How difficult are the Final Fantasy games?

[Royce]

Originally Posted by Master Shake

FF8 isn't at the top of many peoples lists.

It killed the series. Haven't played one since.

[HungarianUrinalCakes]

Originally Posted by Royce

It killed the series. Haven't played one since.

Having party members follow you rather than just be absorbed into the main character was a selling feature for me. Also, hands. Hands were a nice touch.

I find the only real difficulty in these (early) games is the story progression. I have never finished FF2 simply because I couldn't remember what the hell I was supposed to do. Then again, I'm a grinder. If you level up until your eyes bleed and your thumbs nearly fall off then yeah, all of the battles are going to be rather easy. However, FF2's unique leveling system throws a kink into that strategy. That's probably what makes it my least favourite.

[MasterChief3624]

Well I decided to pull the trigger on the first Final Fantasy game, as I did want to start out with what started the whole series. So far I'm really liking it, but I think I already screwed myself over.

Three of my party members have bitten the dust, and I only have 850 gil at the moment. I was unaware that in this game, sleeping at the Inn doesn't grant your party members revivals (as I think it does in the newer games... I thought it did, at least)...

...so that means I have to pay 1,500 for three Phoenix Downs, but I only have 850 gil. Is there an alternative way of waking my three party members up? Otherwise I think I'm already going to quit. There's no way I can grind with two party members to gain enough gil to continue.

I know grinding is a part of the modus operandi in this series, but damn... not this kind of grinding due to user error lol.

I'm such an idiot

[HungarianUrinalCakes]

No, you don't need Phoenix Downs. There are "churches" in each town that will resurrect your party for Gil. The first one is in the north-east part of the town and it has no sign on it. Take your fallen members there and speak to the "priest".

[Darth Ronfar]

Originally Posted by MasterChief3624

Well I decided to pull the trigger on the first Final Fantasy game, as I did want to start out with what started the whole series. So far I'm really liking it, but I think I already screwed myself over.

Three of my party members have bitten the dust, and I only have 850 gil at the moment. I was unaware that in this game, sleeping at the Inn doesn't grant your party members revivals (as I think it does in the newer games... I thought it did, at least)...

...so that means I have to pay 1,500 for three Phoenix Downs, but I only have 850 gil. Is there an alternative way of waking my three party members up? Otherwise I think I'm already going to quit. There's no way I can grind with two party members to gain enough gil to continue.

I know grinding is a part of the modus operandi in this series, but damn... not this kind of grinding due to user error lol.

I'm such an idiot

I dunno I think there might be a priest or sumthing? But that might be another game... U would have started with 2 or 3 probly... Ff5 is like and upgraded ff3 IMO...and ff2 is like a downgraded ff4 I guess because both of those took leaps in the story department but ff2s level system kind of messed up the game.. It's still good though..

Don't know if uve playEd any of the other series but I would probly start someone off with ff4 if it was there first one...unfortunately it's not on the AppStore... For 3d maybe 9 or 7 or 10 depending on how important graphics are then maybe they can appreciate the game wothout having 3d graphics etc..

Anyways I'm excited to play final fantasy dimensions or whatever it is that's coming out? I think it was a Japan only release but it's a new 2d FF and it's what I've been waiting for since I guess I played or tried to play ff12

[soupbandit]

Originally Posted by Darth Ronfar

I dunno I think there might be a priest or sumthing? But that might be another game... U would have started with 2 or 3 probly... Ff5 is like and upgraded ff3 IMO...and ff2 is like a downgraded ff4 I guess because both of those took leaps in the story department but ff2s level system kind of messed up the game.. It's still good though..

Don't know if uve playEd any of the other series but I would probly start someone off with ff4 if it was there first one...unfortunately it's not on the AppStore... For 3d maybe 9 or 7 or 10 depending on how important graphics are then maybe they can appreciate the game wothout having 3d graphics etc..

Anyways I'm excited to play final fantasy dimensions or whatever it is that's coming out? I think it was a Japan only release but it's a new 2d FF and it's what I've been waiting for since I guess I played or tried to play ff12

Ff12 was ridiculously bad. Ff13 is wayy better has nice graphics too. Likable characters and one of the best osts ff ever had but messed up story and huge difficulty spike on last boss

[Issac]

"I'm not a fan of the more recent teen-angst feel the series took on from VII and beyond."


I was beginning to think I was the only one! Thank you!

Back on topic (sorry!), I don't think they are hard per se, but they don't have a lot of modern streamlining that people brought up on, say, console rpg's from 2000 on up are used to. You have to grind more than a modern rpg (which I like... strange, I know), and there is usually not a lot of hand holding. Hope that helps

[LostLegend]

Originally Posted by Darth Ronfar

I didn't like 8 my list would be(of the main # series)

Top tier:
FF6
FF9

High tier:
FF4
Ff7

Mid tier:
FF10
FF5
FF8
FF1

Low tier:
FF3
FF13
FF2

Bottom

FF12
FF11

I actually loved 12 and 3 @_@
13 is ok, the graphics are very good, but the gameplay isn't as good as 12 IMO. I think 12 just suited me very well.

[violentv]

Originally Posted by LostLegend

I actually loved 12 and 3 @_@
13 is ok, the graphics are very good, but the gameplay isn't as good as 12 IMO. I think 12 just suited me very well.

Yeah I like 12 too. It wasn't as character driven as the other games but the world and plot was really well developed making it a really immersive game. Well..everyone ranks the games differently. It is also easy to hate on ff13 because of all the 'bad press' etc. I know people who are unfairly biased against the game before they have even started playing it...but ff13 brought us Lightning!

[Badtz]

Originally Posted by Royce

It killed the series. Haven't played one since.

Same here. FF8 is garbage.