--- product_id: 254755 title: "Final Fantasy Anthology - PlayStation" price: "₹ 6072" currency: INR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/254755-final-fantasy-anthology-playstation store_origin: IN region: India --- # 30+ hrs gameplay per RPG 90+ magic spells via Esper system 2 classic RPGs in one Final Fantasy Anthology - PlayStation **Price:** ₹ 6072 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎲 Level up your nostalgia with the ultimate classic RPG duo! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Final Fantasy Anthology - PlayStation - **How much does it cost?** ₹ 6072 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/254755-final-fantasy-anthology-playstation) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Summon Epic Power:** Harness over 30 Espers to cast 90+ magic spells, shaping battles with legendary monster summoning. - • **Join a Timeless Community:** Beloved by millions worldwide, this anthology is your gateway to the roots of modern RPG storytelling. - • **Relive the Golden Era of RPGs:** Experience the original 16-bit charm enhanced with exclusive CG movie sequences and bonus content. - • **Master the Art of Customization:** Innovative Job system lets you mix 22 classes and unique abilities for personalized strategies. - • **Double the Adventure, Double the Legacy:** Two iconic RPGs—Final Fantasy V & VI—combined for over 60 hours of immersive gameplay. ## Overview Final Fantasy Anthology for PlayStation bundles two legendary RPGs—Final Fantasy V (U.S. debut) and Final Fantasy VI (originally FF III)—offering over 60 hours of gameplay, a deep job system, and the iconic Esper magic. Featuring exclusive CG movies and bonus content, this collection delivers timeless storytelling and strategic depth, perfect for both newcomers and longtime fans craving a retro RPG experience. ## Description Showcasing two installments of SquareSoft's wildly popular role-playing game (RPG) series, Final Fantasy Anthology features the U.S. debut of Final Fantasy V , and reintroduces one of the best RPGs of all time, Final Fantasy VI , originally released as Final Fantasy III on the Super Nintendo gaming system. Both games are straight Super Nintendo conversions, so their 2-D graphics and 16-bit sounds are admittedly subpar by PlayStation standards. However, SquareSoft has added brand-new, beautifully animated movies for both titles, and has given Final Fantasy VI the star treatment it deserves by adding a bonus mode where gamers can access loads of supplementary material, such as artwork and data files on the game's monsters and items. While Final Fantasy V is one of weaker entries in the series, Final Fantasy VI alone is totally worth the price of Final Fantasy Anthology . Endearingly melodramatic characters, a genuinely epic story line, and rock-solid gameplay make Final Fantasy VI just as absorbing today as it was when it was Final Fantasy III . --Joe Hon Pros Final Fantasy Anthology incorporates two of the most beloved FINAL FANTASY titles ever published. First released as FINAL FANTASY III in the U.S., FINAL FANTASY VI brings back all of the qualities that made it the best selling RPG of its time, and adds a few bonuses unique to this re-release. The second title in this compilation, FINAL FANTASY V, is seeing its first ever release in the U.S. Featuring an innovative 'Job' system and a story that will take the player to different worlds, this title will finally show U.S. gamers what they have been missing. If you are new to the FINAL FANTASY universe, pick up Anthology as way of getting to know the series that has garnered the praise of millions. If you are already a fan, pick it up to relive the magic once again. When Square re-released classic SNES Final Fantasy titles for the PlayStation in Japan, the more cynical minded accused the company of milking its core franchise; after all, the titles were repackaged with negligible gameplay enhancements and extras. But when Square announced the US release of Final Fantasy V and VI - combined as Final Fantasy Anthology - well, that's a horse of a different color, isn't it? After all, the series didn't hit it big in the US until Final Fantasy VII, and many gamers never played the Super Nintendo installments. Moreover, one of the titles, Final Fantasy V, is coming to the US for the first time ever. So how does the Anthology stack up? As a historical monument of two genre landmarks, it is fantastic; as two individual RPG titles, each is a masterpiece of gameplay and storytelling; but as a modern collection of classic titles, the package falls unfortunately short. Before its arrival in the anthology, Final Fantasy V was announced and canceled for a US release no fewer than three times. The fourth announcement was the charm, however, and many gamers' favorite Final Fantasy has finally hit the States. So what was the big fuss about? Certainly not the storyline. Unlike the more "modern" Final Fantasies - VI, VII, and VIII - Final Fantasy V features paper-thin characters, a trite and clichéd plot, and hours of fetch quests uninterrupted by character development or plot twists. The endearingly