▁video ▁game ▁cons oles ▁and ▁is ▁frequently ▁pack aged ▁with ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁II ▁in ▁video ▁game ▁collections . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁follows ▁four ▁youth s ▁called ▁the ▁Light ▁War riors , ▁who ▁each ▁carry ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁world ' s ▁four ▁element al ▁or bs ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁dark ened ▁by ▁the ▁four ▁Element al ▁F i ends . ▁T ogether , ▁they ▁quest ▁to ▁defeat ▁these ▁evil ▁forces , ▁restore ▁light ▁to ▁the ▁or bs , ▁and ▁save ▁their ▁world . ▁ ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁was ▁originally ▁conce ived ▁under ▁the ▁working ▁title ▁Fight ing ▁Fant asy , ▁but ▁tra dem ark ▁issues ▁and ▁dire ▁circumstances ▁surrounding ▁Square ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Sak ag uch i ▁himself ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁name ▁to ▁be ▁changed . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁commercial ▁success , ▁received ▁generally ▁positive ▁reviews , ▁and ▁spawn ed ▁many ▁successful ▁sequ els ▁and ▁supp lement ary ▁titles ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁series . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁is ▁now ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁and ▁successful ▁role - play ing ▁games ▁on ▁the ▁N intendo ▁Entertainment ▁System , ▁playing ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁popular izing ▁the ▁genre . ▁Crit ical ▁pra ise ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁game ' s ▁graphics , ▁while ▁criticism ▁target ed ▁the ▁time ▁spent ▁wand ering ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁random ▁battle ▁enc oun ters ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁player ' s ▁experience ▁level . ▁By ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁all ▁versions ▁of ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁had ▁sold ▁a