[nerds] Best Final Fantasy

juicystream - So does Chronicles have VI in it? I know it was III here originally.

 

As a gamer brought up on the FF series and played every game in the poll, I think 6 is the best. Best cast of characters, best story and best music. Battle system was incredible in it's time as a major upgrade over FF4.

My picks in order based on play when released:
6
8
7
1,4,5
10,11
9
12
2,3 (translated roms aren't the best way to play)

10 could have been better if they left in subtitles vs crappy dubbing. I could not stand Tidus's voice. Probably spent the most time playing 11, but alot of that was repetitive leveling.

 

Chronicles has Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy 4(2 in the US)

Anthology has Final Fantasy VI/3 and Final Fantasy V which was never released previously. So you want to pick up Final Fantasy Anthology. I believe it comes with a soundtrack as well.

I only posted Chronicles and Orgins in case you were interested in those as well. All the games are the original gameplay and graphics. They have added intro videos and some extra stuff that you can unlock like videos and info on monsters.

 

It's a battle between 6 and 7.

6 got me hooked into the genre entirely when I was young. 7 single-handedly caused me to trade in my N64 for a PSX. Both are awesome, but 7 was probably slightly better than 6 in my book.

 

N64 had Ocarina of Time, which alone was good enough reason to keep a 64. Then again, I think FF7 did come out first. FF7 is why I got a PS, and Zelda is why I got my 64.

 

Cool. I didn't think though that Anthology was on anything current.

 

Its a Playstation One game, so its a little amazing that it can be found new on Amazon. Now I only pull out my SNES for Super Mario World, FF Mystic Quest, and A Link to the Past.

 

Yep, no Zelda at the time of FF7.

 

Thought this was funny, though 7 is one of my favorites behind 6 and tactics.

 

Really like most of the series. If I had to pick one, it'd be 9 atm.


Replayed 4, 6, and 10 over the past year and am working my way through 7 right now. Pretty stoked for 13.

 

I know some people really hate Tidus, but the story in X gets me every single time. I love it to death.

It is and probably always will be my favorite game of all time. Although I've really been hankering to play VIII recently.

 

FF ONE!

mostly just because I like the stuff I grew up on. Give me Zelda 1. Metroid 1. Prince of Persia original. Just my choice on a lot of things.. I guess the same way the people who didn't play much NES or SNES are saying FFVII for the same reason..

 

That was a hidden feature, and more of a side dungeon. I loved how the level cap was 255, I favored SO2 over FF7.

 

Isn't the load times horrendous for the PS remakes? I remember trying to replay FF6 and couldn't stand it.

 

This may be a dumb question, but are the 60gb PS3s backwards compatibale with PS1 games?

 

Yes they are. I have a 60gb and I haven't come across a problem with playing a ps1 or ps2 game.

 

Awesome. Just ordered it on Amazon.

 

All PS3s are BC with PS1 games. They've always used software emulation, so it doesn't really matter which SKU it is. Partially explains why they sell PS1 games but not PS2 games via PSN.

As for the poll question, I usually waver between FF6 and FF7. I generally go with FF6 when push comes to shove. I enjoy all the FF games I've played quite a bit though...even Mystic Quest to certain degree.

Perhaps a more interesting poll question would be which FF spinoff is the best.

 

Pretty sure FF1 US is the same as FF1 Japan. FF2 & 3 Japan were never released in the US.

FF1 J = FF1 US
FF4 J = FF2 US
FF6 J = FF3 US

Anyway, my vote is for FF4, mainly due to nostalgia. Kain is probably the coolest character design ever.

Overall, I'd rank them like this:

1. FF4
2. FF6
- big gap -
3. FF1
4. FF10
5. FF7
6. FF9
7. FF5
8. FF11
9. FF8 (yuck)