| trasharmdsister12 said:
That's a good question and the answer is "I don't know". I just know it's a well loved and long-standing franchise and I want to try to get off on the right foot with it so that I have more stuff to look forward to. Been feeling pretty stagnant with gaming lately even though I have a massive backlog. I just don't "feel" like playing anything so maybe a new franchise can reinvigorate that. So if FF clicks I'll be spending a lot of time with it. And if it doesn't, well I may want to try again in a few years. I'll add that based on what I know and have seen of FF6, 7, and 9 (I know these 3 in particular are highly regarded) I like the style and vibes of 6 and 9 more. 6 is looking like the strongest candidate right now. |
While there will always be different opinions, the two entries in the series that at least based on how people are vocal about it, seemed to get overwhelmingly negative impressions are the two you played. 13 and 15.
15 has since had many improvements with the release of the Royal version, such as letting you cotrol each party member, but I can't speak on its quality since I haven't played 15 aside from the demos.
And the reason I didn't play 15 yet (I'll try it at some point) is because of 13, which I did play.
Before 13, I felt like I didn't need to watch a trailer or read a review for an upcoming mainline FF game. It would still probably be a must play for me.
After 13 my excitement for new entries, or at least the urgency to play them, has been lowered to a degree. Even if they look interesting to me.
As a side note, I think 13-2 made some notsble improvements, though the cast of characters is different/more limited.
And 13-3 fixed all my issues with 13's combat systems, at the expense of you only controlling 1 character now that takes on the role of all 3 party members by herself. And since 13-3 was basically Majora's MaskmI enjoyed the real-time npc system aspect of it. The main plot was still not particularly compelling to me, but the side stories of the inhabitants of that world made it feel more alive, like it did in Majora's Mask for me.
After those games, people seem to be rather 50/50, love it or hate it, about Final Fantasy 8. Primarily due to a game mechanic that involves stealing magic from enemies, which can be too time consuming. There are faster alternatives to this such as turning items into magic, but the game could have probably done a better job at making this clear as I believe I missed it on my first playthrough.
So, which to play first?
I think the original FF7 is a safe bet.
The Remake could be played first, but I would not do that because while in some ways it serves as a substitute for the original, in other ways it does something else, which I don't want to explain because it would be a huge spoiler. If you already read Basil's spoiler tag then you'd know, but I would rather leave that for the player to experience themselves at the intended point in the game.
Followed by 9.
I'm unsure of 6 as someone's first entry today, because some people think it hasn't aged all that well. (Although I don't know how prevalent that opinion is.) While you do have experience with 13 and 15, it's not particularly positive. So I think its best to start off with a (probabaly) guaranteed banger.
Last edited by Hiku - on 17 December 2023
