Anybody play the ff series and have any thoughts on which to start with? Humble has a sale and I've always wanted to play a ff game, but never go into it, but not sure where to start. I don't think my computer will run FFXV and I also don't want to play that version.
Any recs?
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01-15-2020, 10:53 PM #1Spectacular Member
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What Final Fantasy game is good to start with?
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01-16-2020, 01:54 AM #2Unadjusted Human on CBR
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I started with Final Fantasy VII. Which to me was one of my all-time favorite games ever done.
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01-16-2020, 01:10 PM #3Silver Sentinel
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What are you going to be playing on? I ask because that renders me to give you different answers.
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01-16-2020, 08:50 PM #4Spectacular Member
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pc, w/ controller. Not sure if I'll like the ff combat system or random encounters. Those seem to be some players issues with the game. I'm willing to give it a try though.
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01-16-2020, 10:08 PM #5Amazing Member
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I'm not sure, are you sure I've played Final Fantasy before, PoorStudent?
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01-18-2020, 08:06 AM #6Hold your machete tight!
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Based on my limited experience with the series I would probably go with Final Fantasy VII. Some of the earlier ones are definitely worth checking out, but are rather aggravating for modern players. Excessive level grinding, unclear goals*, and an archaic/unclear save system can create a lot of starting over or uncertainty. As someone who only first played it a year ago VII gets over a lot of those frustrations, or at the very least has enough narrative power to punch through those barriers.
*I mean more on a micro level. You always have some clear narrative objective, but moving forward often requires obtuse actions without any indication. Not even in the context of what is supposed to be a puzzle. Even in VII you could be on a boat, encouraged to explore/talk to everyone on board, and then be hit with an unpassable wall all because you don't think to go back to the uninteresting room you started in.Continuity, even in a "shared" comics universe is often insignificant if not largely detrimental to the quality of a comic.
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01-21-2020, 01:11 PM #7Silver Sentinel
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III or IV would be my picks if they're emulated. III, IV, V, & VI are my favorites.
Originally Posted by PoorStudent
I do not like either but most people start with VII or X."Always listen to the crazy scientist with a weird van or armful of blueprints and diagrams." -- Vibranium
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