Poll: Is your first Final Fantasy your favorite?

[Daggedawg]

I played Final Fantasy IX first, and that is still my favourite. I don't know if that is completely because it was my first, but I think it does contribute a fair bit.

 

[Sean Hollyman]

I've only played X, 12, and 13-2, and X is deffo my first and fave

 

[The Almighty Grigard]

VIII was my first but FF III / VI for the SNES is the only one I could actually play for an extended period of time.

Stupid clothes and hairstyles is a lot more tolerable and hard to notice in pixel graphics. Also: no stupid voice acting.

It did have crazy repetitive combat, which every single FF game I've tried had so I guess that doesn't matter when it comes to favorite FF game.

 

[Thingthatmakemego]

Yes for me, my first was XI and it has been the most engaging game I have played. I am playing through 2 right now, but have also beat 1,6,7,8,9,12 and 13.

 

[IrateDonnie]

My first FF game was the original for the nes, my favorite was FF3.

 

[Skylare]

well the first one i tried was ffX which i loved but havn't tried any others i do have XIII but have not yet got into it's been sitting next to my ps3 for more then a year

 

[Grampy_bone]

I started with FF1, and I have played and finished every game in the series. I say FFX is the best, with FF6 a close second.

 

[Beautiful End]

Yes, yes it was. FFVIII for me. I was unfamiliar with FF games when I first got my hands on that game. I played it for a while and named it "Pokemon for grown-ups" (I also wasn't familiar with terms like RPGs and stuff). Soon, I came to like it and I fell in love with the story, graphics, music, characters and everything else. So once I finished it, I proceeded to play other FFs available at the time. Some I like better than others.

I like FF in this order:

VIII
IX
X
XII
X-2
VII

I haven't finished XIII or XIII-2, I never played the MMO ones, I'm still in the process of playing I through VI, although I'm not liking them a lot so far.

And yeah, I don't get why FFVIII is kinda underrated as compared to other FFs. To quote a conversation, I had with a friend of mine:

Me: I love FFVIII.
Friend: I don't. It was complicated.
Me: I thought it was easy. I was 14 at the time and I got every single thing done in that game.
Friend: Was that your first FF game ever?
Me: Yes.
Friend: That's why.

PS: It seems most people like IX a lot so...why don't we get a remake of that?! Or a prequel?! Or even a sequel?! It seems only ONE game gets all the attention nowadays. *Cough*

 

[Mister K]

So, I have a bit of a theory concerning the Final Fantasy franchise. It seems that, for most people, whatever Final Fantasy was their first is their favorite. I'd like to test this theory.

I know that for myself, this is the case. FFX was my first, and is my favorite.

So, what was your first Final Fantasy, and is it your favorite?

Same here. This game is fantastic in absolutely every aspect (except for main characters looks, obviously).

 

[The Ubermensch]

My fist FF was XIII, and its my favourite by default, after playing that shit I don't think I want anything else to do with the franchise.

I'll be over here with my RTS's, FPS's and Space/flight simulators, thanks

You know, I still think its true though, due to that... thing... I'll never play another FF. I don't care how good of a game you think VII or X is, I'm not playing it.

But I now understand why the PS2 freaks who got a Xbox 360 and played Halo 3 though I was an idiot for liking the lore of the franchise. Those of us who played Halo CE first know.

and just off topic for a second, I'm sure some one has already given this answer but, can some one explain to me why each FF game is set in a different world (Aside from a few things I.E. gill being the currency), having a different big bad, different characters, and often different game mechanics and is still part of the same franchise?

 

[Ryotknife]

Yes, yes it was. FFVIII for me. I was unfamiliar with FF games when I first got my hands on that game. I played it for a while and named it "Pokemon for grown-ups" (I also wasn't familiar with terms like RPGs and stuff). Soon, I came to like it and I fell in love with the story, graphics, music, characters and everything else. So once I finished it, I proceeded to play other FFs available at the time. Some I like better than others.

I like FF in this order:

VIII
IX
X
XII
X-2
VII

I haven't finished XIII or XIII-2, I never played the MMO ones, I'm still in the process of playing I through VI, although I'm not liking them a lot so far.

And yeah, I don't get why FFVIII is kinda underrated as compared to other FFs. To quote a conversation, I had with a friend of mine:

Me: I love FFVIII.
Friend: I don't. It was complicated.
Me: I thought it was easy. I was 14 at the time and I got every single thing done in that game.
Friend: Was that your first FF game ever?
Me: Yes.
Friend: That's why.

