Author Topic: So if you never played a single Final Fantasy where would you start? (Read 12827 times)

Himu · « **Reply #60 on:** July 22, 2007, 11:58:37 PM »

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Glescoes · « **Reply #61 on:** July 22, 2007, 11:59:54 PM »

Back on topic:

Play Chrono Trigger you sony loving taco.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #62 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:00:11 AM »

yes, because xenogears doesn't have anything resembling competent gameplay.

...or competent narrative

...or competent visuals

...

:'(

Ichirou · « **Reply #63 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:00:20 AM »

Himu, when you played FFVII, did you think to yourself "Finally, a positive black role model in video games" when you encountered Barret?

Himu · « **Reply #64 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:01:53 AM »

Quote from: Ichirou on July 23, 2007, 12:00:20 AM

Himu, when you played FFVII, did you think to yourself "Finally, a positive black role model in video games" when you encountered Barret?

No! I hate Barret!

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #65 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:03:04 AM »

I'd say 8, but you would probably play it wrong and be bored out of your fucking mind. So, 9.

Glescoes · « **Reply #66 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:03:19 AM »

Barret is hilarious.

Such horrible animations in that game

Ichirou · « **Reply #67 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:03:43 AM »

But do you remember all the buzz in gaming circles when Barret first appeared in previews about how "How will FFVII tackle a black character?! THIS IS THE FIRST PROMINENT BLACK CHARACTER IN A JAPANESE RPG OH MY GAWD" And then he turned out to be Mr. T rip-off.

BamYouHaveAids · « **Reply #68 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:04:51 AM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on July 23, 2007, 12:00:11 AM

yes, because xenogears doesn't have anything resembling competent gameplay.

...or competent narrative

...or competent visuals

...

:'(

fuck you sometimes you go too far

Xenogears had Billy, the graphics were fine, and the battle system was GREAT

I have no comment on the story, but that doesn't mean I concede that it was shit!

Himu · « **Reply #69 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:04:55 AM »

Quote from: Ichirou on July 23, 2007, 12:03:43 AM

But do you remember all the buzz in gaming circles when Barret first appeared in previews about how "How will FFVII tackle a black character?! THIS IS THE FIRST PROMINENT BLACK CHARACTER IN A JAPANESE RPG OH MY GAWD" And then he turned out to be Mr. T rip-off.

Blame Square USA!!

Apparently in the Japa version he talks like a normal person!

Glescoes · « **Reply #70 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:05:08 AM »

We are all aware of the Japanese being racists.

Himu · « **Reply #71 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:05:33 AM »

I can understand why someone wouldn't like Xenogears.

Ichirou · « **Reply #72 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:06:25 AM »

Quote from: BamYouHaveAids on July 23, 2007, 12:04:51 AM

Quote from: Professor Prole on July 23, 2007, 12:00:11 AM
yes, because xenogears doesn't have anything resembling competent gameplay.

...or competent narrative

...or competent visuals

...

:'(
fuck you sometimes you go too far
Xenogears had Billy, the graphics were fine, and the battle system was GREAT

I have no comment on the story, but that doesn't mean I concede that it was shit!

Was Billy the character who used to be a male prostitute? I'm pretty sure that was heavily implied.

EDIT: Just off the top of my head, some of the sick shit from Xenogears:

1. Elly was a junkie and while she was high she killed a bunch of her teammates.

2. Fei killed the girl he had a crush on, her husband, and the whole fucking town he was living in.

3. Billy was a male prostitute.

4. Fei, Elly, and company all ate human flesh, and thought it was tasty.

5. Dr. Uzuki or Suzuki or whatever his name was (dude with the ponytail and glasses) - his wife disappears/is dead, and not only does he not seem to care, he doesn't even mention it after it happens. His daughter may have died too, I don't remember very clearly.

Oblivion · « **Reply #73 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:09:39 AM »

Actually, Barrett was the best thing about FFVII.

BamYouHaveAids · « **Reply #74 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:12:10 AM »

Quote from: Ichirou on July 23, 2007, 12:06:25 AM

Quote from: BamYouHaveAids on July 23, 2007, 12:04:51 AM
Quote from: Professor Prole on July 23, 2007, 12:00:11 AM
yes, because xenogears doesn't have anything resembling competent gameplay.

...or competent narrative

...or competent visuals

...

:'(
fuck you sometimes you go too far
Xenogears had Billy, the graphics were fine, and the battle system was GREAT

I have no comment on the story, but that doesn't mean I concede that it was shit!

Was Billy the character who used to be a male prostitute? I'm pretty sure that was heavily implied.

Billy was a man of the cloth sir!

