Thread 715356858

Which FF games 1 through 6 are worth playing? I already have 7-10, 12, 15, and 16.

FF games worth playing
3
5
8
10
11

>>715356858 (OP)
The ones worth playing are
1
5
6
7
9
10

>>715356927
Not 7?

>>715356858 (OP)
4, 5, and 6. 1-3 are worth playing once or twice for novelty purposes, although 2 is legitimately terrible.

>>715356858 (OP)
I want to get 9, is that a good idea? Should I just emulate it?

>>715356927
Wrong
It's
5
6
7
8
9

people say 10 but I haven't played through it personally yet.

>>715356927
It's actually just 3, 8 and 11 but you were pretty close

>>715357717
>ff11
how many hours to get through it?
also are the private servers still up, or did they get nuked when square enix opened the official servers back up?

>>715356858 (OP)
IV, V and VI are must plays.

>>715357386
>is that a good idea?
Yes. It's my personal favourite.
>Should I just emulate it?
There isn't really a superior version or port, so go with whatever works best for you.

tried FFVI bout 10 years ago and found it really boring. the story and characters were pretty one-dimentional. should I try it again, what is its appeal?

>>715359564
easily 1000+ hours for the whole story
private servers are shit, they don't have the full game and are filled with discord tranny drama

>>715356858 (OP)
>all the pixel remaster in a single bundle
it's tempting me...

X-2 is a good game
its held back by the most goddamn infuriating game guide driven design possible

I have the original release of FFVIII on Steam, is the remaster worth it?

>>715360481
it doesnt have chocobo world
the best thing about the remaster is the updated models, but if you dont like the aesthetic then you may not see it worth it.
squall has a pretty distinctly different haircut in the remaster for some reason. but as an owner of both, if i replay 8 i do the remaster just because it runs better and the ui is more polished (functionally the same, just prettier since its hd)

>>715356978
This anon is objectively correct.

>>715356858 (OP)
Emulate them and enjoy the features of an emulator. The extra content is garbage all across.

>>715356858 (OP)
1 to experience the start of FF
2 to experience the shittiest FF game that isn't 8.
4 to experience the FF game that created almost every single JRPG trope that has ever and still exists.
5 to experience the game every retard claims is the best FF, but isn't. Still a solid game though.
6 for the best FF game, period. Never got better than this, it was all downhill since.

>>715360481
Fuck no. 8 is dog shit.

>>715356858 (OP)
1, 4, and 6.
Hardcore fans will say just play all of them though.

>>715356858 (OP)
Out of those, I only played 1-4 and I think they were all worth playing. You can get 1 through 6 (even the 3d remake of 3) all on ppsspp for free though and the emulator works great. They don't deserve what they're asking for them.

>>715361834
5 is better than 6
job combos and crafting around their synergies are so much better than edgar's tools decimating everything and all the slop characters you get like gau or fucking umaro

and linking summons to level up to get extra stat boosts is tedious and not as fun as the devs thought it would be.
its narratively the best, maybe, gameplay wise its not that fun and kinda just average

>>715356858 (OP)
Having played every single FF but 11 (mmo's are dog shit), 14 (mmo's are dog shit), and 16 (hasn't gone on a deep enough sale), the following are playable:

1
4
5
6
7
9
10

Anything that is not those is pretty fucking terrible. Even ones that start with a good concept (13, 15, 2, etc) end up being a fucking disaster and terrible.

I bought stranger of paradise. I hear it's pretty good.

I'm finally playing 5 and its pure kino so far, just got to the 2nd world

>>715362114
>5
>better than 6
Nope. You have failed. You may report to the sun for instant obliteration.

>>715362218
SOP is great if you want a game similar to, but different from, Nioh.

>>715362218
I'm playing it right now it's very fun

>all the anons skipping 1
Why? What is wrong with you?
The game is an above average entry of the franchise for sure.

>>715362271
Yeah I played alot of Nioh, and im playing Khezan too.

>>715362138
Jokes on you; XI and XIV are by far the best mainline entries since X.

>>715357386
Emulate it so you can speed up the load screens.

I tried getting into 12, but I just couldn't really get into it. The combat system is trying to act like its deep, but it just feel more like "Here, you can partly control what the dumb AI does."

>>715362271
we get it, you grew up with 6
and you want to fuck celes

>>715362527
Who doesn't?

2
3
4
5
6

1 is too antiquated to bother with

>>715362364
The final dungeon/boss battle being gayer than my loose anal cavity is a probability.
In reality though, what are most people in Final Fantasy for? The visuals, music, setting, etc... and FF1 just doesn't have a lot of it, or more accurately later iterations did virtually the same exact stuff but better.
It's like watching Sling Blade (1994) instead of Sling Blade (1996).

FF4 is the start of the final fantasy JRPG that everyone knows and loves.
play all of them until FFX and that's the peak of Final fantasy. After that it's a mix of good games and bad games but FF will never reach the heights they did with that run ever again.

I got 6. Are there any tricks to combat or leveling? Do I have to skip chests anywhere other than the first dungeon?

STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN WORTH GETTING?!

>>715362392
Can't be, because MMO's are dog shit. The gameplay is fucking atrocious. Grinding is the only thing you do. You might as well ram your cock into a blender, it's the same thing as playing an MMO.

>>715362443
12 is just an offline MMO that you program yourself. It's pretty garbage just for that.

FF hasn't had a good game since 10, the series is just dead.

>>715362848
Yes.

>>715362867
12 is fun, absolutely kys you faggot

>>715362867
XI has good gameplay though

>>715362669
FF1 is more open than the average entry.
It's the most fast paced entry of the entire franchise.
Your ability to choose your party classes at the very start of the game, and starting you off with a full party of 4, gives you a lot of party/character customization, that is enhanced even further by the open endedness of the game's world exploration and overall game progression.
I'd also personally call it the most replayable Final Fantasy entry.

