I have never played a final fantasy game and was looking to start. I dont know how this happened I just never got around to playing any of them. Would it be bad if i started at final fantasy x being its the first one on the ps2 or will i miss out on alot of the story. I decided to play these because my friend showed me a trailer of final fantasy x3 on you tube and I thought it was the greatest thing in the world. Im an xbox owner but will gladly get a ps3 just to play these games. Help?
if you are new then you may want to go with t he most recent, ff12 which i think is a cracking good game. then play ff7 which is the holy grail of rpg's
[QUOTE="VampiraJen"]then play ff7 which is the holy grail of rpg'sDeyee
False.
How can you say that? No matter how bad the graphics are on FFVII, it will always be the best game in Final Fantasy. It had everything a game needed! Persons, story, environment etc .. That game is perfect!
But since many people would call that game bad now because of the graphics, I would encourage you to play FFX or FFXII. Both those games are superb. They follow the heritage of Final Fantasy. They give you an excellent gaming experience.
yeah, each has a different story, so it doesn't matter where you begin. personally, i enjoy ff8 and ff12 more than all other 'recent' (meaning since they became 3d with ff7) final fantasies. final fantasy tactics is one of my favorite games ever, and they're making a tactics game for the psp, so if you have one you might want to pick it up.
yeah start with X, and then if you like go back with the psx ones (maybe ff12 too), and then if you really become another crazy fffan (like me) go back to the nes and snes titles (the greatest but sometimes its hard to go back to 2D games)
I like FF9 very much, you have 4 characters the leveling system is simple and lets you some liberty in choosing the skills/powers, the cinematics are incredible and heartfelt byt of course it's a PS1 game ... ; FF10 has some good points but the levelling system is the worst ever, but if you have a guide it can be good (I totally screwed Khimari and Rikku)
I like FF9 very much, you have 4 characters the leveling system is simple and lets you some liberty in choosing the skills/powers, the cinematics are incredible and heartfelt byt of course it's a PS1 game ... ; FF10 has some good points but the levelling system is the worst ever, but if you have a guide it can be good (I totally screwed Khimari and Rikku)TheTenth10
u cheater using a strategy guide just to go thru the game and spending ur money on a worthless book that tells u what to find...... u r not a gamer... ur a NOOB!!
How can you say that? No matter how bad the graphics are on FFVII, it will always be the best game in Final Fantasy. Xenphon
Easily, Most people, not saying all, but MOST that say that FF VII is the holy grail....started playing FF with FF VII as their first, like my wife. She thinks it's the greatest.
I started with FF, that's Final Fantasy...as in the first one. And FF VI is LEAGUES ahead of VII.
Final Fantasy X is probably the best place to start.
If you really want to start off right you should check out FF VI or VII, which are disputed as the best of the series, but many people consider X up there as well. I found X boring compared to the earlier entries in the series, but it's a good game to introduce you to Final Fantasy.
[QUOTE="TheTenth10"]I like FF9 very much, you have 4 characters the leveling system is simple and lets you some liberty in choosing the skills/powers, the cinematics are incredible and heartfelt byt of course it's a PS1 game ... ; FF10 has some good points but the levelling system is the worst ever, but if you have a guide it can be good (I totally screwed Khimari and Rikku)DarKnite32
u cheater using a strategy guide just to go thru the game and spending ur money on a worthless book that tells u what to find...... u r not a gamer... ur a NOOB!!
Totally, besides, HOW CAN YOU SCREW A CHAR IN FF X?????!!!! I mean, you can turn them in multi chars, my Yuna hitted for 99999 as all my other chars
Easily, Most people, not saying all, but MOST that say that FF VII is the holy grail....started playing FF with FF VII as their first, like my wife. She thinks it's the greatest. Deyee
can't disagree with you there. it was the first ff and rpg i played and it totally changed the way i think about games. i also loved following the story and fell in love with the characters. thinking it's the best game ever probably IS sentimentality, but it is very rare indeed for a game to have such a powerful affects on you and i will always cherish it for that.