You're thinking of Chu-Chu he was a cross-dresser with impeccable taste and a fetish for the color pink. Easy mistake

Himu · « **Reply #75 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:13:25 AM »

YOU CAN'T GIVE UP NOW! THERE AIN'T NO GETTIN' OFF OF THIS TRAIN WE ON!

FFVII has the worst ensemble of characters ever.

An emo taco who pretends he's someone else the entire game.
A wife beater.
A stereotypical distinguished black fellow who offers nothing to the plot.
An emo taco vampire wannabe who does nothing important in the story.
A slut with big tits who gets jealous a lot.
A martyr cunt who gets so much respect when she doesn't do anything in the story.

The only good characters in FFVII are Red XIII and Yuffie.

Ichirou · « **Reply #76 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:13:59 AM »

Billy was in charge of the orphanage, wasn't he? He mentions how he used to sell his body to get money for the kids.

Also, Chu-Chu has a fucking ORGY at one point.

Xenogears...a true fantasy of homojapuality.

Himu · « **Reply #77 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:15:08 AM »

Quote from: Ichirou on July 23, 2007, 12:13:59 AM

Billy was in charge of the orphanage, wasn't he? He mentions how he used to sell his body to get money for the kids.

Also, Chu-Chu has a fucking ORGY at one point.

Xenogears...a true fantasy of homojapuality.

Um no. That's Xenosaga. Leave Gears out of this.

Ichirou · « **Reply #78 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:16:22 AM »

Xenogears, Xenosaga...it's all the same to me.

Mondain · « **Reply #79 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:17:23 AM »

Square people confirmed that a Final Fantasy VII remake on PS3 was NOT happening

Himu · « **Reply #80 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:17:57 AM »

Quote from: Mondain on July 23, 2007, 12:17:23 AM

Square people confirmed that a Final Fantasy VII remake on PS3 was NOT happening

They're in such a shit state right now that no one credible believes them.

Ichirou · « **Reply #81 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:19:06 AM »

All Square does nowadays is shit out Final Fantasy spin-offs. Can't blame them, though, every time they try out an original IP it seems to flop.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #82 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:21:47 AM »

xenogears' battle system was fuck busted. use fei and citan's deathblow's ad nauseum, i think the strategy went. the robot battles were total throwaway fluff -- i think that first psychic laser attack would pretty much wipeout any boss in the first half of the game. really, the only challenging fight was the last one, and that was just distinguished mentally-challenged.

Himu · « **Reply #83 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:23:01 AM »

The last fight easy, drinky. I didn't break a sweat.

The really tough fights in Xenogears (the thing in the sewers, the two girls in the Tower of Babel) are fun fights.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #84 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:23:31 AM »

Oh right, FF5. That one holds up damn well.

And I liked FF3 DS.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #85 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:25:18 AM »

those fights were easy! the last boss -- that stupid four pillar thang -- was so irritating that i simply said FUCK U GAME and promptly quit. i was really underleveled, but then again, ALL I DID WAS DEATHBLOWS AND ETHER LASER (or whatever) THE WHOLE GAME ANYHOW CUZ IT WAS SO FUCK BUSTED.

Oblivion · « **Reply #86 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:25:55 AM »

Now that I think about it, I really do think we need to take Tifa's titties into account when evaluation FFVII.

Himu · « **Reply #87 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:26:02 AM »

I dunno. Lots o' people get stuck in that fight in the tower of babel and it's one of the reasons people suggest making two save files at that point.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #88 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:26:46 AM »

Himu · « **Reply #89 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:27:29 AM »

NOM NOM NOM

Mondain · « **Reply #90 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:28:36 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on July 23, 2007, 12:17:57 AM

Quote from: Mondain on July 23, 2007, 12:17:23 AM
Square people confirmed that a Final Fantasy VII remake on PS3 was NOT happening

They're in such a shit state right now that no one credible believes them.

Shit state when every main Final Fantasy game that they put out manages to sell a few millions copies? They've never been as good as they are now.

Oblivion · « **Reply #91 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:30:02 AM »

Glescoes · « **Reply #92 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:31:12 AM »

LET THE FINAL FANTASY HENTAI THREAD BEGIN

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Himu · « **Reply #93 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:31:28 AM »

Quote from: Mondain on July 23, 2007, 12:28:36 AM

Quote from: Himuro on July 23, 2007, 12:17:57 AM
Quote from: Mondain on July 23, 2007, 12:17:23 AM
Square people confirmed that a Final Fantasy VII remake on PS3 was NOT happening

They're in such a shit state right now that no one credible believes them.

Shit state when every main Final Fantasy game that they put out manages to sell a few millions copies? They've never been as good as they are now.

