I played thirty minutes to an hour of Final Fantasy II shortly after I finished Final Fantasy for the first time.

I feel like Final Fantasy II was a bold step in a different direction. That being said, I think it may have been a step in the wrong direction judging by how few games with similar experience systems are out there.

I think it was an important milestone for the Final Fantasy series because it established that each game would be different from the next and inspire the innovation and creativity that brought us games like Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy VI. If this trend had not started, maybe Final Fantasy would have shared the same fate as the Dragon Quest series? Compare any of the Dragon Quest games. The variations in the gameplay are minor.

I preferred Terminator 2: Judgment Day to The Terminator, and I prefer Final Fantasy to Final Fantasy II.