Wasnt Seiken Densetsu 3 released outside of Japan as Secret of Mana 2? And yes, Seiken Densetsu 3 is one of the best action-RPGs of all time, that much is true.
Ohhh man, this is when I say - where to start for the first time? (Was interested in FFVI for a while and decided to wait for a drop... So should I start there, and then where should I go from here?) Seemed kinda interested in FF [series] for a while now so.... Yeah, what do you all think!? Thanks!
FFX HD is being released in March, for PS3 and PS4 and PSVita. That's always been my favourite, although I did like the battle system in FFXII. FFVII is good too. However if you want something on iOS, I suggest FFIV purely because it's on sale! There isn't any story connecting the different Final Fantasys, so there is no need to play them in order, plus I think the first three would be a bit of a grind if you played them in a row, FFIV has more of a story and less generic characters from what I remember (I could be wrong though. I often am).
From the perspective of a 30 year old who got to enjoy all of these games in order at the time of their respective releases, I feel the quality goes in this order.. FF7 > FF6 > FF4 > FF9 > Whatever But you should start with 4, then move onto 6 when it's on sale, and then find a means to experience 7. You will see the significant ramp up in quality of writing this way and not cheapen the earlier titles. But aside from those 3 it's pretty much a wash.
So how's Final Fantasy 1? I see that it's got the bonus dungeons from the GBA release, so I'm assuming it also has the serious decrease in difficulty as well. Is there any reason to not just emulate the GBA version? Man, there are just too many version to keep straight and all I ever wanted were the broken spells fixed.
The best way to play 7 and 8 is on steam. The characters are all smoothed out and the menus are HD. Plus a few other little things that were very much welcomed. Always interesting to see which final fantasy' are everyone's favorite. My personal favorite is 7. With 8 and 9 right behind. I enjoyed 10. Despised 12 and eventually grew to love 13. Oh, and 5 & 6 are marvelous as well. Such a lovely franchise.
If you could only buy one, which game would you guys recommend me getting? I'm thinking either FFIV or Chaos Rings 3
I enjoyed the first Chaos Rings, I say that hesitantly as it was only passably decent and got repetitive though I can't remember specifically why. FF 6 and 7 are the most universally popular, of which only 6 is on iOS. Personally 1 and 6 are the only two I could ever enjoy, and 12, and even at that 1 is my far and away favorite but I'd recommend 6.
I'm always surprised to see people liked VIII (IMO, it's the weakest in the series; Squall is awful and the game is too easy). I thought VII was good, but in my heart, it will always be VI, IV, and IX.
8 is a game that looked and sounded beautiful, but all of its characters were the same, and the draw/junction system was probably my least favorite in the series. Every time we had to swap to Laguna I was also displeased. But man it had Triple Triad, and I'll be damned if that isn't the best minigame in RPG history.
Guys I don't own a single FF Game. But I want to try one. So which one is the best? Or how should I start? Thanks guys!
