Final Fantasy Series

[mewtwolord]

umm umm i guess what was a good ff game

[Linkmaster]

I liked 4, 5, and 12. 1 and 2.... not so much.

[mewtwolord]

i got 2 kind of good im stuck

[Linkmaster]

Where are you stuck at? I might be able to help.

[mewtwolord]

the part where you have to destroy the dreadnought thingy where do i go

[Linkmaster]

You got me there. Try Gamefaqs. It should help. Sorry.

[mewtwolord]

gah i knew i should o bought FFx x core

[chrisbg99]

4 and 6 are the only ones I've managed to enjoy enough to get far. Whereas 7 and 8 almost killed any interest I had in the genre.

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

I've only played 7, and I didn't like it too much.

[mewtwolord]

finally got some progres wow the part i made it to haves lots of dying

[mewtwolord]

id have to say ff 7-8 are the worst i never played them but a lot o ppl say they suck and i only have ff 2 to see if FF was good yeah it good now when i go back to the game store im getting ff 1 and xx core.WOW longest post i posted!

[Master Link]

I own FF IV for ds. I'm in love with it!

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Heh, if anyone's been wondering where I've been this weekend, I was playing FF X, FF X-2, and FF XII, all of which are EXCELLENT games.

[Linkmaster]

I have almost beaten FF XII, and it is awsome.

[mewtwolord]

awww josef died [ff2 psp] and i finally got to the dreadnought no guide or anything pure mind

[Linkmaster]

How do you get away from the dreadnought after it flies away? I am stuck there.

[MajoraKing12]

I have one of them but I don't play it to much and I think it's kind of boring. But I was at my friends house one day and I played a different one, I liked that one better! Which one has the game thats underwater??

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Which one has the game thats underwater??

Are you talking about blitzball?

That would be FF X I think.

[mewtwolord]

How do you get away from the dreadnought after it flies away? I am stuck there.

well go back [backwords a cave hole]go to the right go in the room get the dreadnought pass go to teleporter go to the princess she'll give you orders to go to snow cave then go to josef then he'll join you then go back to the cave where you got Mythrill and on 1st floor go to the blue gem thing and josef leads the way you get the thingy then go to exit cave go to the snow part of the land and keep going till you get to the cave get the bell then you get through dungeon then when u bout to leave the cave borghen comes you kill him he bobby traps the place he says then say see you in hell and dies then a giant bolder comes you run and its about to hit you josef says dammit he holds the bolder you get away he dies then you go to kashuan and finds gordon he joins u then get torch then go to dreadnought its north of Fynn

[mewtwolord]

COME ON we NEED more FINAL FANTASY worshipers

[MajoraKing12]

Are you talking about blitzball?

That would be FF X I think.

Ya thats it! My friend was going crazy about that. He was yelling it right before he trew a ball, But it was funny!

[Twili123prince]

I liked Final Fantasy cc ring of fates, its one for the DS and its the only one I've actually played. Square Enix (company that makes most final fantasy games) should be coming out with a sequel to it soon I'm pretty happy about that, so over all I like the series, well that is the crystal chronicle games.

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Ya thats it! My friend was going crazy about that. He was yelling it right before he trew a ball, But it was funny!

Final Fantasy 10 is awesome.

I don't think I've had that much fun with a game since OoT.

[mewtwolord]

well looks like ima going to open my wallet for some new final fantasy gamee and is xx core good

[Kybyrian]

Final Fantasy is the best series in existence, Zelda falls back to a second. Simply amazing, moreso the earlier games like FF I, not FF II, that sucked, and FF III, IV, V, and so on so forth.

The series was just fantastic, especially if you don't care about the whole they don't even connect to each other thing.

[Matthew_79]

I have tried 1-9 myself (Exception of 3)

I have beaten 1, almost beaten 4 (grind at end sucks :() half way through 6 (lost save file :() and just out of midgar in 7(once again lost save file).

To all those hateing on 7, and 8... Why? 6, 7, or 8 are usually peoples fav. 6 for its epicness in 2d. 7 for bringing a big audience (because its easy compared to the rest) and 8 because it was inivative.

IMHO I am not interested in 11 (I like MMOs but was this nessesary?) and 12 beacuse I have never been interested in the Ivolice timeline.

I personally did not like 2, and I found 5 underated (lost save file there also, but for a compleatly diffrent reason then those other lost save files)


Anyone else excited about 13 comeing out Q4 09?

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

I have tried 1-9 myself (Exception of 3)

I have beaten 1, almost beaten 4 (grind at end sucks :() half way through 6 (lost save file :() and just out of midgar in 7(once again lost save file).

To all those hateing on 7, and 8... Why? 6, 7, or 8 are usually peoples fav. 6 for its epicness in 2d. 7 for bringing a big audience (because its easy compared to the rest) and 8 because it was inivative.

IMHO I am not interested in 11 (I like MMOs but was this nessesary?) and 12 beacuse I have never been interested in the Ivolice timeline.

I personally did not like 2, and I found 5 underated (lost save file there also, but for a compleatly diffrent reason then those other lost save files)


Anyone else excited about 13 comeing out Q4 09?

I didn't like XII's battle system either. I prefer X's or X2's style.

Yeah, I don't like XI. Final Fantasy doesn't work as an MMO in my opinion.

With the crumbs that have been released so far, XIII looks great. But I don't have a 360 or PS3, and it looks like those are the only systems it's going to be for.:(:(

[mewtwolord]

guess what ppl i downloaded vba and got some pkmn roms and final fantasy 1,2,4,5,and tatics

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

guess what ppl i downloaded vba and got some pkmn roms and final fantasy 1,2,4,5,and tatics

Are any of the early FF games any good?

[Matthew_79]

Ver-go-go-go
how can you say that o.O 6 Is veary well known, many call it the best FF out there. I just think its the best 2d FF. And the other FF games are great :)

Also FF 13 wont come out Q4 09 :( but april '10 (yes we have a release date finaly!). So 1 year wait now :cool:

Also why dont you guys go look at the FF retrospective on GT
http://www.gametrailers.com/retrospective.php

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Ver-go-go-go
how can you say that o.O 6 Is veary well known, many call it the best FF out there. I just think its the best 2d FF. And the other FF games are great :)

Also FF 13 wont come out Q4 09 :( but april '10 (yes we have a release date finaly!). So 1 year wait now :cool:

Also why dont you guys go look at the FF retrospective on GT
http://www.gametrailers.com/retrospective.php

To tell you the truth, I just "discovered" FF about a month ago.

I've only played X, X-2, and XII (and a tiny bit of VII) , so I've never played any of the older games.

2010!?>:(

[mewtwolord]

i ve been playing advance tattics and its weird this newboy at school joins a snowball fight they teach u to play it ens when you get hit with a snowball with a rock inside and u bleed this girl saves u from the bully this boy says you guys want to come over my brothed just got back from the hospital u say after i get this book you and the girl go they went upstairs in the boys brother room open the book read magic words and said if you were in a book what would you be in (or somethin like that)the girl says im alk about games like fighting u say i wish it was like final fantasy it gets late go home and wakes up in a final fantasy world

[Matthew_79]

yea mewtwo, Ivilice timeline gets kindove odd, probably the reason im not into it. It gets even worse with A2 and such. Although the war of the lions was good though.

If tactics advanced isnt your cup of tea, try on of the main titles for the snes or ps1. (final fantasy 4 (2 for the snes) is a pain, dont play it for your first ff)

FYI: Final fantasy 4 (2 for the snes) is the hardest final fantasy game while 7 for the ps1 is the easyest. The easyness of 7 is one of the biggest reasons why it brought everyone to it.

[Master Link]

I love my FF IV and it's my first FF game. My second will be FF III

[Matthew_79]

well then master link you are the exception

I gave up on ffIV halfway between the grind between lv 40 and lv 60 >:(
Its a great game but i would have prefered a MUCH easyer ending. Why would they make ou play 20 hours with stoy to get to lv 40 and then go tell you to grind to lv 60 w/o any story. Its just plain silly!

[El Bagu]

I´ve only played one game and it was irriating, annoying etc. Did not make me wanna spend more cash on the series!

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

I´ve only played one game and it was irriating, annoying etc. Did not make me wanna spend more cash on the series!

Do you know which game it is?

[El Bagu]

Yeah now I know. Found the cartrige. It is Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (for the GBA)

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Yeah now I know. Found the cartrige. It is Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (for the GBA)

You should try one of the PS or PS2 games. They're much better IMHO.

[mewtwolord]

awwww i begining to hate finall fantasy 2 its getting stupid hard and all these tough enemies and keep getting posioned

[Matthew_79]

Yeah now I know. Found the cartrige. It is Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (for the GBA)

That isnt a main Final fantasy game. that is a TBS so, try one of the others, like 6 for the GBA.

[mewtwolord]

OH MY FRAKING GOD this final fantasyII (PSP)is so frakin hard

[El Bagu]

That isnt a main Final fantasy game. that is a TBS so, try one of the others, like 6 for the GBA.

I will try it it. If I can get a copy of the game! But are you sure it is better than Tactics Advance? I hope so!

[El Bagu]

You should try one of the PS or PS2 games. They're much better IMHO.

Sorry I almost missed you :(
Thank you for the advice. Unfortunately I do not own any of the consoles you mention! But if I get one I will surely try the games out.

(Sorry for the doubleposting but I do not know how to edit a post when you want to add a quote.)

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Sorry I almost missed you :(
Thank you for the advice. Unfortunately I do not own any of the consoles you mention! But if I get one I will surely try the games out.

(Sorry for the doubleposting but I do not know how to edit a post when you want to add a quote.)

That's too bad. FFX and FFX-2 are amazing games.

