Final Fantasy 2 Pixel Remaster Walkthrough
This guide covers the full game: a 19-chapter walkthrough, every major boss strategy, all 234 chests, the complete 128-entry bestiary, and a trophy guide for the platinum. Seven trophies are missable, mostly tied to four one-time dungeons (Dreadnought, Leviathan, Cyclone, Castle Palamecia) that seal permanently after their story events. The missables checklist tracks every cutoff in one place.
Originally released in 1988 on the Famicom in Japan, Final Fantasy 2 was the first true sequel in the series and introduced the use-based stat growth that the franchise would keep returning to. The original game skipped the Western NES release entirely; the Pixel Remaster (2021) is the first official English release of the original FF2. The story follows three orphans, Firion, Maria, and Guy, who join Princess Hilda’s rebellion in Altair after the Empire of Palamecia attacks their hometown of Fynn.
Walkthrough
Altair & Fynn
Meet Princess Hilda in Altair, learn the Wild Rose password, then sneak into occupied Fynn for the Mythril mission.
Salamand & Semitt Falls
Free the captives forced to mine Mythril for the Empire, then descend Semitt Falls to recover the ore and rescue Paul.
Bafsk Cave
Sneak past Imperial patrols into Bafsk and witness the Empire's new airship, the Dreadnought, take to the skies.
Bestiary
128 enemies total, 16 of them missable. Ten vanish when their one-time dungeons seal (Dreadnought, Leviathan, Cyclone, Castle Palamecia), and six pre-Cyclone overworld encounters swap out after the Cyclone event. Iron Giant on Pandaemonium 5F, 7F, and 8F is the rare grind at roughly 1.6% per encounter, the only real obstacle to Field Research - Professional.
Trophies
28 PSN trophies: 15 Bronze, 5 Silver, 7 Gold, and 1 Platinum. Seven are missable, mostly tied to the four one-time dungeons and to Memory Lane, which requires learning every Key Term the moment it appears in dialogue. Iron Giant for Field Research - Professional and the 500-battle Legendary Warrior are the only real grinds. Boost settings (4× EXP, 4× Gil, encounter toggle) don’t lock any trophies, so they’re safe to keep on.
Battle System
Final Fantasy 2 throws out traditional EXP. Take damage and your HP grows. Cast spells and your MP follows. Swing a sword and your Sword skill levels up. Pick a weapon and a magic school early, stick with them, and push the story before grinding. Higher Battle Rank enemies pay better, and weak ones eventually stop teaching you anything.