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Pimppeter2

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So I'm playing through FF1, trying out my first FF game. The Dawn of Souls version for the GBA

Actual screenshot, cool!​

How does one level up their magic stats? My Red Mage is lvl 8 and my Dark Mage is lvl 7 yet I can't buy lvl 3 spells for some reason. It says I don't have the power.

Helps?
 

TelHybrid

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I don't think your magic levels up as quick as your character level. Isn't level 3 magic the highest in the game? Level 8 and 7 characters are rather low levels when put into perspective of the whole game.
 

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It's an old and simple RPG: your magic stats level up automatically with everything else when you level up.

Though I have to say, it's not the best Final Fantasy game to start on. If you're looking for the epic storytelling the series is known for, you're looking for VI and on. Maybe IV too.
 

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FF1 isn't a good game. It's fun to start, but it's a little too open world. There's no indication of where to go next so after a point you'll be wandering around trying to find the next plot hook. Might be OK for its time, but now it's pretty weak.
 

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You just level up by fighting. Keep winning battles and your magic power will go up.
 

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Thaius said:
Though I have to say, it's not the best Final Fantasy game to start on. If you're looking for the epic storytelling the series is known for, you're looking for VI and on. Maybe IV too.
I bought 1, 2, IV, V, and VI. As well as Tactics. I plan on playing them all, FF1 is okay.

migo said:
FF1 isn't a good game. It's fun to start, but it's a little too open world. There's no indication of where to go next so after a point you'll be wandering around trying to find the next plot hook. Might be OK for its time, but now it's pretty weak.
Yeah, I'm basically playing with a guide on my lap.
 

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Pimppeter2 said:
So I'm playing through FF1, trying out my first FF game. The Dawn of Souls version for the GBA

Actual screenshot, cool!​

How does one level up their magic stats? My Red Mage is lvl 8 and my Dark Mage is lvl 7 yet I can't buy lvl 3 spells for some reason. It says I don't have the power.

Helps?
its been a great while sense ive played FF1 (great game, all the same.)

If i remember right, you have to buy the upper level spells, and then set them, but you have to have enough MP to cast them. its a different system them most of the other FF games.

BTW, The best party i found was Warrior, Theif, White mage and Red Mage.
 

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Brad Shepard said:
BTW, The best party i found was Warrior, Theif, White mage and Red Mage.
Ah, I have warrior, theif, red mage, and dark mage.

My red mage pretty much is my white mage.
 

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Thaius said:
It's an old and simple RPG: your magic stats level up automatically with everything else when you level up.

Though I have to say, it's not the best Final Fantasy game to start on. If you're looking for the epic storytelling the series is known for, you're looking for VI and on. Maybe IV too.
I agree with this guy

The first two final fantasies while good for the time, are far too basic to be any fun today.

You should of really just skipped the first two and moved on to the third (either emulated or on the ds though i would much prefer you play the ds remake version) and it is proberly the first in the series worth playing. It has a more fleshed out job system and has much better gameplay than the first two combined.
 

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Pimppeter2 said:
Brad Shepard said:
BTW, The best party i found was Warrior, Theif, White mage and Red Mage.
Ah, I have warrior, theif, red mage, and dark mage.

My red mage pretty much is my white mage.
keep me informed on how that works, That just sounds like a bad idea to me, but im too carful in JRPGS anyway, DPS em fast right?
 

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Brad Shepard said:
Pimppeter2 said:
Brad Shepard said:
BTW, The best party i found was Warrior, Theif, White mage and Red Mage.
Ah, I have warrior, theif, red mage, and dark mage.

My red mage pretty much is my white mage.
keep me informed on how that works, That just sounds like a bad idea to me, but im too carful in JRPGS anyway, DPS em fast right?
Eh, I have about as much experience in JRPGs as an astronaut has picking up strippers at the bar. Its probably not a very good idea, but live and learn.
 

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Pimppeter2 said:
Brad Shepard said:
Pimppeter2 said:
Brad Shepard said:
BTW, The best party i found was Warrior, Theif, White mage and Red Mage.
Ah, I have warrior, theif, red mage, and dark mage.

My red mage pretty much is my white mage.
keep me informed on how that works, That just sounds like a bad idea to me, but im too carful in JRPGS anyway, DPS em fast right?
Eh, I have about as much experience in JRPGs as an astronaut has picking up strippers at the bar. Its probably not a very good idea, but live and learn.
Dont get me wrong, its a good Idea in theroy, Hit em fast and hit em hard, its a good tactic, im just one of those people that try to be safe all the time, which is why in games like DragonAge i stock up on enough health viles to cure cancer, AIDS, and everything down to cold sores.
 

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Pimppeter2 said:
Sir John The Net Knight said:
You don't like my puns?
Don't be silly, man. Everyone likes your puns.

OT, I frankly have no idea. I got bored of FF1 after I spent hours boating around the map trying to find a plot thread to pick up. While I'm not a fan of Final Fantasy, I can tell that this is not even CLOSE to the best one.
 

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i got final fantasy 1 on my phone.. gotta say i was wondering around for a long time to work out where to go next. at one point to the point the rest of the game was TO easy i was at level 25/30 when i was sopposed to be around level 15. so i kinda clocked the game once i found out where to go, but i did lose a lot of intrest in not knowing where to go next. but well it took me a day or to (i was soppossed to be working).
 

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migo said:
FF1 isn't a good game. It's fun to start, but it's a little too open world. There's no indication of where to go next so after a point you'll be wandering around trying to find the next plot hook. Might be OK for its time, but now it's pretty weak.
Exactly. I thought it would be great to go back to the "first", and see how it all started, but I got lost within the first couple hours. Granted, I could have made the effort to go back, and try to figure out what was next, or look up a guide online, but the fact that I had to kinda turned me off.
 

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Sir John The Net Knight said:
Pimppeter2 said:
Sir John The Net Knight said:
You don't like my puns?
Eh, it just caught my eye. Thought it was a typo, actually.

Most fun party, IMO.

Warrior
Red Mage
White Mage
Black Mage

But if you want to skullfark the game...

Black Belt
Black Belt
Black Belt
Red Mage
As long as you don't give the black belts weapons.
 

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crimson5pheonix said:
As long as you don't give the black belts weapons.
And as long as you are playing the NES version, holy shit were they overpowered, they broke the game worse than kids break the English language on the internet.
 

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zombiesinc said:
migo said:
FF1 isn't a good game. It's fun to start, but it's a little too open world. There's no indication of where to go next so after a point you'll be wandering around trying to find the next plot hook. Might be OK for its time, but now it's pretty weak.
Exactly. I thought it would be great to go back to the "first", and see how it all started, but I got lost within the first couple hours. Granted, I could have made the effort to go back, and try to figure out what was next, or look up a guide online, but the fact that I had to kinda turned me off.
I guess you guys had very little patience, or didn't know about the clues that the dancer in Cornelia gives you. Honestly, there are only like 2 or 3 actual places in the game where you would be unsure of to go to (like getting the air ship), but the rest is pretty linear and not that hard to follow.

So yea OP, protip: If you are unsure of where to go, talk to the dancer in Cornelia, she gives you pretty obvious hints up until you get the air ship at least. And by that point you won't need her.

It was a good game for its time and it's still a good game even today if you just wanna run through a clean and simple RPG, and it's a decent starting point for beginners.

As for the magic question, what tiers of magic you can purchase and use are dependent on your level and class of course. Lvl 7 and 8 are fairly low in the game and you won't be able to unlock all the spells until level30-40 if I remember correctly. Once you reach level 50-60 you are pretty much strong enough to win the game with some ease.