[El Bagu]

I made a statement that I might regret. I do that too often. I said I did not like Final Fantasy. I made this statement too early. I still haven´t played more Final Fantasy games then the spin off I own, Tactics Advance that is. I did not play it for awhile but started to play it again a couple of days ago. When you get into it it´s quite amusing and the time just flies, an indication that it is a good game. When/if I finish it I guess I will get Final Fantasy 4 or 6 (or both) for my GBA.

[mewtwolord]

Wow this group is still alive?I'm so freaking mad I was downloading music to my Psp and I turned it off for a while few hours later went to play Final Fantasy II and my memory card got corrupted and now it doen't work what a peace off bull!@#$

[Kybyrian]

Somebody mentioned just a little earlier in posts that the PS2 ones are better in their opinion, and I strongly disagree. I think it was a lot better whenever Square was working with Nintendo to make the earlier Final fantasy games.

[Matthew_79]

I made a statement that I might regret. I do that too often. I said I did not like Final Fantasy. I made this statement too early. I still haven´t played more Final Fantasy games then the spin off I own, Tactics Advance that is. I did not play it for awhile but started to play it again a couple of days ago. When you get into it it´s quite amusing and the time just flies, an indication that it is a good game. When/if I finish it I guess I will get Final Fantasy 4 or 6 (or both) for my GBA.

Tactics isnt a spinoff per-say. It part of the huge Ivalise timeline, (FFXII) and isnt really an rpg like the rest.

I have almost beaten 4 now :) but the end is just rediculis, Bahemeths are the freeken weekest thing in the core! whos idea was that! I can only go to floor 3 with out getting my *** serverd to me by 2 death masks (1 is hard enough!).



Somebody mentioned just a little earlier in posts that the PS2 ones are better in their opinion, and I strongly disagree. I think it was a lot better whenever Square was working with Nintendo to make the earlier Final fantasy games.

I would agree with you to a point. PS2 was not exactly the golden era for FF. X with its semi poor voice acting X-2 having what some call to much jap culture (idk...its a complaint I hear alot) and XI being an MMO on all systems and XII being Ivalice, and new fighting style that i dont care for...

PS1 and Snes = best FF experince

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Somebody mentioned just a little earlier in posts that the PS2 ones are better in their opinion, and I strongly disagree. I think it was a lot better whenever Square was working with Nintendo to make the earlier Final fantasy games.

I believe I was the one that said that. I'm the complete opposite. I don't like the early Final Fantasy games at all, but I've loved the PS and PS2 games. Maybe I'm just weird that way.:P

[Amelie]

I remember I played FF 6 and 7 on Playstation years ago. I dont really like the series much. I mean.. I have been trying to play 12 of PS2 but its so hard for me to remember everything and stuff like that. I like RPG games... but I guess I kind of find FF boring. Maybe there is something wrong with me >>

[Skull_Kid]

I don't like every game in the series... It is a good series but I only like FF VII,VII CC, VIII and X... I also like the first FF Tactics Advance.

My favorite characters must be Sephiroth, Lulu, Riku and Tifa

[loki212]

As someone who owns every Final Fantasy game to date I'll give you a good insight on them.

FF1 is good best ver to get is the psp one....mmmm widescreen.

FF2 is bad...really bad.... dont bother.

FF3 super easy and can be easily abused with the Onion Knights.

FF4 my personal fav...every good but the ds and ps1 vers are the hard version while the snes and gba ones were the easy versons...so get which ever you want...also the hard vers are very hard.

FF5 is great and the job system is really cool

FF6 is probly the best one so play it.

FF7 very good but gets meh when you get to good at it.

FF8 better than 7. Squall > Cloud......"whaterever"

FF9...i didnt care for it some people like it, I didnt...to much grinAN.

FF10...oh god bad VA is BAD..but very good game....HAHAHAHA HAHAHHA

FF11 its an MMO what can u say...water looks great though...

FF12 good but very long... easily 50+ hours

FF T/ WTL or Tactics:War of the Lion....one of the best games ever

and then there was a game called Final Fantasy Mystic Quest... It was the first FF i ever played and remains as one of my favorite games....

So for the most part they are all worth a play... IF u dont have money u can always use google to find 'em......

[Master Link]

Yeah I just got Final Fantasy Tactics Advance today. I have yet to start paying it though. Any things that I should be aware of in this game?

[loki212]

the bad ending and becareful when in Jagd because if ur people die they are gone for good like in fire emblem.

[Gravity]

I made a statement that I might regret. I do that too often. I said I did not like Final Fantasy. I made this statement too early. I still haven´t played more Final Fantasy games then the spin off I own, Tactics Advance that is. I did not play it for awhile but started to play it again a couple of days ago. When you get into it it´s quite amusing and the time just flies, an indication that it is a good game. When/if I finish it I guess I will get Final Fantasy 4 or 6 (or both) for my GBA.

