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CrazzyMan on 05 December 2008

I want to play FF1, FF2, FF3, FF4 since i missed them. Should i play original versions(NES/SNES) or will i get best experience with FF1 and FF2 anniversery editions on PSP, and with FF3, FF4 remakes on DS?



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izaaz101 on 05 December 2008

I shouldn't really be speaking, since I never played any FF games before last month, but FF4:DS is fantastic. I can't imagine the original being much better than this, if it was.



Khuutra on 05 December 2008

I think that FF1&2 would probably be best experienced on the PSP, though Final Fantasy Origins on the original Playstation was also fantastic and can probably be found for cheaper.

I'd recommend the DS remakes for the other two - FFIII because it was never ported to English in any other form, and FFIV because it's just the best version.

I hope you have fun with them. They're all pretty awesome.



MaxwellGT2000 on 05 December 2008

Well the best way to play them is FF3 & FF4 on DS and then get FF1 & 2 together on GBA cause the graphics aren't really improved on PSP except for some lighting and effects and you get 1 & 2 together on GBA plus the extra bosses, etc.

But personally FF4 is in my top 10 games of all time and much better then any other FF game.



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Xen on 05 December 2008

FF IV on DS.

NAO!



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MaxwellGT2000 on 05 December 2008
Xen said:
FF IV on DS.

NAO!

 

What he said!

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CrazzyMan on 05 December 2008

@MaxwellGT2000, you mean start from playing FF3 & FF4 on DS, and then FF1 & FF2? Why not from FF1?
So PSP versions of FF1 & FF2 don`t have GBA content?

Overall, FF1 & FF2 on PSP or GBA, while FF3 & FF4 better play remakes, and not the original ones.

Looks like nobody prefer NES/SNES over new versions of FF 1-4. =)
I mean, i won`t be missing anything, if i won`t play original versions, right?



Every 5 seconds on earth one child dies from hunger...

2009.04.30 - PS3 will OUTSELL x360 atleast by the middle of 2010. Japan+Europe > NA.


Gran Turismo 3 - 1,06 mln. in 3 weeks with around 4 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Gran Turismo 4 - 1,16 mln. with 18 mln. PS2 on the launch.

Final Fantasy X - around 2 mln. with 5 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Final Fantasy X-2 - 2.4 mln. with 12 mln. PS2 on the launch.

 

1.8 mln. PS3 today(2008.01.17) in Japan. Now(2009.04.30) 3.16 mln. PS3 were sold in Japan.
PS3 will reach 4 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 25k.

PS3 may reach 5 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 50k.
PS2 2001 vs PS3 2008 sales numbers =) + New games released in Japan by 2009 that passed 100k so far

Khuutra on 05 December 2008

Right. You're not losing anything...unless you enjoy spending hundreds of dollars hunting down games that are no longer being produced.

Go with the new stuff, you won't be disappointed.



twesterm on 05 December 2008

As long as you aren't playing the PS versions, they're all good. I would say for FF and FF2 go with the PSP. For FFIII and FFIV go with the DS versions.



 

Khuutra on 05 December 2008
twesterm said:
As long as you aren't playing the PS versions, they're all good. I would say for FF and FF2 go with the PSP. For FFIII and FFIV go with the DS versions.

The PS versions of FF1 and FF2, ironically, were not murdered by load times in the same way as the SNES ports were.