Current Events > I've never played a FF game. If I were to play one...

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...which one would you recommend I would enjoy, get me hooked, etc. the most?
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FF9 is the best one, and recently got a remaster with a bunch of toggles.
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FFVII, VIII, IX or X would be my recommendations.
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X would be the safest bet for a new player imo.

Other than that, you cant go wrong with 6, 7, or 9 either.

If youve never played Chrono Trigger throw that in there too.
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Mystic Quest
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7

8 is my favorite but 7 is definitely a better game by any objective measure.
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Final Fnatasy XIII is the most beloved game in the series. It was so popular that Square Enix made two direct sequels to it. The story is amazing and complex, the characters are well developed and likable, and the battle system was revolutionary. Youre going to love it, TC

*stabs a goat and doesnt give it a Phoenix Down*
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Silver Bearings posted...

...which one would you recommend I would enjoy, get me hooked, etc. the most?

The landmarks imo are FF4, 6, and 9

If you've never played jrpgs before I recommend 4 since it's the most straight forward (PSP version not the DS/PC version)
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M_Live posted...

Guide posted...

FF9 is the best one, and recently got a remaster with a bunch of toggles.

He's lying start with 7

9 is great but 7 is the best

7 was the first 3d one and there's a lot of nostalgia attached, but spiky blond with big sword hasn't aged well.

FF9 is the creator's favorite game, and the composer's favorite soundtrack, and also the best game.
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AlisLandale posted...

If youve never played Chrono Trigger throw that in there too.

And yes, this.
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GOATSLAYER posted...

Final Fnatasy XIII is the most beloved game in the series. It was so popular

It's the 7th best selling Final Fantasy of all time. Hardly the most beloved.
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Does everyone hate Mystic Quest or something?
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xsouljah posted...

GOATSLAYER posted...

Final Fnatasy XIII is the most beloved game in the series. It was so popular

It's the 7th best selling Final Fantasy of all time. Hardly the most beloved.

With the economy the way that it was back then, global warming, Y2K, and the declining birth rates it was a massive success all things considered

*Slices a goats head off with a buster sword*
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Veggeta X posted...

Does everyone hate Mystic Quest or something?

No it's just not representative of FF main series.

That's like telling people to start final fantasy with Dissidia.
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Dissidia is fighting game. Mystic Quest is an ez mode jRPG where a beginner should definitely start.
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GOATSLAYER posted...

With the economy the way that it was back then, global warming, Y2K, and the declining birth rates it was a massive success all things considered

That's funny because XIV sold 2.8 million more copies and it came out less than a year after XIII
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xsouljah posted...

GOATSLAYER posted...

With the economy the way that it was back then, global warming, Y2K, and the declining birth rates it was a massive success all things considered

That's funny because XIV sold 2.8 million more copies and it came out less than a year after XIII

Stop trolling, fam. Everyone knows that FF XIII is the best game of all time, fam. Those sales figures were probably distorted by Russian hackers

*poisons a goat*
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My vote is IX. Like someone else said, it's the creator's favorite. It has a unique art style that helped it age better IMO. The battle system is a little slow, but if it's your first turn based, it might not come off as jarring. Plus the remasters have options to speed things up.
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X and the Steam version of IV are your best starting points. The DS version of IV is extremely difficult and not recommended for newcomers.
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GOATSLAYER posted...

Stop trolling, fam. Everyone knows that FF XIII is the best game of all time, fam. Those sales figures were probably distorted by Russian hackers

Bro you're trolling too hard.
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Mentioning Y2K wasnt that bad, but russian hackers is crossing the line?

*electocutes a goat*
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Start with the worst:

II
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Garioshi posted...

X and the Steam version of IV are your best starting points. The DS version of IV is extremely difficult and not recommended for newcomers.

Tried that game on my psp. Been playing ff games for 2 decades and that shit was really hard.
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I'm hearing a majority recommending 7 or 9.

Not sure if serious on the XIII recommendation...
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Guide posted...

FF9 is the best one, and recently got a remaster with a bunch of toggles.

Ditto.
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Order of release. You can see how the mechanics evolve and it will be a great gaming experience.

People binge watch all the time. The world is ready for binge gaming.

What are your tastes?

What kind of settings do you like? Do you prefer customization or set classes? Heavier or lighter plot involvement? What kind of themes?
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FF2 is all you need

>_>

<_<
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FFIX is my least favorite. FFVIII was my favorite. X would probably be the easiest one to digest and learn.
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r25 posted...

