The atmosphere in this game...

[Peter_20]

Am I the only one who found the atmosphere in FF2 (NOT FF4) to be pretty exciting and legendary?
I mean, especially in the original version, I could just stop, listen to the strong overworld soundtrack (daaaaaa-DAA-daaaaaa) and just imagine what was going on in that world.
It´s hard to explain, I just feel some really interesting, "tragic" and addicting kind of fantasy feel, I feel like exploring the dreamlike world and just - exist there.
Sure, the game does have its flaws, but apart from that, the world in FF2 really feels incredibly interesting.
I don´t know why; it´s in my taste, obviously, but do you get my point?

I know what you're saying. Those old games with no-graphics make you use your imagination, not just feed you video. I liked that too. Of the 8 bit ones, 3 was my favorite. I liked the NPCs that followed you all the time. But 2 was also good, the GBA version is very playable.

Yeah, but I think the perfect atmosphere was there in the original NES version.
I mean, that MIDI sound just felt more... moving or something.
Try this if you start a new game sometime: stop outside of Phin, look at the airships passing by, listen to the soundtrack and imagine what´s out there.
Sadly, it´s impossible to actually describe feelings, but there´s something in this game that feels really tempting.
It´s so goddamn epic when the party heads for the Ice Cave on that ice sled, or (SPOILER)when Mihn dies and you find the towns are destroyed by the Empire.

Also, I think this is the darkest game in the series, it even beats FF6 and FF7 on that part.

I felt like I spent more time in a hour-long battles, attacking and healing myself in intervals, than I did enjoying the story.

Well, I agree, most of the game was a lot about healing your party, leveling up in dungeons, exit the dungeon because of looow HP/MP, re-enter the dungeon and so on.
But you´ve gotta admit the story is pretty touching.