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{{short description|1991 video game}}
{{Distinguish|Final Fantasy Mystic Quest}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Final Fantasy Adventure
| image = File:Final-Fantasy-Adventure-GameBoy-Boxart.png
| caption = North American cover art
| developer = [[Square (video game company)|Square]]
| publisher = {{ubli|Square |{{vgrelease|EU|[[Nintendo]]}}}}
| director = [[Koichi Ishii]]
| designer = {{ubli|Goro Ohashi|[[Yoshinori Kitase]]<ref name="jpnstaffcredits" />}}
| programmer = {{ubli|Satoru Yoshieda|Masaaki Saito<ref name="jpnstaffcredits" />}}
| writer = {{ubli|Koichi Ishii|Yoshinori Kitase<ref name="jpnstaffcredits" />}}
| artist = {{ubli|[[Kazuko Shibuya]]|Koichi Ishii<ref name="jpnstaffcredits" />}}
| composer = [[Kenji Ito]]
| series = {{ubli|''[[Final Fantasy]]''|''[[Mana (series)|Mana]]''}}
| platforms = [[Game Boy]], [[mobile phone]], [[Nintendo Switch]]
| released = '''Game Boy'''{{Video game release|JP|June 28, 1991|NA|November 1991<ref name=nintendo/>|EU|June 17, 1993}}'''Mobile (Remake)'''{{Video game release|JP|August 16, 2006}}'''Switch (''Collection of Mana'')'''{{Video game release|JP|June 1, 2017|WW|June 11, 2019}}
| genre = [[Action role-playing game|Action role-playing]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
}}
'''''Final Fantasy Adventure''''', known in Japan as {{nihongo foot|'''''Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden'''''|聖剣伝説 〜ファイナルファンタジー外伝〜||{{lit}} ''The Legend of the Sacred Sword: Final Fantasy [[Gaiden]]''|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} or simply {{nihongo foot|'''''Seiken Densetsu''''',|聖剣伝説||{{lit}} ''Legend of the Sacred Sword''|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} and later released in Europe as '''''Mystic Quest''''', is a 1991 [[action role-playing game]] developed and published by [[Square (video game company)|Square]] for the [[Game Boy]]. It is a spin-off of the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series and the first game in the ''[[Mana (series)|Mana]]'' series. 

Originally developed under the name ''Gemma Knights'', it features gameplay roughly similar to that of the original ''[[The Legend of Zelda (1986 video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', but with the addition of [[role-playing video game|role-playing]] statistical elements. A [[Video game remake|remake]], ''[[Sword of Mana]]'', was released for the [[Game Boy Advance]] in 2003, changing the plot and many gameplay aspects. A second remake was released on mobile phones in Japan which improved the graphics and music of the original version. A third remake, ''[[Adventures of Mana]]'', was released for [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], and [[PlayStation Vita]] on February 4, 2016.

The story follows the hero and the heroine as they attempt to thwart the Dark Lord of Glaive and his sorcerer assistant, Julius, from destroying the Tree of Mana and dooming their world. The game was released with many familiar elements of the ''Final Fantasy'' series, such as [[chocobos]], but these were later changed to feature common enemies and the gameplay style of the ''Mana'' series.

''Final Fantasy Adventure'' was met with generally positive reviews at the time of its release. Over the course of time, reviewers have considered it one of the best action adventure games on the Game Boy. The game also spawned an entirely new game series, called the ''Mana'' series, which became a successful video game role-playing franchise. Its sequel, ''[[Secret of Mana]]'', was released in 1993. A port for mobile was released on Mobile in Japan in 2006. A port was also released as part of the ''[[Collection of Mana]]'' on [[Nintendo Switch]] on 2017 and 2019.

