Quote Originally Posted by Black_Tiger View Post
Final Fantasy III is totally playable in japanese and the visuals are very similar to FFIV. I also played through the Famicom version of Final Fantasy II, but I wouldn't recommend it unless you're a hardcore japanese RPG player.
Playing RPGs in a language your can't comprehend is pretty dumb IMF. They are story based games. I don't get the "hardcore" crowd's fascination with playing Japanese RPGs. I find the trail and error BS beyond chore-like.

Best Famicom games to get if you only speak English:

Crisis Force (very overlooked Konami shooter)
Akumajou Densetsu (Castlevania III with much better sound)
Arkanoid II