FINAL FANTASY II
Give it 15 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (34%); after 20h it's 1 in 7 (15%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 59% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Password: Wild Rose” and “Empire's Blitz”: from 98% to 85% of starters.
- 82% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 3,627 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 18.6h for positive, 11.8h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (82.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Password: Wild Rose The rebellion commenced against the Palamecian Empire. 98% −2
- Empire's Blitz The empire destroyed numerous towns with the Dreadnought. Most players quit here 85% −13
- Counterattack Blew up the Dreadnought. 76% −9
- A Pirate's Mate Obtained a ship from the pirate Leila. 75% −1
- Rebel Victory Defeated Commander Gottos and reclaimed Castle Fynn. 71% −5
- Last Dragoon Became allies with Ricard the dragoon. 67% −3
- Birth of a Wyvern Hatched the last wyvern egg. 66% −1
- New Palamecia The Dark Knight ascended the emperor's throne. 66%
- Allied Offensive Past allies joined the rebel army. 65% −1
- War's End Defeated the emperor and restored peace to the world. 59% −6
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (28)
story milestone ending side
- Apprentice Warrior Defeated 100 monsters. 100%
- Password: Wild Rose The rebellion commenced against the Palamecian Empire. 98%
- Experienced Warrior Defeated 300 monsters. 92%
- Thrifty Spender Obtained 10,000 gil. 91%
- Field Research - Basic Completed 10% of the Bestiary entries. 91%
- Legendary Warrior Defeated 500 monsters. 88%
- Empire's Blitz The empire destroyed numerous towns with the Dreadnought. 85%
- Rookie Treasure Hunter Collected treasure from 10% of the chests. 81%
- Smart Saver Obtained 50,000 gil. 80%
- Moneybags Obtained 100,000 gil. 77%
- Counterattack Blew up the Dreadnought. 76%
- A Pirate's Mate Obtained a ship from the pirate Leila. 75%
- Rebel Victory Defeated Commander Gottos and reclaimed Castle Fynn. 71%
- Field Research - Advanced Completed 50% of the Bestiary entries. 70%
- Veteran Treasure Hunter Collected treasure from 50% of the chests. 68%
- Last Dragoon Became allies with Ricard the dragoon. 67%
- Birth of a Wyvern Hatched the last wyvern egg. 66%
- New Palamecia The Dark Knight ascended the emperor's throne. 66%
- Allied Offensive Past allies joined the rebel army. 65%
- War's End Defeated the emperor and restored peace to the world. 59%
- Adventurous Wayfarer Traveled to all the map locations. 55%
- Memory Lane Learned all passwords. 50%
- Sword of Myth Obtained Excalibur. 49%
- Magic Tactics Leveled up one magic spell to skill level 16. 34%
- Weapon Tactics Leveled up one weapon type to skill level 16. 31%
- Legendary Treasure Hunter Collected treasure from 100% of the chests. 27%
- Field Research - Professional Completed 100% of the Bestiary entries. 25%
- Master of II Earned all achievements. 22%