Favorite Final Fantasy

I can't believe that I'm the only one so far who likes VIII the most! Where has all the Squall-love gone?

Evans wrote: Gamemako wrote: Evans wrote: It's TOTALLY VII. Yes, it's the first i played, but i have played all the playstation games at least 3-4 times each (usually until the final boss, though, then i just collect cards or whatever), and it's still the best one all thinks considered. (except graphics, obviously). Also, who (besides me) is in the "killed ruby weapon without knights of the round"-club? :) Actually, the only superweapon i have yet to beat is Penance (FFX, after all the dark aeons). But that's just impossible. I did so as well, but it is 100% impossible without Life3 since he can deal 9999 to all characters even when you're level 99. Septerra Core is a bit hard to get into at first (cyberpunk stuff, remotely similar to Shadowrun, which I also found difficult to get into at first), but the story is certainly not disappointing. Nonetheless, if you want a complex story, Planescape: Torment is the way to go. Still, if you want another RPG to play, Septerra Core is often unfairly overlooked. It's not as good as say, Xenogears, but better than the likes of FFX, Baten Kaitos, et cetera. One thing about stories: you know, Grandia 2 had the best story I ever hated. The premise was exquisite, but the execution was absolutely abysmal. The only time I liked Ryudo is when he said "I'm sorry, you were waiting for me to give a damn?" ain't no such thing as life3 in Final Fantasy VII... there IS however life2+final attack combo, which is nevessary when he whorlpools away two of your characters. I must admit, however, the way i beat him wasn't all that glamorous, i had harvested all sorts of sources to beef up cloud's stats beforehand, but hey!... at least i didn't use KOTR. I have Planescape (physically, after a long time searching for it) and it is certainly one of the most interesting storylines ever. Xenogears, say you? I nevel played, how good is it?

Heh, whoops. Been a loooooooong time since I played through FFVII last. But I always remember the Weapons. Emerald just pissed me off with that instant rape. Forced you to use Life2, since you couldn't survive it at any level (cracked with Gamehack to test it -- whatever happened to that program, anyway?).

Been more recently through Xenogears. Xenogears is a piece of literature, really. Most allegorical video game ever produced, and 80 hours long to boot. Xenosaga isn't completely related to Xenogears, and is not as thematically complex. However, it is an entertaining story with reasonably good characters if you have the imagination for it. That's one thing the games have in common: you absolutely must have an imagination or you're going to get lost in the absurdity of it all. It's not nearly as bad as, say, Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead, but it's a bit to swallow if you take it literally. But then again, you would expect that of any allegory.

I couldn't beat the first Xenosaga. I got stuck ona  boss midway through the game a couple of years ago and I haven't returned to it yet... the story seems like it could be interesting, but I don't think it explained much by that point (maybe 10-15 hours in)

Is it worth another go, Siam (or anyone else who has played it)?


Edited by ClassicRocker - February 06 2008 at 16:44

Final Fantasy X, but IX and VI both come close. What do we all think of XII?

Gamemako wrote: Evans wrote: It's TOTALLY VII. Yes, it's the first i played, but i have played all the playstation games at least 3-4 times each (usually until the final boss, though, then i just collect cards or whatever), and it's still the best one all thinks considered. (except graphics, obviously). Also, who (besides me) is in the "killed ruby weapon without knights of the round"-club? :) Actually, the only superweapon i have yet to beat is Penance (FFX, after all the dark aeons). But that's just impossible. I did so as well, but it is 100% impossible without Life3 since he can deal 9999 to all characters even when you're level 99. Septerra Core is a bit hard to get into at first (cyberpunk stuff, remotely similar to Shadowrun, which I also found difficult to get into at first), but the story is certainly not disappointing. Nonetheless, if you want a complex story, Planescape: Torment is the way to go. Still, if you want another RPG to play, Septerra Core is often unfairly overlooked. It's not as good as say, Xenogears, but better than the likes of FFX, Baten Kaitos, et cetera. One thing about stories: you know, Grandia 2 had the best story I ever hated. The premise was exquisite, but the execution was absolutely abysmal. The only time I liked Ryudo is when he said "I'm sorry, you were waiting for me to give a damn?"

ain't no such thing as life3 in Final Fantasy VII... there IS however life2+final attack combo, which is nevessary when he whorlpools away two of your characters. I must admit, however, the way i beat him wasn't all that glamorous, i had harvested all sorts of sources to beef up cloud's stats beforehand, but hey!... at least i didn't use KOTR.

I have Planescape (physically, after a long time searching for it) and it is certainly one of the most interesting storylines ever.
Xenogears, say you? I nevel played, how good is it?

Gamemako wrote: ProgBagel wrote: Gamemako wrote: ProgBagel wrote: The Witcher?...I am unaware of that. Currently playing Lunar, just beat Secret of Evermore and Suikoden III. I never played through the Lunar series -- kept meaning to and never got to it. I didn't care for Secret of Evermore.The Witcher is a PC RPG from a Polish development house based on a series of short stores by a Polish author. It's quite good. Still, the programming isn't perfect, and it can be rather temperamental at times. If you don't have a capable system, it won't be very kind to you. Sorr PC just isn't my thing. Secret of Evermore was just a decent imitation of the Secret of Mana series. Lunar seems like a classic PS gem that was forgotten about, I like it a lot. If I remember correctly, the PS ones (Silver Star Story and Eternal Blue) were originally Sega Saturn games. And if you don't like PC games, what do you think of Septerra Core?

How IS septerra core? I had a demo of it a long time ago and i always wanted to play it since (but i was too young to have any money to buy it) so i forgot about it until i found it and played it for a while, but then i lost my saves when i bought a new hard drive. Is it worth finishing? Most importantly, is the storyline any good?

Shakespeare wrote: X, but I never finished any of the others except XII, so my vote is kinda unfair. Still, that's one of my favourite stories evahhhh.

VI(6) on of the best games ever. I also like IV(4) which is the only FF i completed.

Love your sig.....

I know the first Lunar game is, not sure about the second one.
Isn't Septerra Core a PC game as well?