/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.3512901]

how do i get into FF? assume i've never played a jrpg before

[Anonymous No.3512906]

this is a fucking game for children many children played, beat and loved- thats why its so widely praised nowadays

i really dont understand why you chose to make this thread and wait for replies rather than just fucking play the god damned game

WHAT

[Anonymous No.3512910]

>>3512901
Just read the manual. They're all designed to be friendly for first time players. You will have no trouble.

[Anonymous No.3512913]

>>3512910
>>3512906
im asking which one to start with

[Anonymous No.3512916]

>>3512901
I'd start with FF6.

[Anonymous No.3512918]

>>3512913
Then you asked the wrong question in your OP. It doesn't matter. Just play whatever one jumps out or looks neat to you.

[Anonymous No.3512923]

> assume i've never played a jrpg before
RPGs (and to a lesser extend) are mixture of different aspects: combat, exploration, dialogue, character building. If you want to get into FF or any other jrpg, you have to accept certain areas are slower than others.

Once i have said that, i think the most straighforward FF is IV, because you are not required to understand classes or skills. Try it.

[Anonymous No.3512963]

>>3512901
IV is beginner friendly, simple and the first one that used ATB so it can give you an idea how the next few games play
no character customization in the SNES and PSP version but that might be a good thing for a newbie
I'd advise setting the battle speed to 1 (the fastest setting) and in Active mode

[Anonymous No.3513001]

>>3512901
If you've never played a JRPG before, I'd wait on Final Fantasy. Perhaps start with either EarthBound or Chrono Trigger. EarthBound for a light story and a rather straightforward experience, Chrono Trigger for a shorter and non-grind-intensive experience. If your set on starting with an FF game, I'd say you ought to start off with 4 or 5.

[Anonymous No.3513149]

>>3512901
IV > VI > V > VII > IX > VIII then I/II/III and XII if you want. There you go. Now you've played through all of the Final Fantasies! Now play Tactics and Tactics Ogre.

[Anonymous No.3513404]

>>3512901
Play FF Tactics Advance and ignore the rest

[Anonymous No.3513819]

The shit I do for you people.

[Anonymous No.3513928]

>>3512901
the only one i like is ff7
people will generally tell you to play 6-10
niche choices are 3, 6, and 9

[Anonymous No.3514487]

>>3513819
Did they really port 3 to the Ouya?

[Anonymous No.3514729]

>>3514487
Yes they did, the absolute madmen.

[Anonymous No.3514734]

>>3512901
Don't play, they are trash.

[Anonymous No.3514768]

Start with 1 because if you can beat 1 then you're capable of taking on the rest of them.

Also 1 is the classic and should be required playing if you've played any of the other ones.

[Anonymous No.3514778]

>>3513819
4, 5 and 6 were available on ps1

[Anonymous No.3514951]

play FF6 and forget the rest, then go back to play mortal kombat II, that game is for real men

[Anonymous No.3515094]

FF1: aged bad but eh you might like it
FF2: shit
FF3: really really good, play this one
btw i'm talking about the nes/famicom ones

[Anonymous No.3515114]

>>3512963
>I'd advise setting the battle speed to 1 (the fastest setting) and in Active mode

Enemy takes two turns every time you try to navigate to the magic menu and press back to cast cure on whole party
>Sometimes misclick and cast Pray instead

[Anonymous No.3515118]

>>3513819
Did the lack of an NA release back in the day really hurt V's legacy? Everyone seems to put it as a sidenote even though it's battle system and boss battles are way more interesting than IV and VI

[Anonymous No.3515126]

>>3512901
Mystic Quest

[Anonymous No.3515132]

Pick your poison

>I, II, III
Basically streamlined DnD games

>IV, V
Anime DnD games

>VI
TV series

>VII, VIII
Films

>IX
DnD film with the worst aspects of both

[Anonymous No.3515141]

>>3514768

While starting with the first game in a series is usually a good idea, it's not a good idea when it comes to JRPGs this old. JRPGs from this era are archaic as all fuck and super grindy too. You're just gonna leave someone with a bad taste in their mouth by introducing them to the series with FF1, even if they play one of the remakes.

I'd say, honestly, you'd want to start with the SNES or PSX games, they're really the high points of the series and you don't need to deal with the grindyness and other 'quirks' of NES era JRPGs at first. 4 is probably a good start, being the first SNES game, but it still retains some of that grindyness (depending on which version you play) and overally there's basically nothing in the way of character customisation. Really you'd want to start with 5 or 6 (and make sure you play the GBA version for the enhanced translation, especially with 5). If you wanna start with one of the PSX games, play 7 or 9. 9, in particular, is a good introduction to the series because of all the callbacks to the earlier games and it's translation is better than 7's to boot.

[Anonymous No.3515149]

>>3515114
the only time I thought the speed was too much was when I fought those door enemies in the sealed cave
some of the optional bosses also gave me a hard time (plague)

but maaaan escaping from battles in ATB is a breeze
hard to go back to "failed to run" and watching every enemy do his attack

[Anonymous No.3515269]

>>3512901

Step by Step:
>1. Take the game
>2. Connect your console to the TV
>3. Put the game into the console
>4. Turn your TV to the Channel you connected the console to
>5. Connect at least one controller to the console
>6. Push the power button on the console

At this point it gets a bit harder, sometimes there is an intro, don't be afraid the game did not start yet. Pressing the start button helps most of the time. You will want to begin a new game, and type in a name for the protagonist. From this point on you must challenge it on your own, best of luck to you.

Secret Pro Tech Tips:
>Under menu you can save your game
>To progress in the game you will be in need of items
>If the game is too loud use the remote control for your TV and push the 'volume down' button

Please report back if everything worked out ok

[Anonymous No.3517750]

>>3515149
>escaping from battles

It's Final Fantasy you fucking faggot you shouldn't even be needing to do this.

[Anonymous No.3517780]

>>3512901
How autistic are you about efficiency? If the answer is very this series probably isn't for you because of the atb.

[Anonymous No.3517785]

>>3512901
FFV or FFVI. I started with them and both are good choices. FFT is a cool one too, if you're familiar with Advance Wars or something like that.

[Anonymous No.3517858]

>>3517750
sometimes the encounter rate gets annoying and you just don't want to deal with it anon

[Anonymous No.3517882]

>>3517858
This, and certain enemies like Cockatrices that aren't worth fighting due to the risk of getting stoned.

[Anonymous No.3517985]

>>3514487
Ouya was just android, i doubt it was much effort to port

[Anonymous No.3518705]

>>3513404
agree

[Anonymous No.3518727]

>>3517882
>the risk of getting stoned.
>#justmuslimthings