Thread 715318908

I've never played a single Final Fantasy game before, where should I start? Should I start?

>>715318908 (OP)
I dont fucking know dude I guess my question will have to be why you want to start playing in the first place and just play the one that interests you the most first.

Anyone remember downloading that 10 second video off kazaa that REALLY looked like Britney sucking cocks?
I'm 99% sure it wasn't her, but the girl looked EXACTLY like her.

Keep FFX for last because it's the best, FF7 is a good entry point

Play one of the Bravely Default or Octopath games. Did you like it? Then try playing FFV, FFVI, or FFVII (emulate the originals and ignore any ports of remakes).

>>715319167
I like games with fun gameplay and good level design.

You can try out 14 for free, get really bored during ARR and discard this thought.

>>715319493
>Final fantasy
>Good level design
Kek

>>715319307
What the fuck is Kazaa?

>>715319767
yes.

>>715318908 (OP)
Of course you should try ff out. Id say play in order. 1-10. As much as i like 12 and i can stomach 13's trilogy better than most id say not move on unless you find you actually like the games.

>>715318908 (OP)
>where should I start
1
>spoiler
No

>>715320335
Ah shit I forgot all about Jack's game. You must play strangers in paradise. That one is mandatory.

>>715320335
Sorry, forgot to mention that you should skip 2 and 3.

>>715318908 (OP)
you should start with remake and rebirth. That is where i started and became a major fan

>>715318908 (OP)
Just skim through screenshots and plots and pick whatever you like, the games are all independent, it doesn't really matter.

4-10 are all worth playing, 1 and 3 are worth fucking around with

Start with 1 since you don't want to miss out on the story. Who the hell starts a story from the mid point?

>>715319408
>ffx is the start of the decline. FFy is not a good entry point

>>715318908 (OP)
stranger of paradise
thats all you need

>>715322640
no. kys faggot

>>715324610
I played 1 before SoP
was kino

>>715318908 (OP)
God I want to fuck that Tidus.

Also just start with X.

>>715318908 (OP)

X was the first one I finished, do that one.

>>715318908 (OP)
Would the game have made more if Tidus was a girl that looked like this?

>>715324943
Probably not. Homo shit wasn't accepted back then and a she-Tidus and Yuna making out wouldn't have gone over that well with most (not me, you and /v/) people.

>>715325113
Well that's probably true, but I was thinking as if Yuna was a male character instead.

You have to understand that there is no 'typical' Final Fantasy game. There are very heavy design differences between every mainline entry, especially once hardware got to the PS1 level. This means that there's a lot of creativity on display, but it also means that the fanbase is very hetergeneous in their tastes and talking about which ones are best/worst is always a tiresome shitfight.
So just try a bunch of different ones. Also try out Tactics and Dissidia.

how are the pixel remasters? i never played 1-5, are pixel remasters good enough to experience them? i think i heard something about bonus content that was introduced to those games in other ports is missing from the pixel remasters for some reason? seems like kind of a mess to sift through

I break them down into 4 categories
>OG: 1-3
>Story mode: 4-6
>New age: 7-10
>Nu-slop- 12 onwards

>>715326681
Yes, the GBA ports added new dungeons/bosses that the PR editions didn't include

>>715318908 (OP)
Play 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10-2, 12 and 13 trilogy. Tactics is also acceptable

>>715318908 (OP)
1, 4, 6, 7, 10 are the must plays

>>715319904
like limewire but krazy

>>715318908 (OP)
I did this about 2 weeks ago.
I played through the first 4 remasters. Taking a break and then I'll go back and do 5 and 6.
So far I think it's
IV > III > I > II

Get lost in XI for a bit. Private server or retail, you'll have fun for a month or two.

>>715318908 (OP)
There's nothing there worth playing. Move on.

The first one you play will become your favorite so FF7. Good starting points are FF4, FF6 or FF7.

FF4 is very average nowadays but it's the first time the series goes with personalized characters, story and world. No customization apart equipment.

FF5 has the most customization but story and characters are bit lighter side. The game has more replayability than 4 or 6.

6 has large cast, good story but less customization. Good but bit boring on replays.

7 is best. End of story. You are expected to play it. The sooner you do it, thr better.

8 is bit disappointing after 7. Still good game. My friend started with 8, refuses to go older FFs and considers 8 thr best. It's fast and easy to pick for replay.