An above average entry easily, and none of the others really do what it does. I guess 5 or maybe BD is the closest but no, FF1 is rather unique. None of the other entries are like it.

Must plays:
7>10>6>9
Very good:
5>4
Good:
14>8>3>1
Bad:
2 (Still had good elements that it should get credit for)

Didn't play 11, 12, 15 or 16.

>>715356858 (OP)
4,5,6

>>715356858 (OP)
just pirate them man

>>715362867
You haven't played any of thoee games you're calling bad and you're wrong on all three counts. Go be an uninformed nigger with shit taste somewhere else.

>>715362443
>>715362932
I liked 12 more when you can start off at the level 1 playthrough at the start of the game which I think is unique to the PC version? Im trying to fight the mandragora group boss right now and it's kicking my ass.

>>715363183
11 is great, 12 is slightly above average, 15 is an actual abomination, and 16 is the most mid game to have ever mid'ed in vidya history.

>>715363412
Sorry subhuman retard, but MMO's are trash. You objectively are not human and probably worse than a 3rd worlder.

Play FFIV~X, Tactics, Live a Live, Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, Parasite Eve and the first Kingdom Hearts game then move away fully aware you played the good Squaresoft games.

>>715363535
XIV is a glorified single player game you absolute fucking retard.

Vaan + Penelo + Bash for team a and then Ashe + Balthier + Fran for team B yeah? I guess Bash and Ashe should be tanks with Balthier and Vaan as damage dealers, leaving Fran and Penelope as healers. The healers classes in 12 are red mage and white mage so I was gunna make Fran a ranger + red mage combo with balthier a machinist + time mage to buff the group since white mage is more of a raw healer class. Vaan would be a rogue of course but im.not sure what the two "tank" jobs are...

>>715363762
Except no single player game has gameplay as shit as any MMO. That's what you're failing to realize. MMO gameplay, is SHIT. It's boring. You sit there and hit skill icon. Oh boy, how engaging.

>>715356858 (OP)
they're all worth playing once mostly
but not at these prices, squenix are retarded as always. luckily the cheapest ffs are all the best ones by miles for some reason lmao. no reason to play anything that isn't 7-12 at these prices brother, just play those

>>715363475
you need the struggle for freedom mod and to only pick one class for each character to make it somewhat playable without retarded restrictions

>>715363183
>Played XIII but it was too trash to even make the list
Now this is the kind of based list I can get behind

>>715356858 (OP)
>I
Not worth playing.
>II
Not worth playing for a normal person. Worth playing if you love serious stories, have intense patience and have a masochistic streak.
>III
Original version is worth playing. The others are not.
>IV
Not worth playing.
>V
Not just worth playing, but essential to play in the franchise.
>VI
Essential to play in the franchise. However an exception to that specifically if you've both played VII and despise playing similar games, then leave it be.

>>715363912
>Except no single player game has gameplay as shit as any MMO
False. Source: XIII and XV, both of which have >gameplay orders of magnitude worse than anything found in XI, XIV, or XII.

>>715356858 (OP)
They all have their own unique charm but I'll say you can safely skip 2 and 3

>>715363762
Why do you only control one character?
Why you can't play as any of the Scions? Why are 80% of the quests filler?
Why are there gay furries dancing in every town?
Why every area is filled with characters on bikinis and flying mounts polluting everything?
MMO game. Game as a service. Worse game. Dilate.

Don't bother with 1-6 just emulate if you must play them.
7 is an ANCIENT windows version that looks sounds and runs like shit
8 remastered is okay but some of the upscaling looks terrible
Emulate 9 as its a port of a port (psx->mobile->oc)
Final Fantasy X/X2 is okay but the upscaling again is off in places
Final Fantasy XII is a good port but the game doesn't feel like a final fantasy game, its feels likea single player MMO
Emulate the PSP version Final Fantasy Tactics, it has a bunch of content the remaster doesn't

>>715363948
Oh damn alright ill check out that mod then.

>>715364115
>Why do you only control one character?
Ask XIII, XV, and XVI

>>715356858 (OP)
1,2 and 5 will give you the essentials of what FF is about. 3 maybe as a bonus

>>715356858 (OP)
XV has the best PC port next to the new remake games. For that reason alone, I recommend XV instead, although I'm curious to play the unpatched Vanilla XV.

>>715364115
>Why are there gay furries dancing in every town?
>Why every area is filled with characters on bikinis and flying mounts polluting everything?
>press X
>everyone else's characters disappear
Wow, that was difficult

which is the comfiest 3D FF?

>>715364282
It's not upscaling that is off in the X/X-2 remasters the models themselves are off (in the remasters). Then there's also other issues like lighting but that's not a problem exclusive to them, I guess the PS2 processed lighting weirdly because it's a common issue in all remasters of its games.

>>715364545
>For that reason alone, I recommend XV instead
Don't listen to this retard OP. XV is an absolutely horrific game.

>>715364682
Do we count IX as 3d? The models are but backgrounds are prerendered. If so IX, if not probably XIV as a sprout.

>>715364871
it's 3d from VII on.

>>715364443
>can't deflect anything else and pick one
Stay mad. GaaS=Cancer. Dilate.

hmmm
1-5 buy
6-0 not

>>715364657
>It's only good if I use filters
Gaas=Worse games. Seethe. Mald.Fume.Dilate.

>>715364115
XI is actually a decent game that plays onto its features like practically forcing you to party up.
XIV on the other hand is a poor game with tacked on online features.