== Gameplay ==
[[File:Final Fantasy Adventure Screenshot.png|thumb|left|Hero attacking an enemy with the sickle weapon]] 
The gameplay is similar to the original ''The Legend of Zelda'' for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]: the world is viewed from a top-down camera angle, it is divided up into many different squares that can fit on the screen, and the main character can move up, down, left, and right across the screen. The player can interact with individuals within towns by gathering information and buying or selling items and equipment. A variety of enemies can be battled on a field screen to gain experience, [[Gold coin|GP]], and items. Within [[dungeon (games)|dungeon]] areas, a number of puzzles may be present and required to be solved in order for the player to advance. The player can also [[saved game|save]] at any point. A number of weapons can be found throughout the game to maneuver through obstacles such as cutting through trees and thorns.<ref name="Square-archive" />

The main character possesses several [[Attribute (role-playing games)|statistics]], including [[hit point]]s, power, and stamina, which can all increase upon gaining an experience level. [[Final Fantasy magic|Magic]] spells, which expend the character's MP, can be used to heal oneself or damage enemies. These spells can only be found in certain locations or obtained from other characters at specific plot intervals. In addition, the protagonist has a power gauge that affects his attack strength—the higher the gauge, the stronger his attack will be. The speed at which it fills is directly affected by the character's [[Will (philosophy)|will]] level.<ref name="guidecite"/> The gauge will slowly fill up over time, but once the main character attacks, the gauge is emptied. When the gauge is completely filled up and the main character attacks with a weapon, he will perform a special attack.<ref name="Square-archive" />

One additional [[non-player character]] may occasionally accompany the main character in the story and can perform different activities to aid the main character in his quest. The game introduced the ability to kill townspeople, something that many [[Japanese role-playing video game]]s of the time lacked.<ref name="Andrew1998"/>

==Plot==
The Hero (named by the player, officially called Sumo) is a prisoner of the Dark Lord. One day, the Hero's friend informs him of the Dark Lord's goals, and he urges him to seek a Knight named Bogard. As the Hero escapes imprisonment, he learns that the Dark Lord is seeking a key to the Mana Sanctuary in order to control the Mana Tree, an energy source that sustains life. The Hero is befriended by the Heroine (named by the player, officially called Fuji) who is also seeking Bogard. The two find Bogard, who recommends they seek out a man named Cibba. During their journey to meet him, the Heroine is kidnapped. With the aid of a mysterious man, she is later rescued by the Hero. When they meet Cibba, he plays a message left by the Heroine's mother, who reveals she is a descendant of the guardians of the Mana Tree and her pendant is the key to it. The mysterious man, upon discovering that the heroine holds the pendant, reveals himself to be Julius, the Dark Lord's advisor, and kidnaps her. The Hero then attempts to rescue the Heroine, but he fails and is knocked off of Julius's airship. However, the Heroine gives the Hero the pendant just before he falls.

The Hero is then reunited with Amanda, an escapee from his prison, who steals the pendant in order to win her brother Lester's freedom. The mayor of Jadd, Davias, takes the pendant, but he transforms Lester into a parrot. The Hero and Amanda confront a Medusa for its tear, which will break the spell. They kill it, but Amanda is infected by the Medusa's attack, causing her to transform into one herself. The Hero reluctantly kills her, and uses her tears to break Lester's spell. Lester avenges Amanda's death by killing Davias, who reveals that he gave the pendant to the Dark Lord. The Hero confronts and defeats the Dark Lord; however, Hero discovers that the Heroine is under Julius' mind control and has opened the entrance to the Mana Tree. Julius reveals he is the last survivor of the Vandole Empire, the empire who attempted to control the Mana Tree years ago, and handily defeats the Hero.

Realizing he is powerless to defeat Julius, the Hero learns from Cibba about a powerful sword called Excalibur. Cibba helps him find the Excalibur only to find a rusty sword instead. He explains that the rusty sword is the Excalibur and would reveal its true strength to whoever it finds worthy. The Hero then raises Dime Tower to reach the Mana Sanctuary and meets a robot known as Marcie. After reaching the top, the tower begins to collapse and Marcie sacrifices himself by throwing the Hero across. After obtaining and passing the sword's trials, the Hero confronts and defeats Julius at the cost of the Mana Tree's life. The Mana Tree reveals that she is the Heroine's mother and before dying, asks the Heroine to succeed her current position. The Heroine agrees and bids farewell to the Hero as she becomes the next Mana Tree, and the Hero her guardian.