FF9 is slow. Good characters and story but less customization and so so slow.

FF10 is great but voice acting and hallway dungeons are first symptoms of nu-FF. Lots to customize

>>715318908 (OP)
6, 7, or 10. Just pick the one that seems the most interesting as they’re all the best games in the series. 9 being good is a meme

>>715328987
Crazy. I just realized I legit do not remember anything from the story of II. Played it on GBA when I was like 16 or 17. How was it?

>>715331072
NTA but I too played it in my teens. I remember there's like 3 main characters of your party and guest member for specific plot points until in the late of the game when the fourth of the original crew joins back to your party. At the start of the game your main party is escaping the imperial troops and the fourth guy gets left behind.

The system is that you can do anything with everyone but more they do it, the better they get at it. One way to meta game is to spend random battles hitting your own characters to build up their HP and weapon and spell skills. The spells level to level 16 and unless they are very high for the particular part, they are very unreliable and weak.

Good fresh ideas and attempts, bad execution

Start with IV - VI, then VII - IX. I - III are optional if you enjoyed the others. XII, the XIII trilogy and XV are polarizing, you have to see for yourself.

Ignore the trannies telling you to play XI or XIV.

>>715318908 (OP)
Start with 4, the SNES version.

>>715331512
Where's X?

Play og7, 12, Tactics, 13-2 and Stranger of Paradise

>>715331554
Forgot about X, I'm pretty druk right now. It's also worth playing.

>>715318908 (OP)
4, 6, 7, 9, and 10 are good entry points for the modern player
if you're new to JRPGs in general, I recommend FF Mystic Quest instead

7 and 10

r the final fantasy games good ? i wann try playing them

>>715318908 (OP)
6, 7 and X are often considered the most popular titles. Of these I think X would be the best starting point. Since it actually breaks away from some traditions that came before it it might be a good idea to do it first before you potentially see those traditions as a necessity for the series. Funny enough the game's story is about breaking away from tradition.

>>715332565
They are comfy and fun. But you need to want to play them yourself. You can't play them if you need outside nudge.

>>715318908 (OP)
7 or 10 then play whichever you want

>>715328987
FF4 3d version is kino

>>715328987
5 & 6 are the only pixel remasters that don't have a wholly casualized leveling curve for lobotomized people

>>715329037
Is private server better than retail? If it's basically the same thing but without having to pay then I may as well do it.

>>715318908 (OP)
Emulate X International for PS2
Then move backwards as far as you feel like

>>715318908 (OP)
The first three aren't bad but I would only recommend them if you're really into old jrpgs.
4, 5 and 6 are pretty good.
7, 8 and 9 are the best in the series. I'd say start with 7.
Haven't played 10 and everything after looks like a steady decline until the series becomes actual shit. FF7 Remake looks like it's shit too.

>>715335958
Original japanese release is actually the best if playing just for the story. International version has only the English dub and the script is retranslated back from the English one.

>>715335958
Don't worry I know the remaster is botched. Almost all remasters are botched when you look into it, quite grim.

>>715336192
Dark Bahamut alone makes International worth it

>>715336278
SaGa remasters are good but Kawazu the man himself has usually overseen those

>>715319307
no
dc++

>>715335287
oh god no. the android/iphone/steam version was horrible garbage
the viewpoint was so close that you could only see a quarter of what you could see in the original so all the sidepath chests, paths etc were offscreen and maps were trial and error

>>715318908 (OP)
you shouldn't, go play better jrpg like Persona instead

>>715336350
>Kawazu the man himself has usually overseen those
Not always a good indicator. Sometimes old devs don't see their games the way fans do. Where we see something good, they see something they only did due to restrictions, not realizing the restriction made it better.

Start with 7, not the remake, the original.
That got the train going for everyone.

10 is the other modern FF that's in the "best game ever" category. There hasn't been a good Final Fantasy since 10.

Then if you're ok with classic 2D pixel games: 6 is also top.

It's ok to skip the others.

>>715319307
I was more of a ed2k man myself but used kazaa quite a lot too

>>715336589
low tier bait

>>715328987
Are you using some sort of fast forward feature? I know I'm slow but I don't remember the games being that small.

>>715338431
sorry your outdated franchize got surpassed because it filed to improve