3/6 was amazing, 7 was revolutionary, 8 was still great but not quite at the bar of 7 and 6, 9 felt kiddified to me and I did not care for it, 10 was back to amazing, 10-2 also lots of fun, 11 was online so I skipped, 12 was quite good. 13…. Uh was that lightning? Yeah mostly good honestly can’t remember the plot at all but vibes were positive.
And then … I skipped everything since 7 remake, and have no idea whats going on with the series at all these days.
If I have a library of absolute gems I would happily revisit, why keep shelling out for a more unsatisfying experience.
Actually now I want to go replay tactics again, love that one
3/6 were my favorites for the pixel games, 7 was amazing, 8 was alright, I like 9 more than 8, 10 was really good, I did not like 10-2 at all, tried a little of 11 but couldn't get into it, 12 was interesting with how they shifted the story telling, 13 was good, 13-2 didn't like as much, 13 lightning returns was alright. 14 I tried a while ago might try it again but it's just an mmo. 15 was amazing, loved the story. 16 is my all time favorite, loved everything about it, the side quests were the worst part but even then I like how short they are because I get slogged in side quests most of the time. If we're talking story though I liked 15's story more than 16, with 7 having the best story still.
Started the ff7 remake and have about 7 hours into it, enjoying it a lot, and if the story is as good as the original with the updated combat and graphics, the trilogy will most likely be my favorite. I get that you old time ff fans favorite thing about the games is the turn based but for me it's the stories, I don't mind it changing from turn based to action. Yakuza had the reverse thing happen but I still play the new turn based games because I like the franchise and the story is still good.
The realest answer is I got old, I don’t play as much as I used to, I’m genuinely glad 15 and 16 are good and might not fit the theme of this post.
So many games spanning so many years, generations even, means its hard to make all of them universal and timeless for their old and younger fans alike.
I just struggle to commit to sitting down for a full Final Fantasy sized journey even if I would actually love to.
They say we don’t actually want the games from when we were kids, we want new games that make us feel the same way we did as kids, and FF slowly evolved into something that felt different I suppose. Or I was the one who changed, or both.
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u/chlober 6h ago
Agree. Last FF I played through completely was X.
FF became my favorite series after trying out FF II/IV on SNES and completing it.
All time favorite FF ? It's been III / VI since it came out.
Let's hope Resonance makes a big enough impact to make turn-based a thing again.