Final Fantasy Discussion Thread

[Arcaeus]

Oh lovely.

No no, you're almost done. Three more chapters. Gran Pulse is the longest chapter though, and it has a lot of sidequests and such (pretty much just hunting down monsters, this can be skipped, though it'll make the final area easier).

[Genowyn]

Gran Pulse is the only part of the game that is more interesting than a hallway.

[Nick]

Oh lovely.

No no, you're almost done. Three more chapters. Gran Pulse is the longest chapter though, and it has a lot of sidequests and such (pretty much just hunting down monsters, this can be skipped, though it'll make the final area easier).

Oh good, I think I'll find Gran Pulse a bit more interesting now that everything is unlocked and there is room to roam.

As far as Snow, yeah, he's awesome if you compare him to the douchebag that is Hope. I think Hope is short for I Hope this little dipshit would just die already.

[Genowyn]

Snow is awesome because he's the kind of guy that would tell you to believe in him who believes in you.

[yorost]

Yeah, Gran Pulse was probably more than half of the game time for me.  It actually had a little bit of exploring and what not, plus some hidden cutscenes,  Beyond that, it's a long chapter, too.  Too bad they couldn't make most of the game like that chapter.

Just be happy random battles are gone, imagine XIII with even less interesting paths and random battles and you have X.  Except in X you can explore the world with your airship by randomly clicking on a map to see if anything is there. ...exciting!  The people behind X and XIII hopefully never come back to the series.

[Genowyn]

X is good...way  better than XII and XIII anyway.

[j]

X is good

Yeah.

...way  better than XII

No.

and XIII anyway.

Maybe.

-J

[glaurung]

X is good...way  better than XII and XIII anyway.

Although I still do like XII and XIII.

[Elsydeon]

X is good...way  better than XII and XIII anyway.

I will agree with you on this. X was great

[Arcaeus]

Might be nostalgia but X is my fourth or fifth favorite.

VI, VII and IX are at the top, and are always switching places.

[Genowyn]

As though we haven't done it enough times in this thread, let's RANK SOME SHIT

FFIX
FFVI
FFVII
FFX
FFV
FFVIII
FFIV
FFXIII
FFII
FFI
FFIII
FFXII

[Arcaeus]

Oh god, what have I done. Fine.

First three switch places ALL THE TIME, as do IV, V, XII, and II -- I love them all. VIII I need to give another chance, there are genuinely elements I enjoy, but it's so slow and I don't care for the battle system.

VI
VII
IX
X
IV
V
XII
II
I
XIII
VIII
III
XI (I've played it, I'm counting it)

[glaurung]

Your placement of VIII is disgusting.

[Genowyn]

FFIX is so much better than XIII, and the proof is in that I have had more fun playing the Chocobo minigame for 2 hours than I did for all of FFXIII.

[Elsydeon]

I think he was talking about 8, not 13

[yorost]

Your placement of VIII is disgusting.

II
XII
IX
IV
VII
III
XIII
I
VIII
X

[Genowyn]

I think he was talking about 8, not 13

I know, this is an unrelated thought

[Arcaeus]

FFIX is so much better than XIII, and the proof is in that I have had more fun playing the Chocobo minigame for 2 hours than I did for all of FFXIII.

Holy shit, now that I think back on it I did too. That's kind of sad, Square.

Your placement of VIII is disgusting.

II
XII
IX
IV
VII
III
XIII
I
VIII
X

Ever get around to VI?

[Seventh Son]

IX
VI
IV
V
I
VIII (I liked the junction system, sue me  )
III
II
VII

[yorost]

Ever get around to VI?

Not yet.  I do really want to play VI, but I don't have so much free time that I'm rushing to do so.  Probably next year, we'll see.

[Elsydeon]

VI was just so awesome. its my favorite FF

[j]

I'm digging the love for VI.  To me, it's the best by far.

VI
IX
VII
V
XII
I
X
VIII
IV
XIII
II
III

Several of those change around at times, but VI, IX, and VII are perennially at the top.

V and XII are ranked highly because I really enjoyed the gameplay, even though the plots were mostly crap.  X and VIII are pretty much the opposite: I liked the stories, but I thought the gameplay was lacking, and I find the latter to be more important if I'm forced to choose, especially for repeated play-throughs.