>>715365298
Decent is a stretch. The maps are a mess to navigate and stuff like quests are in real time clock. Even ships/transport are like that. And the content of all expansions is all mixed, so it's pretty easy to start a questline of a much later expansion even if you're still finishing the first campaign.

>>715359939
All inferior to other releases.

>>715364682
10 is pretty comfy
12 can be too if you are into just setting up the gambits and letting them do the work during fights

You know this board is invested with zoomer subhuman garbage and ESLs by the amount of people saying to not play 2.

You start Final Fantasy the same way you start any series; from the 1st. Game
>But theyre old
They hold up well and give you a solid foundation of what the franchise is about and they're all less than 20 hours long.
>But 2 is bad!!!
Yes, I too once blindly parroted e-celebs opinions like they were my own and then I grew some balls and had sex. 2 is kino and one of the only games in the entire series that gives you drive and incentive to finish the game within the first 5 minutes. The leveling system is fine if you experiment and once again, less than 20 hours long. Play 2 or youre a faggot. Simple as.
>3 has no story!
Every JRPG has been copying DQ and FFIII's homework and those both came out in the 80s. Play III.

>>715356858 (OP)
6

>>715356858 (OP)
None, kys OP for giving Trans enix money

>>715364682
XIII-2 by far.

>>715365889
Fuck you I'm a so-called ESL as if that was an insult that tells people to play 2.

>>715365770
that's factually not true

>>715363951
I’m like that aswelll, the characters are so fucking bad that I couldn’t make it past the junk yard. It’s like they were trying to do something like the tales of abyss characters but failed hard

>>715365298
Oh great the jaded FFXI fag is here

>>715366059
Don't even understand what you typed, ESL. Play 2 and quit crying about it

>>715366449
You understood enough to make a coherent retort. Dismissing people on account of speaking a different tongue as their native one is also really stupid especially when you're a fan of foreign stuff.

>>715366870
Why so sensitive?

>>715366110
1 and 2 are best on PSX.
3 is debateable (encounter size issues), but I like the 3D PC version.
4 is best on the 3D PC version.
5 is best on the 2013 PC release.
6 is best on the 2014 PC release.

>>715356858 (OP)
*mainline only list*
Best FF titles: III, V, VII, VIII, XII
Ok, and worth playing: I, II, X, X-2, XIII, XVI
Worst FF titles: IV, VI, IX
Did not play: XV

>>715367159
I'm just getting tired of this ESL!!!! screaming at the slightest typo or grammar mistake. Call a nigger a nigger if you want to, don's use euphemisms.

>>715367395
Jesus christ this website is so doomed, it isnt even funny. Seethe more, ESL.

>>715368539
You don't know even half of it. Rescind now or face the future.

>>715356858 (OP)
1, 4 and 6.

>>715356858 (OP)
None of them. Seriously, they all suck ass.

>>715356858 (OP)
4, 5, 6. 1, 2, 3 only if you're curious or a completionist.

>>715356858 (OP)
Just 11.

>>715356858 (OP)
1 is worth playing because it makes SoP more fun
2-6 are skippable, I finished them all and honestly it was a goddamn waste of time. Nice OSTs though, listen to the OSTs

>>715367196
y?

>>715363948
>just dont pick a second job
>retarded restrictions
okay anon

>>715363475
i do believe having level 1 option from the start is a pc exclusive thing, for some reason

also before anyone says it, ignore all min max autism about attack animation speeds. it genuinely means nothing in the grand scheme of things. ff12 fags are the biggest autists in the whole series who will tell you with a straight face its more important to make a character who would get one more animation off in a 20 minute fight a certain job than say make them a job you actually want them to be. The only real importance is boys tend to be better with melee jobs, girls with magic jobs. all the "sky pirates" have innate steal, which steal is absolutely amazing in this game

>>715356858 (OP)
I used to love this series, I can't get back into it anymore though, and that even includes the older, actually good ones.

>>715359832
Not having instant gratification to butter up ADHD zoomer fags for one

>>715369561
Yeah bro the silly joker story is just too much of a high IQ slow burner for us

>>715362364
1 is such a cookie cutter blueprint of a game it barely deserves to be called an actual entry. Might as well read an ingredient list of how to basic jrpg and you got it covered. At least with 2 the franchise started trying to tell a somewhat nuanced story but 1 is just a boring, unengaging slog throughout.
People should just skip to 4 onwards to get a proper introduction on what makes FF good. Everything before was Square trying to find their tune.

>>715367196
this literally says nothing aside from "you're wrong, i'm right"
if you told me "FF1 on psx is better cause it has map feature, rewind, etc etc" yeah, sure we can talk about it
but you gave nothing of value. i'm not emulating out of nostalgia. I might 4 to 6 on SNES cause I have the fucking console, but I'm not playing the PSX version of anything on emurayden and go "yess, this is how it used to be..."

>>715369861
1 being just a D&D campaign kinda warrants a playthrough in my books

>>715357386
the port is fucking horrible. it's based off the shitty mobile version they made. mods can fix a lot but it's better to just emulate.

>>715367196
You've chosen to recommend the absolute worst versions of each, impressive.

>>715369861
Skipping 3? Are you utterly daft?
3 might be kind of a prototype 5. But 5 is peak Final Fantasy and 3 halfway there already makes 3 one of the better ones.
No wonder you aren't a fan of 1.

>>715364682
Assuming VII onward is what's considered 3D, I would say VII

>>715370253
PS1 versions of 1&2 are the best I can't make certain claims about the rest.

>>715356858 (OP)
>UP TO -70%
>biggest discount is 60%
well, technically they're not wrong

>>715365046
>Pixel demaster
Wow I can't wait to pay for lower quality sprites!