==Development==
Square trademarked ''Seiken Densetsu'' in 1987 intending to use it for a game project subtitled ''The Emergence of Excalibur'', and led by Kazuhiko Aoki for the [[Famicom Disk System]].<ref name="lostlevels"/> According to early advertisements, the game would consist of an unprecedented five [[floppy disk]]s, making it one of the largest titles developed for the Famicom up until that point. Although Square solicited [[pre-order]]s for the game, [[Kaoru Moriyama]], a former Square employee, affirms that management canceled the ambitious project before it advanced beyond the early planning stages. In October 1987, customers who had placed orders were sent a letter informing them of the cancellation and had their purchases refunded. The letter also suggested to consider placing an order on another upcoming Square role-playing game in a similar vein: ''[[Final Fantasy (video game)|Final Fantasy]]''.<ref name="lostlevels"/>

After the release of the third ''Final Fantasy'' title in 1990, Square offered designer [[Koichi Ishii]] to direct a spin-off series game.<ref name="ishiitop100">{{cite web|work=[[IGN]] |url=http://games.ign.com/top-100-game-creators/97.html |title=97. Koichi Ishii |at=Top 100 Game Creators Of All Time |publisher=IGN Entertainment |access-date=November 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005032655/http://games.ign.com/top-100-game-creators/97.html |archive-date=October 5, 2013}}</ref><ref name="truthaboutmana">{{cite journal|journal=LEVEL|date=2006|issue=6|title=Sanningen om Mana|last=Schaufelberger|first=Fredrik|pages=124–132|publisher=Reset Media AB}}</ref> It began development for the Game Boy under the working title ''Gemma Knights''; eventually, Square revived the trademarked name and released the game as ''Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden''.<ref name="lostlevels" /> It was later released in Europe as ''Mystic Quest''. Ishii suggested the basis of the game's story, while scenario writer [[Yoshinori Kitase]] helped write the game's script.<ref name="jpnstaffcredits"/> Ishii designed all of the characters himself, while Goro Ohashi was responsible for the development of the game system.

The ''Mana'' series, of which ''Final Fantasy Adventure'' was the first game,  was the result of Koichi Ishii's desire to create a fictional world. In Ishii's opinion, ''Mana'' is not a series of video games, but rather a world which is illustrated by and can be explored through video games.<ref name="JeuxFrance"/> When working on the series, Koichi Ishii drew inspiration from abstract images from his memories of childhood, as well as films and [[fantasy]] books that captivated him as a child. Ishii took care to avoid set conventions, and his influences are correspondingly very wide and non-specific. Nonetheless, among his literary influences, he acknowledges [[Tove Jansson]]'s ''[[Moomin]]'', [[Lewis Carroll]]'s ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'', and [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings|Lord of the Rings]]''.<ref name="RPGamer"/>

=== Music ===
{{main article|Music of the Mana series}}
The {{nihongo foot|''Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden Original Soundtrack''|聖剣伝説 ファイナルファンタジー外伝 Original Soundtrack|group=lower-alpha}} was released in Japan on July 15, 1991.<ref name="OST" /> Most of the tracks were composed by [[Kenji Ito]], while track 16, "Chocobo Tanjou (Chocobo's Birth)", is credited to Square composer [[Nobuo Uematsu]]. {{nihongo foot|''Seiken Densetsu/Arranged Version Omoi wa Shirabe ni Nosete''|聖剣伝説/アレンジ・ヴァージョン・想いは調べにのせて||"Holy Sword Legend/Arranged Version Let Thoughts Ride On Knowledge"|group=lower-alpha}}, a set of [[arrangement|arranged]] tracks was also released on September 30 the same year.<ref name="OST-arr" /> Both albums were compiled into ''Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden Sound Collections'', originally released on August 18, 1995.<ref name="Sound-Collection" /> The game's music was included in a 20th anniversary CD compilation of all of the [[Mana (series)|''Mana'' series]] games' soundtracks.<ref name="compilation"/> A second arranged album titled {{nihongo foot|''Tanoshī Baieru Heiyō Seiken Densetsu''| 楽しいバイエル併用 聖剣伝説||"Fun Together with Beyer: Holy Sword Legend"|group=lower-alpha}} was released on December 10, 1998. The album was compiled by Yu Hong Ishikawa and Kushiro Negishi.<ref name="beyer" />