I highly suggest you follow through with that last statement. Final Fantasy IV is EPIC, and VI is also awesome. However if you're looking for just the sheer dynamics of the best job system ever, don't skip out on Final Fantasy V for the GBA. Good God, you can be or do anything in that game, or any combination of "anything". Highly recommended.

[Seinfeld]

My biggest issue with these games is the lack of a core group of characters that remained throughout the entire series, which makes it hard to get into it. The gameplay is fine enough, but I have a hard time looking past the character's thing.

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

My biggest issue with these games is the lack of core group of characters that remained throughout the entire series, which makes it hard to get into it. The gameplay is fine enough, but I have a hard time looking past the character's thing.

I think that's why I loved X-2 so much. It finally had characters that I knew and cared about, which made the game much more enjoyable. And the fact that the perfect ending was an excellent way to end the Tidus/Yuna story.:D

[Kybyrian]

I remember I played FF 6 and 7 on Playstation years ago. I dont really like the series much. I mean.. I have been trying to play 12 of PS2 but its so hard for me to remember everything and stuff like that. I like RPG games... but I guess I kind of find FF boring. Maybe there is something wrong with me >>

I think VI and VII were pretty good ones, but everybody has the right to be different. You should maybe pick up some of the earlier ones if you ever feel like it, see if you can get into them. I get mixed up with the Final Fantasy games a lot, just a tendency since they're so long and in depth games, some of them take a LOT of patience as well.

It's also harder to get into a Final Fantasy game if you don't like games that don't tend to link together, more specifically the early ones, since some of the others start to maybe link, X and X-2 of course. If you're like me and don't mind how they don't tend to link to each other in any way then it's easier to get into the game after you play one Final Fantasy and then switch to another.

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

It's also harder to get into a Final Fantasy game if you don't like games that don't tend to link together, more specifically the early ones, since some of the others start to maybe link, X and X-2 of course. If you're like me and don't mind how they don't tend to link to each other in any way then it's easier to get into the game after you play one Final Fantasy and then switch to another.

Wasn't there some kind of connection between VII and X? I remember there being a secret sphere in X-2 that had something to do with VII....

[Master Link]

Did anyone play Dirge of Cerberus?

It was a shooter based off a character from FF VII named Vincent Valentine if you didn't know.

I played it at a friends house and thought it was a really cool game. What are your opinions on it?

[Kybyrian]

Wasn't there some kind of connection between VII and X? I remember there being a secret sphere in X-2 that had something to do with VII....

When you say sphere I assume you mean dress spheres, which I have all of in the game, and what did it have to do with VII? The dress spheres basically serve as a class changer like in a few other Final Fantasy games.

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

When you say sphere I assume you mean dress spheres, which I have all of in the game, and what did it have to do with VII? The dress spheres basically serve as a class changer like in a few other Final Fantasy games.

No, I meant the sphere you can find such as the Crimson Sphere 3 that has a recording on it. If I remember correctly "Gippal's Sphere" had something to do with VII.

[loki212]

No, I meant the sphere you can find such as the Crimson Sphere 3 that has a recording on it. If I remember correctly "Gippal's Sphere" had something to do with VII.

No you are mistaken... there is no such connection. There are referances to each game in each game..... It's probloy that... just a referance not a connection.... 7 has enough bad squels...

To Master Link
Game was easy mode but rather fun...tried playing it again tho and well turned it off about 2 mins in.

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

No you are mistaken... there is no such connection. There are referances to each game in each game..... It's probloy that... just a referance not a connection.... 7 has enough bad squels...

My mistake. It had a scene where Auron and Gippal met in the middle of X. I thought I read a walk through on Gamefaqs that said it had something to do with VII, but I guess he was wrong.

[loki212]

its alright...half of X's soundtrack is a rearranged version of VII's so I can see why people would think they games are connected.

[Master Link]

Ok with GDC 09 Nintendo has some new Final Fantasy news!
http://www.gametrailers.com/viewnews.php?id=588

WiiWare will be getting 2 new titles. FF IV: The After Years, and a new Crystal Chronicles.

And then Square is releasing the original Final Fantasies from the SNES on the Virtual console. Finally!

[Kybyrian]

FF IV: The After Years. Well that sounds sort of interesting. FF IV was the one with Cecil in it if I'm not mistaken. That was probably my favorite one.

Also, I missed the post at the top of the page about Dirge of Cerberus. I did play it, and I thought it was a pretty darn good game. It was easy to play, and not too easy, not too hard, and I loved playing it.

[Master Link]

It didn't get very good reviews. So my friend was very wary about it when I told him to buy it. He beat it in 2 days with my help. I think the reasons why the Final Fantasy games are so great is because of their storylines.

[loki212]

[QUOTE=Kybyrian;46906]FF IV: The After Years. Well that sounds sort of interesting. FF IV was the one with Cecil in it if I'm not mistaken. That was probably my favorite one.[/qoute]

Actually the after years is a cell phone based game. Weird I thought that we'd never to be able to play as Cecil and Rosa's kid sweet.


also bumping old thread.

[KrazyKyuubi]

I've never heard of this game before, and everyone wants me to play it. How many are there for the DS, and which one do you like the best? People said there are like, fifteen different versions of this game, so i figure it would be something good if it went on that long...

Uh, so basically, which DS one do you think i should try?

[fredthehylian]

The only Final Fantasy game I have ever played is the one on NES. It was pretty hard, but eventually, I started crying and wussed ou-- I mean got used to it. The only things I loathe are HP, magic, and money. The HP easily drains because almost instantly, enemies become twice as strong because of a new form it takes. When leveling up, you don't learn magic. Instead, you buy the spells at a Mage shop in each town. The money is hard to earn. You get all the money you need by fighting. Some of your people die. You go to the clinic and spend money to revive them and recollect the money. It repeats.

But the Final Fantasy games everyone most likely wants you to play are on Playstation. Not DS. If you want a DS Final Fantasy game, the only one I know of is FFIII.

[OoT boy11]

dude buy Final Fantasy tactics advance it is for gba but it has a sweet storyline.

[Faedeur]

1-6 were among my faves, especially Mystic Quest. Cruddy dialogue and eh story, but so much fun.

[linkman8]

Well for the DS you've got:
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Ring of Fates
(Plus the new Crystal Chronicles)
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings

However, those are just the ones for DS, there are many others, and since all of them have their peculiarities, you'll just have to find one you like. Like for PS2 there's Final Fantasy XII, which apparently a lot of people liked... PS1 had FFVII and FFVIII, which people liked... it all depends.

[Seethe]

I would buy III and IV. They are classics and won't throw you away from what the series is actually like. Tactics is a Strategy RPG and the gameplay might turn you away from the series. It definitely put a bad taste in my mouth. As for the others - I have yet to play them.

[Skull_Kid]

Well...

If you have a DS lite or phat, then forget about the DS ones and buy FFVI Advance, the best FF EVER

[OoT boy11]

Sorry I forgot before you play FFTa2 play FFTA for gba cu'z you will find a main charicter from the gba game.

[Triforce_16]

I just finished playing Final Fantasy X & i've got to say, it's very impressive. Diverse characters, a rich & multi-layered story, fantastic music & a brilliant ending. That ending cracks me up into tears every time i see it, it's that brilliant.

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

I just finished playing Final Fantasy X & i've got to say, it's very impressive. Diverse characters, a rich & multi-layered story, fantastic music & a brilliant ending. That ending cracks me up into tears every time i see it, it's that brilliant.

I'm in full agreement with this, and the reasons you named are probably the reason that X remains my favorite of the Final Fantasies I've played. Everyone worships VII as a god, but I didn't find it nearly as emotional as X to be honest, and that's a major reason why I loved X so much. That and you actually cared about the characters at the end, a trait that XII was missing because it had no real main character. I'm glad to see that someone else admits that they nearly cried at the end, because I've been a bit embarrassed to admit it in the past. Great story never really seems to be missing in every Final Fantasy title as of late; it just seems to be a staple now that every FF must have a deep complicated story, which I don't mind at all.

[Sage of Wind]

I just finished playing Final Fantasy X & i've got to say, it's very impressive. Diverse characters, a rich & multi-layered story, fantastic music & a brilliant ending. That ending cracks me up into tears every time i see it, it's that brilliant.

Out of all the FF games I've played I thought 10 was the worst :lol:
My favourite FF game (actually my favourite game of all time) is Final Fantasy 9 for the same reasons you liked 10 :lol: anyone who plays Final Fantasy 9 and doesn't cry at the end is obviously some kind of heartless monster

[Mii85]

Final Fantasy series is quiet good actually. Personal favorite has to be Final Fantasy VI for the Super Nintendo, which was darned good with amazing villain, gorgeous soundtrack, marvelous cast of characters and fantastic storyline. It's just super.. And Kefka kicks Sephiroth's butt every day of the week. :nod: You can also buy FFVI for Game Boy Advance by the way.

[lonely_moon]

Damn, I wish I could play FFX, but I don't have a PS2 or backwards-compatible PS3. :kawaii:

The only FF game I've played so far is VII, and I think it's a bit overhyped but largely lives up to its praise. The story is engrossing, the characters are interesting and the gameplay had the strategy elements of an RPG, whilst still having a reasonable pace. Pokemon is also an RPG, but I found its battle system way too slow and tedious - FFVII had the same level of strategy, if not more, but required you to stay on your toes. What I do have to criticize, though, is the iffy translation making the story hard to understand at times ("This guy are sick", anyone?) and the fact that it's so easy to skip past useful items (although that's a problem in virtually every RPG). Also the fact that what has been termed "the saddest scene in a video game ever"...wasn't really that upsetting, although I guess that's because it was such a major plot twist back in the day that now EVERYONE knows about it beforehand.

