I Completed my First Final Fantasy game!
I played it on my phone which nowadays is the port of the pixel remaster. I loved it and I thought it was great! I definitely felt a little overpowered due to not fleeing at all. I would recommend checking it out, I got just under 28 hours of playtime on my first run.
which nowadays is the port of the pixel remaster
Honestly while I still love the originals, the Pixel Remasters are the only way to go these days. They're just great. Faithful to the originals with enough polish and QoL updates to make them enjoyable.
I'd recommend to play FF2 next. It introduces character development! :)
FF3 is... okay. It introduces the character class system, which you'll see again in FF5, which is also okay.
FF4 and FF6 are the definitive pre-3d era Final Fantasy games, and should be on your must-play list.
It's unfortunate that the character development and stories in FF3 and FF5 are subpar, because their class systems are phenomenal. Vice versa for FF4 and FF6, which had great characters and stories but pretty boring character progression/customization IMO. It's like Square could only do one or the other, not both.
Congrats! And mad respect for starting with the first one. It can be a bit rough, though the pixel remasters def help.
They definitely have more patience than me! I started with the SNES FFs and briefly tried the FF3 3D remaster. Not sure I could go back to 1 and 2!
Never seen that before lol. Was kinda rooting for Chaos at the end
For the ignorant among us, is this one of the classic FFs? Can I buy it legally or do I borrow from the internet?
It's the Final Fantasy 1 Pixel Remaster. You can buy it on Steam, mobile, Switch, and PS4. As a vet, I definitely recommend it because they try to keep the gameplay and visuals similar to what it used to while making it less frustrating and more modern. 1-6 have all been remastered in this way and they're all very good.
My personal picks are V because of the multiclassing job system and VI for the incredible story. Despite its simplicity, FF I is a classic and I highly recommend it too.
Thanks for this info. I’ve always wanted to try some of the FF games, is there any benefit to playing them in order? I rarely manage to stick to a new game, so I’m wondering if I should just try one of the most recommended ones at first, then I can play the others if I liked it. (But I don’t want to spoil the story, if there’s much connecting them)
Thanks, I appreciate the recommendations and thorough explanation!
Personally, I don't recommend this one (which is FF1). It's a very old, fairly simple game. The characters and story aren't much at all. It's not like it's bad in a vacuum, but there's simply better games you can play, especially to start with.
FF10 is perhaps my favourite and a very popular fan favourite. If you want something a bit older (which can be useful for mobile support), FF6 is hands down the most popular of the 2D Final Fantasy games (and some would call it the best FF game).
Pretty much all the older main series games have been remastered in some form or another, some multiple times, and are available at a fair price. Most are available on PC and several have mobile versions (plus the older games emulate very well).
For final fanrasy, Square is pretty decent on constantly porting old games to modern devices.
All the mainline titles exist in some form on PC through legitamate channels, and consoles as well as mobile have various ports as well (not necessarily all of them)
Oh, okay, my first (admittedly early morning) google search just let me down!
Thanks for the info!
Say I'm an idiot whose google search of "constantly porting old games to modern devices" yielded nothing...
Is this the 1st one? what game will you try next?
My all time favorite game if FFX. I played on the PS2 and there is a bunch of releases for more modern consoles. But you can emulate PS2 on your phone and play on the go with an emulator like AetherSX2.
The zanarkand sound track is my ringtone. Just something about the piano and all the memories and emotions that game made me feel. Definitely one of my top 2 FF games
To Zanarkland is the song I had my bridal party walk out to. :)
FFX is amazing. In the past, I've considered 9 to be my favourite , but I've come to view 10 as the best. The uniqueness of its battle system and the fact that more of the characters are so strong makes it great.
There's a modern PC port with better graphics, which I haven't yet played. Admittedly, one advantage of emulators is dealing with the bullshit lightning strikes minigame for one of the ultimate weapon. You had to dodge something like 200 lightning bolts in a row, which I'd never be able to do without save states.
I got PTSD from that. I did manage it somehow. And I lost count so I kept going for who knows how long afterwards just to make sure. Then you go to the chest for your reward and it gives them to you in increasing rarity so my first thought was I had fucked it up somehow cause all I got was a stupid elixir or something. Then you reopen the chest and you get the next reward and so on. I was so relieved when I finally got it.
I've been listening to the soundtrack recently. It's so relaxing. I think my favorite track is Macalania Woods.
Nice job! If you love this one, I would definitely recommend Final Fantasy III, which gives you a ton of further class customization options via the Job System.
Awesome! It makes me happy when others discover these JRPGs that played a major role in my childhood gaming life.
I recommend all of the "pixel" Final Fantasies (1 - 6)!
If you like the pixel Final Fantasy games and haven't already, I recommend you check out the two games for the Game Boy Final Fantasy Adventure 1& 2! They were my first rpgs I ever played and still have a special place in my heart.
Ohhh nice. Thanks for the recommendation!
Me too, a few months ago. I played Final Fantasy VI and it’s a pretty solid SNES rpg.