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1. 4 - "Give your Power to Meteor!".
I loved the story, I also enjoyed tge fact that party members would come and go as the plot required, so I was able to see who I liked, and Take them along for the final battle. That and Kain Highwind!
2. 12 - "I play the leading man"
Despite the bland-ass main characters (Vaan, Penelo, Fran) I very much enjoyed this game! Because of the challenge, even at level 99 the stronger monsters still pose a significant threat, I also like the fact its makes you WORK for the ultimate equipment.
3. 6 - Kefka! Dancing Mad, Terra/Tina, Suplexing a train, Ultros, The Opera, need I say more?
I loved the story, I also enjoyed tge fact that party members would come and go as the plot required, so I was able to see who I liked, and Take them along for the final battle. That and Kain Highwind!
2. 12 - "I play the leading man"
Despite the bland-ass main characters (Vaan, Penelo, Fran) I very much enjoyed this game! Because of the challenge, even at level 99 the stronger monsters still pose a significant threat, I also like the fact its makes you WORK for the ultimate equipment.
3. 6 - Kefka! Dancing Mad, Terra/Tina, Suplexing a train, Ultros, The Opera, need I say more?
My top 3, hmm tough, 1st would be 8 since it's the one which got me into the series, 2nd would be 11 for the amount of hours of gameplay it gave me along with meeting some pretty cool people, and my 3rd would be 9 or 10 for its story.
To start off, played the following: FF VII, FF IX, FF X, FF X-2, FF XII, FF XIII, FF Crisis Core, FF Dissidia
1) FF X - The time I waited to get a PS2 after I already bought the game, story and levelling system and the fact that I have invested the most time into full completion wins it. The combat was also one of the best. I enjoyed that when I opted to do something, it actually happened as well. Not like with the regular ATB, when there can still be something queued up by the enemy even if your own bar is full and action inputted (FF X-2 really had the best ATB system imo). Knowing who and when was going to perform an action gave a more strategized point of view.
2) FF IX - The first FF that I played. The first RPG I played. The game that got me into RPGs. Benefits: again, interesting story. Played through it 4 times. Enjoyed the fact, that every character was fully distinguishable from another, not only because of looks and special attacks, but from the base skill set.
3) Difficult. I would actually say either Dissidia or Crisis Core or FF VII. Dissidia is pretty much my favourite fighting game ever and it's quite upsetting that it's a PSP only game. The story is well...not really something I paid attention to. But the amount of fun to be had here is limitless. Escalate the fun with Duodecim, which has quite a few improvements, while the core game stayed similar and it definitely feels like a winner.
Crisis Core gave a slightly refreshing perspective on the FF VII universe. While some parts in the story feel ridiculous after finishing, then the upsides greatly outweigh the bad parts. I quite enjoyed the combat, and I still listen to the soundtrack.
FF VII itself is simply a classic. The gameplay was quite varied, and the customization of the characters was on a high level. Plus there was a ton of stuff to do. Even if the Gold Saucer wasn't my favourite pastime, it was still there. And it had a lot to do outside of the general story or gameplay mechanics.
1) FF X - The time I waited to get a PS2 after I already bought the game, story and levelling system and the fact that I have invested the most time into full completion wins it. The combat was also one of the best. I enjoyed that when I opted to do something, it actually happened as well. Not like with the regular ATB, when there can still be something queued up by the enemy even if your own bar is full and action inputted (FF X-2 really had the best ATB system imo). Knowing who and when was going to perform an action gave a more strategized point of view.
2) FF IX - The first FF that I played. The first RPG I played. The game that got me into RPGs. Benefits: again, interesting story. Played through it 4 times. Enjoyed the fact, that every character was fully distinguishable from another, not only because of looks and special attacks, but from the base skill set.
3) Difficult. I would actually say either Dissidia or Crisis Core or FF VII. Dissidia is pretty much my favourite fighting game ever and it's quite upsetting that it's a PSP only game. The story is well...not really something I paid attention to. But the amount of fun to be had here is limitless. Escalate the fun with Duodecim, which has quite a few improvements, while the core game stayed similar and it definitely feels like a winner.
Crisis Core gave a slightly refreshing perspective on the FF VII universe. While some parts in the story feel ridiculous after finishing, then the upsides greatly outweigh the bad parts. I quite enjoyed the combat, and I still listen to the soundtrack.
FF VII itself is simply a classic. The gameplay was quite varied, and the customization of the characters was on a high level. Plus there was a ton of stuff to do. Even if the Gold Saucer wasn't my favourite pastime, it was still there. And it had a lot to do outside of the general story or gameplay mechanics.
I'd say:
1) VIII - gameplay wasn't the best in the world, neither were alot of things, but I just liked this one the most
2) VII - call it typical, but I loved the materia system and the storyline was pretty pucker. Also, had some of the best characters
3) V - just a great game. Storyline was all there, if a little rocky at times, and I loved the twist on the job system
I've played all but XI, XIII and XIV, and enjoy all but III and XII.