I am so looking forward to FFXIII when it comes out. :D

[Matthew_79]

I could have sworn that there is already a Final Fantasy thread here, cause i spent a lot of time there.

My personal Favorite FF is VIII, but i can criticize it because that game, while it may have the best story, was not exactly user friendly.

If you have a DS light or the original DS, Get VI or really any of them, you cant go wrong (buy something from the main series and not a spin off, they are for the most part mixed bags). V may be a week FF but its still an awesome game. IV is the hardest one in the FF in most peoples opinions, but if your up for the challenge, VI was just awesome, the best 2d RPG known to man.

[Din Akera]

So, I know nothing about this series. And i mean nothing other than people seem to really like it. But I would like to know about the story, characters, plot, etc.

Could someone please enlighten me :)

[Meego]

Hi, well I got given loads of PS1 Final Fantasy games but I haven't played them. But on the box, it looks like kind of like Zelda really, apparently they are really good, but the PS1 games are too old to play now...:(

[Master Kokiri 9]

Well let's get down to it then. I'm kinda new to Final Fantasy myself but I know enough about it.

First of all the story. The story revolves around four crystals of Wind, Fire, Water, and Earth. These crystals basically keep the balance between Light and Darkness and if the balace is broken they'll call upon four people to become warriors. Sometimes they're the Warriors of the Light and sometimes they're the Warriors of the Darkness. It depends on which becomes more powerful If darkness becomes more powerful, they'll be the Warriors of the Light and vice versa. That's about all there is to the basic plot of it to my knowledge.

The characters switch from game to game like they do in Zelda (kinda they have different names and aren't related to each other). In Final Fantasy I you can name all four warriors from the beginning and choose their jobs and that's about it (at least for the NES/Famicom version).

In Final Fantasy II you have four youths (whom are obviously the crystals' chosen warriors) who's parents were killed in a war during an army envasion by the empire of Palamecia. However the fourth youth separated from the other three and took the place of the emporer of Palamecia and is preparing to attack the rebellion staged by the other three.

And for the sake of not making this post uber long, I'm not going to list every character from every game and their backstories.

The gameplay is fantastic. It is a turnbased RPG with random encounters (meaning you walk around and all of a sudden the screen will turn to the battle screen) and I-IV just follow the classic style of "choose your action" while from V on, ones have monsters attack you while you are making decisions meaning you have to make good decisions fast. From III on there is a job system in which instead of being stuck to one job for the entire game, you can switch them at will at almost any time and more jobs are unlocked as you restore more crystals and from then on, this has been the case.

All in all, they're fantastic games and I highly recommend them all, although be aware that there's some confusion in the series. Let me explain.

Final Fantasy games always come out in Japan first. When they got Final Fantasy for the Famicom we got Final Fantasy for the NES. When they got Final Fantasy II we got nothing. Again, when they got Final Fantasy III we got jack squat. When they got Final Fantasy IV we got it as Final Fantasy II. They got V while we got nothing. They got VI while we got it as III for the SNES. Then they got VII and we got VII as VII. From then on there were no more confusion. Japan gets VIII we get it as VIII etc. Here is how the confused ones are available in English. (btw, thanks to Wikipedia for providing the info below)

Final Fantasy I is available in English on the PSP as Final Fantasy Anniversary Addition, the PS as Final Fantasy Origins, and the GBA as Final Fantasy I&II: Dawn of Souls.

Final Fantasy II is available in English on the PSP as Final Fantasy II Anniversary Addition, the PS as Final Fantasy Origins, and the GBA as Final Fantasy I&II: Dawn of Souls.

Final Fantasy III is only available in English for the DS as Final Fantasy III.

Final Fantasy IV is available in English for the GBA as Final Fantasy IV Advance, the SNES as Final Fantasy II, the PS as Final Fantasy IV (I think), the DS as Final Fantasy IV, the PS as Final Fantasy Chronicles, and the PS Final Fantasy Anthology (NA Version).

Final Fantasy V is available in English for the GBA as Final Fantasy V Advance, the PS as Final Fantasy V, and the PS as Final Fantasy Anthology (Euro and NA Versions).

And Final Fantasy VI is available in English for the SNES as Final Fantasy III, the PS as Final Fantasy VI (I think), the GBA as Final Fantasy VI Advance, and the PS as Final Fantasy Anthology (Euro Version).

I hope you found this useful. If you need additional info about the FF series click here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Final_Fantasy_media#Compilations_and_colle ctions).

[athenian200]

Final Fantasy is a Japanese RPG series made by Squaresoft (now known as Square-Enix).

That doesn't help, does it? ;)

The best way to describe it is that it usually involves gathering a party of characters in some fashion. Some of whom will be attack magic users, others who will be healing magic users, and still others who will be warriors of some kind. You advance these characters through the game by upgrading equipment and gaining experience levels by fighting monsters. Unlike in Zelda, non-boss encounters are usually random. Battles are turn-based rather than real-time. There's usually a major problem threatening the world that you have to gain power in order to confront, usually involving the elemental crystals (probably the closest thing in FF to the Triforce). Oh, and also unlike in Zelda, you can never have too much gold. There's always new equipment, spells, and recovery items to buy.

