Favourite FF game?

[Vampyr]

My favorite is Final Fantasy Tactics (the original one, for the PS1). It had one of the greatest stories I had ever seen in a video game...it was like reading an awesome interactive book. It was also my first experiance with a "job" system...which I instantly fell in love with. It made the game so much more customizable, and I felt like I was really dictating the paths that my characters took.

Also, I will never forget the ending of that game. Never. I wont say anything, because it is something you do not want spoiled...but it is probably my favorite ending of any game I've ever played.

[Typhoid]

I didnt quite know the ordering, because im playing FF 4 right now, but Dyne said FF 4 is the FF 6, but the graphics are all Nintendo-ish, so it couldtn be FF 6, becaus that was for SNES, but then again so was FF 4 ( i think)

I only put the ones i knew the numbers of. Certain ones are different, something about the japanese 2 being our 4 or something or other, the whole thing confuses me, so i decided to start with 7. Sorry bout that.

[Crono]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

I didnt quite know the ordering, because im playing FF 4 right now, but Dyne said FF 4 is the FF 6, but the graphics are all Nintendo-ish, so it couldtn be FF 6, becaus that was for SNES, but then again so was FF 4 ( i think)

I only put the ones i knew the numbers of. Certain ones are different, something about the japanese 2 being our 4 or something or other, the whole thing confuses me, so i decided to start with 7. Sorry bout that.

FF1 JP = FF1 US
FF2 JP = Not released until FF Origins for PSX.
FF3 JP = never released here.
FF4 JP = FF2 US
FF5 JP = not released until FF Anthology on PSX.
FF6 JP = FF3 US
FF7 JP = FF7 US, etc.

Just in case you were wondering.

[Wolf]

If I must choose between them, I would probably have to say VIII, mostly because of the awe-striking plot. That and the characters where really well played out, I must say Zell and Squall are two of my all time favorites.

I saw VII was up there as well, has anyone else see the Advent Children movie? Personally I thought it was brillaint, although the plot could have used some work, the CG animation was amazing.

[Ginkasa]

On the left is game's number and system in Japan. On the right is what the game was released as in America. If the game has been a part of a compilation pack, that's been added as well.

Final Fantasy (Famicom) - Final Fantasy (NES/PSX/GBA)
Final Fantasy II (Famicom) - Final Fantasy II (Final Fantasy Origins [PSX], Final Fantasy I+II Advanced [GBA])
Final Fantasy III (Famicom) - Not released in NA
Final Fantasy IV (Super Famicon) - Final Fantasy II (SNES), re-released as Final Fantasy IV (Final Fantasy Chronicles [PSX])
Final Fantasy V - Final Fantasy V (Final Fantasy Anthology [PSX])
Final Fantasy VI - Final Fantasy III (SNES), re-released as Final Fantasy VI (Final Fantasy Anthology [PSX])
Final Fantasy VII - Final Fantasy VII (PSX)
Final Fantasy VIII - Final Fantasy VIII (PSX)
Final Fantasy IX - Final Fantasy IX (PSX)
Final Fantasy X - Final Fantasy X (PS2)
Final Fantasy X-2 - Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2)
Final Fantasy XI - Final Fantasy XI (PS2/PC)

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Basically:

Final Fantasy II on the SNES is really Final Fantasy IV.
Final Fantasy III on the SNES is really Final Fantasy VI.
They neglected to localize the other games and didn't want to mess up the numbers. They said, "Screw it!", however, when they got to VII. Then, of course, they switched to the games actual number.

As Square has been re-releasing the games on the PSX, they've also changed the numbers back. So IV is again IV instead of II and VI is VI rather than III.

Games released in NA and the systems they have been on:
FF (NES/PSX/GBA)
FFII (PSX/GBA)
FFIV (SNES/PSX)
FFV (PSX)
FFVI (SNES/PSX)
FFVII (PSX)
FFVIII (PSX)
FFIX (PSX)
FFX (PS2)
FFX-2 (PS2)
FFXI (PS2/PC)

Hope that cleared it up for you


*shrugs and walks away*

[Typhoid]

Well, i am ultra confused, i have a copy of FF IV on my computer and it totally has NES graphics..and its in English, same with FF III. It even says it at the start menu..

And Crono's was less informative, but way way way way way easier to understand.


And what i dont get, when you guys say FF VI being the best, your actually referring to FF III?

Hrm...i am super confused, see this is whay I started at VII, its less confusing for people like me whoa re stupid.

[Stonecutter]

LOL.

You left the best FF off the list.


VI by FAR.

VII is great too, I don't really care for any of the otheres that much, but the only other ones I've played are I, IV, V, and VIII

I'm not going to count Tactics into my logic because its so different from the rest of the series (I'm guessing the same could be said of FF:CC, but I've not played it.)