==Versions and merchandise==
{{main article|Sword of Mana|Adventures of Mana}}
{{Video game release table
| 1 = Game Boy | 1A = 1991 | 1B = 1991 | 1C = 1993
| 2 = [[Sword of Mana|Game Boy Advance]] | 2A = 2003 | 2B = 2003 | 2C = 2004
| 3 = Cellphones | 3A = 2006 | 3B = n/a | 3C = n/a
| 4 = [[Adventures of Mana|PlayStation Vita, iOS, Android]] | 4W = 2016
}}

In 1998, Sunsoft obtained the license for it and re-released it along with the [[Saga (series)|''Final Fantasy Legend'']] games.<ref name="sunsoft"/><ref>{{cite magazine |title=The RPG Revolution: RPGing on the Go|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |issue=106 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=May 1998 |page=95}}</ref> This version was advertised as having [[Game Boy Color]] support, although the release was not enhanced in any way.<ref name="Sy2000"/> RPGamer reported in July 2004 that Square Enix was polling die-hard customers, testing the feasibility of porting ''Final Fantasy Adventure'' to the [[Nintendo DS]].<ref name="Adashek2004"/> [[GamesRadar]] listed ''Final Fantasy Adventure'' as one of the titles they wanted in the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] [[Virtual Console]].<ref name=radar/>

The game received a [[enhanced remake|remake]] for the [[Game Boy Advance]] called ''[[Sword of Mana]]'' in 2003. The original version was remade again to mobile phones and released on August 16, 2006, for [[SoftBank Mobile|SoftBank's 3G]] network.<ref name="mobile-release-SB3G" /> It was later ported onto [[i-Mode]] distribution service on November 6 and [[EZweb]] distribution service on February 5, 2007.<ref name="mobile-release-iMode" /><ref name="mobile-release-EZweb" /> The gameplay of the mobile phone version is closer to the original game's design, but featuring updated graphics and sound, an improved world map, and other minor changes.<ref name="Baker2007"/> The characters have been redesigned several times between each remake.<ref name="Redesigns" /> A [[3D computer graphics|3D]] remake, ''[[Adventures of Mana]]'', was released in 2016 for [[PlayStation Vita]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]].<ref name="3Dremake"/> A port of the original game was released with ports of ''Secret of Mana'' and ''Trials of Mana'' as part of the ''Seiken Densetsu Collection'' on June 1, 2017<ref name="Switch"/> in Japan and on June 11, 2019 in North America and Europe as ''[[Collection of Mana]]'' for the [[Nintendo Switch]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://square-enix-games.com/en_GB/news/whats-good-about-collection-mana|title=What's so good about… Collection of Mana on Nintendo Switch? &#124; Square Enix Blog|access-date=2022-01-04|archive-date=2022-01-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104014237/https://square-enix-games.com/en_GB/news/whats-good-about-collection-mana|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/final-fantasy-adventure-irl-mana-collection-133008777.html|title='Final Fantasy Adventure' was everything I hoped for 25 years later|date=3 June 2020 |access-date=2022-01-04|archive-date=2022-01-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104014238/https://www.engadget.com/final-fantasy-adventure-irl-mana-collection-133008777.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Two guidebooks have been released in Japan: {{nihongo foot|''Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden kiso chishiki-hen''|聖剣伝説 ファイナルファンタジー外伝: 基礎知識編|lit. Holy Sword Legend Final Fantasy Supplementary Story Basic Knowledge|group=lower-alpha}} and {{nihongo foot|''Seiken Densetsu Final Fantasy Gaiden kanzen kōryaku-hen''|聖剣伝説 ファイナルファンタジー外伝 完全攻略編|lit. Holy Sword Legend Final Fantasy Supplementary Story Advance Knowledge|group=lower-alpha}}, each of which contains character illustrations and [[manga]]. The guidebooks were released in May and August 1991 respectively.<ref name="basic-guide" /><ref name="advance-guide" />

=== Other manga ===
''Final Fantasy Adventure'' is one of the video games featured in the manga titled ''Rock'n Game Boy'', by Shigeto Ikehara and published by Comic BomBom from October 1989 to December 1991.

== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 79%<ref name="GameRankings"/>
| ACE = 820/1000<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Final Fantasy |magazine=[[ACE (magazine)|ACE]] |date=8 January 1992 |issue=53 (February 1992) |page=82 |url=https://ia600604.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/1/items/World_of_Spectrum_June_2017_Mirror/World%20of%20Spectrum%20June%202017%20Mirror.zip&file=World%20of%20Spectrum%20June%202017%20Mirror/sinclair/magazines/ACE/Issue53/Pages/ACE5300082.jpg}}</ref>
| Fam = 9/10, 9/10, 9/10, 6/10<ref name="Fam"/>
| GameZone = 90%<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Final Fantasy Adventure |magazine=Nintendo Game Zone |date=November 1992 |issue=1 |page=29 |url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo-game-zone-01/page/29/mode/1up}}</ref>
| IGN = 9/10<ref name="Sy2000"/>
| RPG = 3/5<ref name="RPGamer-rev"/>
| RPGFan = 92%<ref name="RPGFan"/>
| rev1 = ''Nintendojo''
| rev1Score = 8.7/10<ref name="Ndojo"/>
|}}

According to Square's publicity department, the game sold 700,000 units worldwide, with 500,000 of these sold in Japan.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Final Fantasy III|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=63|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=October 1994|page=172}}</ref>

''Final Fantasy Adventure'' was featured in ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' when it was re-released in the United States.<ref name="venture"/> ''[[IGN]]'' praised the [[Game Boy]] re-release version noting its strong story, graphics, and music. They additionally praised the game's puzzle elements as innovative and drew comparisons to ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'', though noted that its role-playing gameplay did not blend well with its action-oriented nature.<ref name="Sy2000"/> ''RPGFan'' also praised the game and called it one of the best RPG titles for Game Boy.<ref name="RPGFan" /> ''RPGamer'' praised the game's plot and the characters.<ref name="RPGamer-rev" /> ''Nintendojo'' also gave similar praise to the game but noting it being vastly different from other ''Final Fantasy'' titles.<ref name="Ndojo" />

The game has been perceived very positively in the years following its initial release.<ref name="RPGamer-rev"/> ''[[GameDaily]]'' named it alongside the other Game Boy ''Final Fantasy'' titles as definitive games for the system, describing it as providing "hours of role-playing" to play.<ref name="GameDaily"/> The sentiment was shared by gaming magazine ''Pocket Games'', which ranked the titles together 8th out of the Top 50 games for the Game Boy, stating that every game in the series is a classic with well-written scripts and solid characters.<ref name="Staff1999"/> ''[[Kotaku]]'' praised the original release of the game as a "really great action-RPG".<ref name="kotaku"/> ''[[1UP.com]]'' called the game ambitious for its time, writing that it represented an evolution of the overhead perspective action adventure genre.<ref name="up"/> They also rated the game as "Worth It!" in terms of buying and enjoying the original game in 2007, and noted it as the origins of the ''Mana'' series' many unique gameplay features.<ref name="worthit"/><ref name="original"/> ''[[GamesRadar]]'' named it the 13th best [[Game Boy]] game ever made, noting that its interesting leveling system and a large number of collectible items made up for a poor English translation.<ref name="thirteen"/> ''[[Game Informer]]'' also praised the game's leveling system, though it did call it a "simplistic" title in comparison to its sequels.<ref name="informer"/>

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<ref name="advance-guide">{{cite book | script-title=ja:聖剣伝説 ファイナルファンタジー外伝〈完全攻略編〉| language=ja | id={{ASIN|4871881326|country=jp}}}}</ref>

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<ref name="compilation">{{cite web|author=Spencer |title=20 Years Of Mana In One Super-Sized Sountrack |work=Siliconera |publisher=Crave Online |date=June 28, 2011 |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2011/06/28/20-years-of-mana-in-one-super-sized-sountrack/ |access-date=April 26, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110213430/http://www.siliconera.com/2011/06/28/20-years-of-mana-in-one-super-sized-sountrack/ |archive-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref>

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<ref name="guidecite">{{cite book | year=1991 | editor=Square Co. | title=Final Fantasy Adventure instruction manual | page=31 | publisher=Square Co.}}</ref>

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}}

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