Was FFIX actually the best one?

it's debatable. 7, 9, 10 I enjoyed the most. have not played the most recent one.

FF9 had a number of very unfortunate mechanical fuckups like inability to trigger Trance manually, but it also introduced one of the best passive skill systems in the entire genre, had a great core cast and fantastic Ghibli inspired feel to it, and was possibly the best Guch FF in terms of narrative overall. It's certainly one of the best ones, that's for sure.

Ipsen’s castle was great

Ff9 is peak Final Fantasy, everything else is subversion

it has rat

>>714610785 (OP)
The actual gameplay systems are great aside from Trance, but the story shits itself halfway through. All of disc 1 is also cutscenes which sucks.

>>714611269
>The actual gameplay systems are great aside from Trance
In what way? It literally had the worst gameplay of the three PSX FFs.

>>714610785 (OP)
wow what a quirky thing for someone to spray paint. take all my heckin' upboats and leddit gold.

>>714611386
The horizontal equipment system which makes it so that there are rarely direct upgrades. Most gear is situational with the passives they provide. The skill gem system is also great and gives lots of customizability like FF7 and FF8 while maintaining the individuality of the characters and their classic FF jobs. One of the biggest problems of 7 and 8 is that no character really stands out at all, they're just blank stat sheets you shove materia/junctions onto.

>>714610785 (OP)
Hah, no.

>>714610785 (OP)
for me, its ff4

>>714610785 (OP)
the worst FF from the golden age

>>714610785 (OP)
No. It just has a nice setting and characters and good presentation, it's pretty rough. FF7 is the best one, 10 the second best.

>>714611605
Abilities are crap in 9 and have almost no strategic value. It adds a collectathon element to encourage grinding which is a nasty quality for a game.

>>714611768
I wouldn't call FF4 the best one but it's my most favorite one

>>714610785 (OP)
No.

>>714611768
>>714612110
These are Dragon Quest fans.

>>714611874
As cliche as it is VII is far and away the best one.

>>714612336
Only one I've played was DQ8 and it was just okay IMO

>>714610785 (OP)
6 was the best.

>>714610785 (OP)
correct

>>714610969
Wasn't auto-trance because of the devs lashing out against LB cheese from 7 and 8

>>714614835
Should've just adjusted the power
It's especially annoying in case of Zidane whose Trance is the main mechanical gimmick, yet his skills reach damage cap so easily he basically stops progressing
At least Alternate Fantasy fixed all of it

>>714614380
False

>>714610785 (OP)
I think 9 has the most interesting characters, but the overarching story isn't as good as other FF games. So it depends what you prioritise.

I think FF8 is the best.

>>714617792
literally how? Its genuinely terrible aside from the presentation.

>>714610785 (OP)
it's 5 love me some 9 though

>>714610785 (OP)
Yes.

>>714618729
5 is great but no

>die by cannonballing food into your mouth
The Qu way.

>>714610785 (OP)
Which one's the WORST? 2? 3? 13? _7?

>>714620243
15 or 16

>>714620161
I hope they release this in english eventually

>>714620161
Based

>>714620295
15 by far
16 may be divise, and it really should have been it's own thing. But i still it's a competent game.
Alternatively 14 when it first came out

>>714620554
>But i still it's a competent game.
It's really not. It's bad at a fundamental level.

>>714610785 (OP)
That title belongs to SoP

It definitely has the best cast of all the FF games i’ve played. Out of 8 characters, I liked 6 of them.

>>714620698
Not a true FF

>>714610785 (OP)
Are these games challenging? I only played 9, 10, got bored of ff7 because how easy it was.

9>10

>>714620639
More so than 15 at the very least
15 was a mess in almost every aspect imaginable

>>714621990
The only challenging FFs are the DS version of FFIV and FFXI (an MMO).

>>714610785 (OP)
It's okay. Every FF after X is tranny dogshit, except for Jack's game.

>>714610785 (OP)
for me, it's chrono trigger

>>714621325
Probably the best spinoff of a main series title though.

>>714622630
Kek

>>714610785 (OP)
I dunno, but it has my favourite character.

>>714624684
Chad

>>714610785 (OP)
furry shit

9 was always shit. People didn't buy it and came back for 10. That's because 9 is ugly and stupid kiddy animal people.

>>714614380
Behold!
The correct opinion!

FF9 is not only the best game in the series, it's the greatest game of all time.

FF9 had the WORST prima guide, that's for sure.

For every thing you'd buy a guide for, it just said "Check out our website PlayOnline.com"

>>714610785 (OP)
9 and 10 are the last socially acceptable ones to say you like, but 12 was the last good one to date. 11 was good but >MMO so people just look at you weird

I remember forcing myself to play through FF9 when I got it and hating it because of the load times.