poor translation doesn't help things, either; it reads like a cross between early-'90s shoddiness and late-'90s "attitude." Think Working Designs without the proofreading - or the humor - and you're close. Making matters worse is that since the game's original nonrelease in 1993, there have been two separate fan translations of the entire game - and both are vastly superior to Square's "official" effort. Yet despite the mediocrity of plot, dialogue, and everything else modern RPGs are so dependent on, there's something that keeps gamers coming back to Final Fantasy V time and time again: rock-solid gameplay. Final Fantasy V delivers one of the series' most in-depth and detailed game systems: the job system. Each character can be assigned one of 22 possible jobs or classes. Choices range from traditional classes, like knights, wizards, lancers, and thieves, to more esoteric ones, such as chemists, dancers, sorcerers, and trainers. Each class has certain innate skills and abilities (ninjas can use two swords, thieves have high agility, wizards can cast their variety of magic, and so forth). Ability points earned from battle increase the job's level and you'll eventually gain secondary abilities. Each class can then "equip" a single earned ability. This flexibility can lead to powerful combinations: A knight can use the ninja's "equip two swords" ability and then wield a heavy sword in each hand. A monk can use the knight's "wear heavy armor" skill to become a defensive powerhouse. This level of flexibility and ability to customize is what has endeared the job system to many players. Final Fantasy VI was many gamers' first entry to the world of traditional Japanese RPGs. Even today, its characters and storyline are a high mark for the entire genre. Final Fantasy VI marks the series' turn towards more mature storylines and well-developed characters; the super-deformed graphics mask an exceedingly well-formed story. Over 14 characters join your party - the most of any Final Fantasy game - and they have their own story, motivations, and side quests. Final Fantasy VI is an absolutely massive RPG, and even a skilled player will take 40 to 50 hours to uncover all of its secrets. Final Fantasy VI lacks the detailed system of Final Fantasy V but more than compensates with its large number of unique characters. Each party member has a special technique to use in battle. Sabin the bruiser has Street Fighter-style button combinations; Cyan has his sword techniques; Terra the half-Esper can morph into a more-powerful form, and so forth. You are encouraged to frequently switch party members and sample everything the characters have to offer.As mid- to late-generation 16-bit titles, these games' presentations have slightly suffered. The gameplay remains rock solid, but the graphics appear dated and old-fashioned. Players used to Final Fantasy VIII's six-head-tall characters may be initially put off by the SNES games' squat sprites; players drawn to Final Fantasy VII and VIII for the eye candy will be more than disappointed. Open-minded gamers who understand what they're getting into should have no trouble slipping into the retro-groove, however. Even today, the games stand as masterworks of 2D design.The music, amazingly, has only improved with time. Hearing series composer Nobuo Uematsu's masterworks is a revelation; that such orchestral majesty was wrought from the Super Nintendo's primitive sound hardware is mind shattering. Unfortunately, the emulation process has slightly garbled some of the instruments and sound effects; careful listeners can discern an overall tinniness not present in the SNES versions.In their haste to bring these classic titles to market, Square has skimped slightly on the presentation. Unlike most classic compilations, there is very little in the way of extras. Final Fantasy V and VI both feature a brief rendered introduction and ending, and Final Fantasy VI features an "omake" mode with a monster encyclopedia, battle history, and art gallery. The games themselves are untouched from their original SNES incarnations; aside from the bit of load time here and there, you might as well be playing the original cartridges. The one included extra is an OSV soundtrack of songs reportedly culled from a survey of Square Soft fans. Unfortunately, the survey results posted at Square's web site show that fans' votes were entirely ignored, and the music disc contains as many stinkers as it does glaring omissions.Mediocre packaging and emulation quirks aside, it's hard not to like Final Fantasy Anthology. Gamers get two of the deepest, greatest RPGs ever created for less than the price of a single new game - it's hard to argue with that sort of value. Whether you've waited five years for Final Fantasy V or just finished your first Final Fantasy, the Final Fantasy Anthology is sure to entertain. --Andrew Vestal -- Copyright ©1999 GameSpot Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of GameSpot is prohibited. GameSpot and the GameSpot logo are trademarks of GameSpot Inc. -- GameSpot Review Review: An Unknown and a Classic...both Great - I wish there was more re-releasing