>>715369351
how so? a good game is a good game, or did you get old and remember the tedious parts and have no time to slog through anymore?

>>715356858 (OP)
1 4 5 and 6 but emulate them instead

>>715370516
I wabted to buy FF9 but you need a Japanese steam account in order to get Japanese text in it.

>>715356978
This is the objectively correct list but also add FFT.

Every other FF can also be enjoyable but it will heavily depend on your taste.

>>715356858 (OP)
Japs are so bad at sales.

>>715370563
ikr, but at least can play from my office or my bedroom with cloud features

>>715370412
>>715369164

>>715370991
y you ask? The PS1 is mostly the same as the old NES version with a just a few bugfixes. It doesn't incorporate so-called "QOL" changes that let you skip half the game.

>>715370952
They know that cattle will buy their “quality” games.

>>715371340
I think this was the past. The digital vidya landscape is mature now along with gaas shit so people have big libraries and addictions to while away the time and are better able to buy games on their own timelines.

>>715367196
>5 is best on the 2013 PC release.
>6 is best on the 2014 PC release.
You're an absolute faggot

>>715370412
wonderswan versions of 1 and 2 are better than psx versions for being the exact same games except they have instant battles and the soundtrack isnt raped to hell.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQjbAjkWDz8

>>715356858 (OP)
4 and 5 are my favorites of the lot, but I'd say all of them are worth trying, though the Pixel Remasters aren't the best way to come to them new.

>>715370036
Pixel remasters all look like shit. There.

>>715370667
SFF9 on steam and Moguri mod, English translation is fine. Apart from one or two parts it's done really well.

>>715371692
You're confusing the ps1 ports with the gba ports as it's those that have butchered soundtracks

>>715356978
Good selection

>>715371856
I don't really care about the quality of the translation I just want to play it in japanese if I'm going to play through it again.

>>715371972
PSX port soundtrack kind of sucks as well, but not nearly as bad as the GBA synth farting at me.

>>715371856
Just get remaster at this point, enable No Encounter, and do lv 1 run.

>>715372158
I think that the PS1/X soundtrack is good but I also have a maj
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaaShIQnrHgr nostalgia factor in play for that.

Why does XII NEVER get a good discount? A game that old shouldn't cost 20

>>715356858 (OP)
If you have no nostalgia for NES/SNES, Pixel Remasters are worth it with a couple of mods. OST is the best it's ever been, menus are fast and nice to use, qol and cheats are included, additional content from other releases sucked anyway.

>>715372306
>needle fork + stop rng fest
just let him play the game normally first

>>715372407
They pulled the old remaster/complete edition trick so they feel justified in that price.

>>715372652
Now that you mention it. II've only played the PR of V but it's the first remastered soundtrack that I didn't actively hate.

>>715356858 (OP)
1/3 are ... almost ok.
5 is ok, but slow.
4 can be semi fun if you play a version with the difficulty upped. (I also like to do a solo run on it)
6 is too easy, but probably the most fun imo.
2 is just... there... it may not be terrible, but theres nothing to really enjoy either.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cDKLlGHw2s
Haaveet nuo aaveet vain rakkaus voi täyttää. Kaiken oisin voinut tehdän toisin, mietin kun jää

>>715359564
>square enix opened the official servers back up
they never closed thoughever

>>715356858 (OP)
I've tried the remaster of 8 and frankly, I think that emulating is better. But I'm thinking of buying 10.

>>715373576
8 remaster has one big issue that can't be (or hasn't been) corrected with mods: the menus are laggy as fuck. This makes boosting or Zell's limit break awful.

>>715371790
I actually like them

>>715373859
They're actually the first remasters whose soundtrack I don't hate.

>>715363762
So is literally any other MMO if you play it in a specific way, what a shit argument. Yes the MSQ is a VN everybody and their grandmother knows that, but when we have to hearken back like fucking 30 years to find the "pure" genre you look like a demented baby boomer rambling about the old days and nothing will ever compare to Elvis's hip movements ever again

>>715373859
>>715374130
They're completely fine. Brought the original pixel artist back to work on sprites, updated osts are good and they bring some convenience features so they're not endless grindfests like they would have been 35 years ago.

>>715356858 (OP)
FF is the most mid franchise ever created. As evident by the fact no one in the community can agree what constitutes an actually good game in the series.

>>715356858 (OP)
doesnt steamunlocked have most of these games and you don't even have to torrent them?

do I have to download some kind of mod to fix the framepacing in these games. I read that the collection suffers from some kind of judder

>>715365889
Pretty much this.

>>715362669
>In reality though, what are most people in Final Fantasy for?
retarded mindset. boot up a game and play it that's all you need to do. bet you fucking losers take pickles off your burger as well.

>>715374404
They are largely fine I think. There's mostly just a wew gripes that I have my gripes with.

1 is a lot of fun, but defiantly a very primative story. Part of its charm was choosing your party at the beginning and having that freedom to steamroll the game or make it hard.

2 is...rough. Its not the worst RPG I have played, but I had to force myself to beat it.

3 is a weird one since you have the option between the remake and the pixel remaster version. I wasn't the hugest fan of 3 in either form and thought it was obnoxious at times, although the freedom to switch jobs is nice.

4 is a must play. It is where FF really gets going for stories and has a great cast.

5 is what 3 should have been combat wise. I liked 5 although I don't think it is quite as good as 4 or 6. Story can also be a little lacking.

6 is defiantly a good sendoff for the 2D era. Can be a bit slow at first but picks up steam fast. Highly recommend and a must play in my opinion.

Just go by Japan's tastes.

>>715356858 (OP)
6 and 7

>>715376354
Top 3 need to be swapped. 6 is 1st, 10 is 2nd, 7 is 3rd.

