I have never played a single Final Fantasy game in my entire life. I do not want to play all of them, but I want to play the first one and 2 or 3 others. Which would be your top 3?

5, 6, 7. 'imple as.

Just choose your favorite prime

6, 10, Expedition 33

I have played 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 13.
Of those I would say 4 and 9 were the best, with 6 and 7 tied.

1, 5 and 6. Or 9.

>>715173735 (OP)
If you want to play 1, do it on the NES version. The rereleases change or fix quite a bit. The NES version is jank but that's part of the appeal. Very playable.

For your others, I'm going to give you a few categories they fall into. I'm leaving out the MMOs and anything past 12. I'll order each category by the strength of recommendation. Categories themselves are unordered against each other.
>Experimental - 12, 8, 2
>Damn I love FF1 team building, make it more complex - 5, 3
>Narrative-driven 2D - 4 = 6
>Narrative-driven 3D - 7, 9

1, 10, SoP

>>715173735 (OP)
6, 7, 10 are all good candidates

>>715174348
Whoops. Stick 10 after 7 and before 9

>>715173735 (OP)
1. 5
2. 7
3. 6

Tactics also up there even if it's not a numbered entry.

Final Fantasy 7 so you can get a taste of what the year in gaming was like in 1997. Play it, beat it, then play every other major game from 1997 because that year was the peak of videogames.

>>715173735 (OP)
1,2,5,10

>>715173735 (OP)
1, 4, and tactics

>>715174354
this guy is spitting actually, you should play strangers of paradise after 1 instead of a mainline title. i would pick 6 or 7 over 10 though

>>715174348
PS1 origins version of 1, and 2 for that matter, is acceptable too in my book.

>>715173735 (OP)
1, 4, 6, 7, 10 are the gotos. 5 works if you have experience in jrpgs as well

>>715173735 (OP)
1, 3 remake (PSP version is the best imo), and either 6, 7, or X honestly depending on which one just looks cooler to you. They're all fun games with interesting mechanics and a great story, but the setting and tone vary dramatically. 6 is more gothic, 7 more baroque, and X more... Jimmy Buffet.

Marathon'd it last year except for the MMOs
>S Tier: (Perfect, wouldn't change a single thing)
V, VII, X
>A Tier: (I really love these, but have some flaws, may be controversial)
XVI, IX, VI, XIII, XIV, XI
>B Tier: (Flawed, but still alright)
VIII, XII, XV
>C Tier: (Meh, I mean they are what they are, I like III the most out of the four)
IV, III, II, I

>>715173735 (OP)
6,7 and 10 though honestly 4-10 are all worth playing 100% and 12 + 3 are also not awful.

>>715173735 (OP)
10 is the best, followed by 6 and 9

7. honestly if you hate the games just play this and be done with the series. everything you want to know about final fantasy exists in 7, it is the logical next step of the earlier games and the ideal which all later games aspire to. If you have played FF7 you have played final fantasy, for better or for worse.

1, NES or any version with spell slots instead of mana system. FF1 with mana is poorly balanced, annoyingly grindy, and unsatisfying to play.

4 or 6, both strong games with roster-based parties. 4 is more linear and structured giving you the exact party it wants you to have for each segment of the game while 6 has a large bench and lets you tailor a party to your tastes. because of its more rigid structure 4 is also better balanced, although it is still broken by overleveling.

5 is the go-to for open 'job-change' party. people will recommend 3 as an option, but do not go into that game unless you have either played a lot of early Dragon Quest, a lot of unforgiving dungeon crawler RPGs, or if you have played FF5 first. 3 is one of those NES games that is both very demanding and also very bad at actually explaining what it is asking of you. It just suddenly jumps from easymode for 70% of the game to the last few areas suddenly expecting you to optimally master systems that you never actually needed to use before. 5 does a much better job of onboarding players and slowly introducing complexity while giving you challenges that help you learn what is possible and what works.

12. 12 is not a great game. But if you have played FF7 you have played FF8,9,10,13,15, 16, and FF7R. That leaves the MMOs which are FF7 but an MMO, and FF12 which is a very unique game that you will probably not like but is still worth trying.

