Final Fantasy II may not be the most solid game in the series, but its premises and creativity make a game worth playing
Final Fantasy II indeed does have a very tedious level up system by today's standards it doesn't stand, but back then it would have been more widely accepted. The conept is unique, taking damage rises your HP, using MP rises your MP usage, basically if you want somebody to be strong in battle you must use that in battle. Final Fantasy II marked the first installment to have characters that you didn't create, and the characters all have a nice personality that brings the story together. The story in iself is good to, much death and trust me there is alot bring this war driven story foward.
While this is not the best Final Fantasy game its not a bad game either you have been warned it takes a certain type of respect and RPG gamer to enjoy these older games. If you can get past the level system and old-school your looking at an enjoyable experince inside of the Final Fantasy Universe, Probly my least favorite out of the long running series. 8.5/10