Final Fantasy on the NES - I played most of it, watched my friends complete the rest.
It's a classic and still amazing despite being the original almost 30 years old. Fighter, Red Mage, White Mage, Black Mage for the win. Or 4 White Mages if you want the challenge. Yes it can be done, I've done it.
Final Fantasy 2 -NES- Watched a friend complete it, then years later, completed it myself.
Are you referring to the one with Cecil and Kain or the one where you beat yourself up in order to make your Health Points increase? Cecil and Kain are FF4, not FF2. Blame the translators of the early 1990's. 4 is my favorite (right alongside 7) and 2 is my least favorite, so it's pretty important to know if you mean the Japanese FF2 or the American SNES title that got translated incorrectly.
Final Fantasy 3 - SNES - Watched a friend complete the whole thing. Completed half myself awhile later.
FF3 never got released on the SNES. The one with Kefka is FF6. FF3 is the one that's just like FF1 only ten times as hard and an upgraded character class system.
Final Fantasy 6 - SNES - Didn't see my friend complete it, mixture of watching my friends play it and playing it myself.
I'm sure you're enjoying my walkthrough topic on it then. I'm almost done with the written portion, gonna format and post up through the Floating Continent tonight or tomorrow.
Final Fantasy 7 - Playstation - Played about 3/4 of the game and stopped playing it.
Go back and finish it. Like, right now.
Final Fantasy 8 - Playstation - Barely got half done and stopped playing it.
You didn't miss much. It has good music but I don't look back on it as fondly due to a poorly done gameplay system. A level 100 Squall with two allies below level 9 can clear the game easily.
Final Fantasy 9 - Playstation - Same as 8.
What!? Go back and finish it, right after you go back and finish 7!
Final Fantasy X - Playstation 2 - Couldn't defeat the final boss due to rushing to the ending.
I rushed through the first time also. It was much more enjoyable the second time though. Love the sphere grid system. I remember being a bit disappointed with it at the time, in comparison to 7 and 9. Hard to believe it's the best of the modern FF games. By a really big margin too.
Final Fantasy X Part 2 - Playstation 2 - Got about 1/3 of it done. Simply didn't like the game.
Most don't. Other than FF2 it's arguably the least popular. The only good thing about it is seeing what Rikku looks like in the character class outfits.
Final Fantasy games after this become a muddled memory for me because there were three or four games that seemed identical in terms of story idea and style. I think there was even one with a James Bond type character in it that I quickly lost interest in. There was another one where you and this girl are jumping around multiple realities. Lost interest in that one pretty fast. There was a decent one where one of your sidekicks had a little bird living in his afro, I enjoyed the story in that one and stuck with it for awhile. Got about half of that one done.
I don't recall a James Bond type of character.... Someone in 12 maybe? My memory of 12 is getting cloudy at this point (no pun toward 7's hero intended), I need to replay it. "You and a girl jump between realities" was 13-2, I think? Not missing much there either although it was better than 13 which was a hallway. It had a great protagonist in Lightning but my goodness I have never played a game so linear before. "Sidekick has a bird in his afro" was 13. I'm surprised that was what stuck out to you, for me it was Lightning and Fang. Everything after 10 sucks, overall.
Didn't play Final Fantasy Project 0 or whatever it was called.
Me either.
Most likely will play Final Fantasy 15 although it looks like the same type of game as the last three or four games, example : Uninteresting real-time battles.
I have extremely low expectations for it.
I still hum /whistle the battle theme from Final Fantasy 2 as well as Yang's theme music that swells when entering his hometown.
I love that song too, but the game that features Yang is Final Fantasy 4, not Final Fantasy 2.
They have unmatched storytelling. I'd start at Final Fantasy 6 , any further back and ( depending on the person ). the lack of graphics will be kind of depressing and uninteresting to today's amazing standards. If you own a PlayStation 4 there is a Final Fantasy 7 remake coming out , ( amazing title, amazing characters and story ) but they are making final product into separate parts... ( fucking cash grab ??). Final Fantasy X is completely worth the effort and most of these older titles would be really cheap..... If I could understand how Game Emulators worked on this Tablet I'd definitely play it right now.
The graphics argument shouldn't be an issue, but I can see your point. 4 and 6 have aged well despite the early 90's graphics. 1 in original 8 bit form is worth overlooking the graphics. I hate when people hate on graphics then shower praise on new titles due to "how real the cut-scenes look". Games aren't SUPPOSED to be realistic. If I had the choice between FF1 in original 8 bit form or playing a game with 100% real graphics with a plot of "Bob goes to the grocery store" then give me FF1 ten times over. Story, gameplay, and music make a game. Not graphics.
I have a PS3.
I plan on getting a PS1 & a PS2 before getting a PS4
PS1: 1 & 2 (Origins), 4 (Chronicles), 5 & 6 (Anthology), 7, 8, and 9.
PS2: FFX, FFX-2, FF12
PS3: FF13, FF13-2
You're good for the entire main series other than FF3 if you have the Playstation console set. You'll have to get a DS for FF3. Get the FF4 remake on DS too when you get the DS.
4, 6, and 7 are the ones you don't want to miss under any circumstance. 9's also an underrated gem.
Final Fantasy X. Definetly get it and spend some time on it, you'll be hooked in no time. I don't have a good opinion about the titles after X, Dagger probably completed those.
FFX is good, but anything after it is skippable. It's the best of the modern games though as I already stated. I'm still hopefully the series turns around for the better. Someday....
