/vr/ - Retro Games

Could somebody please give me a tl;dr rundown on this series? Which of the games are actually worth playing? I can't be bothered doing the whole series since each game is like 50+ hours long.

>>4811679
I'll make one real quick. Retrostyle.

Must play
7 6

Very good but hasn't aged well
9 4

Meh
8

Amazing combat shit story
5

Shit
1 2 3

People love but not turnbased jrpg
Tactics

Obviously people will argue semantics but this is general opinion.

>>4811721
FF1 is a masterpiece and infinitely replayable. I come back to it every few years. Plus there's so many versions and romhacks

>>4811801
You can't be serious, FF1 is one of the grindiest JRPG's in existence.

YES let's have a general so we can stop having 50 Final Fantasy topics on /vr/ at all times.

>>4811801
You are the only person on the planet that thinks that

It only gets modded because it's easy to mod

>>4811805
If you had to grind at any point past the Earth Cave then you are complete shit at what is literally the easiest genre of video games by far

>>4811984
How's it an easy genre?
What genre is hard?
Survival horror?

>>4811805
You don't need to grind with the ridiculous encounter rate, it takes forever to get anywhere

>>4811721
Must play
7

Very good but hasn't aged well
9 4

Meh
8 6

Amazing combat shit story
5

Shit
1 2 3

FTFY

>>4811679
>Which of the games are actually worth playing?
VI and VII. The rest are optional. I, II and III should be skipped.

>>4811721
this is actually pretty accurate but i wouldn't put 1 that far down. it's pretty customizable, it's very bare bones admittedly but it was the first one made and they thought they were going under when they made it

>>4811980
>You are the only person on the planet that thinks that
Why did they remake such an unpopular game so many times then? Why are there so many FF1 fan sites online?

>>4812271
Probably because it saved the company from bankrupcy and it holds a special place in their history.

>>4811679
They're all worth playing in their own way. If you wanna play the original or /vr/ versions without anything patched or modded than 2, 3 and 5 might be difficult for you if you can't speak japanese. 1, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 are released in english but the last three take a little longer to complete while the first game might be tough if you aren't used to older RPGs. 4 and 6 are still somewhat popular but your mileage on them might vary so I can't say if you like them if you don't wanna spend some time on them. 10 is alright but after that it's barely final fantasy anymore so if you want to "get into the series" you can skip them altogether.

Not that finding some translations and patching them on the original roms should be hard or anything. A lot of them have been re-released so you aren't even limited to rare and expensive copies.

>>4811679
FF5 is only about 30 hours long, but worth playing for more than 100.

>>4811664
New Threat is pretty good but be prepared for that huge difficulty jump in Disc 3.

Oh yeah, if you morph the ghost ship under Junon for the guidebook you can get a golden chocobo for free so chocobo raising is optional if your aim is the extra materia, but unlike the original game there's a boss guarding all of them and they're not easy.

>>4812054
Must play
4, 6, 7
Good, worth a play
5, 9
Meh
1, Mystic Quest
Bad
2, 3
Shit, avoid
8
Special Mentions as a tactical game
Final Fantasy: Tactics

I really enjoy VIII, always have always will.

9 is easily the most good looking retro FF.

>>4811679
Most of them are good, and hours of good ol' JRPG fun. However, 8, 10-2, 12, and 13 are all an acquired taste.

>>4813440
It IS the final one ever made, so that's not that surprising.

>>4811679
1, 2, 3 should only be played to appreciate where the series came from.

4 - Fun story, very classic feel.
5 - Didn't like this one much.
6 (released as FF III on SNES) is worth playing, as is 7.
8 gets a lot of hate but it's interesting enough, worth a play through.
9 is a great RPG in general.

If we're including newer systems, 10 is probably the last I enjoyed.

11 was the online mmo, 12 drags on and feels pointless. The lightening games are visually interesting but lack substance.

What about the 3D remake of FFIII? Is it worth a try? The characters are so cute.

>>4813427
>VIII is shit

VII is 3rd best after VII and VI, if for no other reason than the ability to eliminate random battles completely and level up by playing cards instead and only fighting boss battles. It's the comfiest way to play any FF game.

>>4813596
It has an awful story with bland characters. Sure, it has fun game play, but it's such a fucking slog to get through that I can't see it in a good light.

>>4813582
I disliked it immensely. Felt like I was spending Christmas with Charles Manson

>>4813676
Based

>>4813434
IIRC it's been years since I read reviews on it in my old magazines, wasn't VIII well received? It wasn't until years later, and thanks to spoony, it got all the hate. As far as I can tell, anyway. And look where spoony is now, lol.

>>4814780
I would say its more like the game was well received but word of mouth gave the game a bad reputation over time, but started very small so it wasn't a common opinion on the internet until years later.

>>4814780
I distinctively remember going to gamefaqs and people were shitting on the game pretty hard but now I just looked at the board archives and most users seem to really enjoy the game with only a minority of haters. I must have fabricated that memory

>>4813676
thank you Gex

>>4813427
>Mystic Quest

>>4813667
>Sure, it has fun game play

"yeah, the only good thing about this game is that it's fun to play, what a piece of shit."

Also, IX's characters are way more bland than VIII.

>monkeyboy
>a knight
>a princess
>a mage
>angry loner man

>>4815104

Fun is just a buzzword when you can't actually think of any real reasons as to why the game is good, don't use it.

>>4814841
VIII was definitely hated by a lot of people when it came out. I remember all my friends disliked it, too. I don't think it's a bad game personally but I almost wish they had completely removed it as a FF entry and had it be some weird offshoot RPG like Parasite Eve

>>4815713
>VIII was definitely hated by a lot of people when it came out. I remember all my friends disliked it, too.
Is your only evidence of VIII being bad your friend's opinions?

>>4813434
VIII is my favourite. Well reasoned characters (ie not just 'moody' for no reason) a grand, expansive story and incredible locations.
>just thinking about Laguna, Raine, Julia and all that stuff makes me feel emotional

Only minus is the unfleshed out final enemy.

>>4817303
>incredible locations.
The world of VIII is beautiful.

>>4817362
8s atmostphsre is amazing but I have the PC version and I can't get over how shitty the controls are.

>>4813582
if you play III, go with one of the 3D versions. the famicom version has some baffling problems that make it a chore.
but you don't need to play it at all. just play V, it's the same concept but superior in all ways.

>>4817365
Get gamepad, boom, problem solved.

>>4817386
What about IV? I was planning to play either the Steam/mobile 3D remake or the PSP 2D remake.

Who's everyone's favourite bad guy?

>>4817506
Sephiroth, I like his backstory and reasons for going crazy.

>>4817158
Where did I ever say that VIII was bad? I said it was disliked by a lot of people, which it was. Unlike you, I have a memory. Anyone who was active on forums in the late 90s/early 2000s would know

>>4817506
Gilgamesh.

>>4815125
Okay, real reasons why VIII is good:

>vastly improved character models compared to VII
>excellent background art
>fantastic score
>ENC-Half and ENC-None
>epic card-based minigame actually provides gameplay benefits and isn't just there to kill time
>the dog's search function randomly rewarding you with awesome stuff
>quality final dungeon even detractors usually admit is good
>junctioning isn't any more game-breaking than grinding to stupid-high levels, just much less time consuming
>Fujin and Rajin, ya know?

The story might not click with everybody (I liked VII's better too), but it's still a quality game, wish people would stop acting like it's somehow not worth playing

>>4817606
>ENC-Half and ENC-None
I didn't even need these. The game is so easy thanks to junctioning being exploitable. Plus card modding and the spell that gives you instant limit breaks. I seriously don't understand where the frustration comes from with the battle system. I got the hang of it when I was like 12. It's way less sophisticated than materia.

>>4817506
Kefka. When I was a kid I didn't see him becoming the final boss coming. Of course FFVI was my first RPG ever.

>>4817606
The whole game never clicked with me at all. The setting is like a military high school, the characters are lame and the inversion of traditional RPG mechanics is the worst of all. I LIKE the Dragon Quest model of gameplay. Don't ruin it!

>>4818253
>It's way less sophisticated than materia.
It isn't hard to grasp, but it actually IS more complex than materia, let's not lie.

>>4818279
>I LIKE the Dragon Quest model of gameplay. Don't ruin it!
But Final Fantasy has evolved it's gameplay with pretty much every title. While Dragon Quest has stayed the same. Not saying that's a bad thing, but don't thrust that obligation on a whole different series.

>>4817413
Any opinions on the IV remakes?

>>4818319
Both are good for different reasons. If you want the same experience as the SFC version of FF4 but with shiner graphics then PSP or you want to experience FF4 with more challenge and some room of customization than Steam.

>>4817413
>>4818319
I haven't played the PSP remake, but it looks decent to me.

The 3D remake on the DS is great, but it is a ground-up remake with completely different enemy balancing and substantial enhancements/modifications to the ability system. If you are already a fan of the original game, it's worth checking out. But if you're looking for an authentic experience play the original first.

The Steam version is a barely half-assed port with a garbage mobile UI. It sucks dog shit, avoid.

>>4818319
Good

>>4818329
Faggot

>>4818319
It's good.

>>4811664
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