PS: It seems most people like IX a lot so...why don't we get a remake of that?! Or a prequel?! Or even a sequel?! It seems only ONE game gets all the attention nowadays. *Cough*

8 had the most annoying combat system of them all. Squall should be happy that his character redeems itself in the kingdom hearts and dissidia series. Some FF7 characters wish they aged well in their appearances in later games.

although it had one of the best mini games (card game)

 

[justnotcricket]

The reverse actually. I came late to Final Fantasy (no consoles in my house growing up), and unfortunately, randomly started with FFX-2 (a friend had a copy).

Bad idea.

Since then, I've played many other FF games, and I rather like FFIII, but the first one I played was one I wouldn't touch with a barge pole again!

 

[Beautiful End]

Yes, yes it was. FFVIII for me. I was unfamiliar with FF games when I first got my hands on that game. I played it for a while and named it "Pokemon for grown-ups" (I also wasn't familiar with terms like RPGs and stuff). Soon, I came to like it and I fell in love with the story, graphics, music, characters and everything else. So once I finished it, I proceeded to play other FFs available at the time. Some I like better than others.

I like FF in this order:

VIII
IX
X
XII
X-2
VII

I haven't finished XIII or XIII-2, I never played the MMO ones, I'm still in the process of playing I through VI, although I'm not liking them a lot so far.

And yeah, I don't get why FFVIII is kinda underrated as compared to other FFs. To quote a conversation, I had with a friend of mine:

Me: I love FFVIII.
Friend: I don't. It was complicated.
Me: I thought it was easy. I was 14 at the time and I got every single thing done in that game.
Friend: Was that your first FF game ever?
Me: Yes.
Friend: That's why.

PS: It seems most people like IX a lot so...why don't we get a remake of that?! Or a prequel?! Or even a sequel?! It seems only ONE game gets all the attention nowadays. *Cough*

8 had the most annoying combat system of them all. Squall should be happy that his character redeems itself in the kingdom hearts and dissidia series. Some FF7 characters wish they aged well in their appearances in later games.

although it had one of the best mini games (card game)

Yeah, I loved Triple Triad. It just wasn't the same in FFIX.

I guess that's what my friend was getting at when he asked me all that. Because I had never played any other FF and I was kinda new to RPGs and eager to learn and was so enamorated with the game, I probably didn't care that it was complicated at all. In fact, I got so used to it, it was like second nature to me. And for some reason, I've never been able to bring myself to care about tweaking every single aspect of the combat system with other FF games. Dunno why.

 

[Blackdoom]

I first played FFVI however my favourite quite probably has to be Crisis Core.

 

[Josdeb]

My first game in the series was Final Fantasy X, while my favorite game in the series(and of all time) is Final Fantasy X-2.

*Jumps on your back*

Yes! Thank goodness, I thought I'd be alone in this.

Through... contrived means, FFX-2 was the first Final Fantasy game I played, and my favourite in the series.

I haven't played a lot of Final Fantasies, just 1, 7, 10, 10-2, 13, 13-2, one of the Tactics (I think), but X-2 is my favourite.

I enjoyed the silliness.
I enjoyed the random songs and dancing.
I LOVED the combat system: It's the best one I've seen implemented.

So yeah...
*Dives behind cover*

 

[azukar]

I played VIII, then VII, then IX, then I can't remember the order but VI, V, IV, X, X-2 etc were all in there somewhere.

I liked VIII more than VII when I first played them, but now I tend to like VII more, despite its glitches and issues.

But my favourite Final Fantasy is the underdog - IX.

 

[z121231211]

Yes, FFX was the first one I played and is still my favorite of all I've played (pretty much 9 to 12). Though I still believe that if they made a FF with a combat system fairly close to the one in X-2 (I don't count XIII as 'close enough') that one may instantly become my favorite.

 

[Sacman]

Yeah my first one was the original Final Fantasy... and kind of liked the older Final Fantasy games... but the only 3D one that I honestly liked was 12 which is mah favorite... because you know... engaging gameplay... and great customization options...<.<

 

[Hugga_Bear]

My first was FF7...
However 9 is my favourite, 7 comes second. So nope.

 

[Zio_IV]

Nope. First title I played was Final Fantasy VII, and as great of a time as I had with it, Final Fantasy Tactics remains my favorite FF game.