MMO's being on the list at all is a farce, remove that shit, it's not FF. 12 can also fuck off for being a single player MMO.

Got a bunch of potions and antidotes as well as this town's gear. Ready for the Marsh Cave.

>>715376831
for me, its darkie

>>715376354
Eject 14 and there's a definitive top 5 selection of FF with 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10.

>>715356858 (OP)
FF games worth playing
Tactics
Tactics Advance
Dissidia 012

>>715361834
Truthnuke post

>>715356858 (OP)
1, 3 , and 5.
4 ONLY if its the 3D version

>>715356858 (OP)
You fell for the 13 memes, huh? Give the trilogy a shot. It's good.

>>715376354
6 is overrated as hell

>>715376354
>dissidia that low
Tendieland has shit taste, I'm totally surprised

>>715356858 (OP)
Only FF worth playing is 5. Others are full of tranny shit.

>>715361834
Hating 8 is the sign of closet pedophilia.

>>715356858 (OP)
FF3 is the only FF game I ever enjoyed

>>715377028
2 is very much worth playing

>>715377139
>le beaver man
no

>>715377205
I never said anything about no beaver-man. If you can't speak japanese it's on you.

>>715377139
FF2 is a silly game where you beat the hell out of yourself to raise your stats.

>>715357045
This anon knows.

>>715356858 (OP)
Type Zero

I bought all of the mainline games from 1-13 which should I play first?

>>715377028
Two words: Rainbow Dress.

>>715376591
>MMO's being on the list at all is a farce, remove that shit, it's not FF
I will always recommend people to play through FFXI as a single player experience at least once if you like FF. It (especially some of the expansions like CoP) has a fantastic story which definitely feels like FF. More so than a lot of recent FFs that's for sure. Yes it's an MMO so it comes with all the issues that come with that, I'm not disagreeing there. But I think discounting it just because it's an MMO is a bit unfair. Yes I'm biased because it's my favorite video game of all time.

>>715377362
FF2 is also a game that you can beat in 18 fights. :)

>>715356858 (OP)
The only FF games I wouldn't recommend are 11,14 and 16.
The first two are MMOs and 16 is just some action game, It doesn't have much to do with Final Fantasy. Maybe play it after playing everything else

>>715361301
>>715370768
>>715372107
>>715356978
>no 4
Into the fucking trash your opinion goes

>>715374404
Point being that
>xiv is an mmo so it's bad
Is not a valid complaint when you can literally turn it into the longest single player FF in existence simply by closing the chat window and hiding other player characters. 2 mouse clicks and boom, not an mmo.

>>715360481
it's censored, so no

>>715377362
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I am so glad that I got into final fantasy late. I just enjoyed every game I played, while hardcore FFfagots play nothing and complain.

>>715378375
>I just enjoyed every game I played,
even 13?

>>715363951
heh. Just forgot it, but I tried to play it once - it ran really bad on PC so I dropped it.

>>715378432
Yes, loved it. I am not a fan of the xiii-2 and 3, though. The gameplay was improved, but I felt like they ruined the story by continuing it from where original ended. The villain was great in ff13-2, at least. Lighting returns story was just boring, and the conclusion didn't feel satisfying at all.

>>715378375
Hardcore FFaggots are currently in the process of their yearly challenge run of FFV.

>>715376354
>the first FF so low and behind FFII
what?

For 1-5 Pixel remaster.
For 6 either SNES or Pixel Remaster with mods.
For 7 new PC version or PSX emulated.
For 8 You should really play PSX emualted. Old PC release and the remaster have horrbie texture filtering.
FF 9 PC with Moguri Mod 9.0. Or if you want go, with the PSX version on an emulator.
FF 10 get the refined face mods for Yuna and Tidus for PC, and the remaster is fine - otherwise you can play the PS2 version just fine. Even if you mod the PC version, the PS2 one still has better face animations and the color correction is arguably better. The remaster improves a lot appart from that.
FF 12 PC version of Zodiac Age.
FF 13 I fucking don't know. PC I guess? But the game runs weird, like GTA IV kinds of bad.
FF 15 & 16 PC version.

>>715356858 (OP)
Play 1, 4, 5, 6.

>>715362364
It doesn't have to be above average either, people that skip the first entry in a series are mentally deficient. It doesn't have to be your first game, but you should always try it out at some point.

>>715379772
>FF 13 I fucking don't know. PC I guess?
No. Xbox X/S

>>715356927
>I already have 7-10, 12, 15, and 16.
1, 4, 5 (if you want the Job System, I guess), 8, Tactics, 12.

All others are overrated or dogshit (2, 3[JP]).

>>715356978
>>715356927
>>715357665
looks like absolute homos have arrived. what dogshit opinions.

Since there are so many versions of the same game (not even including romhacks),has there been a curated list made by autists over which is the "best" versiom for each ff?

>>715362138
+Tactics and you nailed it

>>715380321
if you're a real /vr/ autist you play the original release on original hardware every time, if not you get the steam versions and mod them to your preference (most are fine out the box)

>>715356978
I agree

>>715380321
No because a lot of it is personal preference. As an example the Pixel Remasters are kind of a waste of money when you can just emulate the originals. But then you have other re-releases that change things like sprites so if you like the PSP sprites more than the SNES sprites then you might want to play those.

I generally like the PR just because most of them have mods where you can kind of pick which sprites you like best anyway and do other things like fuck with typesets, fonts, UI elements, etc.

ATB is an absolutely atrocious combat system that ruins the games.

>>715380709
just think on your toes bro

>>715379939
I agree. But the fact that it is above average in quality and so many still skip it in spite of that just makes it even crazier.

