Famitsu, FFII 35th anniversary

Cite as: Famitsu, FFII 35th anniversary
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Credit: カワチ, Famitsu.com, 17 December 2023; the page notes it is a re-edited version of an article first posted on 17 December 2022.
Notes: A retrospective "this day in games" article published on the game's 35th anniversary. It gives the release date, describes the 熟練度 growth system and the word-memory system, credits Akitoshi Kawazu with the game design, and dates the Pixel Remaster to 29 July 2021. Secondary (magazine staff), but dated and specific.

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Famitsu's 2023 retrospective sums up the story as Firion, who lost his home to the Palamecian Empire's invasion, joining the rebel army to challenge the Emperor. It calls the opening, in which the party is wiped out by enemies at once, novel, and recalls the companions lost one after another as the story goes on.	`paragraph beginning ストーリーはparagraph beginning ストーリーはparagraph beginning ストーリーは`	Web
Famitsu's 2023 retrospective says that physical attacks raised Strength and taking damage raised maximum HP, and that opposed abilities couldn't both be built, since a rise in Strength could lower Intelligence.	`paragraph beginning 『II』に関してはparagraph beginning 『II』に関しては`	Web
Famitsu's 2023 retrospective says the story advances by memorizing and using keywords, and that the first word learned is the rebels' password, "wild rose" (のばら).	`paragraph beginning また、バトル以外だとparagraph beginning また、バトル以外だと`	Web
Famitsu's 2023 retrospective credits the game design to Akitoshi Kawazu, later producer of the SaGa series.	`paragraph beginning 本作のゲームデザイン部分は`	Web