>>715175661
meh I don't agree with your VII opinion although I think it's peak. like FF is split into eras and VII is really it's own thing. Like if you play another FF game expecting it to be like VII (other than really VIII or XIII), you wouldn't really get that

>>715173735 (OP)
V, X, and XII in whatever order i feel like

>>715173735 (OP)
1 is a classic if fundamentally very simple RPG not unlike the original Draton Quest
2 is an experimental game that you could see as the genesis of Saga games. It's interesting if not that good
3 is super forgettable. It's sole contribution is being the proto-jobs game
4 is the original movie game. But, it's a really good movie game
5 has the best gameplay in the series (the completed Jobs system). The story isn't great but it's fun and doesn't get in the way of the gameplay
6 trades some of the freedom in gameplay for a better story. You could see it as the predecessor to modern FF.
7 is the definitive game which really raises the presentation production value through the roof and all FF take after it. It's mechanically solid, like 6.
8 is once again a super experimental title. The game is basically a mess but an interesting mess and it has a really strong beginning and ending.
9 is like trying to do a classic early era FF story with 7's style. It's quite good but it suffers from being fucking slow.
10 changes the battle system to a stack based system from ATB which is probably the second best battle system after 5. The game suffers from being super linear to make up for increasing production values but it's still a good game.
12 is a love it or hate it game, it's really unfinished but tries to modernize exploration of the world in a pretty intuitive way. Combat is pretty mediocre though with the offline MMO system and crappy version of jobs.
13 is garbage but it looks pretty and isn't completely braindead in terms of combat
15 is garbage AND is completely braindead in terms of combat
16 isn't a JRPG. Other than that it's actually a pretty solid classic Final Fantasy plot but it's not an RPG so is it worth even bothering?

I don't play MMOs so no comment on 11 and 14.

>>715175932
>it's not an RPG so is it worth even bothering?
what did he mean by this?
>The story isn't great but it's fun and doesn't get in the way of the gameplay
WHAT DID HE MEAN BY THIS???????
bruh

>>715175757
7 is 6 but bigger
8 is 7 again
9 is 7 again again but also more animal people
10 is 7 again but not doing dumb things that are poorly recieved like 8 and 9 did
13 is 'the games after 10 strayed too far from ff7, it is time to return to our roots of ff7'
15 is a tech demo for ff7 remake.
honestly i never bothered with 16

>>715174126
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>>715175661
>All these 1s and 2s
Damn. You could never get that in a Persona thread. All those faggots think Persona started at 3, at best, most of them really only think it started at 5.

>>715176028
wait tf

>>715176061
i mean persona 1 and ff1 are completely different. Like Persona has only two different subsets. FF has at least like 5, shit after X, they REALLY spun the wheel almost every attempt so no shit man.

>>715176061

You gotta play 1 to appreciate how far its come. And theres something brilliant in its simplicity.

>>715176017
Well if you're interested in getting into Final Fantasy it's probably because it's the most famous JRPG series. But FFXVI isn't a JRPG so it's not really anything to do with the rest of the series other than presentation.

As for V, V's story is intentionally light hearted and less involved than IV's. It's not a detractor but it's not really a plus either. The game is entirely carried by the gameplay (which is the best).

I mean it's more "hey im new to SMT what should I play, rather than new to Persona".

like yeah someone might recommend SMT 1 or P3. that would make sense. recommending P1 to try out "Persona" is a bit like confusing since nuPersona is not the same as oldPersona but NuSMT has built upon OldSMT

>>715176369
>As for V, V's story is intentionally light hearted and less involved than IV's. It's not a detractor but it's not really a plus either. The game is entirely carried by the gameplay (which is the best).
omfg im gonna get a migraine again you know what my doctor said to avoid these types of situations so I won't. know this though, maybe try playing the game and READING the fucking text instead of getting your opinion from projerry

>>715173735 (OP)
Play 1, skip 2, definitely play 3 and 4, check out 5, stop at 6.