>>715356858 (OP)
1-2-3-4-6

5 felt like one I should like but honestly while playing it I just kept thinking about how much I liked how 3 did it better. But TECHNICALLY you should play all of them since they're all fun

>>715381981
my problem with 5 is that it goes on a bit too long, by the third world I just wanted it to be over I was bored of the job system

I bought 15 and 16.
The only final fantasy games I ever actually best is ff1. I got to disc 3 on ff7 but never fully beat it. What am I in for

>>715381981
I feel like that for 6. On paper 6 is ok but whenever I play it just get repelled by the samey characters and how anything interesting in the game devolves into just LOL EVERYONE CASTA THE MAGIC. Then you reach end game and you have to level up 12 characters up from like level 30.

>>715382218
it's best to grind Celes up first before going to pick up the other party members so they join at a higher level

>>715356858 (OP)
you got it covered but if you're desperate you can play the 13 trilogy

>>715356858 (OP)
2 is over hated

What FF has a good story and isn't just full of anime tropes?

>>715356858 (OP)
1,3,5
then for story
4,6

>>715356858 (OP)
>look at FF7 on Steam
>"requires a Square Enix account"
FFV didn't what is this bullshit

>>715377056
8 is shit nigger don't try to conflate it with that because you have a crush on Zell.

Ff10 has dogshit story and great gameplay

>>715380709
Many games past 4 use ATB without realizing how ATB is supposed to work, but 4 proved that it is the greatest RPG system ever invented.

>>715380347
Tactics is amazing, but it's not mainline so I didn't list it.

>>715383635
>i love final fantasy
>i bought final fantasy 16 and then i clapped
>i say the title screen say final fantasy and then i clapped
>when ifreet i clapped again
>when phoenix i clapped even more
>when shiva and bahamut i clapped so hard i came a little

>>715380478
If you're gonna be grabbing ROMs from somewhere, you're already pirating, at that point might as well pirate Pixel Remasters.

>>715383830
>when shiva i clapped so hard i came a little
zoomers will never understand

Is FF7 remake and rebirth worth playing?

>>715384414
They're better than the originals, but no.

>>715384498
The original was a complete game, so they're automatically not better.

>>715384414
are you particularly fond of the gameplay of devil may cry 2, and do you wish there was a better game, not in the sense of being dmc and dmc3, but in being a functional version of dmc2?

>>715356858 (OP)
4 and 6 get recommended bigly

5 is decent too but the story is kinda generic, its big feature is the job system which is more of a blueprint for better things to come later

1 - 3 aren't bad either but i'd only recommend them if you dont mind playing very simplistic classic rpgs, 4 is when they first really started cooking with characters and story

>>715356858 (OP)
1, 3, 4 and 6 are really good
2 is mediocre
and 5 is very popular but I couldn't fucking stand it. Job system was fun though

>>715359941
>its held back by the most goddamn infuriating game guide driven design possible
its really not that bad
You do it once and you never really forget
Getting a full 100% isnt really that worth it anyway

>>715361914
retard
>>715378132
no it isnt you just pulled that out of your ass

>>715360863
>>715360481
remaster also has the fast-forward function that also doesnt interrupt the music

>>715362114
>5 is better than 6
5 fucking sucks
>b-but MECHANICALLY
can't save the horrible boring dogshit characters. I'd forgive the lack of good characterization if FF5 didn't drone on with so much fucking dialogue. FF1 didn't have a real bang up story either but all the dialogue in that entire game fits on like 1 page, but FF5 is unceasing fucking talktalktalk but none of it means fucking anything.
>talking shit about Yetibro
Umaro is cool, fuck you. Better than gay ass FF5 characters. What did Bartz have going on that ENTIRE game?
>Oh I stumbled on some random bimbo and old dude, better explore with them for no reason. Maybe in 20 hours I'll learn my dad was from different dimension then go back to doing and saying nothing of consequence
>>715362527
I played FF6 for the first time less than a month ago and I (mostly) agree with that anon, 5 is dogshit and 6 is really good.
>you want to fuck Celes
god damn right. But I won't, I respect Locke too much

>>715362218
Its the last good final fantasy game

>>715362138
What's wrong with 3? I liked 3

>>715356858 (OP)
FF14 until you finish shadowbringers then stop.

Ah, I see, a Final Fantasy franchise sale aka I feel a slight temptation to give ff13 another chance but then i come to my senses

>>715356858 (OP)
>buying
Stop, don't. Anyways, play 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12. As to what versions:
>4
PSP version. Includes the After Years, if you're willing to stomach it. Afterwards give the DS 3D remake a shot.
>5
GBA version with extra jobs.
>6
SNES version with JUST the GBA script patch. Ignore all other patches like "Uncensored Woosley Rose Re-balanced Hack ver. 2.0.9.2a" or whatever pointlessly autistic FF6 patch that has been going around the last 5 years
>7
PS1 original
>9
Original, or get the steam version but with the Moguri mod that irons out some things Square never fixed (like consistently allowing you to skip battle intros)
>12
Either the translated International Zodiac Job System ISO for PS2, or the official Zodiac Age version on Steam if you don't mind remastered visuals.

Avoid the Pixel Remasters of 1-6, they're scams. Remasters of 7-9 are dodgy at best, with 9 being the "best" but still needs to be modded. 10, besides being shit, has a fugly remaster made by chinks. 12 is a bit better, the newer visuals are a matter of taste, and the audio is still compressed to shit.

If you dont have 8 in your list your opinion is dogshit

Final Fantasy 8 is apparently a shitter filter for v/ anons
Weird didn't expect that but okay
Been replaying it recently and I love it

The worst I can say about it is that it has the worst overworld of the ps1 trilogy and a pretty empty world in general.

