Final Fantasy Adventure
1991 · Action RPG · Game Boy
Overview
Final Fantasy Adventure (1991) is Square's Game Boy action RPG, a Final Fantasy spin-off that began the Mana series, followed by Secret of Mana.
Deep Dive
Laid out much like The Legend of Zelda, it adds experience levels, magic and a power gauge that affects attack strength. Players could even attack townspeople, unusual for a role-playing game of the time.
Developer Story
Koichi Ishii directed it, co-wrote it with Yoshinori Kitase and designed the characters, and Kenji Ito composed most of the music. Square released it in Japan in June 1991 and claimed 700,000 copies sold worldwide.
Did You Know?
- In Japan it was Seiken Densetsu, and in Europe Mystic Quest.
- It was remade as Sword of Mana (2003) and Adventures of Mana (2016).
Sources & further reading
- Final Fantasy Adventure — Wikipedia