>>715176373
Yeah that's true I didn't think about that, it usually comes down to which SMT you like because it's still a spinoff.

>>715173735 (OP)
Whether or not 7 is a good game, you should still play it just because of its cultural status.

>>715173735 (OP)
1, 6,7,8,10

>>715173735 (OP)
5, 4, 6 in that order. Five is mechanically the most interesting. Four is the best story. Six is the whole package and pushed the SNES to the absolute limit of what the console was capable of.
The first FF was my first video game, but it absolutely does not hold up. If you are interested in playing it for the historical context that is one thing, but it is doesn't hold up all that well.

>>715173735 (OP)
3 for the classic experience
6, 7 or 9 depending on which setting / visual style appeals to you
10 for kino

>>715177047

>3

Pixel Remaster only.

>he thinks asking for the games is enough
>he doesn't realize that every game has 10 different versions which people argue even more about than the games themselves

>>715177146
any version of 3 is cooler than 1
1 is fine and definitely way better than DQ1 but still pretty skippable

>>715177183
Ngl PR not being the definite edition is so fucking dumb LMAO. Tactics also missing WOTL content is so fuckign stupid it makes me mad

>>715174126
This, without a doubt. The best the series had to offer. I do like IV as well, but if only three it's these three
>>715176061
Yeah, it common knowledge that persona fans are brain damaged.

>>715177264
Well FF1 came out around the time of DQ3

>>715177269
Tactics forcing you to choose between a smeared remake or the PS1 look with forced PSP script is beyond retarded. i would've bought it if they just let me play the enhanced version with the classic look.
the smeared shit look of Tactics Ogre bothers the fuck out of me too.
even KH2 had the AI upscale smear treatment on Steam lmao. how do you fuck it up after so many releases where it looked good before?

>>715177320
read my comment.

8>9>4>7>6>5>xii>x>1

>>715173735 (OP)
1, 4, and 6 are what everyone in America played first.

>>715177449
I read both posts I replied to three times and I have no idea what you're getting at here

>>715173735 (OP)
play 8, then 13-2, then Stranger of Paradise

>>715177620
no you didn't

Crystal Chronicles
Chocobo Tales
Theatrhythm

>>715173735 (OP)
5,7,10

9 is my favorite, but the others are just extremely solid and different from each other.

make sure to avoid the Remaster

>>715177919

>Chocobo Tales

>>715173916
pretty much
depending on quantum fluctuations I go back and forth between VI and IX for my #3 but otherwise that's it

>mfw have a sub to XIV to save my houses
>don't even really like XIV anymore and want to play XI
>can't justify paying an additional money to sub to XI too
ahhhhhhhhhhhh
>hurrdurr just play private
I WANT TO PLAY FOR THE STORY
>just watch cutscenes
NOOO ITS NOT THE SAMEEE

>>715177919
Theatrhythm is a great game, but not final bar line. only the 3ds version

>>715178268
stop caring about MMOs, especially clunky ones released over 20 years ago that you already missed out on anyway

If you play 2 make sure it's the ps1 version or any based on that. It has the superior world map theme. Pixel remaster 2 can lick the tree bark off the public toilet seats.

I just started FF7 with New Threat mod. I'm enjoying it so far, but it's been almost 20 years since I played the original game.

>>715178361
I
LIKE
JANK AND CYA SHIT AHHHHHHHHHH I WISH THEY COMMUNITY IN XIV WASNT SO FUCKING GAY THOUGH

I can't find shit online but I know new threat allows you to save Aerith....but like what does that even mean for the story? I'm pretty sure they didn't make an original only ending.

You play them in order by release date you fucking retards

>>715178676
8, 10, 13, 3, 7, 9, 1, 4
has been my play order i think. excluding 13 sequels and 14

>>715178560
Not sure. I just started new game B but Tifa is already present at the very beginning of the game.

>>715178676
even the flipphone ports and side games?!

>>715173735 (OP)
1,3,5 are pure classic fantasy
2,4,8,12 are war themed fantasy
6,7 are epic fantasy
10,13, are psychedelic fantasy
15,16 are action games fantasy
11,14 are online fantasy
9 SUCKS

>>715173735 (OP)
7,9,10

If we mean the core games, probably 6, 5 and 7.
If we count spin offs and side games, 6, FFTA2 and Jack's game.

