love your comment!

  • @Crowster12781
    @Crowster12781 Жыл бұрын

    FF2 is flawed but if you can get a handle on the leveling system it's not terrible... And the story, especially for the time, is ambitious as hell and its great!

  • @BirdsOfPlay

    @BirdsOfPlay

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed!

  • @xvii8693
    @xvii8693 Жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed the game very much tbh lol I think ff5 is the most underrated. Every other had a remake except 5 and 6 but 6 gets more talk than 5

  • @ToonsInk.
    @ToonsInk.5 ай бұрын

    Got back to playing ff2 after a while, and my memory was a bit hazy on the story. Thank you so much for this recap!

  • @BirdsOfPlay

    @BirdsOfPlay

    5 ай бұрын

    Glad we could help! Thanks for watching

  • @watching.learning
    @watching.learning4 ай бұрын

    This was my 5th FF from the main series. I started from 7 to 9 then 1-6. 1&2 is pretty short. I actually liked 2. It destroyed my style of play (levelling up to OP through the game) because I didn't know who's staying and who's dying. I made the effort, then the character just leaves or dies. Fck. I'm glad we actually have a solid paladin through Cecil because I really liked Minwu. I really thought Minwu/Ricard were staying until the end. They had the main character vibe. Story and character development was a big step up from 1.

  • @BirdsOfPlay

    @BirdsOfPlay

    4 ай бұрын

    I like this story. Thanks for sharing (and watching)! 😊

  • @shuragear525
    @shuragear5257 күн бұрын

    Great video. H o w is this shorter than the plot in FF1?

  • @9chv9
    @9chv9 Жыл бұрын

    Can you do a video of Chrono Cross?

  • @vino.vvveeee
    @vino.vvveeee Жыл бұрын

    pls make a complete story vid for world of final fantasy

  • @thirdplanet4471
    @thirdplanet44716 ай бұрын

    I still can't believe the emperor took over both heaven and hell

  • @marcmarc4776
    @marcmarc4776 Жыл бұрын

    Dude, your voice is epic!

  • @BirdsOfPlay

    @BirdsOfPlay

    Жыл бұрын

    And leaving a comment like this is an epic thing to do! I'm sure the KZread algorithm loves words like "epic"! Thanks for helping us out!

  • @marcmarc4776

    @marcmarc4776

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BirdsOfPlay Epic is as epic does!

  • @BirdsOfPlay

    @BirdsOfPlay

    Жыл бұрын

    That's EPIC!

  • @jonathanaguilar9934

    @jonathanaguilar9934

    Жыл бұрын

    He sounds like the narrator that every movie has. It's cool

  • @DanielCruz-tn5jg
    @DanielCruz-tn5jg3 ай бұрын

    I am here watching this video because I missed the keyword airship before giving the mythril to the blacksmith and it basically locked me out of progression. 5 hours down the drain. So triggered by it because I had to restart. As I restarted I said screw it Ill watch a video about it. So here I am.

  • @krimome8933
    @krimome8933 Жыл бұрын

    The music is so nostalgic

  • @BirdsOfPlay

    @BirdsOfPlay

    Жыл бұрын

    Final Fantasy II has some great music! There just isn't a lot of it since the soundtrack is so short.

  • @mixnutz23

    @mixnutz23

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@BirdsOfPlay your narration while the Rebel's theme is being played on the background adds more depth

  • @heiss9971
    @heiss99717 ай бұрын

    music at 1:05?

  • @Shad0wThiefVideos
    @Shad0wThiefVideos Жыл бұрын

    When is FF3 coming??

  • @jackieclan815
    @jackieclan815 Жыл бұрын

    Will you work on the complete story for the Tales of Game Series?

  • @BirdsOfPlay

    @BirdsOfPlay

    Жыл бұрын

    It's definitely something we would be open to and would like to do, although don't have any concrete plans at the moment! Maybe when we're finished with all the major Final Fantasy games.

  • @jackieclan815

    @jackieclan815

    Жыл бұрын

    @Birds of Play ok great thanks!

  • @margaritamontijo6213
    @margaritamontijo621311 ай бұрын

    Thank you cause I don't want to start the game over. I took a month away of the game.

  • @BirdsOfPlay

    @BirdsOfPlay

    10 ай бұрын

    Glad to be of help!

  • @thegamergang777
    @thegamergang777 Жыл бұрын

    What was so different about the leveling system ? Sorry not sure if you said in the intro

  • @jimmyrolls37

    @jimmyrolls37

    8 ай бұрын

    No experience points. No classes. No jobs. The more you use a sword, the more effective you are with a sword. The more you cast fire, the more powerful the spell. The more damage you take, the higher your endurance and hp pools grow. It wasn't fine tuned and had issues, but it was ambitious as hell.

  • @Morgil27
    @Morgil273 ай бұрын

    As much as the gameplay in FFII sucks, I do legitimately love the story.

  • @GreenMan19961
    @GreenMan19961 Жыл бұрын

    I played this in my psp before but I didn't finish the game too bad😔

  • @jimmyrolls37

    @jimmyrolls37

    8 ай бұрын

    Psp version is the best version. The PR does have all the cheats, but the psp version was gorgeous, sounded great, and was the most balanced version without cheats. If only it has the music from PR

  • @GreenMan19961

    @GreenMan19961

    8 ай бұрын

    @@jimmyrolls37 what's the name of it's unique weapon?

  • @Razinus
    @Razinus Жыл бұрын

    Wait...WAIT!.....All this was originally on a Nintendo cartridge back in the day? .....woah Thank you for the informative video! Keep up this good work!😁👍🏻

  • @BirdsOfPlay

    @BirdsOfPlay

    Жыл бұрын

    The game might have its flaws but its story is undeniably ambitious!

  • @elijahwhipple8031
    @elijahwhipple8031 Жыл бұрын

    Took me 6 months but I beat this game lol

  • @BirdsOfPlay

    @BirdsOfPlay

    Жыл бұрын

    Congratulations! I think it's a game that relatively few Final Fantasy fans have truly experienced.

  • @Yerotik
    @Yerotik Жыл бұрын

    Came to recap before every play thru of FF theatrhythm stories lol

  • @jimmyrolls37
    @jimmyrolls378 ай бұрын

    The least appreciated game in the series...and yet possibly my favorite

  • @matthewbernierhudanish
    @matthewbernierhudanish4 ай бұрын

    5:13 Hihihi boobie!

  • @davidbronsztejn2028
    @davidbronsztejn2028 Жыл бұрын

    This game is not bad at all, even if I did PSP version not original one. The worst FF is by far 13....

  • @carl4809
    @carl4809 Жыл бұрын

    pr໐๓໐Ş๓ 🌸