[Din Akera]

Wow! thanks guys that sounds great! I definitely understand better.
So, do I have to get a playstation to play them? Or can I get them on the virtual portion of the wii?

[Master Kokiri 9]

Wow! thanks guys that sounds great! I definitely understand better.
So, do I have to get a playstation to play them? Or can I get them on the virtual portion of the wii?

Well, the only one that's available for the Wii VC is Final Fantasy I I think. And a good portion of them are for the Playstations.

[athenian200]

Wow! thanks guys that sounds great! I definitely understand better.
So, do I have to get a playstation to play them? Or can I get them on the virtual portion of the wii?

The Virtual Console on the Wii would allow you to play the original NES Final Fantasy, as well as the original SNES Final Fantasy "2" (which is really 4).

So, you don't necessarily have to get a Playstation to play them, but a Gameboy Advance or Nintendo DS that still has the slot would allow you to play several of them.

Final Fantasy 1 & 2 are available as a package for the GBA.
Final Fantasy 3 and 4 have been remade separately as DS games.
Final Fantasy 5 and 6 were released as GBA games.

Any Final Fantasy made after 6 WILL require a Playstation of some kind, though. I was so mad at Square for going over to Sony that I didn't play Final Fantasy 7 until 10 years after it came out.

I didn't play the Playstation games until Square games started appearing on Nintendo systems again, so I did hold out until Square was no longer "the enemy," even if I didn't keep my original vow never to play Final Fantasy 7 unless it was released on a Nintendo system. I'm still very loyal, but I'm no longer irrationally loyal to the point of refusing to touch a competitor's product or break friendships with people who choose to own them.

The hardest compromise for me to make has been continuing to use Windows despite the existence of the Xbox and Xbox 360. A part of me is still bothered by having to do it. >.<

[jugglaj91]

Well usually the characters and plot vary game to game. I was only ever into the Final Fantasy Tactics games, first FF Tactics advance, then Tactics A2 for DS, and War of the Lions for PSP. I have gotten into FFXIII as of recently and I say it is a very good game, mainly the battle system is intense, even if it seems a little linear for about 12 hours into it.

[GhostlyVincent]

Well basically the final fantasy series are a series of games which all have different stories but a similar theme. Usually they have a giant monster that you have to defeat like in Final Fantasy X they have Sin which you have to defeat. The story lines are very deep so the games are very long because of it. They usually have a battle system where you have to use skills to gain the upper hand but sometimes they come out with different styles. For example they came out with Dierge of Cerberus for the PS2 which was a shooter. But something I have noticed is that in almost every single game they have a character named Cid my guess is just something they want to try and relate the other stories.

[Phantom Zelda]

Alright so I'm just starting to get into the Final fantasy series and I was just wondering which one to get next. I have FF II (or IV in Japan) and I have a Wii, GBA, DS, PS2, and Xbox 360. Also just mentioning this but I have a fairly limited supply of money so I cant get a brand new game. Thanks :)

[fredthehylian]

Depends on which Final Fantasy you want to get into. If you want to get into the newer Final Fantasies, play a bit of Kingdom Hearts first, and once you've got the hang of that, any Final Fantasy that is newer than 7 should be relatively familiar. If we're talking about 3 [japanese 6] or older, I'd recommend you play some Dragon Warrior orPhantasy Star. Get into the habbit of grinding thoroughly (also find out what it is if you don't), exploring, and strategically setting up battles, teams, and grinding sessions.
The first two American Final Fantasies are out on the Wii Virtual Console, on the NES section I believe, 500 points ($5) each.
Also, the Final Fantasies are HARD. You've gotta get used to getting knocked down again and again. So I suggest you have patience, because you will be quite frustrated at a lot of points.

[Master Kokiri 9]

Well, firstly, I recommend you get yourself the Advance Version of FFV and find the DS remake of FFIII (the REAL FFIII: not the one with Terra and Celes and Gestahl all those other guys) to start off.

Also, if you want the first two games, get Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls for the GBA (it's a collection of the first two FF games from Japan and currently the only legal way to play the real FFII). I have no advice on them since I haven't played them yet, but if you ever need help just look up HCBailly on YouTube: heck, for any help you'd ever need in a FF game from I-IX, just go to HCBailly.

And if you want to get into FFVI (the one with Locke, Strago, and Kefka) I recommend you pick up the SNES version along with an SNES or wait until the 3DS version is released. SNES version has cruddiest translation and the most bugs, sure, but it's better than the loading time of the Anthology version and the screwed up music of the GBA version (although FFVI is probably coming to the 3DS so you may want to wait for that) and it's actually kind of endearing once you get used to it.

