Final Fantasy Megathread

[Xdqwerty]

Well I guess I gotta rebind keys every time I play

 

[Clippy]

Have you tried using this

to bind keyboard keys to a controller?

I've never used this myself but it looks like it could be promising.

 

[Xdqwerty]

Have you tried using this
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to bind keyboard keys to a controller?

I've never used this myself but it looks like it could be promising.

1. I wanna play with a keyboard
2. Lets say its not a steam copy

 

[Nickakyoin]

Has anyone played/beaten the mystery dungeon Chocobo Tales? Wii game. I have both it and Everybuddy but I'm always unsure which one is the best version to keep it up. I suppose the latter one probably having more content, but...what it has more than the Wii original hasn't?

Maria is also FF first female playable character she should get more recognition and love but nah everyone thinks about Tifa

Because, sadly, VII(R) is the only FF game they played and/or is adknowledged.

 

[Ikagura]

Has anyone played/beaten the mystery dungeon Chocobo Tales? Wii game. I have both it and Everybuddy but I'm always unsure which one is the best version to keep it up. I suppose the latter one probably having more content, but...what it has more than the Wii original hasn't?

Thanks for reminding me to try getting the Chocobo games, both karting and dungeon ones.

Maria is also FF first female playable character she should get more recognition and love but nah everyone thinks about Tifa

Because, sadly, VII(R) is the only FF game they played and/or is adknowledged.

Yeah, FF VII was the most popular game so I cannot blame people for remembering Tifa over the rest...

 

[Nickakyoin]

Thanks for reminding me to try getting the Chocobo games, both karting and dungeon ones.

I played both the racing games. Both are kinda bad (the PS1 for the gameplay, the Switch one for the story and microtransaction on what is essentially a full paid game. Square Enix is full of sh-). Well, you can't go wrong with the Mystery Dungeon (two for PS1 and the Wii/Everybuddy remaster)

Yeah, FF VII was the most popular game so I cannot blame people for remembering Tifa over the rest...

They can always wide their horizons since it seems it's just that and nothing else.

 

[Ikagura]

I played both the racing games. Both are kinda bad (the PS1 for the gameplay, the Switch one for the story and microtransaction on what is essentially a full paid game. Square Enix is full of sh-). Well, you can't go wrong with the Mystery Dungeon (two for PS1 and the Wii/Everybuddy remaster)

I got the Switch one for like 10 bucks and didn't see any microtransactions.

They can always wide their horizons since it seems it's just that and nothing else.

Seems like people don't want to go outside of their personal comfort zone...

 

[Nickakyoin]

I got the Switch one for like 10 bucks and didn't see any microtransactions.


Seems like people don't want to go outside of their personal comfort zone...

You got that one for a very good price, ngl. 10 bucks is definitely good. Especially since they updated the game and got rid (mostly?) of all this crap.
The game at launch initially did have them with Mythril as a value. Sure, you do get a total amount (weekly iirc?) and with that you unlock those passes that unlocked skins (and even characters...), but it's still ludicrous they made a system for a full-priced game.

And regarding this FFVII being overrated matter (which tbh at this point I would like to be the last message about it): worse for them, I guess.

 

[Ikagura]

You got that one for a very good price, ngl. 10 bucks is definitely good. Especially since they updated the game and got rid (mostly?) of all this crap.
The game at launch initially did have them with Mythril as a value. Sure, you do get a total amount (weekly iirc?) and with that you unlock those passes that unlocked skins (and even characters...), but it's still ludicrous they made a system for a full-priced game.

Sad that even Crash Nitro Fueled is filled with those...

And regarding this FFVII being overrated matter (which tbh at this point I would like to be the last message about it): worse for them, I guess.

I do agree that Square should incite people to look beyond just VII.

 

[Maresia]

What is the general opinion on the GBA versions of the early FF titles?

I have an itch to play some rpgs on GBA and outside of Final Fantasy 1 and 4 I haven't finished any of the ones on this console.

Are this good enough versions to play for the first time or would it be better just to pick a different game?

 

[Tonberry]

Other than having crunchier sound and brighter graphics than the originals they're all perfectly playable.
Personally, I even kinda think the GBA version of 4 is the best looking version of that game.