I should replay it because I don't remember the story or characters at all.

>>714627021
there's a nigger in a big hat

>>714626830
This game’s aesthetics are so underrated

>>714610785 (OP)
people who like 9 the best often have played very few FFs

>>714630269
Most of the games aren't worth playing anyway
only 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, and 14

>>714610785 (OP)
9 has a bitch that has protected by plot armor 3 times and you never defeat her. Fuck that shit

>>714610785 (OP)
No, the summons were useless, I spend so much time getting the ark and it did like 9,999 damage. The card game was shit too, Garnet's ass was peak though.

>>714610785 (OP)
it's in my top 3-5 depending on what day it is but 7 is still the GOAT in the end

>>714610785 (OP)
There are many plotholes and stupid shit in Disk 3. Memoria makes no sense and the lore drop doesnt add anything to the story.

>>714610785 (OP)
9 then 4 then 7 then the rest

Despite the gameplay being dogwater it's still one of my favourites. It's amazing how well it works as its own thing and as a celebration of the classic series

>>714630269
Played all of them, 9 is best

>>714610785 (OP)
i agree

>>714611874
>Abilities are crap in 9 and have almost no strategic value
Protecting yourself from status effects has strategic value
Giving yourself auto-buffs has strategic value
Other bonus abilities like Reflect x2 have immense strategic value
You are retarded

>>714620243
Anyone saying anything but 13 or its sequels is a damn liar

>>714630269
I've played every single mainline entry except 11

>>714630269
I've played every single mainline game (except 12 and 16) to completion, 9 is still one of the bests

>>714620243
Still 2. 13-16 might be uninspired to not even FF by any stretch, but somehow they were bearable (was in early teens when I played 13 though so maybe I put up with more shit). The only reason I managed to finish 2 was managing to force myself to because I really wanted to get through all mainline FF. I dreaded continuing to play it and almost didn't want to get up and back to my chair. I understand newer versions might make it more bearable, and replaying it with previous knowledge might do so too, but I really don't see myself wanting to play it again.

>>714610785 (OP)
It backtracked on graphics, or at least, stylistically. We went from the block heads in FF7 to decently proportioned humans in FF8, then we go to chibis? Really nigga?
The combat was slow and boring, the summons were half assed and weak, the bosses were boring, save for some Kuja fights. The final boss was a literal who, a fucking random guy who stumbled into us at the mall.
The only good thing about it was some story themes, I liked Vivi, the battle theme and melodies of life.

>>714610785 (OP)
I guess.
But i have a soft spot for FF7 because it was THE game that got me into video games as a whole.

I guess betwee 7, 8, 9 and 10 the best one is the one you played first

>>714631480
I don't hate 2, but then again I've only ever played the PSP and PR versions, and I did so initially right after beating the 13 trilogy so even that felt like a breath of fresh air.
And I just really really like the OST

Which one has the best job system?

X > VIII > shit

>>714631694
I have no issues with the OST, one of the game's saving graces. Thank fuck the battle theme was catchy.

>>714632129
For me it will always be Pandemonium, but I also really like how the overworld theme juxtaposes itself against the first game. FF1 is like a fun adventure, and FF2 is depressing as shit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1JTRLAkLF8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50LhWTbXVyY

>>714631780
11

>>714618729
Holy based

>>714631849
you got the order slightly wrong
X > shit > VIII

>>714632396
retard

>>714630000
kino quads

>>714610785 (OP)
Not sure about the best one but it does hit and do everything it sets up to do.
Hopefully they manage to add and rework everything they couldnt do in the remake, apparently there was a ton of cut content.

>>714632746
Yeah man, they should totally add new things to the remake that they couldn't fit in the first time around. That went over so well when they did it with FFVII.

>>714624684
>*tinkle* *tinkle*... *tinkle* *tinkle*

I don't understand why people like FF9 so much, there must be something about it that people like, I just can't put my finger on it.

>>714610785 (OP)
Based and true.
9 was the best and last true FF

>>714633257
>9 was the best and last true FF
Anons like you are the reason I still come here to this shithole, that I can find a real person still here with good taste in a game.

>>714632851
Yeah it went well, considering the remake/rebirth are pretty damn good.
But i know you are being a sarcastic retard so lets discuss it seriously. Remake/rebirth are more like a big remake that reshapes the game. FFIX remake is more about just keep the same game overall but add whatever you cut. Like Amarant and freya arcs. Or all the fiends fights. Rework the entire mount gulug part that completely sucks and makes no sense.