FFV Advance I recommend you get into the habit of grinding regularly or setting up battles strategically (like having Bartz be on Samurai until he learns Iainuki/Slash and then put him on the Ranger in the back rown with the Herme's Sandles and have him slash everything to death).

And don't judge a Job by it's face value either: Jobs like the Chemist and Blue Mage are extremely useful if you know how to use them (ESPECIALLY the Chemist: Maiden's Kiss + Turtle Shell = Massive Damage and some delicious HP recovery). If you ever get stuck or need help with something, look up HCBailly on YouTube (he covered FFV EXTREMELY well [but be warned, there's some mature humor and swearing in some of his videos] and completely annhilated the game more or less).

As for FFIII, all you really have to do is set one physical tank for most of the game (the Knight works extremely well for this and the Warrior earlier on works too), two Mages (preferrably of the White/Black or Devout/Magus variety [Devout is a more powerful version of the White Mage and Magus is the more powerful version of the Black Mage]) and one physical house (the Monk and later the Black Belt work very well for that, but make sure to keep them barefisted for most of the game since they fight better without weapons around the time they reach level 10).

And don't worry about having your Warrior/Knight double wield swords: the boost from Shields is negligable and the nearly doubled (most of the time) attack power more than makes up for it.

Also, make sure to put guys like your Mages in the Back Row (they take less physical damage that way and their Magic isn't affected, and trust me, with how cruddy their Defense can be, they need all the help they can get) but take care to keep your physical attackers in the front row (they take more physical damage that way, but with how good their Defense is they can handle it and they also deal more physical damage that way than in the back row). Again, if you ever need any more help than that, look up HCBailly on YouTube.


Then, you could buy FFVI (III in the US) either for virtual console or GBA. It is a SNES game, and it is also considered to be one of the best FFs.

FFVI isn't available on the VC if I recall correctly. But yeah, he should definately go for FFVI eventually (SNES version is best, but any version is good).

[Aultimaespada]

Well, I give the following sugestions if you are new to RPGs, if you're already familiarized with them, see the suggestions in the end.

It might get a while for you to get used to RPGs, and FF can be really challenging. That's why I recomend you to start with the PS1 ones, because in my opinion they are the easiest ones and are still really good! FFVII is a terrific call! Most people consider it the best FF ever.

After that you could play FFX. I don't think its plot is one of the best, but the gameplay is really good, and It will make you be more familiarized with this kind of game.

Then, you could buy FFVI (III in the US) either for virtual console or GBA. It is a SNES game, so it may be harder that the previous ones. It is also considered to be one of the best FFs.

There is FFXIII for the Xbox, but I wouldn't recommend you getting right away, because even though I just LOVED it, it is a kind of polemic game in terms of gameplay, and because of that I think you should play the more tradicional ones first. Besides that, it might be too hard for a beginer.

I don't think you should play any NES FFs. They are too hard for a beginer. Get some experience first.

But if you're familiarized with RPGs, I would recomend: VI, VII, IX (if you like the more tradicional, medieval FFs), X, and after you have played some of that ones, play XIII.
People say VIII and XII are good, but I have never played them, so I don't know.

[Phantom Zelda]

Thanks for all the help :D I done some research and I think next on my list will be V. It seems like an interesnting system so I might go for that. Also all of the 3d ones seem good from what i hear. Does anyone know where I could find VII cheapish?

[J Oh]

Well Well lets see.

For all the systems that you have I would say that you can play the best games of the series. Like Aultimaespada said, I would start with the PS1 games. They are very cheap by now and probably some of the best to get you interested in the series. Just don't forget to get a PS1 memory card! One thing you have to remember is that each FF as a certain aspect of game play and battle to it, but the basic core of the gaming almost always remains the same. Say for the more recent ones which I hated but that is another story. (Don't let me down FFvsXIII!) In my opinion FFVII has the most simple combat system of the PS1 games, Materia. Though there are some complex patterns you can make with them, you can still play with little experience and beat the game. After that I would say either FFVI (GBA or VC I think) or FFIX. Both are great games and both have great story. FFX is quite simple as well. Any of those 4 should get you enough into the game. If it turns out that turn based RPG is not for you, I might suggest action RPGs. Now this is nothing like the Final Fantasy series but its made by the Square Enix as well. Kingdom Hearts, great games, great story. All cheap, and they span from PS2, GBA, DS, and PSP.

[Kylehorrible]

My personal favorite of the FF games is X. Its well written with a main character thats not the silent tough guy for once. It actually has a love interest that makes sense and is well developed. The only problem with the game is that its a little slow, but its combat is very much perfected and the story is captivating.

[Phantom Zelda]

Hi guys, well I've almost beaten FF4 :D and it is soooo awesome!!!! I'm leveling up before I hit the Lunar Underground and the final boss and once I beat it I'm looking inton FF5 or maybe Golden Sun. What do you guys think? I'm open to suggestions for and FF game too. :)