>>715356858 (OP)
Just replay 12.

>>715385619
the niche of people who would like 3 have already played 3. same for 2. neither are recommendations for "hey i want to play the most casual rpg series for the first time"

>>715356858 (OP)
10
ftt
ffsop
ffwof
12

>>715384085
>at that point might as well pirate Pixel Remasters
No because if you're pirating roms, you can just pirate the versions that the PRs leave out.

>>715361834
2 is fucking great but it definitely has the worst leveling system. Definitely one of the most ridiculous stories as well. Even more so if you play a version that has all the extra post game stuff.
5 I don't get the love for the class system is fine but its the only one that I legit struggled to get through because it was so boring.

FF6 really is the worst game and only gets the Nintendo Bonus because it was around and Not 7 in the 90s.

>>715365889
I mostly agree. I don't know if I'd go as far to say 2 is GOOD, but it's alright, and like you said it's a short game. No reason not to play it. Plus Firion is cool and Guy can talk to beavers, so that's pretty neat

>>715367395
why don't you go to forums in your own country?

>>715356858 (OP)
they're all kind of lame, really.

1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13
if you liked 1,3, 4 a lot play 2
if you liked xenoblade chronicles play 12
if you liked 10 play 10-2
if you liked 13 play 13-2 and lr
if you liked the entire franchise play 11, 14, 15, 16

>>715386146
The biggest issue with 2 is that the vast majority of the story was in a novelization of it thats great. But it never got translated.

>>715386215
Ourss got overtaken by English fags. If I could so simply return I would but it is not that simples.

>>715384414
I would sincerely recommend playing the original Final Fantasy VII first.
If, after beating it, you're hungry for more, then, and only then, would I suggest playing Remake and Rebirth.

>>715386694
oh damn, that's gay, the story to 2 was actually good. I'd like a more in depth telling.
Also, RIP Minwu
he died for our sins

>>715386696
>Ourss got overtaken by English fags
I find that hard to believe.
English people are not only in your native forums, but have overtaken them?
What language?

Every single final fantasy is worth playing except anything past 12. That's the cut off that killed the franchise. For the older games, the remakes/remasters are also better

>>715356858 (OP)
4 or 6 > 5 > 6 or 4 >>>>> 1 >> 3

>FF1
Play the NES version. If you are balking at this and thinking "cant i play a more modern version like the PSP or pixel remake" then you will not enjoy any version of FF1, because they are all the NES version with questionable balance changes and a thick coat of garish paint.

>FF2
You are not ready

>FF3
You might be ready if you enjoy FF5. All versions are fine.

>FF4
There are two good versions of this, the original japanese SuperFamicom version and the post-DS versions with 3D chibi models. The DS version has since been ported to many consoles, with varying quality. the JP SNES version was not even preserved when brought overseas, with the english SNES version and japanese re-release "easy type" removing and changing significant amounts of complexity from the combat system and promoting a mash X to win playstyle. Anyone saying something like "I dont think FF4 is that good and also I recommend the PSP version" has never actually played FF4.

>FF5
The best game in the series for raw gameplay. The GBA version has extra content, which is good content. Only the old PC version was bad.

>FF6
Best for story, FF6 and FF7 are very similar in terms of a blend of RPG gameplay and cutscenes and minigames all working together to promote the story and characters as the center focus. GBA has extra content but in this case its barely worth it. Original and pixel remaster are both fine options.

>>715384414
they only really work if you've already played 7
they take a complete game and split it up somewhat arbitrarily (as I understand it, Remake only takes place during the Midgar section of FF7 which is like the first 2 hours of the game) and the shit they adapt is usually worse than base FF7, but it's a different story so there's something there for superfans of 7

>>715384561
ff7 is boring to play

>>715384414
>Is FF7 remake and rebirth worth playing?
no just no.

>>715385935
add in CC

None of them if it's "Remaster" slop

>>715387602
>FF2
>You are not ready
that's what I thought when I played it, but it turned out I WAS ready.
It's not that bad, I was expecting worse

>>715356858 (OP)
1 to 3 are barely playable and completely uninteresting

>>715387602
>>FF2
>You are not ready
It cant be worse than DQ2 now that game was a slog and a half.

>>715386215
>Ourss got overtaken by English fags
Doesn't give an excuse for retards like yourself to overtake an English site with your broken ESL ass. Learn how the language works and you won't stopped being bullied.

is crisis core fun ?

>>715356858 (OP)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6

>>715388016
yes

>>715356858 (OP)
The one where you can be a blob or a robot that's the best one

how come no one ever talks about 3
is it because its bad or because only a dozen people played it

>>715384414
Absolutely. Rebirth is sovl

>>715384414
I'm really curious of the opinion from people that have played Rebirth and Remake without playing the original. I think having played the original really enhances the experience but I'm sure so many people have absorbed so much FF7 from pure osmosis over the years unless they're super young.

>>715388574
Because it's eclipsed by the three games after it. At the time though yeah, it was a big improvement from 1 and 2.

>>715356858 (OP)
All of them but specially 5 and 6

>>715388016
Yeah. Crisis Core is kino.

>>715376591
>MMO's being on the list at all is a farce

It's a shame people are so childish, you are really missing out on something special.

>>715388980
>lowest common denominator MMOslop
>special
LOL

>>715388980
This guy knows what's up. XI and XIV are legit the only mainline games worth a damn since XII.

>>715388574
The latter. It didn't get any official release outside of Japan until the 3D remake in 2007 and in fact the pixel remaster was the first time the game released worldwide in its 'original' form, which was in 2021.
Not a bad game at all, natural evolution of what 1 did gameplay-wise and where FF5 continues its job system from.