>>714633413
>considering the remake/rebirth are pretty damn good.
How good they are isn't the issue, you stupid faggot. We're talking about how well those changes went over with the audience that spends all day bitching about every single change because they don't actually give a shit about the video game part. And unfortunately that's most of the FFVII fanbase.

>>714633257
Baséd and true.

>>714632746
I don't want a remake, FF9 is my favourite game of all time. I know I'm completely blinded by childhood nostalgia and I don't care. I have my perfect game already with the Moguri mod, they keep improving that mod every year while still allowing so many options so it doesn't ruin the original game.
That's all I wanted from Square for so many years, an upscale, 60 fps so it runs smoother, and an option if I wanted to skip random encounters so I can explore the World map at my own pace and I have all that with the Moguri mod.
I do not want voice acting for FF9, not because I don't like voice acting in games, but I played FF9 with no VA so I have in my head what the characters sound like and if I hear them with voices now after 25 years it'll change my perception of those characters and that's the very last thing I want, the worst would be having Zidane with an upbeat American Cali type Voice actor, that would kill me. So please, NO REMAKE!

Rat lady was and still is fucking HOT.

>>714633693
Zidane got a voice actor already back in Dissidia. I still imagine him with Vic Mangina's voice anyway though.

>>714633761
I only play the mainline games.

>>714633806
Dissidia is raw kino dude, you should play Duodecim. It's legitimately one of the best video games ever made.

THE TRUTH

>>714633872
>FFIV
>almost the best

>>714633931
Its tone is really weird. The world is some crazy nazi world but yet heres fucking Gilgamesh and lefunny octopus. Introduces characters rapidly and some of them dont really have any CHARACTER or real relevance to the plot.

>>714634029
Gilgamesh is from V and the octopus Ultros is from VI.

>>714633872
16 doesn't deserve the hate. The gameplay is fun, the production levels are off the charts, the story is great, the characters are good.

>>714634343
Shoving MMO filler quests into a single player RPG while there's pressing issues going is the highest order of retarded and deserved knocks 16 down

>>714634343
>Final Fantasy game inspired by Game of Thrones and Devil May Cry
It absolutely does deserve hate. If I wanted those things I'd go watch the shows instead of playing a 30+ year old series that isn't those things.

>>714634497
Many of the sidequests have stories and characters related to them, like repopulating Eastpool and the quests related to Blackthorne's village.

>>714634343
>gameplay
An action game with one four-button combo and MMO cooldowns on all skills, with story-gated character progression.
>the story
Instantly shits itself after you leave the demo and then nukes any integrity it might have had left when they introduce the Undying.

>>714634343
The only real problem i have with FFXVI is the gameplay. I dont care if it is action, but the general gameplay feels like a mish mash of ideas that dont work.
Example: the game is clearly more DMC-like, juggling enemies and stuff. But then they add a stagger system for NO real reason and you have no real way to interact with that system, unlike FFVIIR.
The combat system feels undercooked. No different weapons, no damage types, no elemental weaknesses, enemy design feels like they just differ in basic attack patterns, dodge is an universal way to avoid damage, no buffing/debuffing, no real magic system. Not even the items are remotely good.
The sidequests, sometimes, are good but JUST because of the story content, not because of the gameplay. They dont add any new mechanic, or a small minigame, or a real new type of special enemy, like FFVIIR. Its just kill normal mobs and talking.

>>714633931
FF4 is the second and final mechanically interesting final fantasy title. Peoples grade of the game is a reflection of their own skill level, those who dislike it are those who chose to skip bosses through grinding instead of by solving them.

>>714634704
Everyone and their mother will aggree that FF7R has an infinitely better gameplay, but I still do not hate the DMC-lite style combat that 16 has to offer. After unlocking 3 Eikons, I've managed to equip a skill set with fast enough cool downs that allow me to do all sort of things constantly, from AOE, to long range, to big single target damage, without constatly relyling on the regular fout-hit combo.
I would never put 16 over 7R, but I still think it's a good game.

>>714634343
I think it's a deeply flawed game but it certainly doesn't deserve the amount of hate it gets here. At worst it's a 5/10 but anons act like it's one of the worst games ever made because it should have been turn based/more anime/whatever other bullshit they think the game should have been.
People have been trying to Zelda cycle 13 and 15 into actually being good now and I won't stand for it. They fucking suck ass, 13 especially

>>714634975
XIII is garbage but if I had to choose between replaying it or XVI, I'd pick XIII. The visuals and music are beautiful, and it does actually get some proper RPG mechanics in the post-game. Though I'd really rather play neither game again. I think what makes XVI stand out as such a bad action game is that its release was sandwiched between SoP and VIIRb that both did the action game elements in much more cohesive, satisfying ways without even sacrificing the RPG elements that XVI's devs said had to be cut out to accommodate DMC gameplay.
I can't remember enough about XV to comment on it, but I'm gonna replay it soon.

