Final Fantasy - recommendation?
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My suggestions:
Try 7. I might give it shit on this site, but it's a good game. Just REALLY overhyped.
Try 8, IF YOU DON'T MIND GRINDING.
Try 9, if you don't mind stealing from every single enemy.
Try 10. Just ignore the scene after Luca. honestly put your television on mute.
don't know past 10 because X-2 was terrible and i hate square enix. The only good games they've made are the remakes to the original FF's.
6 was apparently a god send but it's not bad. Thought it went on a little long, but kefka(sp?) is a good villain
Try 7. I might give it shit on this site, but it's a good game. Just REALLY overhyped.
Try 8, IF YOU DON'T MIND GRINDING.
Try 9, if you don't mind stealing from every single enemy.
Try 10. Just ignore the scene after Luca. honestly put your television on mute.
don't know past 10 because X-2 was terrible and i hate square enix. The only good games they've made are the remakes to the original FF's.
6 was apparently a god send but it's not bad. Thought it went on a little long, but kefka(sp?) is a good villain
FFX is great to start off with in my opinion. It's farily easy to get to grips with and has an interesting story. FFVIII is the best of the series in my opinion but it might be a bit much for someone new to the genre.
There is no chronology with the Final Fantasy games. No, 1 is not the best, not even close. Start with XIII, it more modern and has a fast paced battle system. It's not the best either but it's better than FF1. If you don't like that, try 7,8,9 or 10. The latter is the most linear but has a decent story and classic turn based battle.Ninjafire72 said:
This sounds like the best way to go. You could probably add 6 and 12, but their appeal is different than Tactics (which is a fantastic and well-written game) and 4 (which is pretty much the genesis of most Final Fantsy "mythology" such as it is). Final Fantasy 6 (along with Chrono Trigger) are possibly the best games Square produced for Super Nintendo and are well worth the time to play, and 12 is about 3/4 of a solid game that you may enjoy since you don't have the knee-jerk prejudice that a lot of Final Fantasy fans seem to have regarding it.Clive Howlitzer said:
I recommend 6. It is, in my opinion, by far the best and is honestly rather easy (I have it on GBA by the way. I think there is a version on the PlayStation but I have never played it myself). If not that then I would say 4 or 5. 4 is fairly similar in that you have characters with set classes and abilities where as 5 is one where you change your class using a crystal.
It would help to know what JRPG's you have played and liked.
If you like a constantly changing party, Final Fantasy IV does that. I personally hate that, give me a party and let me train them. If you like being able to customize every party member to become identical, 6,7,8 will let you do that. If you like each person having their own roles, X and XIII does that. In XIII (maybe X), you can teach everyone every role but the game discourages it by charging twice as much CP (exp) for non starting roles.
Note that I recently went back and tried to play IX, it's a slow moving game. I loved it back in the day but after you play enough modern games, that game (and X) can be too slow.
If you like a constantly changing party, Final Fantasy IV does that. I personally hate that, give me a party and let me train them. If you like being able to customize every party member to become identical, 6,7,8 will let you do that. If you like each person having their own roles, X and XIII does that. In XIII (maybe X), you can teach everyone every role but the game discourages it by charging twice as much CP (exp) for non starting roles.
Note that I recently went back and tried to play IX, it's a slow moving game. I loved it back in the day but after you play enough modern games, that game (and X) can be too slow.
I'll add my two cents here...
I have played 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 (finished) 12, and 13.
Out of all those Final Fantasy games, I loved 6 the most for a couple of reasons.
1) The main protagonist is a female AND a caster.
2) She is understandably vulnerable without requiring anti-depressants.
3) The main villain is so cartoon-ey, you may as well call him 'The Joker'.
I have played 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 (finished) 12, and 13.
Out of all those Final Fantasy games, I loved 6 the most for a couple of reasons.
1) The main protagonist is a female AND a caster.
2) She is understandably vulnerable without requiring anti-depressants.
3) The main villain is so cartoon-ey, you may as well call him 'The Joker'.
What why would we do that? I mean...Ninjafire72 said:
OT: Well I haven't played all the games but the few I have played were good.
I recommend:
FF VII
FF VIII
And FF XIII. Many people didn't like it but I found it entertaining.
I've also heard that's number FF 4 is good.
If you want my real opinion, I'd say go play something that isn't FF. They're overdone and hackneyed and I never thought they were amazing.
If you want my FF opinion, 9 was reasonable.
If you want my FF opinion, 9 was reasonable.
FFX has the only actual character in the entire series. and it has blitzball.
FFXII has the best game play and story.
FFXIII has a neat concept on combat which i really liked, but it falls short everywhere else. and it has some exceptionally annoying characters. i would pass on that one.
FFXII has the best game play and story.
FFXIII has a neat concept on combat which i really liked, but it falls short everywhere else. and it has some exceptionally annoying characters. i would pass on that one.
The FF games I really liked were usually the games most people seemed to hate, keep that in mind 
I loved FFX. Great combat system, some cool characters and a nice story that tied it all together.
Most people gawk over 7, but I never found the appeal in that one. Perhaps because I only tried it a couple of years ago.
I also liked FFXIII a lot for practically the same reasons I liked 10. If you don't mind linearity in your games, these two are your pick. If you prefer a huge open world with loads of grinding, I think some of the other installments would be more up your alley.
I loved FFX. Great combat system, some cool characters and a nice story that tied it all together.
Most people gawk over 7, but I never found the appeal in that one. Perhaps because I only tried it a couple of years ago.
I also liked FFXIII a lot for practically the same reasons I liked 10. If you don't mind linearity in your games, these two are your pick. If you prefer a huge open world with loads of grinding, I think some of the other installments would be more up your alley.
In my understanding 1-6 are very different from the latter games, and a few of the games are actually MMOs. Look into that before making a final decision.
That's VI, but in America, it's original release title was III. This is because the Japanese II, III, and V were never released over here, so IV and VI became II and III to compensate and try to ease confusion about missing numbers. Here's a chart that makes it easy to understand visually.Mcoffey said:
Japan America
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FF I FF I
FF II unreleased
FF III unreleased
FF IV FF II
FF V unreleased
FF VI FF III
This numbering has been corrected ever since the PlayStation compilation re-releases.
Final Fantasy 7 and 9 are my personal favorites. I never got a chance to play 6 but I hear its excellent as well.
Edit: After giving it some more thought I would start with 9. It really is an excellent story that has a far more mature tone than most of the games. It still has plenty of funny moments as well but it finds the perfect balance. I would highly suggest you try 9 first.
Edit: After giving it some more thought I would start with 9. It really is an excellent story that has a far more mature tone than most of the games. It still has plenty of funny moments as well but it finds the perfect balance. I would highly suggest you try 9 first.