Oh Mondain. This is the most hilarious statement regarding Square Enix I've ever fucking heard.

Oblivion · « **Reply #94 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:31:58 AM »

Quote from: Glescoes on July 23, 2007, 12:31:12 AM

LET THE FINAL FANTASY HENTAI THREAD BEGIN

spoiler (click to show/hide)
god help us
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Ichirou · « **Reply #95 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:32:05 AM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on July 23, 2007, 12:26:46 AM

(Image removed from quote.)

Suddenly I'm hungry for a whopper. I might have to make the trip down to Ikebukuro this afternoon...DAMN YOU MILES TRAHAN!!!

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #96 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:32:53 AM »

keep it sfw, guys.

Oblivion · « **Reply #97 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:35:38 AM »

Duly noted, sir!

Himu · « **Reply #98 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:35:53 AM »

Try a double whopper.

Junpei the Tracer! · « **Reply #99 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:42:06 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on July 22, 2007, 11:58:37 PM

[youtube=425,350]Ps_QoQt4oKw[/youtube]

This seems really silly now,being animated.

Mondain · « **Reply #100 on:** July 23, 2007, 01:06:09 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on July 23, 2007, 12:31:28 AM

Quote from: Mondain on July 23, 2007, 12:28:36 AM
Quote from: Himuro on July 23, 2007, 12:17:57 AM
Quote from: Mondain on July 23, 2007, 12:17:23 AM
Square people confirmed that a Final Fantasy VII remake on PS3 was NOT happening

They're in such a shit state right now that no one credible believes them.

Shit state when every main Final Fantasy game that they put out manages to sell a few millions copies? They've never been as good as they are now.

Oh Mondain. This is the most hilarious statement regarding Square Enix I've ever fucking heard.

How would Final Fantasy IV, V or VI look and sound like in 3D with ample multimedia production values? Or Final Fantasy VIII with voice acting and current 3D graphics with polygonal environments? It would pretty much ressemble Final Fantasy X.

Final Fantasy games just aren't ever going to become as "good" as you expect them to be because of something called progress.

Himu · « **Reply #101 on:** July 23, 2007, 01:25:16 AM »

Quote from: Mondain on July 23, 2007, 01:06:09 AM

Quote from: Himuro on July 23, 2007, 12:31:28 AM
Quote from: Mondain on July 23, 2007, 12:28:36 AM
Quote from: Himuro on July 23, 2007, 12:17:57 AM
Quote from: Mondain on July 23, 2007, 12:17:23 AM
Square people confirmed that a Final Fantasy VII remake on PS3 was NOT happening

They're in such a shit state right now that no one credible believes them.

Shit state when every main Final Fantasy game that they put out manages to sell a few millions copies? They've never been as good as they are now.

Oh Mondain. This is the most hilarious statement regarding Square Enix I've ever fucking heard.

How would Final Fantasy IV, V or VI look and sound like in 3D with ample multimedia production values? Or Final Fantasy VIII with voice acting and current 3D graphics with polygonal environments? It would pretty much ressemble Final Fantasy X.

Final Fantasy games just aren't ever going to become as "good" as you expect them to be because of something called progress.

What the fuck are you smoking? What the hell?

demi · « **Reply #102 on:** July 23, 2007, 03:15:07 AM »

You should play IX, it's the most approachable for a newb, all you do is attach skills. Plus Vivi is so cyooote.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #103 on:** July 23, 2007, 03:24:31 AM »

Quote from: demi on July 23, 2007, 03:15:07 AM

You should play IX, it's the most approachable for a newb, all you do is attach skills. Plus Vivi is so cyooote.

Demi, since you're always right, should I spend the rest of my gaming time this summer (about 3 weeks) on FF12? I've played and beaten 7 and 10. While the gameplay of both games were enjoyable, although inferior to Bioware RPGS imo, the characters have always been kinda annoying to me.

demi · « **Reply #104 on:** July 23, 2007, 03:31:41 AM »

No, XII is poop

TVC15 · « **Reply #105 on:** July 23, 2007, 03:35:28 AM »

FF12, no kidding, is probably the worst FF outside of 8. Not counting 11, of course.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #106 on:** July 23, 2007, 03:45:50 AM »

I'd say play IX. Its the tied for the best FF game with FFVII

Himu · « **Reply #107 on:** July 23, 2007, 03:50:32 AM »

Jesus Christ @ FFIX supporters

trippingmartian · « **Reply #108 on:** July 23, 2007, 03:58:31 AM »

VI VII & IX were all great.

IV was good, and I can see how it would have made an impression on a new RPG player when it came out, but FFVI was by far the most interesting RPG I'd played up to its release.

