Final Fantasy Thread

[Shuyyin]

i loved XII, ad from what i have read, most people didnt like it just because they werent fond of the gambit system and prefered the turn-based gameplay. I just think people didnt know how to utilize it. i personally was a fan of this gambit system. also, i will admit that the character development in XII was quite bland. Panelo had almost no reason to even go with Vaan besides being a friend, but even then there was no development between characters whatsoever. it seemed like everyone was on their own little path and just happen to cross with each other. I must say though, i really liked Balthier and Fran's connection with each other. Ashe and Fran's personalities are amongst my favorites also.

my top is really close. I'm one of the only few that was a fan of IX. Yes, Zidane was retarded in first half of game but when his character changed i liked him a lot more. The final scenes of where "You're Not Alone" was playing and he sped through to find Kuja remains as one of the most memorable FF moments to me. Not to mention i really liked the ending, despite the fact i didn't really like garnets character as much. As childish as the game might have been, which turned away a lot of the fans, i liked it. Beatrix also tops my favorites list, even though she was a side character.

So, my list goes

1) FF VI (III in US)
2) FF IX
3) FF XII
4) FF VIII
5) FFX

not that the others were bad or anything, i enjoyed them all.

 

[Blues]

i own 1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10,10-2, and 12. 7,8 and 10 were my favorites. now to wait for dissidia: final fantasy on psp. and i dont think the KH series counts as final fantasy does it?

 

[Jlikew00t]

I agree with Rei that Squalls 'transformation' (character development) was incredibly weak. He was rather 2 dimensional; however as I stated in another thread I really enjoyed his character for the inner monologues and responses that he chooses not to give people. The whole Rinoa thing kinda confused me as I couldn't really tell if they liked eachother until it was slammed right in your face.

I don't hate FFVII, in fact I think it's a damn good game when I gave it the proper chance. I never got round to taking it seriously back when it was first released and overwhelming hype since then has just bittered my taste for it. However when I did get round to playing through it I could see why so many would hold it in such high regards. However, I still think Cloud is a poor character...like I'm supposed to feel sorry for him when he's just a fucking tool.

Sephiroth is another reason I have a bitter taste. The fanboy boner-rage people get from this character is somewhat confusing. The dude was plain ol crazy. Crisis Core did develop his human, compassionate side more thoroughly....however the original FFVII only shows you a small portion of a closed off, jerkoff of a character anyway. I know he was supposed to be like the tragic hero but he just came off as psycho-power-hungry nutjob with a big sword...

and I think that's all people will remember, a big sword, where he does 9999 damage while Cloud *cough* Zack was supposedly beneath him.

Oh, FFVIII card game, summoning GFs and using BOOST (TAP SQUARE TAP SQUARE), R1 trigger for MOARDAMMIJ, and time paradoxes own you.

 

[Shade_Buster]

Wow. It's a surprise to see FFVIII getting some love. Mostly everywhere I go, it's bashed down to the ground. It's definitely my favorite, along with X. I just fell in-love with X's story, which IMO, was quite well done.

XII definitely kind of disappointed me though. It had lots of content but just severely lacked in everything else, including good characters ('save Balthier, Basch..maybe Ashe) and good story. Tried too hard to be serious..

Hopefully, XIII will not be the same. :D

 

[tiggerkiddo]

I have played nearly all the FF games but my top 3 are 6, 9 and then a tie between 10, 4 and 8.

I really liked FF8's story up until Ultimecia showed up, then the story just sank. It was at its best when it was the Seed vs. Galbadia/Edea. Squall's transformation, I agree, was pretty weak. I thought Rinoa was an awful female lead and often wondered how did he fall for her. I liked him better as a lone wolf.

I don't see a lot of people who have, but has anyone played through FF5? Weak story aside, I thought the job system was good, sucks that all the good abilities took for an eternity to learn. Oh and Gilgamesh.

If I could list favorite characters of mine from the series, it'd go: Tidus, Yuna, Zidane, Terra and Yuffie.