Editing Final Fantasy Adventure (section)

== 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 = 33/40<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"/>
| NP = 4.1/5<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Final Fantasy Adventure |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |date=September 1991 |issue=28 |pages=52–61, 67 |url=https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Power_Issue001-Issue127/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20028%20September%201991/page/n59}}</ref>
| 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"/>