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So what is the difference between the Origins version compared to the GBA version? Is the story the same for the GBA version, but has more extra features than the Origins version? Just trying to decide if I should buy the GBA version or the Origins version.

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"Ye better start believing in ghost stories; you're in one!" -Captain Barbossa (Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl)

I would go with the GBA version. It has bonus dungeons in FF1 that let you battle FF bosses from other games. Also, FF2 has an extra story after the end of the game. You play as the characters that gave thier lives to save the world. I haven't seen the new FF2 bonus story...but I am almost at the end now.

PLUS, it's portable AND no loading times. Origins has HORRID loading issues.

But the story is the same for both of them, but it just has more extra features and better loading time than the Origins feature.

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"Ye better start believing in ghost stories; you're in one!" -Captain Barbossa (Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl)

Quote (TreasureHunter @ 13th December 2004 07:48)

But the story is the same for both of them, but it just has more extra features and better loading time than the Origins feature.

As far as I could tell the story was the same, but I never finished FF2 before the GBA version because FF2 is a lot harder on origins. Harder as in more annoying and difficult to level up your characters. And the loading.

I got the GBA version, only because I want a FF game taht is portable.

So whats was so bad about the loading? Sorry if I'm keep asking questions, but just making sure the GBA version is going to be good investment of money instead of Origins.

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"Ye better start believing in ghost stories; you're in one!" -Captain Barbossa (Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl)

Well, a battle takes a split second on GBA compared to about 4-5 on PSX..which is long for map to battle transition.. Also, it's portable. GET THE GBA VERSION!

The only problem I have with the GBA version is that it isn't the same as playing the original Final Fantasy I or Origins. At least in Origins you could change the options so that it played like the version on the NES. But with the GBA, you get MP as opposed to a certain number of spells per level, which makes the game ridiculously easy. Auto-targeting can't be turned off, bosses have twice as much HP, and enemies can drop items now (new items that again take away from the difficulty this game possessed on the NES). And like Origins (if you play on easy mode anyway), you're characters can exceed level 50.

If you want a better feel for the original NES game that started it all, go with Origins. The Bonus dungeons are fun, but a tad repetitive (and they changed Chupon's name to Typhon! I was quite displeased).

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he was Typhon in my FF... i think that might be the other name for him. I'm not sure which is American and which is Japanese, but they apparently switched them.