This or That: Final Fantasy Series

[BreakABone]

Just gonna say off the bat, this is only for the core 12 games so far, so no X-2, no Tactics or any of those things.

With that said, This or That Presents The Final Fantasy Series.

Final Fantasy


Final Fantasy 2


Final Fantasy 3


4


5


6


7


8


9


10


11


12


The usual applies
Favorite game in the series? Favorite characteR? Favorite boss? Class? Boxart? Battle system?

[BlueFire]

FFIX, by far. Didn't take itself too seriously, was still fun and brought back old school classes.

[Xantar]

Here, I'll liven up the discussion.

Final Fantasy VII is way overrated. And it isn't really that good a game.

Have at it, people!

[BlueFire]

Originally Posted by Xantar

Final Fantasy VII is way overrated. And it isn't really that good a game.

Truth.

[Typhoid]

My three favourites are 8, 10 and 12.

I reall. really liked 10. I'm not too sure why. Maybe because it was the first for the PS2, and I felt really immersed in a giant world and story - same with 12, despite the hate everyone has on for it, I really enjoy it. I'm playing through it again, actually - trying to complete all of the side quests and hunts.

And I just really like 8 for no apparent reason.

[Swan]

Really like 9. The characters and everything.


And 12 was fun.




And 7 is one of the games that got me really into video games.

[TheSlyMoogle]

Originally Posted by Xantar

Here, I'll liven up the discussion.

Final Fantasy VII is way overrated. And it isn't really that good a game.

Have at it, people!

Agreed.


Favorite game in the series: Final Fantasy 6.




It was probably the first game in the series to get a good balance of a good story, character backgrounds and story lines, a fun battle system (Well assuming you didn't know about vanish/doom), and just was overall the first game to finally get it right for what the FF series has become, however it could be argued that 4 and 5 did those things, but think ff6 was the first shining example.


Favorite character: Does this mean from the game I just picked or of all time?

If we're talking FF6, the game I picked, I'm going to go with Setzer Garabini.



Who doesn't love a gambler who left every decision up to the flip of a coin or a roll of the dice. Too bad battle system wise he was probably the worst character in the game... But meh. He was awesome.



As far as my favorite character in the series, well that would have to be just Moogles in general. Especially moogles from FF9. THEY SAVED YOUR GAME! How cool is that?


Favorite Boss: Do you mean like my favorite "Big Bad" or like just favorite boss?

Favorite Boss: Ultros



You had to fight this guy so much and he's the coolest evil octopus. "Seafood soup is not on the menu" WHAT?

Favorite "Big Bad": Kefka



Basically he's the bad guy you love to hate. He's a total jerk and unlike other FF games you never get that "Oh he's really a nice guy who got twisted by dark energies or the loss of his father or mother or some other gay bullshit" He's just a power hungry douche for no reason. The type of guy you love to hate and destroy. He's the only bad guy who actually managed to destroy the world. That's pretty evil right there.


Favorite class: Mage Knight(Sorcerer depending on game) - FF5



These guys introduced the almighty magic sword. Not only that but they were more balanced that a red mage in terms of stats and look at the sexy headgear. How can you not fucking love them? FLARE SWORD GO!

Favorite Box art: Final Fantasy 12. Yeah. It's good. Very simple and not chock full of the main characters. I like that.

Favorite Battle system: Fuck you earl. I guess I will say Final Fantasy 8. Just frame attacks were so cool for added damage and interactive limit breaks were awesome. However if Tactics was on this list it would win hands down. Over every game in the original series for me. Tactics was amazing. I still find reasons to play that game.

[BlueFire]

I loved FF6 as well. Nothing beats the first time you face Kefka at the end of the game, especially his final "fallen angel" form. The music, the background.. everything was just superb. Who was your final team, Moogle?

[Ginkasa]

Originally Posted by Xantar

Here, I'll liven up the discussion.

Final Fantasy VII is way overrated. And it isn't really that good a game.

Have at it, people!

Once upon a time that would have been pretty controversial, but I think a lot of people have moved on and grown up and realized the flaws. I think that's why there's such a demand for a remake of VII. People want to play the game they "remember" rather than one that is available, if that makes sense.

