Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (1992) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest

Focus Tower is the center of the world and balances the forces of the world. However 4 monsters have taken the 4 elemental crystals (Earth, Water, Fire, Wind) for their own use, and also taken the 4 keys that…

5 October 1992

What Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest is

Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest is an adventure game developed by Square Osaka Development Department and released in 1992. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Wii U, Wii, Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Focus Tower is the center of the world and balances the forces of the world. However 4 monsters have taken the 4 elemental crystals (Earth, Water, Fire, Wind) for their own use, and also taken the 4 keys that for doors inside of Focus Tower. With the balance disrupted, disasters befall the world. A young boy by the name of Benjamin finds his home village destroyed. Meeting a mysterious old man while trying to escape from earthquakes, he soon learns that he is the prophesized hero and the only one who can save the world. Benjamin must recover the 4 crystals, unlock Focus Tower and defeat the ultimate monster before the 5th crystal, the Crystal of Life is corrupted.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Final Fantasy series

Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest is the 12th of 349 entries we hold in the Final Fantasy series. It arrived 10 months after Final Fantasy Legend III. The next entry was Final Fantasy V in 1992.

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