Final Fantasy Megathread

[hardcoretyphoon hardcoretyphoon]

SHIT IM A FUCKING DUMBASS AND LEFT THE GAME ON THE SAVE SCREEN NOT REALZING THE TIMER WAS STILL RUNNING. now when i load my save it just instantly game overs.... T_T guess I gotta do it all over again?????

Post automatically merged: Dec 6, 2025

I'm gonna see if i can reset the time in a save editor. As long as I set it to what it was before its not reallyyy cheating. besides i dont got the time to replay the whole thing until that point




continued in... Part 5 i guess.

 

[malicegawd]

commenting to see updates! I’m actually playing through FFVIII for the first time as well.

Edit: oh cool we’re at about the same part! I’m a little bit further than you. The timed events in this game are a pain lol

 

[χKai]

commenting to see updates! I’m actually playing through FFVIII for the first time as well.

Edit: oh cool we’re at about the same part! I’m a little bit further than you. The timed events in this game are a pain lol

There's also this if you ever want to watch a thread without posting

 

[Tinhornjam]

what ff has your favorite main gameplay/combat mechanics? examples being ff12s gambit system, ff7’s materia system, or the paradigm shifting in 13. my favorite has to be 12, some would call it boring and just automating the game for you but i love choosing my jobs and there’s just something so satisfying about watching my party do everything that i commanded them too!!

 

[Morgan Katarn]

FF5 with it´s job system. I dislike 12 combat in general and I rely hate 13s combat the most of all. But 12 makes up with a good story. 13 does not make up at all it just suck everything.

 

[Guinea]

FFX-2 peaked with the turn-based combat. It's not the best FF, but the combat is top notch.

Action-oriented combat goes to FF15. I love zooming around the map and kicking ass.

Other honorable mentions:

FF Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers for Wii. It just felt good to grab objects around you and send them flying towards enemies.

All of the FF Tactics games. I love the combat in them, it really makes you focus on planning your next move.

 

[Bakuma1997]

Final Fantasy 2, i never minded the "Do thing for thing to be better" system, i only hated it in its OG Famicom release, but post GBA the curve is far more reasonable

The Job System of III and V are easly my favorite too, your character not being limited to its class' skills gave it a bonus

I've only played VIII for a while (playing them chronologically, still halfway V) but its Paper Mario Minigames makes for a confusing plot

 

[bjork]

original VII is the one I spent the most time with, so I guess I'll say that? Aside from waiting for summon animations if/when you use them, it works well enough for me.

 

[Boog111]

Final Fantasy II/IV. Simple. Updated over the previous games but didn't try to reinvent the wheel.

 

[Netra]

Main series maybe the combat system of ffxii.
And for the spinoff explorers, it was like a mix of FF with monster hunter.

 

[Eric Frank]

Without a doubt, it would be X.

 

[TheReal_TomokoKuroki]

I really like the XIII mechanic of being a BAD GAME AND SUCKING
(Nah, JK. I like VII, limit break. I think it's fun.)

 

[hazys]

FFX's combat may not be so showy, but it works really well, especially with insta-swapping party members. The Sphere Grid system is cool, too.

I also like the Job system in Final Fantasy Tactics... Advance.

 

[χKai]

4.

Everybody has a role, and unique talents of their own. You start with various different abilities from each other, and each character has abilities/traits that match their character and who they are.

 

[RustySK]

FFT for sure, but assuming you mean mainline... I think FFV.
I love the job system for one, but for another I think that game makes especially great use of it during its boss battles. Some bosses in that game feel almost more like SMT bosses in how puzzle-like their fights can be while still remaining really flexible.

FFXII is definitely up there as well though, there's just nothing else like it. I only wish the fights looked more visually interesting when it comes down to it.

 

[_-_AceDragon_-_]

VII (original)
Turn based
Materia system
Limit breaks
4x cut !!
By far my favourite summons

 

[JellyjamLu]

Hm off the top of my head

Customization of Materia system in VII - I literally beat Ruby Weapon by getting one character K.O'd and the materia carrying the rest, which is funny.

FFVIII - GF leveling system - Not so much a gameplay thing per se but as you gain EXP you can naturally allow your GF's/Summons to learn new abilities, so for example: 'Card' ability which is learned by GF Quetzacolt can be equipped to any party member then transform enemies into a card if HP is low during battle.

 

[csanjuro]

FF5

 

[RageBurner]

I can tell you the one I liked the least, FF8; that's across the board, too. More on topic, probably FF7 overall: it was flexible without trying to reinvent the wheel and still managed to harp on classic style notes.

FF9 earns a close second place, overall.

 

[starseeker300]

of the job based games: bravely default 1 - every job is not only unique, but also viable for the long term, also the brave/default mechanic is cool (and bravely second exists i guess, didnt really use it tbh except for a couple fights that were kicking my butt)

of the not job based turn based games: 4 the after years - ok so yes the story is garbage but this is a thread about gameplay so yeah just wanted to say that ahead of time, it expands 4 battle system by adding the band system which is fun to use and also gives you even more freedom with party building with 22 characters (even though 7 of them suck lol) and not having any forced party lead, cecil is good but its still fun to try out parties without him in it.

of the not turn based ones - ff15, noctis is just fun to control flying around the battle field with his warp strike

 

[hardcoretyphoon hardcoretyphoon]

Update: I just saw Advent Children.

Spoiler: SPOILERS

I wish I could have enjoyed it more, but I don't think that the movie was quite made with the vision that made me like the game it's a sequel to. I really enjoyed the characters and psychological aspects of ff7, and Advent Children felt WAY more focused on the fighting. I feel like a fucking loser for saying this but the fights should have been like 10% more realistic. Im not opposed to watching shit where characters fly around and throw each other into walls, but for ff7 it just felt a little out of place without explanation. Though I probably wouldnt care much at all about realism if the fights were better paced and built up to. It kinda feels like a 90s DBZ movie with its fight > plot imbalance.

I did enjoy some parts, the Sephiroth fight was really cool, and I liked seeing Aeristh at the end. But it still felt like most of that was because I already liked the source material. Cool fanservice is not a replacement for a good plot in my opinion. One thing I will give the movie for is the OST is fucking amazing as always.

Overall, I think It was okay. if it was literally just the last 30 mins id probably like it as a side thing. I don't WANNA be a hater but unfortunately the movie didn't speak to me. Still excited to get into Crisis Core and FF7R though!

 

[Deleted member 144646]

The job system in 5 and the dresspheres in X-2 were my favorite systems in a Final Fantasy game.

 

[NOTthatHARD]

Final Fantasy V, VII and Tactics because of all the freedom and customization options.

 

[Turbo Kid]

XIII by far, nothing else even comes close. It's the best combat in the entire series.

 

[ThatOneLum]

Of the classics it's IV. It's like a class-based system that's a bit more guided for you as part of the story, but otherwise it's a classic ff style.

In modern games is goes to X. It's simple, turn-based combat and the unique sphere grid for levelling up was awesome. The fact you could side-specialize with characters by using key spheres was a stroke of genius.