 

[χKai]

The bonus content alone makes it worth playing every game; 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6.

Some graphical differences and sound quality issues may hinder the experience some, but most don't find it unplayable. Besides, the bonus content kicks so much ass.. it will make you see why so many fans complain about not getting the Advance extra content in any re-release.

 

[JPchicre]

The only complaint i've ever heard about these, is the sound.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

Go for it

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Go for it

 

[Elwiwi]

Even if the GBA versions of FF have the low quality sound you can find hacks that fix that on [ redacted ]

 

[Zerohour2k12]

I've played a bunch but the only ones I finished were IV and VI.

 

[Maresia]

Sounds great, I'll check them out and the hacks too!

 

[RestoredaftrLostv2]

I recommend playing the psp I-IV since psp 4 has the after as well. Also V and VI on the gba has more content...but not anything super worth it. I still play the psx version once in a while.

 

[DinoRexMax DinoRexMax]

Boy, are you lucky my friends have been asking me the same specific question over the holidays.

The FF GBA games are actually ports of the PS1 Origins and Anthology collections, but include a number of enhanced features to facilitate a portable console (such as being able to save anywhere you want). And while there are certain limitations compared to the PS1 (GBA version only has 3 save slots) there also a number of extras (beside from both I & II being on the same cart) including extra equipment, streamlined character progression, extra dungeons, extra bosses, and the post game campaign with all the dead characters in FF2. However, at least in the case of FF1, I found the PSP anniversary version to be superior, since it has the excellent Chronodia/Labrynth of Time post game dungeon that takes the entire game to beat.

But if you looking for non-FF RPGs on the GBA, the Golden Sun duology is second to none in terms of gameplay. Memorable music, charming psuedo 3D artstyle, incredible battle system, being able to use spells out of combat to solve puzzles in an immersive way, there's just to much to gush about. The Djinn system alone makes it worth checking out, as once you get enough of them, there's not telling the kinds of crap you can pull off in a fight (especially in the second one). I do gotta say, I think the overarching plot is it's biggest flaw. Having played all the games up to Dark Dawn, I still have no idea what the point of it all was.
Surprisinly, there are acutally not that many traditional turn-based RPGs I can think of on the GBA, most of them being tactical or action rpgs instead.

The original ones would be stuff like Demi Kids: Light/Dark (SMT for babies, not deragotory) Mario & Luigi: Super Star Saga (better than the 3DS remake imo). Mother 3, Riviera: The Promised Land (also has versions on PSP and PC), and Harry Potter: The Prisoner of Azkaban (specifically the 3rd book, as the Chamber of Secrets and Philsophers Stone are action/adventure games). I've never played the Harry Potter one, but I did play the ones on GBC, and those were alright.

There are actually a LOT of remakes and ports for the GBA, including Phantasy Star, Tales of Phantasia, Breath of Fire, Lufia, Lunar, most of which are comprable to their original version.

Action RPGs include stuff like Summon Night, Sword of Mana, Legacy of Goku/Buu's Fury, Tales of the World, and Shining Soul (Shining I & 2 are like Gauntlet, so I recommend using VBA Netplay to team up with friends).

And Strategy or Tactical RPGs? Forget about it! Your swamped for choice with Tactics Ogre, Shining Force (graphically enhanced from the Genesis), Onimusha Tactics, Yggdra Union, Yu-Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics (for some reason?), Super Robot Wars (OGs 1 & 2 are natively english, but entries like J, R, A, & D require a translation patch, although A Portable for the PSP is superior) Fire Emblem (because of course). And don't even get me started on Final Fantasy Tactics Advance! That's one of my all time favourite games EVER. But whatever you do, don't get rid of your Black Thread! You get 3 of those in the entire game, and if you lose 1 you won't be able to complete all the missions and unlck the post game stuff!

Megaman: Battle Network 1-6 (but not Battle Chip Challenge), Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, and both Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards and Reshef of Destruction are a little harder to categorize. The Yu-Gi-Oh! games are only really fun if you like the card game to begin with, but both Battle Network and Chain of Memories have real time combat with somewhat RPG elements (you're still fucking around with cards a lot though, basically taking the form of your equipment and your abilities).

