Final Fantasy Megathread

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

Quina is absolutely busted if you grind her up by eating enough frogs in the pond. Her frog spell starts dealing ludicrous amounts of damage.

So, a question about that minigame, I remember hearing that about her spell but I recall having trouble catching frogs. I thought “surely it isn’t this hard. There must be something I’m doing wrong!”

Is there any strategy to reliably get frogs? I know I could ask the internet, but I might as well ask another FF fan because that’s more fun! :)

 

[Strategist Strategist]

So, a question about that minigame, I remember hearing that about her spell but I recall having trouble catching frogs. I thought “surely it isn’t this hard. There must be something I’m doing wrong!”

Is there any strategy to reliably get frogs? I know I could ask the internet, but I might as well ask another FF fan because that’s more fun! :)

Nah, it is super annoying to catch those golden frogs (like most minigames in FFIX, to be honest). I kind of remember just being patient and coming back to the pond every chance I could after advancing the story a little bit, probably like every 30 minutes of real time.

If you want the full breakdown, check: https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Frog_catching

 

[diapered]

The main cast of characters is kind of hit or miss, but the core 4 or Zidane, Garnet, Vivi and Steiner do a lot of heavy lifting for the game. Quina is a memorable comic relief side character frog person, Beatrix is a memorable double agent type character, but the rest of the cast is forgettable.

>forgettable

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

Nah, it is super annoying to catch those golden frogs (like most minigames in FFIX, to be honest). I kind of remember just being patient and coming back to the pond every chance I could after advancing the story a little bit, probably like every 30 minutes of real time.

If you want the full breakdown, check: https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Frog_catching

Dang… it makes sense why I never got more than thirty or so!

Well, I’ll see how I feel when I play next time.

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It makes me so upset that this is the only CG moment she gets aside from the ending.

Like, dang, imagine making a character whose whole thing is the pain of being forgotten… and then forgetting her storyline like halfway through the game. At that point I just felt bad for Freya and kept her around in defiance.

 

[Strategist Strategist]

It makes me so upset that this is the only CG moment she gets aside from the ending.

Like, dang, imagine making a character whose whole thing is the pain of being forgotten… and then forgetting her storyline like halfway through the game. At that point I just felt bad for Freya and kept her around in defiance.

Yeah, for all the Freya fans, I apologize for using the word forgettable. I should've clarified that she was underused by the plot. Not her fault at all. But she does get a small segment of the story to shine and it is a shame she falls into the background afterwards.

 

[thanonyx thanonyx]

Oh boy! A thread about the best FF game!

I could play Tetra Master for hours! In fact, I think I played more Tetra Master than the actual game!

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

Did you guys ever really engage with the Moogle mail quest line? I thought that was pretty fun! Though, I remember there was a letter I couldn’t deliver, and that jammed things up for me. I think that was around the mid point in disc 3.

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Oh boy! A thread about the best FF game!

I could play Tetra Master for hours! In fact, I think I played more Tetra Master than the actual game!

You could say you’re the Tetra MASTER?

 

[Strategist Strategist]

I forget what was the point of the whole mognet questline. Its been a while since I played FFIX. But it was kind of cute, IIRC.

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

I forget what was the point of the whole mognet questline. Its been a while since I played FFIX. But it was kind of cute, IIRC.

I don’t really care if there was an item at the end of the quest or not. Monger was cute and helped make the world feel more alive, so that was enough for me!

 

[Strategist Strategist]

I don’t really care if there was an item at the end of the quest or not. Monger was cute and helped make the world feel more alive, so that was enough for me!

Yeah, the letters are pretty much in universe lore delivery devices, if I recall correctly. And there's some little subplot that resolves at the end of the letter chain, but I forget the details.

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

I have vivid memories of grinding out the “Festival of the Hunt” to get a high score like it’s some arcade game.

By the end, it must’ve looked like to the in-universe characters like Zidane had omnipotent knowledge.

 

[Zachery2112]

Final Fantasy IX: Memoria Project

www.ffix-memoria.com

Have any of you guys seen the Memoria Project. It started out as a group of 3D-modellers remaking Alexandria and has slowly expanded into a full on nonplayable remake. It's pretty cool.

 

[Stookymalarkey]

Vivi and Steiner my beloved

This duo carried me throughout my playthrough.

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

Final Fantasy IX: Memoria Project

www.ffix-memoria.com

Have any of you guys seen the Memoria Project. It started out as a group of 3D-modellers remaking Alexandria and has slowly expanded into a full on nonplayable remake. It's pretty cool.

So, this is the best thing.

Vivi my beloved.

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Vivi is the rare character who is so good and so pure that nobody cares if they market him into the ground. We will ALL collectively buy a Vivi plushie.


Very marketable Vivi plushie.

 

[diapered]

I forget what was the point of the whole mognet questline.

Turns out you were a drug mule the whole time >_> Mognet was just a cover for distributing the dankest kupo nuts ;_;

 

[GardeniaSky's icon GardeniaSky GardeniaSky]

Freya is best girl

 

[Yithan]

My favorite game ever. I grew up watching my brother play it, and it was probably the one that made me realize that games can have touching and emotional stories. It also became my standard for what 'fantasy' looks like, which is funny because this game is so influenced by classic fantasy tales. It's crazy how experiencing something for the first time as a kid can really touch you.