>>715389067
>he doesn't know

>>715387602
what minigames? I feel like ff6 was the start of the series that focused on a cinematic experience

>>715375980
Cool. I'll boot up a game with actual gameplay then, you double nigger.

>>715356927
Shit list. Ignore this completely

>>715379772
This Anon gets it.
Don't forget to mention to play IV 3D only after IV.

1 is novel but boring
2 sucks
3 sucks but its kind of like ff5
4 is like the template for the series and introduced a lot of mechanics to the series
5 is fucking MISERABLE to play but the job system is new and the story/setting is kind of interesting
6 has the best setting and a decent story and good gameplay variety but the pacing is horrible and you spend so much time in menus. at least 20% of the game is menuing.

Play 6 then 4 then dont play any of the others

>>715359564
the servers never closed lol
somehow square deems it necessary to keep the game running

>>715359564
Lots of people still play XI, anon. It's good.

>>715361834
ff2 is actually not a ff game at all, back then game sequels were all fucking wierd, like zelda 2 and mario lost levels, which is probably why sequels of ff2 were rebranded as "romancing saga" which were helmed by the same guy

>>715362364
tasteless zoomers plague these halls

>>715385552
Kill yourself sop sissy.

the first game is like 10 hours long you can knock it out in a day

>>715356858 (OP)
6 is the best,4 felt like a slog but its passable,5 has the job system and mc has a harem

>>715376354
FF adventure being 27th is fucking cringe

I thought dissidia 012 was just dissidia with more content

>>715356858 (OP)
1 is great but basic as you should imagine. Bare bones, spawned it all.

2 tried to shake it up too much. Going in with the knowledge that there's an intended path and it's possible to walk off it into areas that that will kill you, improves the game experience.

Never played actual 3.

4 through to 10 is the series peak. Every game, except maybe 8 is a classic but even 8 has an awesome soundtrack and the literal best minigame in the series in Triple Triad, which more than makes up for it's flaws.

Post 10 is a mess. 11 and 14 are period sensitive MMOs, If you weren't there at the time, zero point trying to play them.
12 has an awesome setting but gameplay is poor. 13 gameplay is okay but the setting is boring and you are stuck on rails for 90% of the game. 15 and 16 are worth a playthrough but are largely attempts at reinventing the wheel.

All spin off games, sequels and remakes not related to FF Tactics (both it and Tactics Advance are great) are trash and can safely be disregarded.

>>715393431
>it's possible to walk off it into areas that that will kill you
yeah no shit. 5 minutes into the game, you walk 10 steps to the left too much? Sorry bro, here's a lv.40 behemoth

>>715362218
for the love of god anon make sure you got the dlc

>>715391667
crisis core is a psp game with new paint anon

>>715393431
>all spin offs are trash
fuck you purist, Bravely Default 1 is good and no amount of autism will convince me otherwise

>>715359564
>how many hours to get through it?
I finished FF11 all expansions in 19 days playtime

>>715393524
I'm not saying it's good but there are people who bin the game and claim it's too hard. One can only assume they are repeatedly bashing their head against a brick wall that they aren't expected to get through.

>>715393901
456 hours?

>>715393524
It’s the game’s cute way of telling you you’re headed the wrong way. Only one I remember being similar to doing that was 12

>>715393612
While it may have started as a Final Fantasy game in it's concept phase, it's something completely different and the final product does not bear the Final Fantasy name. It's not included. Just as Chrono Trigger isn't included.

>>715393996
what's funny is if you take maybe an hour to power level evasion, you can legitimately fight the behemoth lol
FF2 is beyond easy if you know what you're doing

>>715394047
Yes. It does take a long time to be fair. Similarly, it takes about 200 hours just to cvatch up to FFXIV expansion DT

>>715393431
>All spin off games
>S (you have a hole in your heart that you dont even know about, it can be filled by these games)
4Heroes, Tactics, Tactics Advance, FFGaiden (sword of mana)
>A (these are good)
Chocobo Dungeon 1 and 2, My Life As A King, WoFF, 10-2, 13-2
>B (these are worth playing if you like them)
Type-0, Tactics A2, Stranger of Paradise, dissidia series, Mystic Quest, Lightning Returns

>>715394545
that's a lot for a monthly subscription game that is in maintenance mode
you can say the same about 14 but at least the free trial is generous

>>715356858 (OP)
The pixel remasters? I'd recommend experiencing what they did with 3 (over the DS made version)

But that's not to say 3 is a good one. It's outclassed by 5 which is a good game in itself.

You can't really go wrong with any of them but 1 & 2 have really good PSP versions.

>>715394569
>A (these are good)
>10-2

Opinion invalidated.

>>715393597
Yes SOP sold less than a PSP game. Yet you still have retards shilling it.

>>715394998
honestly I struggled putting 10-2 and 13-2 between top of B and bottom of A, but in the end I decided that as numbered sequels they will naturally filter people who didnt play the associated numbered title, and anyone who made it through 10/13 will have the patience required to derive fun from 10-2/13-2.

>>715394603
I think it depends on how new you are. I finished XI in 2 months (this was during Covid so I no-lifed it).

>>715356858 (OP)
4 5 6 and six are all great. The NES trilogy is mostly played for novelty.
Personally, I think the pixel remaster version of 3 is really good.

>>715394545
Not true just skip every cutscene

>>715391460
I like saga but ff2 is just terrible anon no need to beat around it, the development history is more entertaining than the game itself

>>715391667
>steam numbers
lmao why do steamsissies think steam is the center of the world

>>715395138
Played 10-2 at launch. Was excited for the continuation of the setting/story. Only for the game to shit all over it. You're genuinely better off just playing 10 and forgetting the sequel exists.