>>715178845
just realized i forgot 15 and 16 kek
memory holed those pieces of shit

>>715179025
cringe

>>715173735 (OP)
4, 7, and 10

Others would rec 6 but personally I didn't like it.

>>715178268
Quit and give me your house, please be on primal

>>715179161
I have 2 on Aether and 2 on Crystal hahahaha! :D

>>715178676
The order I played them in 10, 9,12,7,8,13,14,15,16. I hated 8 and 13 was disappointed in 15 but still beat it and all the others.

>>715179367
>aether and crystal
I’m so sorry

Not OP but what is the best way to play 5? I always hear it's fun.

>>715178906
you should skip mobile ports on principle

>>715179465
they're all bad! this community is FUCKED

>>715179494
Super famicom

>>715179494
GBA with the SNES soundtrack.

>>715179494
it's all doomed somehow
>SNES
the original
>GBA
worse music, more content, screen crunch
>PR
the original+, no GBA content, worst sprites? but you can probably mod it back

>>715179576
I’m completely fine on primal so I’m happy

>>715179682
Modded PR is probably the best. There seem to be a bunch of sprite mods + a font mod

>>715179745
you definitely have the RP spam too! they have invaded primal too!

>>715179824
no gba content and still i have mentioned this many times before how the fuck did nobody make a portrait mod (literally 4 characters) so that it's more in line with the sprites. someone already did it for VI. why the fuck hasn't V been touched at all?

>>715179925
GBA content is whatever and there is a portrait mod for chatboxes at least.

>>715180067
yeah but it's not the same as the sprites!

>>715173735 (OP)
I, V, IX

>>715173735 (OP)
no matter what you do, stay away from 10
it fucking sucks

>>715179839
Easy fix is block them

>>715173735 (OP)
1 to see where it started
5 to see the perfection of the job system
7/8/9 choose one depending on which aesthetic you like more
Anything newer than 9 moves away from the golden age of the series. Yes, even 10.

>>715178448
>not playing NES
It's as if you don't relish in suffering for the sake of autism.

>>715173735 (OP)
Play one of 4, 5, and 6, and then one of 7, 8, and 9.
Which of either doesn't really matter.
If after that, you have a desire for more, do 10.

>>715182148
Key items cluttering already limited inventory is too much suffering for me.

I sometimes wonder, how much of how people perceived FFVII to be 'great' is because it's the first FF game to come out in 3D? If FFVIII came out first before FFVII (thus swapping their number sequence around), would people instead remember Whatever Fantasy VII to be a great title instead over Cloudiroth Fantasy VIII?

>>715183251
Just look up people playing the game for the 1st time.
A hypothetical "what if the context around the game's release changed" isn't as interesting as you think.

>>715173735 (OP)
DON'T LISTEN TO ANYONE ELSE HERE

6, 7, 9 and 10 are the only ones worth playing

Do NOT play Final Fatnasy, it makes mustard gas

>>715173735 (OP)
1, 3, 5 and 10 have the best gameplay

6 and 7 are the storyfag normie games

>>715185538
X has good combat by FF standards but the exploration is ass

>>715185538
>3

>>715182148
suffering is fun but not having this version of the world map theme is sacrilegious. im still mad they wont use this version in the Theatrhythm games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xji4pbdBzcc

>>715187387
3 is the only mainline FF with any difficulty

>>715173735 (OP)
I am too adhd and retarded for FF so I recommend Mystic Quest SNES.

The only Final Fantasy games I've played are the FF7 remakes + Crisis Core, 15, and Stranger of Paradise, because turn-based combat is for fags. And no, I will never play the other ones

>>715188082
most of them don't even use turn based it's ATB which is worse

>>715173735 (OP)
7 and X are the best ones
if you prefer the classic style or want to try more then check out 4, 5 and 6

>>715188082
Turn based game walkthroughs are so inbearable.