And then, after much time on the road, he had to ask Colin something:

"Why did you come with me? "Because you said you were leaving"​

 

[diapered]

Freya is best girl

truth

I think all the characters are memorable except for Amarant. I have no idea why he stuck around. Whenever he speaks I think, "Oh... right you're here...why?"

 

[happymasksalesman happymasksalesman]

My favorite final fantasy is FFTA(final fantasy tactics advance) on gba. In this game there is a skill for thief which remove forever.steal:ability. With this ability humans and moogels become super bug. I love final fantasy tactics because their isometric graphic and learning mechanic. Any body like it?

 

[GardeniaSky's icon GardeniaSky GardeniaSky]

My favorite final fantasy is FFTA(final fantasy tactics advance) on gba. In this game there is a skill for thief which remove forever.steal:ability. With this ability humans and moogels become super bug. I love final fantasy tactics because their isometric graphic and learning mechanic. Any body like it?

I played way too much of it. I got most of my characters up to level 99, maxed all of their jobs. I remember I couldn't 100% the game because there was a quest item I needed for one of the missions that I couldn't get anymore.

 

[happymasksalesman happymasksalesman]

I played way too much of it. I got most of my characters up to level 99, maxed all of their jobs. I remember I couldn't 100% the game because there was a quest item I needed for one of the missions that I couldn't get anymore.

I know that freak mission. You should play with others, because it is a revision mission(something like that). This was a Trick to make players play together.

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I played way too much of it. I got most of my characters up to level 99, maxed all of their jobs. I remember I couldn't 100% the game because there was a quest item I needed for one of the missions that I couldn't get anymore.

Did you play final fantasy tactics lion wars? That game is crazy! You can make enemy to allies by specific job called orator. The problem is random encounter level set by max level you have in your party!

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I think I find a way to get online and multiplayer stuff. With vba link it is possible.

 

[YuriSukiSan]

My favorite final fantasy is FFTA(final fantasy tactics advance) on gba. In this game there is a skill for thief which remove forever.steal:ability. With this ability humans and moogels become super bug. I love final fantasy tactics because their isometric graphic and learning mechanic. Any body like it?

FFTA is probably a close favourite for me because of it's message which I think is important but I prefer FFT: WoL. Everything about Ivalice setting is incredibly charming! The music of FFT is thematically some of the best in the franchise. Just listening to the victory screen gives me a deep sense of nostalgia. I think the creator went on to score Valkyria Chronicles if I remember correctly!

What I really love about FFT is that it's essentially an old european fable about knighthood and honour which is something that's very close to my heart. You already mentioned Orator but my own personal favourite is the Arithmetician, it's incredibly OP with the right job setup. There's some absolute game breaking combinations available in FFT, my only real complaints is that I wish I didn't have to kill so much as a Dark Knight because you're usually overleveled by the time it's through. And the Mime, and the Archer I think definitely need a rework. People often complain about dancers and bards which do need some love as well but if you have a troupe with a Bard they can work.

 

[happymasksalesman happymasksalesman]

FFTA is probably a close favourite for me because of it's message which I think is important but I prefer FFT: WoL. Everything about Ivalice setting is incredibly charming! The music of FFT is thematically some of the best in the franchise. Just listening to the victory screen gives me a deep sense of nostalgia. I think the creator went on to score Valkyria Chronicles if I remember correctly!

What I really love about FFT is that it's essentially an old european fable about knighthood and honour which is something that's very close to my heart. You already mentioned Orator but my own personal favourite is the Arithmetician, it's incredibly OP with the right job setup. There's some absolute game breaking combinations available in FFT, my only real complaints is that I wish I didn't have to kill so much as a Dark Knight because you're usually overleveled by the time it's through. And the Mime, and the Archer I think definitely need a rework. People often complain about dancers and bards which do need some love as well but if you have a troupe with a Bard they can work.

Orator was really weird. He can turn every enemy to allies in any level.

 

[Deleted member 360463]

Since 2020, I've slowly but surely been working my way through the Final Fantasy series. I've played a lot of spinoffs that definitely slowed down my progress, but I can finally say that I've completed I - XVI (minus the MMOs). I've still got the XIII sequels and X-2 to get through at a future date, but it's been a big journey for me and a really fun one to blast through.

Before anyone asks, it's a boring answer but Final Fantasy X is probably my favorite.

 

[Deleted member 3099]

I'm not a huge fan of FF4 myself (only due to having played it a billion times and sort of expanded from there) but it's a very good game to see the first time Final Fantasy really found its footing. It's a very seminal game, and for a console game from 1991 it's got a surprisingly deep/fleshed out plot with lots of themes that resonate well with people and became mainstays of the entire franchise. Love, sacrifice, honor, all that good stuff.
As far as party customization though, it has exactly 0. It's very much a story-first kind of game, and you have no control over which characters you have in your party, and you can't edit them aside from equipment. That also means that every fight is sort of designed around your party at all times though, so it's not all bad.

I ended up starting a FFIV playthrough earlier today and have been enjoying it. I can't imagine I'm very far along yet (just beat the Antlion), but I get what you mean about the linearity of the player party so far. I like the cast and story that I've seen though, and get the feeling I'm going to enjoy my time with this one.

Thanks again for humoring a total amateur question.