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance and Aria of Sorrow are like Symphony of the Night and have RPG elements, unlike other Metroidvania games on the system like Zero Mission and Fusion.

Don't even ask me what the fuck CIMA: The Enemy is. And if all else fails, you could just lower yourself to playing Pokemon for the umpteenth time.

 

[Ikagura]

Are they easier than their SNES counterpart?


Speaking of JRPG on the GBA sadly I couldn't recommend Phantasy Star Collection as it's much better to directly play them on a Genesis Emulator.

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

Because, sadly, VII(R) is the only FF game they played and/or is adknowledged

Part of me is happy that Final Fantasy is forever immortalized with Cloud and Tifa and all but BRUH like come on....i was thinking about this the other day how i find it a little funny that FF7 is the most popular yet it's not the series creator favorite i heard it's the start of his dissatisfaction with the direction FF took at the time and thus we got FF9 which is just the NES games remade into one single installment

 

[Xdqwerty]

After I beat my pending playthroughs of I and II's gba versions and IV snes hard type, im going to play the pixel remasters of V and VI and then the pixel remasters of I and II, and finally the 3d version of IV

 

[MasterEn]

Part of me is happy that Final Fantasy is forever immortalized with Cloud and Tifa and all but BRUH like come on....i was thinking about this the other day how i find it a little funny that FF7 is the most popular yet it's not the series creator favorite i heard it's the start of his dissatisfaction with the direction FF took at the time and thus we got FF9 which is just the NES games remade into one single installment

kind of doing a disservice to the game, since it's meant to be a throwback to all the games and has a small easter egg for 10 in it; not just the first three games.
i am not happy that ff7 is the one that gets all of the attention. it's not particularly good. most of the characters are bland, the materia system seems interesting until you realize that the variety of strategies hinges solely on the materia. the characters only matter with their gear having enough slots for you to use the various gems as you want to use them. they have limit breaks to differentiate them, that's about it.
the game stops being interesting after disc 1. you can miss out on important stuff without knowing it. i missed out on an ultimate weapon because i didn't know it was on a random staircase with no hint of it being there. most of the characters are boring. i hate yuffie. the music is probably the only good part about it besides aerith. i like her.
the game sells on nostalgia and nostalgia alone. it came out at the right time and was the first rpg for the ps1.
i can only imagine what the original concept for the game would have been like. it might have actually been decent.
the only other good part about 7 is crisis core. it is a very good game. 10 out 10.

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

kind of doing a disservice to the game, since it's meant to be a throwback to all the games and has a small easter egg for 10 in it; not just the first three games.

Yeah true but i connected 9 to the NES more than the SNES generation since you get stuff like castle pandemonium and queen hilda being called well hilda and the 4 fiends with FF1 appearance

i am not happy that ff7 is the one that gets all of the attention. it's not particularly good. most of the characters are bland, the materia system seems interesting until you realize that the variety of strategies hinges solely on the materia. the characters only matter with their gear having enough slots for you to use the various gems as you want to use them. they have limit breaks to differentiate them, that's about it.
the game stops being interesting after disc 1. you can miss out on important stuff without knowing it. i missed out on an ultimate weapon because i didn't know it was on a random staircase with no hint of it being there. most of the characters are boring. i hate yuffie. the music is probably the only good part about it besides aerith. i like her.
the game sells on nostalgia and nostalgia alone. it came out at the right time and was the first rpg for the ps1.
i can only imagine what the original concept for the game would have been like. it might have actually been decent.
the only other good part about 7 is crisis core. it is a very good game. 10 out 10

Damn MasterEN is cooking at 3 AM with this , yeah i get that the game gets so hyped up and can end up feeling rather disappointing it's an issue with making a game look like it dropped straight out of heaven it's FFT for me that got this treatment maybe I'm just not the biggest SRPG fan out there......the materia system has its merits like unlocking more powerful spells needs no shop just keep the materia equipped but yeah it does prevent some magic play unlike previous games that allowed a lot more freedom of using magic , i think FF7 also features insanely overpowered ultimates more so than FF8 or FF9 they really did the ultimates dirty in FF9

Also worth noting FF7 is easier compared to the older installments it really seems square pumped down difficulty in 7/8 compared to other titles like legit in FF4 i was so broke at the start i had to grind a little to buy all paladin equipment.....