I am no connoisseur of RPG's, but I know what I like. Most of the games in the series I didn't like for aesthetic reasons, or because they messed with the formula too much.

Enix had it right with Dragon Quest. DQ fans seem very united in their love for the series. Final Fantasy is the complete opposite.

Ichirou · « **Reply #109 on:** July 23, 2007, 04:01:27 AM »

Dragon Quest Swords seems pretty sweet.

trippingmartian · « **Reply #110 on:** July 23, 2007, 04:03:03 AM »

FF XI, FF Crystal Chronicles, FF Tactics, FFVII Dirge of Cerberus etc. etc.

NEXT!

abrader · « **Reply #111 on:** July 23, 2007, 05:25:21 AM »

i just played the FF1 remake for psp and was wowed ny the new art assets.

They seem to have done just enough to warrant me buying this game again.

I love the mew look of the overworld and the 3d looking dungeons and landmarks

The new spell gfx are a nice touch too.

Im picking up the FFII remake for psp this week.

tiesto · « **Reply #112 on:** July 23, 2007, 10:21:28 AM »

My favorite by far is FF5, but I think FF4 is probably the easiest to get into, either 4 or 6. Don't bother with 8, that game sucks, the junction system is confusing and awkward as hell (especially for someone who's never played an FF before), the storyline is horrible, etc. I thought 7 wasn't bad even though graphically it looks really bad.

Surprised so much hate for III... I thought that was an awesome game back when I played it on the Famicom. Really challenging and I liked the false sense of nonlinearity, there were quite a number of subquests you could do, and they're not all thrown at you at the end of the game, either.

Prost · « **Reply #113 on:** July 23, 2007, 10:35:18 AM »

Quote from: Glescoes on July 22, 2007, 11:33:53 PM

Skip 1-3
Play 4.
Play 5.
Play 6.
Play 7 and see how awesome materia is. Excellent Battle system.
Play 8. Laugh at the horrible "summon" or "aeon" shit.
Play 9 if you liked old school FF.
Play 10 if you like cheesy voice acting and a great battle system. Laugh at the horribly broken charged aeon mechanics.
Play 11 if you want to play a "decent" MMORPG. Could be boring.
Play 12, or let it play for you.

Tactics is good. Tactics advance is LOL. Maybe try FFX2? I dunno.

lol, awesome post.

I've played them all and this guy hit the spot.

wait, i never played 5, it was just too late in the game for me to load up 5 and get into it with no nostalgia effect.

Prost · « **Reply #114 on:** July 23, 2007, 10:39:37 AM »

What this thread does for you is shows you that each FF touches someone's interest of gaming in some way or another. There are great aspects of them all and bad aspects that people strongly like or dislike.

Try them all out and see which one does it for you. And I guess it doesn't matter the order, unless you want to start from the earlier ones so you can get a good feel of how to learn them.

I think 4 (2 in america) is by far the best "beginner" choice.

Linear story, armor shops, Inn, you gain spells as you level, and each character has their own little differences. Basic straight up RPG. Good story too.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #115 on:** July 23, 2007, 01:18:18 PM »

FFIV or FFVI.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #116 on:** July 23, 2007, 01:18:51 PM »

I wonder if he's even read all this

Eduardo24 · « **Reply #117 on:** July 23, 2007, 01:21:12 PM »

I played FF5 and I thought it was quite crappy. The main characters were totally generic and one-dimensional. I didn´t think the Job system was balanced either. TOO many type of characters doesn´t balance a game, its actually the exact opposite (the more jobs the harder to balance them).

Never liked FF8 (never finished it either), but thought the Junc. system was broken. And as far as I know the enemies scale to your level and I dislike that in every RPG.

FFVI bored me.

FFI gave me a lot sense of accomplishment, even though its an old game.

The only FF that I love is FFVII, simply because it was my first. I have replayed that game like 3 times and everytime making different parties and characters with the Materia system. Don´t get me wrong, I am not a FF7 fan (or FF in general) in the extreme sense. I have never watched Advent Children or played the spinoffs and I don´t intent to.

hyp · « **Reply #118 on:** July 23, 2007, 01:30:48 PM »

FF3 (SNES) is my favorite. sabin all the way.

Himu · « **Reply #119 on:** July 23, 2007, 03:04:27 PM »

When someone says Junction system is broken, all I have to do is mention is x-zone; or even knights of the round, and 4 times cut.

Every FF has broken gameplay systems that will make the adventure a cinch. Junctions just offered 9999 more freedom.

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Author Topic: So if you never played a single Final Fantasy where would you start? (Read 12827 times)