Anyway...

My favorite FF changes depending on my mood. My rotating favorites are (in order): IV, VI, IX, and X.

IV: I've actually begun to rethink my original opinions of this game. I used to really enjoy it because its very simple in a lot of ways. It makes a lot of "customization" choices for you while still being varied and whatnot. When I played through the remake a year and a half ago or so, though, I was really turned off by the multiple "fake deaths" in the story and I got pretty annoyed when all these characters I just spent time levelling up would disappear only to reappear later apparently no better for my previous efforts.

VI: I don't think there's a whole lot to say about this one that doesn't generally get said. Its probably currently my favorite. He didn't expand on his opinion, but I've seen it before and pretty everything that causes Xantar to think VII is overrated is the opposite for VI, which makes it one of the best games ever.

IX: I enjoyed it for a lot of the same reasons as IV. It does have a more customization, but you still go really far in the game before you get to pick and choose wh you play as.

X: I think that this game has one of the best stories. People pick on the voice acting and such, but I think otherwise its really pulled off well. I feel the more fo a connections to X's characters than almost any game's besides maybe VI's. I also really love the Sphere Grid. It guides the characters down predetermined routes, which helps me during the initial playthrough, but also allows for customization if the player chooses.

As for the games I dislike: II, III, V, and XII for various reasons.

II is bad just due the awful levelling system. It sounds great on paper, but I think I decided I hated it when I wanted to make one of them an archer, but their accuracy would only go up if I hit anything, but I couldn't ever hit anything because their accuracy was so low. It was broken.

III and V I dislike just due to the job system. I was actaually doing alright in III when it told me I had to be a full party fo dragoons or I couldn't beat a certain boss. Sure enough, I tried and couldn't beat the boss and all the FAQs advised switching to dragoons. Of course, you have to level that job up otherwise you're not strong enough, but its doubtful a full party of dragoons would be useful later in the game. Broken. V I just decided wasn't worth it.

I could go on and on about XII, but I won't. Maybe later.

[thatmariolover]

As a gamer, I am ashamed at my unfamiliarity with the Final Fantasy franchise.

I've played the SNES titles, and I've got FF1 and FF2 on my iPhone that I'm playing through now. But I've never completed a 3D Final Fantasy, namely due to the fact that I've never owned a Sony console.

At this point, I plan on purchasing a PS3, which will take care of the latest. I would ideally just emulate the older titles since my computer can render them better.

[TheSlyMoogle]

Originally Posted by takegiantsteps

I loved FF6 as well. Nothing beats the first time you face Kefka at the end of the game, especially his final "fallen angel" form. The music, the background.. everything was just superb. Who was your final team, Moogle?

My final team first playthrough was I do believe:

Edgar, Sabin, Celes and Terra. With Terra and Celes both having Gold Hairpins and Terra having Gem Box. Ultima Spam, Bum Rush and I think Edgar healed and ultima when needed.

When I did a speed run of the game I did Celes, Terra, Sabin and Locke. Locke, Terra and Celes have the highest innate matk in the game and Sabin could 9999 off of a free move.

Ended up beating the game in a little under 6 hours.

Uhm I did a single character run of the game using only Mog after I got him. That was hilarious and also hard as fuck.

But yeah I definitely played that game at least 25ish times now.

I'm actually going to try to break the record for the speed run, as I didn't know my run was so close to the record which is 4:48. My run is around 5:57.

I'm excited.

[TheGame]

I'm glad to see FFX getting some love in this thread. That's my favorite normal FF game.. Unfortunately, I got caught up into the MMORPG FFXI pretty hardcore. I hope that at some point there's a normal FF game made that's based in vana'diel. It's a very cool/complex world.

[Dylflon]

I really like 9 and 7.

I truly would like to see a 7 remake because that was my favourite story in the series. And it's the game that got me into RPGs at the age of 10.

[Acebot44]

FFX

It had one of the best mini games I've every played, Blitzball! Loved the recruitment aspect of it as well, getting Biggs and Wedge on your team was killer.



Honestly though, I liked both games of the Chrono series more than any FF's.

[Vampyr]

Final Fantasy VIII for me. Loved the characters, and the gunblade was an awesome weapon.