| Mystro-Sama said: What would you guys recommend for someone new to FF. I'm thinking about getting X|X-2 HD for Vita. |
Any game actually since every game in the series is very much compeletely different.
FFI = pretty basic , short and sweet, do not play this until you become an FF fan since its pretty short really so you wont get the "epic" feeling of the series
FFII = has some minimal storylines but is pretty different in leveling up
FFIII = a lot like 1 but more lighthearted, my favorite of that era, I recommend the DS version, the same version is on Android if you don't have a DS, these two remakes added characters and had "Cute" 3D graphics, it fits the theme of the game though so you wont feel like it ruins it.
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FFIV = the first to have a story and characters
FFV = my favorite from the era, the hardest one though, the story is more lighthearted but it has the serious moments, I CAN recommend you this but its too hard to start as your first FF game, its pretty unfair at some point the people who made it are quite sadistic or something.
FFVI = my other favorite has the best characters and best storyline of the bunch, has the most developed world and the best villian and soundtrack, I recommend this one from this era
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FFVII = a lot of people find it to be the best, its pretty easy it did not age very well since it uses ugly 3D polygons which is why a lot of people want a remake.
FFVIII = pretty underrated it is hated for dumb reasons when it first came out everyone loved it but now everyone hates it because of some internet bandwagon its pretty good and had good characters good soundtrack and it aged a lot better than FFVII , some scenes still look gorgoues.
FFIX = the most underrated of the bunch and my favorite from PS1 era, it had one of the best soundtracks in all of gaming and it was pretty lighthearted compared to the two before it, the world is wonderful and very colorful its what "Fantasy"in final fantasy is all about, I recommend this one on PSN
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FFX = Has excellent storyline and soundtrack, nice memorable characters and easy to get into battle system, I recommend it
FFXI = its online only, its pretty good , I don't know if its still going but its an MMO so not much to say
FFXII = Some people like it some don't I think its brilliant , has the best voice acting and best dialouge of all the Final Fantasies, its a lot more "Western" themed than the rest so there is kings , treason, blood bounds, elves, merchants, towns etc, something akin to J.R.R Tolkien and less about Japanese Novels, I recommend it IF you like Xenoblade for example or western folklore themed japanese games.
FFXIII = AVOID IT! , yep AVOID IT!, do not play this unless you've become a fan first because you will get bored and you will give up on the series because of it, its basically a looooooooooooooooooooooooooong tutorial of a game as if the developers were planning to make a sequel to it or add DLC or something, it doesn't get any good at all until 80% in when you reach near the end of the game, when it does its enjoyable... kind of but even then its not worth it.
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FFXIV = still haven't played it but I heard its good, its an MMO so I'm not too eager for it.