1) VIII - gameplay wasn't the best in the world, neither were alot of things, but I just liked this one the most
2) VII - call it typical, but I loved the materia system and the storyline was pretty pucker. Also, had some of the best characters
3) V - just a great game. Storyline was all there, if a little rocky at times, and I loved the twist on the job system
I've played all but XI, XIII and XIV, and enjoy all but III and XII.
Highest to Lowest [The ones i have played only]
1> FF8 [Story has its flaws. i know this. I enjoyed everything in this game more than any other final fantasy though.]
2> FF4
3> FF10
4> FF6
5> FF9
6> FF5
7> FF10-2
8> FF13
9> FF12 [Horrendous]
1> FF8 [Story has its flaws. i know this. I enjoyed everything in this game more than any other final fantasy though.]
2> FF4
3> FF10
4> FF6
5> FF9
6> FF5
7> FF10-2
8> FF13
9> FF12 [Horrendous]
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I've played (from beginning to end): III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, X-2, XI (even though there's not much an "end"), Dissidia 1 & 2
I tried XII and XIII but didn't have the patience for the characters or the switch to voice acting that started in X. Not only that, but the battle systems are not my favorite.
Favorites:
VIII: Enjoyed the story and don't mind the draw system (currently playing through it for the fourth time). Also has my favorite soundtrack.
Tactics: One of the best FF stories & characters (Ramza & Delita)
IV: First FF ever (II on SNES). Going to the moon, characters were cool & Kain was my first favorite character from childhood.
I tried XII and XIII but didn't have the patience for the characters or the switch to voice acting that started in X. Not only that, but the battle systems are not my favorite.
Favorites:
VIII: Enjoyed the story and don't mind the draw system (currently playing through it for the fourth time). Also has my favorite soundtrack.
Tactics: One of the best FF stories & characters (Ramza & Delita)
IV: First FF ever (II on SNES). Going to the moon, characters were cool & Kain was my first favorite character from childhood.
XII
XIII
VII
They all share gameplay elements and narrative themes with the rest of the main series, but they present themselves in just the right way for me. I especially like XII's experimentation with world and combat design, a political story, and a protagonist who is not the main character. Some of that was planned from the beginning, and some of it was a response to disagreements during the development process, but the end result was a great bit of serendipity.
XIII
VII
They all share gameplay elements and narrative themes with the rest of the main series, but they present themselves in just the right way for me. I especially like XII's experimentation with world and combat design, a political story, and a protagonist who is not the main character. Some of that was planned from the beginning, and some of it was a response to disagreements during the development process, but the end result was a great bit of serendipity.
If I were to go with my own personal enjoyment of the games rather than try to say which ones are best as a blanket statement: I would go FF6, FF7, and FF11. I know people are going to think I'm an idiot for putting the MMO up there with the others but it actually had a really good, interesting storyline that was told in an effective manner; which is a huge rarity in the MMORPG genre. Also the friends I made there adventures I had there easily trump the rest of the series.
But again. This is my own personal value of each game. If I wanted to go into which entries of the series I thought were actually "the best" I'd be here writing all day.
But again. This is my own personal value of each game. If I wanted to go into which entries of the series I thought were actually "the best" I'd be here writing all day.
What can I say, I'm old.SvenBTB said:
I played it back in 1997 as my first foray into Final Fantasy (oooh, alliteration spree), and it really resonated with me. I don't remember it being cool to either love it or hate it back then, it was simply a game. Just so happened it's one that I like.Not everyone else is going to enjoy it the way I do, and fair dues to them - it's not everyone's cup of tea. I can read threads from people all day long about how it's over-rated, the characters were emo, the story was unintelligible, the villain was crap... But none of that detracts from my own, personal enjoyment of it.
1. VI
2. IV
3. I (*Ineffective* Then hit another guy!)
I'm aware that the remakes of FF I allowed auto-targeting another foe when you killed your initial target. Just going with the initial releases on their initial systems.
FF VII was alright, but still didn't grip me as much as the pre-PSX titles.
FF V is hard to lose myself in. Cool that it had the FF III jobs, but six hours in and it's not really gripping me story-wise.
2. IV
3. I (*Ineffective* Then hit another guy!)
I'm aware that the remakes of FF I allowed auto-targeting another foe when you killed your initial target. Just going with the initial releases on their initial systems.
FF VII was alright, but still didn't grip me as much as the pre-PSX titles.
FF V is hard to lose myself in. Cool that it had the FF III jobs, but six hours in and it's not really gripping me story-wise.
I'll only go with what I've played:
8 for me was always an interesting story, I could really put myself in the main character's places much better than I could for 7.
6 had the right amount of personality for the right amount of characters.
1) FFVI
2) FFVIII
3) FFVII
4) FFIX
5) FFX
6) FFI
7) FFII
8) FFIV
9) FFV
8 for me was always an interesting story, I could really put myself in the main character's places much better than I could for 7.
6 had the right amount of personality for the right amount of characters.
1) FFVI
2) FFVIII
3) FFVII
4) FFIX
5) FFX
6) FFI
7) FFII
8) FFIV
9) FFV