Order of release. You can see how the mechanics evolve and it will be a great gaming experience.

People binge watch all the time. The world is ready for binge gaming.

I actually feel like the "How we got here" strategy is better for FF. Pick one or two of the good popular ones like 4, 6, 7 or 9 then go back and start at 1.

I don't feel like the really early games really do a good job of hooking the player, which is a shame because they're all worth playing. Of you start off in 1, I mean, it's not 1990 anymore. You probably got it for less than ten bucks and you probably have dozens of other games to get around to, so when the game literally railroads you to the king and plops you out into a generic world to go fight a generic bad guy and save a generic princess, if you don't already know it's a quality series, it might be hard to stick with it.
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9
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As someone who personally loves FFXIII, I can confirm that GOATSLAYER is being sarcastic. Even if he does accidentally make some good points in his attempts to be over the top.

IMO 6, 7, and 10 are the best entry points to the series. 9 is an excellent FF game but I hesitate to recommend it to a newcomer since the game is strong on nostalgia/references back to earlier games in the series.

Silver Bearings posted...

I'm hearing a majority recommending 7 or 9.

Not sure if serious on the XIII recommendation...

If youre picking between those:

7s traits:
-High tech world contrasted with intrusion on natural settings
-themes include environmentalism, terrorism, identity, corporate governance
-Customizable character abilities, theyre mostly blank slates and you set up their magic and innate skills

9s traits:
-medieval, fairytale storybook-esq world
-themes include existentialism, depression, overall lots of tragedy and bloodshed contrasting its cartoonish look
-set classes for each character with little customization besides choosing a set of innate skills
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7 is probably the best one to start with. if you don;t like 7 you probably won't like any of them

X
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X the least dated from the heyday, so probably that
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Garioshi posted...

X and the Steam version of IV are your best starting points. The DS version of IV is extremely difficult and not recommended for newcomers.

The steam version of FF4 is a port of a port of the DS version. Don't play it. You want the PSP version of 4.
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manmouse posted...

Silver Bearings posted...

I'm hearing a majority recommending 7 or 9.

Not sure if serious on the XIII recommendation...

If youre picking between those:

7s traits:
-High tech world contrasted with intrusion on natural settings
-themes include environmentalism, terrorism, identity, corporate governance
-Customizable character abilities, theyre mostly blank slates and you set up their magic and innate skills

9s traits:
-medieval, fairytale storybook-esq world
-themes include existentialism, depression, overall lots of tragedy and bloodshed contrasting its cartoonish look
-set classes for each character with little customization besides choosing a set of innate skills

Thank you for your response and the earlier questions. I don't have much experience with these types of games, so I didn't know exactly how to respond.

I think I'm going to try FF 7 for the XBone.
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VII, X or VI would be a good idea.
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8 or 9, but 7 is trash
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Thank you to all the contributors. If you'd like to add anything, I'll keep checking this until it's gone. I'll provide a quick update when I get started if anyone would be interested.
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Silver Bearings posted...

Thank you to all the contributors. If you'd like to add anything, I'll keep checking this until it's gone. I'll provide a quick update when I get started if anyone would be interested.

Many people would be happy to follow a VII playthrough topic.
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Silver Bearings posted...

Thank you to all the contributors. If you'd like to add anything, I'll keep checking this until it's gone. I'll provide a quick update when I get started if anyone would be interested.

Follow a chocobo breeding guide so you don't waste 50 hours like a moron.
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vbty3 posted...

Silver Bearings posted...

Thank you to all the contributors. If you'd like to add anything, I'll keep checking this until it's gone. I'll provide a quick update when I get started if anyone would be interested.

Many people would be happy to follow a VII playthrough topic.

Yep, be sure to @ me if you make one, TC.
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I consider V through X to be the most consistent representation of the quality and content of the series. You could probably pick any of those and, if enjoyed, safely play the rest. They have their own strengths and weakness, and have aged poorly to varying degrees. I would need more info about what games you like before narrowing it down further.
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My personal recommendation would probably be 7, 9, or 10. The most representative of the series is probably 9, and would be a good point to go either forward or backward depending on your preference. But 7 is a very solid entry, with a pretty engaging story and intuitive combat. Materia is also a very fun system.
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