old, classic games for new systems. I suppose some might see it as the companies just trying to squeeze more money from old games, but I love being able to play these games on new systems, and the addition of new features is always fun to experience. As far as collections go, this is a very good one. Final Fantasy 6, originally 3, is a classic game, and considered by some to be the best FF ever. I can't say I think it's the best, but it is definitely an exceptional game that was even more remarkable when it was first released. It does already seem dated in many ways. At the same time, this is the final game in the series where you can experience the classic, 2D FF that many fans of the series have grown up with. This game does have an excellent cast of characters, and one of the better storylines in the series. The espers, the first real summon monsters, are really cool, and theres somewhere around 30 of them, much more than any other game, which I like. Each character has unique abilities and weapons, which makes for great variety. A very fun old school RPG. The graphics were amazing at the time, but already seem pretty dated. The sound as well. The music that was written for the game is some of Uematso's best, but the sound capabilities of the SNES are just too dated. If they improved anything, I wish they would have improved sound quality a bit. Also, the CG scenes they added were disappointing to me. They weren't that badly done, but I thought that they would be peppered throughout the game at the appropriate spots, which they weren't. They were only at the beginning and end, which I find disappointing. I guess they wanted the actual experience of playing the game to be identical to how it was on the SNES. I wouldn't have minded some small improvements, personally. Overall, they did a good job. FF 5 was a real surprise, and it was great to play a brand new old style FF, never before released in the US. Lots of the reviews on desertcart say that it is really a sub-par game. I have to say I strongly disagree...I think its a great FF game. If you enjoyed FF 4 and 6, I think you'll definitely like 5. The graphics and sound are similar to FF 4. The gameplay is what makes the game so good though. You can switch your characters between the variety of job classes like in FF Tactics or FF X-2, and learn a large variety of different skills, then mix and match them. It's a very primitive form of the job class system, sure, but it's still really cool, considering the age of the game. I also really enjoyed the story of the game...it was about as good as FF 4. Theres a part where you're navigating through a graveyard of pirate ships infested with ghosts and zombies that is totally classic. I would definitely recommend giving FF 5 a chance. It is old and outdated, but definitely lives up to the quality of the FF series. Now, a quick word about the music disc...it's pathetic. An absolute waste of time. If anyone could actually listen to that disc and get into the music on it, I'd say you have serious issues. It's tinny SNES sound, taken directly from the games. I can't imagine it would have been too much work to throw some real orchestrated versions (they are available in Japan) of the songs on here...that would have been great. Furthermore, they chose a bunch of the worst songs to include on the disc and left out many of the best. Terrible. But, you won't be buying this collection for the music disc. The games are what matters, and they are quality, faithful ports of the originals. Highly recommended for people who want to walk down memory lane with some great old games. Review: Epic, fun, addicting game for hours of relief from the real world. - Let's just be honest, why do we play video games? We play to escape the real world right? So when you can combine two games that easily let you escape hours of real life by immersing yourself into a new world, how can you complain. Doing all this for under 15$... yep desertcart.com of course. What can I say about FF5 that hasn't been mentioned in the reviews. Yes it is what it is. It's not a great inventive story, it is just a good vs. evil boring straight forward unemotionally attachable RPG. I mean honestly one of the main characters dies and gets replaced and you hardly notice or feel anything. So now that the negative is out of the way... the positives! The gameplay on FF5 is absolutely enchanting! The class building is so much fun if even just to find out all the different amazing weaponry you can develop. Unfortunately they did not offer a lot of side enemies you could battle to truly use these epic battle techniques. Basically I did enjoy the game, but when it was over felt no need to go back and play again. FF6... it's all been said, the best RPG ever. It all began and ended here. This is the last time a game truly had to attempt greatness before insane graphics took over. Gameplay is outstanding (though the class building is gone) with multiple characters with different attributes available. Story grabs you from the beginning and almost refuses to let go(seriously ditch the g/f and be prepared to miss classes or work). Warning: you will care about the characters, you may cry, and you will be appalled by the villain. This game is never boring, and has endless storyline that gets deeper and deeper. I have played this game more times than I can count and will continue to go back. Love it! ## Features - Combines two full RPGs that provide over 30 hours of gameplay each - Includes computer generated movie sequences created exclusively for this release - Both games incorporate monster summoning magic later used in Final Fantasy 7 - The variety of "job" skills allows players to mix and match many different abilities to create custom characters - The "Esper" magic system allows characters to cast over 90 different magic spells ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00002R28C | | Best Sellers Rank | #20,861 in Video Games ( See Top 100 in Video Games ) #124 in PlayStation Games | | Computer Platform | PlayStation | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,188) | | Date First Available | October 2, 2001 | | Department | All Ages | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00662248999050 | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Item Weight | 2.82 ounces | | Item model number | 9759 | | Language | English | | Manufacturer | Square Enix | | Product Dimensions | 6.69 x 5.35 x 0.63 inches; 2.82 ounces | | Publication Date | June 30, 2003 | | Rated | Teen | | Release date | June 30, 2003 | | Type of item | Video Game | | UPC | 662248999050 | ## Images ![Final Fantasy Anthology - PlayStation - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71CTAQ1IlTL.jpg) ![Final Fantasy Anthology - PlayStation - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51pZsZNEl2L.jpg) ![Final Fantasy Anthology - PlayStation - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51SwoEfqvsL.jpg) ![Final Fantasy Anthology - PlayStation - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51GlHiIHeCL.jpg) ![Final Fantasy Anthology - PlayStation - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51orSfZJhQL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Unknown and a Classic...both Great *by M***T on January 30, 2005* I wish there was more re-releasing old, classic games for new systems. I suppose some might see it as the companies just trying to squeeze more money from old games, but I love being able to play these games on new systems, and the addition of new features is always fun to experience. As far as collections go, this is a very good one. Final Fantasy 6, originally 3, is a classic game, and considered by some to be the best FF ever. I can't say I think it's the best, but it is definitely an exceptional game that was even more remarkable when it was first released. It does already seem dated in many ways. At the same time, this is the final game in the series where you can experience the classic, 2D FF that many fans of the series have grown up with. This game does have an excellent cast of characters, and one of the better storylines in the series. The espers, the first real summon monsters, are really cool, and theres somewhere around 30 of them, much more than any other game, which I like. Each character has unique abilities and weapons, which makes for great variety. A very fun old school RPG. The graphics were amazing at the time, but already seem pretty dated. The sound as well. The music that was written for the game is some of Uematso's best, but the sound capabilities of the SNES are just too dated. If they improved anything, I wish they would have improved sound quality a bit. Also, the CG scenes they added were disappointing to me. They weren't that badly done, but I thought that they would be peppered throughout the game at the appropriate spots, which they weren't. They were only at the beginning and end, which I find disappointing. I guess they wanted the actual experience of playing the game to be identical to how it was on the SNES. I wouldn't have minded some small improvements, personally. Overall, they did a good job. FF 5 was a real surprise, and it was great to play a brand new old style FF, never before released in the US. Lots of the reviews on Amazon say that it is really a sub-par game. I have to say I strongly disagree...I think its a great FF game. If you enjoyed FF 4 and 6, I think you'll definitely like 5. The graphics and sound are similar to FF 4. The gameplay is what makes the game so good though. You can switch your characters between the variety of job classes like in FF Tactics or FF X-2, and learn a large variety of different skills, then mix and match them. It's a very primitive form of the job class system, sure, but it's still really cool, considering the age of the game. I also really enjoyed the story of the game...it was about as good as FF 4. Theres a part where you're navigating through a graveyard of pirate ships infested with ghosts and zombies that is totally classic. I would definitely recommend giving FF 5 a chance. It is old and outdated, but definitely lives up to the quality of the FF series. Now, a quick word about the music disc...it's pathetic. An absolute waste of time. If anyone could actually listen to that disc and get into the music on it, I'd say you have serious issues. It's tinny SNES sound, taken directly from the games. I can't imagine it would have been too much work to throw some real orchestrated versions (they are available in Japan) of the songs on here...that would have been great. Furthermore, they chose a bunch of the worst songs to include on the disc and left out many of the best. Terrible. But, you won't be buying this collection for the music disc. The games are what matters, and they are quality, faithful ports of the originals. Highly recommended for people who want to walk down memory lane with some great old games. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Epic, fun, addicting game for hours of relief from the real world. *by R***H on October 12, 2011* Let's just be honest, why do we play video games? We play to escape the real world right? So when you can combine two games that easily let you escape hours of real life by immersing yourself into a new world, how can you complain. Doing all this for under 15$... yep Amazon.com of course. What can I say about FF5 that hasn't been mentioned in the reviews. Yes it is what it is. It's not a great inventive story, it is just a good vs. evil boring straight forward unemotionally attachable RPG. I mean honestly one of the main characters dies and gets replaced and you hardly notice or feel anything. So now that the negative is out of the way... the positives! The gameplay on FF5 is absolutely enchanting! The class building is so much fun if even just to find out all the different amazing weaponry you can develop. Unfortunately they did not offer a lot of side enemies you could battle to truly use these epic battle techniques. Basically I did enjoy the game, but when it was over felt no need to go back and play again. FF6... it's all been said, the best RPG ever. It all began and ended here. This is the last time a game truly had to attempt greatness before insane graphics took over. Gameplay is outstanding (though the class building is gone) with multiple characters with different attributes available. Story grabs you from the beginning and almost refuses to let go(seriously ditch the g/f and be prepared to miss classes or work). Warning: you will care about the characters, you may cry, and you will be appalled by the villain. This game is never boring, and has endless storyline that gets deeper and deeper. I have played this game more times than I can count and will continue to go back. Love it! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ FINAL FANTASY 6 REVIEW *by E***P on March 29, 2001* No, I haven't played Final Fantasy Anthology, BUT I have played Final Fantasy 6 on the SNES and beaten it. The SNES version and PS version are essentially the same. THIS REVIEW ONLY DEALS WITH FINAL FANTASY 6. I have played some of Final Fantasy 5 on an emulator, but not enough to do a review. I have played, to some degree, Final Fantasies 1 - 9. Of all these Final Fantasy games, I would have to say that FINAL FANTASY 6 IS THE BEST TURN-BASED RPG EVER! Some people say that the music is not all that great. I disagree. Yes, it is sometimes repetitive, BUT IT SETS THE MOOD, unlike lots of games out there. ESPECIALLY the first two tunes when you start the final battle, which is really divided into 4 or 5 parts. Every time I hear those tunes I KNOW that I'm at the ending boss. The character development is OUTSTANDING. Most novels would be hard-pressed to come up with such an interesting group. Locke, Setzer, Cyan, Terra, Shadow, Celes, Edgar, Sabin, Umaro, Relm, Strago, Gogo, and Mog. If you've played the game, you just need to LOOK at these names and you INSTANTLY know who they are. The storyline is AMAZING. Magic has been outlawed, but there are some who would like to bring it back and replace technology with it. There are some parallels to Star Wars and the Wheel of Time in here. Eventually you join a rebellion against the evil Kefka. But two of the best parts in the game are: 1--when you get to the opera house for the first time. 2--when the ENTIRE face of the earth is changed and you must start from SCRATCH. I LOVE that part. It is so NONLINEAR. You have to find all your buddies ALL OVER AGAIN, but you can do it in almost any order you want. Sure, the graphics are outdated on this, but GRAPHICS don't make a game, THE STORYLINE DOES. And there is no denying that the storyline in this game is TOP-NOTCH. Final Fantasy 7 and 9 come VERY close, but no cigar. Nobuo Uematsu really put his whole heart into this game, turning out some of the best video game music ever written. If I had the money, I would buy MULTIPLE copies of this game, since I knew that I'd be returning to it again and again . . . . ## Frequently Bought Together - Final Fantasy Anthology - PlayStation - Final Fantasy Origins Final Fantasy I & II Remastered Editions - PlayStation - Final Fantasy IX --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/254755-final-fantasy-anthology-playstation](https://www.desertcart.in/products/254755-final-fantasy-anthology-playstation) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-05-28*