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Final Fantasy I is a role-playing game (RPG) released in 1990 for the Nintendo NES. The game places players in a classic fantasy world where the main objective is to assemble a party of heroes to restore light to the realm by defeating four elemental fiends and ultimately confronting the powerful Chaos. Exploration, turn-based combat, and character progression play central roles throughout the journey.
The pace of Final Fantasy I is methodical, encouraging strategic planning in battles and careful management of resources such as magic points and items. A unique mechanic in the game is its job system, which allows players to customize each character’s class and abilities, influencing combat style and party dynamics.
A distinctive feature of Final Fantasy I lies in its open-world exploration combined with a straightforward narrative, allowing players to tackle challenges in various orders. This freedom, along with its job customization, set the foundation for many RPG conventions that followed.