PatrickEklektos wrote:Which should I start with?
What is the story like?
Are the characters deep or flat?
Would you recommend any other MMO over FF (excluding Star Ocean which was boring).
Nate wrote:Two games that NEED to come to the Playstation store are Brave Fencer Musashi and Legend of Legaia. I think I'll pretty much be satisfied after that. Chrono Cross would be okay too though I guess. Always enjoy Glenn dual-wielding Einlanzers from two worlds.
Hiryu wrote:Most every Final Fantasy game has a character named Cid in it,
and the Crystals are a major point for the first 5.
although they use what's called the active time battle system, which means things will still be happening even while you're making a decision.
There are many different versions of FF4. There is a complete collection coming out next month that includes FF4 and it's sequel, The After Years for the PSP. Which would probably be the best one to get if you were going to buy number 4.
Nate (post: 1468041) wrote:Hiryu wrote:although they use what's called the active time battle system, which means things will still be happening even while you're making a decision.
This is true for IV through IX, but the first three games used straight up turn-based battle like Dragon Quest. The remake of III for the DS is ATB, though.
the_wolfs_howl wrote:*cough*VagrantStory*cough*
the Sphere Grid
Nate (post: 1467976) wrote:The problem comes when the Magic system gets introduced and every character can learn every spell in the game. And at that point, each character just becomes the same with the exception of "This character can cast a better spell than that one."
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Other than that, Magic completely outclasses everyone else's unique commands, making it a game of "Who has the highest Magic and Speed stats so they can cast Ultima the fastest?"
This. Six is the best game and you should go play it.Mr. Hat'n'Clogs (post: 1468200) wrote:Maybe my nostalgia is interfering with my memory, but I don't remember the World of Ruin being the second half of VI. At most, I'd say it was the final third, though even that makes it sound longer than it felt.
I guess I'd agree about the whole magic thing, though it didn't feel like you got Ultima and thus outclassed every other ability until even farther to the end.
I dunno, VI is one of my favorite games I've ever played, so maybe this is nostalgia kicking in, but I remember the second half being better than you guys describing it. Not as fantastic as the first half, but I thought it was still pretty good.
Htom Sirveaux wrote:I never did figure out if there was any actual point to it anyhow.
Ultima took so long to learn that by the end of the game only one or two characters knew it and it didn't usually do the max damage unless Terra was in Esper form when she cast it or something.
Nate (post: 1469183) wrote: Magic quickly makes each character's unique commands useless by the end of the game, with the exception of Terra, Locke, and occasionally Sabin (since Bum Rush is still pretty powerful, even when you take spells into consideration, of course part of that may be due to the fact people don't realize Sabin's Blitz skills use his Magic stat and NOT his Attack stat, and if you're not making Sabin into a mage-type character and increasing his Magic, you're playing the game wrong).
Nate (post: 1468996) wrote:I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO DIDN'T LIKE VAGRANT STORY.
Hold me. ]
*pats you on the back* XD I think we've had this conversation before, actually.... That game is impossible without cheats. And even then it was kinda hard, actually....Final Fantasy Tactics actually has an amazing story, it's full of political intrigue and stuff like that.
the_wolfs_howl wrote:That's another problem with the older FF games - so many of them are absolutely ruined by awful translation. Even FFVII, which everyone praises to the skies, felt stupid to me because of lines like "This guy are sick" and "You jes' full of surprise."
ruined if you have to do things quickly because the boss will keep attacking.
PatrickEklektos (post: 1467895) wrote:Would you recommend any other RPG over FF (excluding Star Ocean which was boring).
SDG
Nate (post: 1470499) wrote:I may be remembering incorrectly, but I feel like Chrono Trigger, much like the FF games, has a "Wait" option for the battles where time pauses when you have the Tech or Items menu open.
Nate (post: 1470499) wrote:I may be remembering incorrectly, but I feel like Chrono Trigger, much like the FF games, has a "Wait" option for the battles where time pauses when you have the Tech or Items menu open.
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