For Final Fantasy Fans!

[BadboyNSDQ]

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Why do people think FF 7 is the best? SERIOUSLY?



Well, I loved 6, hated 7 because its extremely overrated, has pretty much two annoying emo characters with big swords, that really annoyed me, plus, graphics were terrible, there were other games that came out back then that had waaaaaaaay better graphics. Im usually not the type to pick on graphics, since I love the 8bit/16bit era, but seriously, I could hardly look at FF7.





I prefer the Tales series in every possible way anyway though.
I'm sorry, real time fighting system is better than turn taking or an action bar, I would take RTF any day.

they made crisis core with some good graphics for the PSP anyway

[coraleaterlinda]

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FFX, probably cause that's the only one I've ever played. But i greatly enjoyed it.

[SethSquall]

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In all Honosty, you can like FF8, nothing wrong with it. I enjoyed a few parts, really enjoyed the weapon system/junk system. But in reality, FF8 almost ruined the FF series in America. FF9 Saved it, and 10 just redeemed it. 7 Does have the best story. 10's story was good, but gets confusing. If you understand it then it is truly a wonderful story. My favorite is either FF4, FF6, or FF7.

Get your facts straight. Go look up sales for both games. FF7 has sold roughly 10 million copies as of 2009. FF8 have sold rough 8.15 million as of 2003. FF8 still hold the title for fastest selling Final Fantasy game, Its damn close to the FF7 mark (it's had four more years to sell copies AND it's going to be released on the PSN soon). FF9 has sold roughly 5.30 million. FF9 didn't save anything. And FF10 was possibly the easiest Final Fantasy ever who the hell could find that confusing.

[MrRubix]

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1. FF6 is probably still my favorite. Fun characters -- I felt like each person had a decent amount of development, unlike the other FF games. The story itself was epic. There were lots of memorable scenes/fights, and well-balanced systems, to boot. The gameplay was extremely non-linear with the numerous sidequests... there was just so much to do. Really hard to find fault with FF6. The definitive FF game, imo.

2. A close second is FF7. I hate FF7 fanboys as much as the next guy, but I really do feel like FF7 is a very decent game. I have many good memories of it. The Materia system was innovative and fun, and the story was complex/interesting. The characters were memorable. Sephiroth is a bit overrated because if anyone truly understood the story, you'd realize he's actually really weak. Jenova is the true enemy of FF7, and is the one who is actually powerful. The graphics were decent considering the times, and the minigames were fun. Lots of memorable tunes, too. Solid game.

3. And a close third is FF9. I loved the medieval theme. The graphics were decent. The characters were fun, and the story was simple to follow (although not very deep). Kuja's a bit too feminine for my tastes, considering that he's a male antagonist, but what really breaks the deal there is the final boss and ending. Necron literally comes out of nowhere. Lame. Other than that, though, the Active Time Events were kinda cool, albeit gimmicky (you could basically force people to watch all the ATE's without the option and have it feel no different than any other game's story event). The game itself wasn't very original, but the upside is that it stuck to a lot of the basics that make RPG games fun, and so I enjoyed FF9. I just wanted a bit more depth in the story. Also lol Ozma.

4. FF4 takes spot four, here. The story was interesting, but the game was too short. Fun soundtrack. The graphics sucked but who cares? Either way the game's a lot of fun. I played this one a long time ago, but I have really good memories of it -- I'll have to play it again sometime soon.

5. FFX was fun... interesting system that was clearly the source of influence for FF12. The characters were cool but came close to bordering on lifeless. The story was cool though, although the Sin "plot twist" was so easy to spot. Braska's Final Aeon kicked ass, even if you had souped up characters. The game felt pretty linear to me though, and the voice acting made me want to punt my own spleen. One thing I loved about FFX was the ending -- where Tidus was in the vast ocean, but they cut away before he hits the surface. It was a beautiful throwback to an earlier quote of his. And then FFX-2 ****ed up the enigmatic status of that ending, UNGH. WHY DIDN'T YOU LEAVE IT, GUYS!?

6. FF5! The job system was interesting and added some variety, although the game was generally too easy up until the end, when the difficulty suddenly ramps up and spits in your face. The story of FF5 was pretty basic (durf durf crystals durf), but in the end, FF5 was a fun little game. Unfortunately, nothing special. Although I do think it was the first to introduce the timebars in battle... but I may be remembering incorrectly.

7. FF3 earns spot 7... the story was practically nonexistent. The balance was way off... I died quite a bit, but I was young and probably just sucked. Too much grinding.