FF7 is amazing and I wish the new FFs held to some of those old standards, but the fact that it became overhyped spinoff city turned me off. If your talking about the most polished and refined FF I would have to go with eitherIV or VI but most likely VI. As for wich is your fav its all a matter of opinion but for the most part people tend to like the one they started with the most.
For the TC Id say start with X. You get most of the best FF has to offer without having to go retro. If you find yourself enjoying X you might want to go check out 4, 6, and 7.
XII has great gameplay, a huge world and the most boring story of all time.
First thing you need to know about FF is that none of the stories of any of them are intertwined, except for FFX-2 - which is a HORRIBLE game. If you want the real and best FF experience to start, start with IV or VI on GBA, then VII - THEN X because you'll enjoy X much more when you understand the gameplay mechanics.
You can start with any of them but if i was advising one of my friends i would say FFVI and then work your way up cuz they are all great games and each one is different. But i think FFVI is still better than them all, then FFVIII next.
If you want to start with a Final Fantasy game FF12 isn't one I would recommend. I would recommend you start out with FF4 or FF6, even FFX would be a good start to the series. I would avoid FF9 if you can't handle the horror of rats doing the river dance. hehe.
if u ask anyone you will usually hear that either VI or VII was the best. The vets and supa hardcore fans usually say VI cuz they were accustomed to the 2D and plus its story was far better than any of its predicessors, VII changed it all and made final fantasy as we know it today with all the mingames and side quests and such, usually vets arent big fans because this seems to be the mainstream final fantasy which is loved by the 2nd generation of FF players and seems to be the cult favorite, where a lot of present day RPGers started. VII is my personal fav and i did start on it but can honestly say that that isnt the reason why its my fav, its my fav because of the type of story and the character types, i believe out of all the final fantasies VII had the characters which could have lived in our world, and who basically represented everyday people, it was just a group of pals who worked together, and the VII parallels our world very closely. where as the other final fantasies the stories where more soap opera style (not to say VII didnt have its little twists) and not as easy to relate to, but thats just me.
if you are new then you may want to go with t he most recent, ff12 which i think is a cracking good game. then play ff7 which is the holy grail of rpg'sVampiraJen
Uuh last time i checked that title was reserved for Xenogears.
[QUOTE="VampiraJen"]if you are new then you may want to go with t he most recent, ff12 which i think is a cracking good game. then play ff7 which is the holy grail of rpg'sJudgementEden
Uuh last time i checked that title was reserved for Xenogears.
Now, that is a good old RPG. Xenogears even blew away FF6 in my opinion. If you could actually find it (i'm not getting rid of either of my copies), then you should definelty fork out the cash. Well, worth it.
[QUOTE="VampiraJen"]if you are new then you may want to go with t he most recent, ff12 which i think is a cracking good game. then play ff7 which is the holy grail of rpg'sVampiraJen
Uuh last time i checked that title was reserved for Xenogears.
never heard of it.
no really, what is it?
Just search for it on yahoo/google. The game was also made from Square, its not very well known. Xenogears is DEFINATELY worth a look. It almost didnt come to the states because of the heavy religious themes.
FF7 is amazing and I wish the new FFs held to some of those old standards, but the fact that it became overhyped spinoff city turned me off. If your talking about the most polished and refined FF I would have to go with eitherIV or VI but most likely VI. As for wich is your fav its all a matter of opinion but for the most part people tend to like the one they started with the most.
For the TC Id say start with X. You get most of the best FF has to offer without having to go retro. If you find yourself enjoying X you might want to go check out 4, 6, and 7.
XII has great gameplay, a huge world and the most boring story of all time.
treelog187
Actually, I disagree with the statement that XII's gameplay was so good. The AI system severely reduced the interactivity of the game, and I found the combat somewhat tedious. I hope that FF XIII doesn't make the game semi-automatic like XII was, and instead mked it more of a game than a movie.
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