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I started with 3 and loved it. Played 1 a ton until I entered a cave and my files were deleted. Skipped ahead to 8 and loved it. Skipped ahead to 10, played it for about six hours before I lent it to a friend and never saw it again. Hated 11, loved 12, never played 13.
Two years ago for the first time I played and beat 7. Thought it was terrible. Not a bad game, just didn't come close to living up to all the hype I've been hearing for the last fifteen years.
Now two years since my last FF game, I am playing FF9. I recently purchased a PS3 and while I was at Electronic Boutique I spotted a copy of FF9 for only four bucks. I figured it was worth a try for four bucks.
And I have to say that I'm really enjoying the experience so far. There's a lot of charm in this game that I never noticed before. Earlier when I first played it, I was so turned off by the fact that the main character was some sort of monkey man. And he was like twelve or something. Ugh, I cannot stand children in the least, and role playing as one of them fills me with distaste. And the love interest between Zidane and Garnet seems immature to say the least.
However if I blank out the monkey man and his teen queen, then the rest of the game is actually quite enjoyable. I'm hooked on the story, I'm loving the "equip items to learn skills" aspect, and the supporting cast is, at least so far, really fleshed out.
In the past whenever a Final Fantasy thread popped up, it would inevitably lead to people posting stuff like X>Y>Z>>>>>>>>>>>>>>W.
Whenever someone slotted in FF9 in one of the left hand spots, I always laughed at them. I mean, come on, he's a damn monkey. Who was that monkey from Babar? Zephyr? That's who he reminds me of.
But now I can see why people enjoy this game. And so I apologize to all you monkey lovers out there.
Edit: As aforementioned it's Zidane, not Tidus.
 
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Many people have tainted views on these games thanks to childhood experiences. I have the fondest memories of playing FF4, 5, and 6, because those games dominated play-time in my early teens. Not to say these games aren't good, they are just never as good as one remembers.
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United States24805 Posts
It wasn't Tidus in FF9 :p
The fact that the main character is a 'monkey man' is such a small portion of why I couldn't get into FF9 despite liking 8, 7, etc.
In general, everyone should stop criticizing each other for which FF's they liked or didn't like and just play the ones they like and discuss the ones they like with other like-minded people.
One problem with going back and playing old games after hearing about them for '15 years' is that there is a big time dependency on what makes a game good. Some FF's for their time offered things that couldn't be found anywhere else, and now look like nothing special. Some games have qualities that are timeless.... one game-type isn't necessarily better than the other.
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United Kingdom31255 Posts
There is an amazing reason for Zidane being a monkey but that involves spoilers although looking at the cast there are only 2 humans in the entire main party and even then one of them is very questionable...
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7 is my favourite FF, and imo along with 6 are the game(s) that age the best with time, at least among the FF titles.
The materia system is boundless.. Though i might agree that 7's charm lies a lot in exploring the full depth of gameplay, a straight run through to the endgame and nothing else might not be as enjoyable (pure speculation, i ve nvr done that).
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100% unbiased rankings:
6>7>9>>>5>8>1>4>>>>>>>X
I heart 9's ability system. Having a set number of points that could be allocated to appropriately-priced abilities is such an improvement over stuff like 2 imba relics or 1 limiting accessory. It let me give my characters themes and stuff too (ie putting all killers on Freya and thinking that made her badass idk). I also appreciate that at times you're forced to choose between using a strong piece of equipment and one you could learn from. Awesome game and glad you're enjoying it.
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9 has always been my personal favorite. loved it from start to finish.
I liked how the opening was somewhat believable (minus all the crazy technology and stuff). Just a group of thieves who parade as an acting troupe to disguise their thievery, so cool. That was like my dream job when I was 14.
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FF9 is my favorite. Most cohesive story and characters, superb music and I didn't mind the art style either.
Combat felt more varied than 7 or 8 as well, which had every character feel the same way.
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Did you guys know that Final Fantasy 9 had a multiplayer component?
Its true!
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I enjoyed 9 quite a bit, and only recently played it. For me the best FF I've played lately is the International Zodiac Job System Updated FF12 version on ps2 emulator
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Why are you apologizing? It's just opinions and I think it's silly to criticize or judge someone on liking a game you never even played in the first place. At least you finally gave the game a shot and I'm not going to sit here and criticize you for liking it.
As for FFVII, I guess you have to put everything into context. For the time the game was very innovative for a console game.
I thought the characters were well developed and the story had it's moments.
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On October 13 2012 05:54 Drazerk wrote:
There is an amazing reason for Zidane being a monkey but that involves spoilers although looking at the cast there are only 2 humans in the entire main party and even then one of them is very questionable...
you mean to tell me Quina is not human?
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Who is human besides *rattle rattle* Steiner?
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On October 13 2012 05:35 Fumanchu wrote:
Two years ago for the first time I played and beat 7. Thought it was terrible. Not a bad game
Is that so?
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On October 13 2012 07:54 Mataza wrote:
Who is human besides *rattle rattle* Steiner?
You could argue for Garnet, I guess, but then you have to include Eiko as well.
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United Kingdom31255 Posts
On October 13 2012 08:19 Dfgj wrote:Show nested quote +On October 13 2012 07:54 Mataza wrote:
Who is human besides *rattle rattle* Steiner?
You could argue for Garnet, I guess, but then you have to include Eiko as well.
Garnet / Eiko are summoners
Amarant is technically human
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If you can look past his weird design I think Zidane is probably the best FF main character. He's not a mopey jackass like a lot of them (and when he does get like that he has a pretty damn good reason for it) and he fits the lighthearted adventuring theme a lot of that game has perfectly
On October 13 2012 08:19 Dfgj wrote:Show nested quote +On October 13 2012 07:54 Mataza wrote:
Who is human besides *rattle rattle* Steiner?
You could argue for Garnet, I guess, but then you have to include Eiko as well.
Eiko isn't human
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I played 9 first and it was the first game that made me cry. For whatever reason though I couldn't really get into 7 and played less than a fourth of it.
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