Man come on yuffie IS annoying but that's why i like her she is so full of herself that when she gets into trouble or whatever her reaction is priceless , I'm not as mad she stole my materia because i spent 3 days looking for the black stone that i over leveled accidentally so when i recruited her i could deal with the lightning eagles easily BUT i got fooled by a 16 year old twice and that MADE ME PISSED at the time


But yes square knows how popular FF7 is and how much it relies on nostalgia FF7 Is the only game that got like an anime movie , 2 spinoff games and a grandiose remake? What about FF6? now FF4 did get lots of care since it was very important for the entire series but what about FF2? Or even tactics......hey FF5 did get a small anime series but it's short and hardly connects to the game

Square really needs to expand it's scope when looking back at older titles beyond 7

 

[MasterEn]

Yeah true but i connected 9 to the NES more than the SNES generation since you get stuff like castle pandemonium and queen hilda being called well hilda and the 4 fiends with FF1 appearance




Damn MasterEN is cooking at 3 AM with this , yeah i get that the game gets so hyped up and can end up feeling rather disappointing it's an issue with making a game look like it dropped straight out of heaven it's FFT for me that got this treatment maybe I'm just not the biggest SRPG fan out there......the materia system has its merits like unlocking more powerful spells needs no shop just keep the materia equipped but yeah it does prevent some magic play unlike previous games that allowed a lot more freedom of using magic , i think FF7 also features insanely overpowered ultimates more so than FF8 or FF9 they really did the ultimates dirty in FF9

Also worth noting FF7 is easier compared to the older installments it really seems square pumped down difficulty in 7/8 compared to other titles like legit in FF4 i was so broke at the start i had to grind a little to buy all paladin equipment.....


Man come on yuffie IS annoying but that's why i like her she is so full of herself that when she gets into trouble or whatever her reaction is priceless , I'm not as mad she stole my materia because i spent 3 days looking for the black stone that i over leveled accidentally so when i recruited her i could deal with the lightning eagles easily BUT i got fooled by a 16 year old twice and that MADE ME PISSED at the time


But yes square knows how popular FF7 is and how much it relies on nostalgia FF7 Is the only game that got like an anime movie , 2 spinoff games and a grandiose remake? What about FF6? now FF4 did get lots of care since it was very important for the entire series but what about FF2? Or even tactics......hey FF5 did get a small anime series but it's short and hardly connects to the game

Square really needs to expand it's scope when looking back at older titles beyond 7

yeah, 6-9 are weird with the limit breakers. 6 has only 1, limits replace the attack command when ready, 8 has it locked to low hp if i remember correctly, 9 allows you to fill it up faster but it activates when the bar is full, no matter what. 10 did limit breaks the best.
i don't have to grind to get the paladin equipment, but i usually get that after coming back from mt ordeals.
she took all of my materia and it took forever to get her to join; so much so that when she did join, i didn't want her on my team any more.
ff7 got 2 prequels, an ova, a 3d movies sequel, a ps2 game and a book to tie the game to the movie and then the bullshit mislabeled remake/sequel on the playstation systems. also, several characters from the game appear in other media, like kingdom hearts, and smash bros. which comes off a bit tone deaf since the n64 is the system that made squaresoft jump over to the ps1, and the characters selected to represent ff are cloud and sephiroth, from the game that they made for sony because their system was "better".
i kind of disagree on them caring about ff4 a lot. the ds remake is fantastic, but the sequel game is pure shit. and the novelization of the sequel is just as terrible. it goes with the bad ending as the canon ending, so whoever wrote it hates the whole series. but i don't think they were thinking anything through when they wrote that.
the ff5 anime is a sequel, so it doesn't have to directly connect to the game, but some references or call back would be appreciated.
since square enix only made the ff7 remake sequel because they need money [they actually said this in a press briefing], we will most likely only see ff7 getting any love unless everyone on the planet never buys anything related to it and only purchase the other installments.