>>714634930
>I've managed to equip a skill set with fast enough cool downs that allow me to do all sort of things constantly, from AOE, to long range, to big single target damage, without constatly relyling on the regular fout-hit combo.
Yes, and i would agree, however due to the lack of mechanics the different skill set feels very limited. Example? Shiva. I dont think anyone ever really bothered with Shiva skills except the dodge freeze and diamond dust, thats because you already have similar skills in other eikons. If there were more mechanics involved then the skills would shine.

>>714634343
I think it does, because it had so much potential but missed the mark on everything except the big spectacle fights and some moments in the story.
I really wish certain characters didn't die so soon, that they were more a part of the story, that there were more elements in the game that made it an actual FF game instead of a pure action game like elemantal weaknesses, extensive gearing and loot options, more outfits, inn's, a world map, an airship hell even being able to control in some aspect Mid's ship the Enterprise instead of it being a pure cutscene.
It's too much of a movie in some places and too much of an mmo in other parts.

>>714610785 (OP)
No. It was better than 8 but worse than 7 or 10. Or 6. Or 5. Or maybe 4. It plays like shit and has a poor story despite good characters and great art style.

>>714634975
what's the best FFXVI meme you can think of

FFXVI combat rework

>4 weapons to choose: Sword, Great Sword, Lances and One hand Staves. Each has its own moveset. Staves lets you use a shield. You can only block with Great swords (lower % block) and staves/shields. Cant cast magic with Great swords or Lances.
>sword for light/fast attacks. Great sword for slower but stronger attacks. Lances for range and pierce attack. Staves for range magic attacks (non-elemental)
>3 damage types: Slash, pierce or magical.
>Added elemental weaknesses and resistances (fire, ice, water, lightning, wind, earth, holy and dark, for each Eikon)

>3 setups, can be changed on the fly in-battle. You can set your eikon, with your abilities, and the weapon type.
>Abilities are still Cooldown based
>charged attack applies the element from the eikon you are using, no longer just fire.
>The magic proyectiles, when charged, change their properties. Charged fire (fira and firaga) is aoe nuke. Charged Blizzard (blizzara and blizzaga) freezes the enemy for a couple of seconds, duration increases when charged. And so on.
>Stagger system revamped. Now its like FF7r series as a general rule. If you havent played FF7r, basically all mechanics interact in order to pressure/stagger the enemy. Some are weak to magic so dealing magic damage will pressure them. If you Dodge/parry their attacks, it will pressure them. Those are some examples, but all enemies have their own strategy and design behind.
>Limit break revamped. Its always ifrit but it has its own unique moveset (the ifrit moves). No longer uses the same moveset, now it attacks with claws.
1/2

>>714635226
I never cared for XIII's world enough for the visuals to wow me in any particular fashion, and the music never stuck with me either outside of the battle theme. The combat in XIII is horrendous autobattle bullshit, and I never bothered with postgame because I hated the main story.
At the end of the day what carries me through XVI and not XIII is that I actually liked the characters and wanted to see what they did next. I hated every single party member in XIII, but I genuinely like Clive and Jill.

>weapons can be imbued with different status effects. Silence powder, elemental affinities, poison powder, etc. These effects come from ítems.
>status effects added. Poison, silence (cant cast magic), paralysis (cant use abilities), petrify (you are stopped and you have to mash your buttons to break free) and others
>Dodge is no longer the universal way to avoid damage. Now, there are AOE attacks that need to be jumped on. Some proyectiles follow you and you have break them with your own magic and/or deflect them.

2/2

>>714635638
>>714635705
What is this from?

>>714635638
>Limit break revamped. Its always ifrit but it has its own unique moveset (the ifrit moves).
It bothered the fuck out of me that you can't actually use Hellfire in the game EVER. Hellfire is exclusively in cutscenes.

>>714635797
Me

If Vivi wasn't there I would not rate 9 anywhere near as highly. He carries the game.

>>714635938
It's all the cast for me, Vivi of course is the most popular for a reason but it's Steiner, Garnet, Zidane, it's all of them well maybe not Amarant and Quina I could do without those two but whatever they are there.
I see the core party in FF9 will always be Zidane, Vivi, Steiner and Garnet and pretty much always play when I have the option as only them 4 in a party.

I’ve only played this one, but it’s clearly the best. No named character trash.

>>714610785 (OP)
For me, it's V and XII.

>>714636142
this guy get sit
freya and eiko are fine, quina and amarant are w/e
vivi / dagger / steiner / zidane is the only acceptable party for 9

>>714630269
Not true at all