-J

[ehra]

Of the ones I've played:

VIII
VII
X
IV







IX


edit: Forgot a "I" each in 7 and 8.

[Seventh Son]

Of the ones I've played:

VIII
VII
X
IV







IX


edit: Forgot a "I" each in 7 and 8.

There is no way in hell that 9 is worse than 7 or 8.

[ehra]

It wouldn't be if the equipment/ability system didn't blow so hard.

edit: The weapon manual things in 8 were pretty terrible, but I was able to get through the whole game with the weapons you start with fine so it's not too big a deal to me.

[Seventh Son]

It wouldn't be if the equipment/ability system didn't blow so hard.

edit: The weapon manual things in 8 were pretty terrible, but I was able to get through the whole game with the weapons you start with fine so it's not too big a deal to me.

wtf I loved the equipment/ability system in FF9. Its absolutely perfect. Plus Zidane is the best lead character in the entire series.

I didn't mind junction system in FF8 and actually kind of liked it, but the story was weaksauce.

FF7 had to have the worst story in the series and I didn't really care for the materia system.

[AcidLameLTE]

I agree with most of that but I don't think there was anything wrong with the story or the materia system in 7.

[Seventh Son]

I agree with most of that but I don't think there was anything wrong with the story or the materia system in 7.

I didn't like it. Most of the story in FF7 just made me call BS most of the time. 

[ehra]

I quit IX once I reached the point where I had 3 weapons that were upgrades to what I was currently using and all of them had abilities I would have wanted to keep. I'm sure the game has a great story, but I wasn't going to fight with a game I wasn't enjoying to get to it.

Admittedly I haven't played 8 for awhile so maybe it's not as good as I remember, but I've always had a soft spot for more technologically advanced settings. 7 had that plus a dark tone, which is another thing I'm a sucker for. I'm pretty sure I've gone into why I like 7 so much in this thread before, so I don't feel like repeating it  

I didn't like it. Most of the story in FF7 just made me call BS most of the time. 

It's Final Fantasy, isn't all of it just strings of BS thrown together? 

[Seventh Son]

I quit IX once I reached the point where I had 3 weapons that were upgrades to what I was currently using and all of them had abilities I would have wanted to keep. I'm sure the game has a great story, but I wasn't going to fight with a game I wasn't enjoying to get to it.

Admittedly I haven't played 8 for awhile so maybe it's not as good as I remember, but I've always had a soft spot for more technologically advanced settings. 7 had that plus a dark tone, which is another thing I'm a sucker for. I'm pretty sure I've gone into why I like 7 so much in this thread before, so I don't feel like repeating it  

I didn't like it. Most of the story in FF7 just made me call BS most of the time.  

It's Final Fantasy, isn't all of it just strings of BS thrown together?  

FF9 is a LOT darker than people give it credit for. You don't really see it at first, but as you progress it does get darker and darker. I'd spoil but you haven't seen it yet!

Also, you just need to grind out the abilities so when you learn them, you get to keep them. Then you can move on to the next weapon. Just don't run from any random battles and you should be fine. Keeping the weaker weapon for the moment won't impede your ability to progress at all.

And yeah, I suppose so, but so much moreso in FF7 than any other game.

But FFT just might be the best Final Fantasy game.

[ehra]

That it is. I would have listed it, but figured we were ignoring spinoffs.

[j]

It wouldn't be if the equipment/ability system didn't blow so hard.

edit: The weapon manual things in 8 were pretty terrible, but I was able to get through the whole game with the weapons you start with fine so it's not too big a deal to me.

FF9 is one of my favorites, but one of my few gripes with it is how damn long the battle intro is.  Absolutely maddening after awhile.  Don't really see a problem with the equipment thing at all, especially when compared to abominations like X and VIII (the equipment systems, not the games).

-J

[Arcaeus]

FF9 is one of my favorites, but one of my few gripes with it is how damn long the battle intro is.

OH GOD THIS

[Arcaeus]

But FFT just might be the best Final Fantasy game.

I like you.

[Seventh Son]

But FFT just might be the best Final Fantasy game.

I like you.

Seriously, there's so much to do in FFT. Even if you've beaten the main game and done all the side-quests, you can do a Ramza solo run (This is actually pretty fun to be kicking ass solo if you know how to do it) or do a Single Class Challenge (Entire party being one class throughout the whole game; like a group of knights from start to finish).

That and I love the story.