Quote Originally Posted by Hal Darkbad View Post
You people crazy. FFII stands strong in its own right as an FF.. and to say that 1 was bad is.. bad. If you think 1 is bad you're derelict in your duty as an FF fan. You either like it..or you make yourself like it. Or you're not allowed to play any final fantasies ever!!1 yes.. I went there.

If you play through 2 enough(not giving up 5 minutes after stepping out of Altea) you will realize it establishes many of the reoccurring themes that appear throughout the olde games(and sometimes spotted in the new).

Chocobos, lamias, behemoths, evil empires, dragoons, cid, all that good stuff started with this game. It's pretty much the most important installment - for the obvious reason that it would continue the series ad infinitum, but because it was the beginning of a lot more classic FF elements that would stay foreva.
And I totally agree