8. For some reason, I find that in the FF community, saying that you liked FF8 earns you some sort of cred. However, I think FF8 was not very good. The graphics were bland in terms of coloring, the characters were SO boring and lifeless -- insipid, vacuous, and easily forgotten -- and the story was about as interesting as plywood. The Junction system was a decent throwback to FF6, but Drawing was so tedious. The game mechanics were otherwise solid but WAY too easy to exploit -- the balance was way off and it was clear they didn't create the game around optimization points. There needed to be an obvious downside to repeated drawing/Aura utilizations to instill some hesitance. I can appreciate the fact that FF8 tried to introduce some innovation and new concepts, but it all just did not feel like your normal FF game, and it just wasn't fun. FF8 was ****ty, and you know it.

9. Final Fantasy 1. Fun for its time, but ****, I need characters.

10. Final Fantasy 2... what the ****? Almost everything about that game has been improved upon by now.

11. FFX-2. Okay. Seriously. Who the ****... what the hell? What the ****? This game is about as fun as a donkey's gall bladder. It was like if you went to a girl's slumber party and gave them weapons. It was the most painful game ever. And yes, I forced myself to finish it to get the best ending. OH LOOK, TIDUS IS BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND. Way to ruin the strength of the FFX ending. So much **** in this game was just tacked on, and everything felt so disjoint. Sissy excuse for an FF game.

I haven't played FFXI or FFXII yet so I can't give an opinion on either.

[~Zero~]

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FF1 - 2 - 3: Didnt play
FF4: I rather enjoyed the story and game play because Cecil was the man
FF5: The job system idea was pretty cool for awhile, but i ended up hating. Too much training involve to master all of them
FF6: Is one of my fav's, the story is good and the characters are pretty well made
FF7: Obviously another good one
FF8: The game was alright, squall imo is cooler than cloud. The Card game was an interesting treat which i ended up playing a lot
FF9: Card game is much more complicated :[ and the characters are lol, Zidane
FF10: Great game and story line and the one with the best graphics (up to this point)
FF10-2: Horrible hated it, could beat the whole game just by pressing A, no strategy needed
FF12: Hated the battle system, weird story, beat it just to beat it

[One Winged Angel]

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they're all bad

[Redorigami]

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I pretty much despised 12. The story lost me so many times and what I got of it was terrible, and the battles got incredibly monotonous. 10 was good, X-2 was insanely easy to the point where it wasn't even fun anymore. 3 was pretty good, I liked 4 even more, though I've yet to beat either of the two. One day I should get around to some of these other popular ones, but I pretty much favored 10 out of the ones I've played.

[One Winged Angel]

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I didn't even put myself halfway through X-2 before I stopped playing...game was way too linear

3 and 10 are my personal favorites, although I still have 12 sitting in my room with the plastic wrap on, so I don't know if that one's any good hahaha

never played the original, oddly enough

[MrMagic5239]

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I never mention FF X2 usually because, I just didn't have a feel for it.

The dress sphere system was unique, really liked Payne too, but that was about it.

Oh Vegnagun was badass

[hi_top]

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10 was definitely my favorite. I have played and beaten 1-12 excluding 11. 10's story was the best and gameplay was good. I liked the sphere grid system as it allowed everyone to learn different or the same things.

[BadboyNSDQ]

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i hated that they started adding mini games..
like the card game in 8

[xealix]

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i hated that they started adding mini games..
like the card game in 8

and that would be why you didn't have to play it? Except for maybe once in the story. Yeah im going to have to go with 7, 3, 6, 10 probably. Never finished 12 but i actually thought the gameplay was quite fun even though it was very different, and 13 looks awesome.

[MixMasterLar]

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I never played almost any of these games when they first came out (I wasnt into RPGs) but over the last year I've played FF1 PSP, FF3 DS, FF7 PSX, and FFX PS2.

While it is overrated, if you take the game for what it is FF7 is amazing. It's the 2nd best PS1 games I've put in my system (Metal Gear Solid still owns a place in my heart, guys.) I enjoyed the storyline and was surprised that half of it wasnt spoiled for me (I figured after Aeris' ordeal there would be level grinding and a boss fight). On the other hand, I liked the ranking system and battles in FFX just a wee bit more. I'll have to recommend 7 to most people but I think FFX did alot of things better.

FF3 sucked IMO. I'm considering getting FF6 for the Psx tho.

[Profraine]

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I liked 7, 8 & 5, 6 was okay, 1 was fun and I really enjoyed 10, 10-2 and 12. I think I enjoyed 10-2 the most, mainly for the battle system and the lighter mood.

[One Winged Angel]

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fun fact, I've never even finished FFVII