When the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster versions of the first six FF titles came out for smartphones and PC, many fans of the series did not like the new font. Thankfully, the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 versions of these games added the ability to switch to a different font style that blends in better with the 2D pixelated graphics of these classic titles.
You can check out this tutorial at Seeking Tech to see how you can change the font in the remastered versions of Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI.
Before we begin, it is important to note that this guide is based on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 versions of Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster as the new font was added to the console releases. For the smartphone and PC ports, you have to wait until Square Enix releases a new patch to change the font style. With that said, you are able to mod the game on computer to change it yourself if you don’t feel like waiting for an official solution.
1. For the first step, you need to open the Configuration menu, which can be done from the title screen.
If you are actively playing the game, then you first need to bring up the in-game menu before you can head over to the Configuration menu. To open the in-game menu, you need to press the X button on Nintendo Switch or Triangle button on PS4/PS5 when you are moving around in the field.
2. In the Configuration menu, move the cursor to Font Type, which should have the following description if you are viewing it from the in-game menu:
- “Set the game’s text font.”
3. By default, the Font Type is set to Modernized. If you don’t like how the text looks, then you can change this setting to Classic.
4. If you make the change from the in-game menu, then you will see a pop-up message saying the following:
- “Classic. Apply the Settings change?”
Here, you need to select the Yes option.
5. The game will then re-load with the new text style.
The Classic font is more pixelated, which complements the 2D pixelated graphics of Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy 2, Final Fantasy 3, Final Fantasy 4, Final Fantasy 5 and Final Fantasy 6.
If you don’t like the Classic font, then you can change the Font Type back to Modernized from the aforementioned Configuration menu.