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Origins is more authentic to the original experience, later versions are easier/more casual (most notably, the Dawn of Souls version of FF1 changed from having a spells per day system to a MP system) but have more bonus content with the PSP adding another bonus dungeon to each game compared to the GBA version.

I personally don't feel like there's some super huge difference between NES 3 and the 3d remake - actually I think that's kind of the actual problem people have with remake, it doesn't really change as much as it could have. It gives the onion kids unique characters and tries to give them a little more backstory, but that really doesn't matter after the first few hours. Generally speaking the remake has fewer enemies at once, but they have slightly higher stats. They also changed it so that when you change jobs there's a cooldown of X battles before they start gaining job experience again (instead of having a rather toothless system in the nes version where you just have to pay a certain number of points to change jobs, which replenish after fighting a few battles). Some of the jobs are a little more viable in the remake, but it's still pretty lopsided and getting new jobs is still paced pretty badly.

For 4, the US SNES mode is the EASY MODO (which also cuts a lot of the unique commands characteres have). The PSX version is the most authentic to the original release and so is significantly harder. The GBA version is somewhere in between in difficulty, and has some more qol stuff and bonus content (like you can change party members for the final dungeon). However the US version is glitched. PSP version is based on the GBA version, and also includes all of The After Years plus a short interlude episode. The 3d remake I haven't played, but generally get the impression that it was pretty solid for 4 and the difficulty is between the original relase and the GBA/PSP versions (though with some changes, and you lose out on some of the changes like being able to choose the final party). The 3d remake of TAY is bad though, since it cuts out a ton of gameplay content. So the PSP version is probably the best overall (especially if you intend on playing TAY), though the remake for 4 is perfectly serviceable if you don't have access to it.

For 5 and 6, the GBA versions added some new bonus content. The mobile/steam versions also have this content, but it has modernized smoothed out filtered graphics which basically everyone hates.

I haven't really followed the pixel remasters closely, but I get the general impression that they are probably going to stick more closely to the originals and aren't going to have any of the bonus content of later editions. (though, tbh you probably aren't really missing much unless you absolutely have to have more)

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