FINAL FANTASY 7 or 8 for PSP?

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#1 Reyzleon
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I wanna download either FF 7 or 8 for the PSP but im having trouble deciding which to choose and ive never played a FF game before. I hear Final Fantasy 7 is the best one of all time a lot but i think its very overrated and i hear the last fight with sephiroth is not even that exciting (Im also not a fan of really old graphics its a big turn off for me), I keep reading reviews about it but I cant tell if its just as good as it is but if anyone has a good point to make me try 7 first feel free. SECOND i wanna try Final Fantasy 8 because i think Squall is my favorite FF character and i think the game looks good and i hear it has a very good story, but so many people say the game really sucks on so many levels and that FF8 is really slow or that its probably the WORST final fantasy game of all time, but i think im more inclined to try it out first. to be honest i havent played a game like final fantasy yet so im kinda open to it, but i want the one i pick to take pretty long to beat and i want to really be attached to it. ( I know most people would just right out say pick FF7, but give me a good reason and if you do say FF7 say why i shouldnt pick FF8 and the other way around if you tell me to pick FF8) THank you
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#2 IWAOlympus
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I prefer VII, but you could really go either way.

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#3 Zanoh
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Final Fantasy 1, 4, 6, 7, and 9 are the best choices.

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#4 g0ddyX
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FF8 graphics are great.

Play both, but i recommend you playFF8.

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#5 Hazzard6X
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I don't know who told you FFVIII is bad but they are wrong. Dead Wrong. Personally I like FFVIII better. FFVII has better characters but FFVIII has a better storyline and summons in FFVIII are actually useful so the combat although very similar is a little better I think. Personally I dislike Cloud and Squall. Just a pair of pus*y emo teenagers if you ask me. Although FFVIII has duo protagonists (sorta) and the other guy is called Laguna who is actually really cool.

I would highely recommend getting both but I'd say get FFVIII first and if you liked it a lot get FFVII.

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#6 andalore
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It doesnt really matter, both games are awesome, don't rule out FF9 btw, that's also a great game.

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#7 Reyzleon
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I can only download one or the other at the moment, i only have enough space on my memory for 1, but i just need a better recommendation.... sounds like FF8 is better
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#8 IWAOlympus
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The main reason I prefer VII is the battle system. It's based more off materia, and the VIII battle system is based more off Summons and Junctions. It tends to make battles take too long, especially when you get later in the game and the summon animations get longer. If only they were skippable...

I love the card game, though.

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#9 anbu-black-ops
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Just get ff7, then play crisis core next.
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#10 Djmaster214
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Just get ff7, then play crisis core next.anbu-black-ops
actually crisis core is a prequel
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#11 Poncho_Hachacha
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I'd get ff7. Some of the gameplay elements in ff8 are really rough around the edges and might be a put off. For instance, in order to use magic you have to draw it from the enemies you fight in order to use. Which means you'll often find yourself stalling fights in order to draw magic from your enemies. Great game, but some funky mechanics. Ff7 on the other hand is great all around. ps I'll be kicking myself if I find out there's an easier way to draw magic.
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#12 Reyzleon
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Idk is FF7 really worth the 10 bucks compared to 8?
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#13 IWAOlympus
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Of course it is!!!!!!!!!

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#14 blacknight06
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I think VIII is better, but I haven't played VII , so.....:D

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#15 Barbie_Boy
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I like VII, I don't like VIII.
Guess what I recomend^^

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#16 xWoW_Rougex
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Right, I find it sad that FF9 isn't mentioned since it's the best one, it definitely has a lot more "fantasy" than for example FF7. In fact, FF7 is pretty mediocre compared to FF9 and FF8 in my opinion.

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#17 1uP_OnYou
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Cloud> Squall

FF7>FF8

... and that's just how it is.

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#18 topher78714
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Idk is FF7 really worth the 10 bucks compared to 8?Reyzleon
Honestly what I would do is go out and purcahse Crisis Core. Play that. it is an amazing game. Also by the time you are done u will be dying to see what happens in final fantasy 7. Yeah there will be a sharp contrast in graphics. But if you are looking for a great story and a game you will be sucked into, go with 7.
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#19 forgot_it
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Final Fantasy 7 has ugly character models a boring/dated battle system and filled with emo characters going on about things while some dude who has some incest issues.

Final Fantasy 8 has some better character models, a convoluted magic system (which is really abusable once you get the hang of it) and an emo romance story.

FF9 also has some nice character models, the character growth system from Tactics, and an overall cute but meh story.

All feature fantastic music.

Edit: I guess I should add that all 3 are enjoyable games and you'll get your moneys worth regardless of pick.

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#20 Mau-Justice
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I like 7 and 9. Not that 8 is bad, just not one of my favorites.
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#21 DJChuy
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Get IX instead. It's one of the best series.

Between VII and VIII, I would go with VII. I didn't enjoy the story for FF8, and the battle system was broken in many ways. The game forces you to use your GFs early on; all you have to do in battles is spam GFs, which made it easy and boring.

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#22 Zurrur
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Get FF 7 its masterpiece

Tryed replaying FF 8 last year got bored after playing it 100 hours and stopped

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#23 Beard_
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Get IX instead. It's one of the best series.

Between VII and VIII, I would go with VII. I didn't enjoy the story for FF8, and the battle system was broken in many ways. The game forces you to use your GFs early on; all you have to do in battles is spam GFs, which made it easy and boring.

DJChuy

FFVIII doesn't force you to use GFs at all. You can easily get through the game without ever using a GF if you draw/junction magic properly. This being said drawing magic is rather boring so problems exist no matter what you decide to do.

Overall I'd say that FFVIII would be the better choice. This is completely opinion based, but overall I enjoyed it much more than I did FFVII.

FFIX is also an excellent option, but by mid-late game every enemy type seems to have some type of highly irritating move, which can quickly lead to aggravation. In terms of character customization I find this one to be the best of the PSX games, as it doesn't really allow you to create a team of carbon-copy characters.

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#24 Pixel-Perfect
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Get 9.

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VIII has better graphics, but they're still psone graphics. FFVIII was the first FF game I ever played and it is one of my favorites, at some point I decided to play FFVII because of all the hype around it but I got bored with it
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#26 DJChuy
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[QUOTE="DJChuy"]

Get IX instead. It's one of the best series.

Between VII and VIII, I would go with VII. I didn't enjoy the story for FF8, and the battle system was broken in many ways. The game forces you to use your GFs early on; all you have to do in battles is spam GFs, which made it easy and boring.

Beard_

FFVIII doesn't force you to use GFs at all. You can easily get through the game without ever using a GF if you draw/junction magic properly. This being said drawing magic is rather boring so problems exist no matter what you decide to do.

Overall I'd say that FFVIII would be the better choice. This is completely opinion based, but overall I enjoyed it much more than I did FFVII.

FFIX is also an excellent option, but by mid-late game every enemy type seems to have some type of highly irritating move, which can quickly lead to aggravation. In terms of character customization I find this one to be the best of the PSX games, as it doesn't really allow you to create a team of carbon-copy characters.

Well force isn't the correct word, but you have to junction your GFs if you want to use items or magic during battles. Besides, they were overpowered, and there were no consequences for using the GFs.

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#27 riou7  Moderator
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Go with FFVII

P.S I'm not a fan of FFVIII :P