While the Final Fantasy series might feature a closed party these days, that wasn’t the case with the original game. Final Fantasy 1 Pixel Remaster lets players choose the names and classes of all four of their party members, and here’s a look at some of the best gear to choose from.
What is the best team in Final Fantasy 1?
By default, the game will prompt players to choose a warrior, a thief, a black mage, and a white mage. It’s a solid combo and more than enough to complete the game. However, there are some adjustments that can be made based on playstyle, and all of them are doable.
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If you like dealing physical damage, you can swap out one of the mages for a Monk. FF1 isn’t the most difficult game in the series, and it’s fairly short by modern standards, so there’s plenty of room for experimentation. Let’s go over some of the potential equipment to use.
- Warrior, red mage, white mage, black mage
- Warrior, Monk, White Mage, Black Mage
- Warrior, Monk, Red Mage, Black Mage
- Warrior, Monk, Red Mage, White Mage
You’ll usually want to keep at least one mage to play because magic can get very strong later in the team, and it starts out strong as well. None of the listed teams bring a Thief, and that’s because he’s on the weaker side early in the game, and that’s not always fun for a first game.
At the end of the day, any combination of classes will probably work, even if they are duplicated. The game allows you to bring in two white wizards if you want, and that’s something that will work, but it will mean that fights can take a bit longer than expected.
The best challenge racing teams in Final Fantasy 1
Players bored of having optimal equipment can try some strange ones to become a challenge for themselves. Options for this could include the following.
- White Wizard, White Wizard, White Wizard, White Wizard
- Lone Warrior or Lone Thief
- low level challenge
Four White Mages is pretty self explanatory as there isn’t much damage there so it will be difficult. Solo challenges have been a staple of the game since its release, and it requires three of your party members to be knocked out in one battle and then never revived, making it a solo race even though everything the group is there.
Final Fantasy 1 Pixel Remaster has the ability to turn off random encounters, so players can simply run up to the bosses and fight them at the lowest possible level each time. This will be a difficult task to complete, but gamers face these kinds of challenges all the time in JRPGs. Completing challenges like this will be perfect as players wait for the release of Final Fantasy XVI.
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