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FFIX is out now!!

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I still have the PS1 disc for this. Never did play it all the way through... maybe I should bust out my PS2 and give it a go.
 
Tweak155 said:
I still have the PS1 disc for this. Never did play it all the way through... maybe I should bust out my PS2 and give it a go.
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It had issues when I tried running it on the Slim PS2.

Am glad for a Windows version.



OK, new one plays well, looks pretty, and has a very modern updates like choice of resolution and aspect ratio, cloud saving, and some other minor things.

I like it.
 
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I never had the pleasure of completing this game. Furthest I ever got was I think towards the end of the second disc when you go into Kuja's lair in the desert. The first disc was an absolute blast (the same goes for Final Fantasy VIII) with excellent pacing, a grand scope, fun combat, exploration, and great humor.
 
DigDog said:
good luck with that. this games becomes super-grindy in disk 4. when you meet the mobs that turn you to stone, remember this post.
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I used to like grind, don't know about now. I grinded on FFVII when I didn't have to... also played FFXI and back then, it was all grind.

We'll see.
 
never played a FF game. Is this is a reasonable first one to try ? No controller so it has to be fluid with kb/mouse but could care less if it is 30fps or 60fps or has borders.
 
honestly, i can think of several RPG franchises that are far better than Final Fantasy. so .. would not recommend.
 
I still have the PS1 discs for this too. I beat it back then, and while I liked it, it isn't one I feel like playing again at this point.
 
I don't get the hype for this. Its a great game but its 16 years old.

All these FF games coming out on Steam should be like 5 dollars. I'd pay 20 if they were fully remastered maybe.
 
I still have the PS2 discs that play on on my slightly-dusty PS3. I actually tried firing those up about a year ago for a day and it works just fine.
 
you2 said:
never played a FF game. Is this is a reasonable first one to try ? No controller so it has to be fluid with kb/mouse but could care less if it is 30fps or 60fps or has borders.
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How much less could you care?


And it does work with both keyboard and mouse.
 
Alright, its not perfect.

If you pause for a substantial length of time the game will likely crash when you come back to it.
This wouldnt be a problem except, like FF7 and 8, save points are far between and you sometimes get stuck in cinematic sequences for better part of an hour.
 
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My favorite FF after FF10 (I've only played 7,9,10,10-2,12,13,13-2).
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4 and 6 have really good stories and fun characters. I recommend you play the classic versions though.
The new FF6 is just horrible all around.
The new FF4 is actually quite challenging if you've never played it before. Be prepared for lots of long, tough battles.
 
As a console-only gamer in the 90's, the SNES and PSX Squaresoft games are among my all time favorites. The nostalgia runs strong for me. 🙂 I recently played through the Steam versions of FF6, 7 and 9 and had a blast doing so. FF7 in particular was incredible, I didn't like it that much on release but 20 years have apparently changed my mind, it's the best game in the series by far. Masterpiece is the word that comes to mind, flawed but still excellent.

FF6 is fun but it's a different type of game, it's old school and the story is much simpler. Characters have little to say and everything is to the point, the later PSX FF's have more conversational dialog and better fleshed out stories/characters. FF6 is fun and it's a quick game, but not the best in the series as I had previously thought.

FF9 - great game. Fixes all the technical and gameplay related flaws of FF7. Great combat, mobs can and will KO your characters, fast paced fights on pc with battle speed cranked... and four controllable characters (yes!) instead of three. Epic cutscenes. Great progression system, plenty of great characters and memorable moments. But ultimately it never takes itself seriously enough to match FF7. FF7 was dark, and gritty, and the characters had real issues they were battling. FF9 sort of won't commit all the way, it keeps things light-hearted the whole way through. Which I remember being welcome after the depressing garbage that was FF8 (Squall sucks). But Zidane is happy-go-lucky all the way through, Quina is a walking punch-line, Steiner is clueless, Eiko is Eiko...etc. I like all these characters but they're all never more than semi-serious throughout. The music is cheery, almost to a fault. It's never really possible to invest in the characters or the impending doom the world is seemingly facing like you could in FF7. Ultimately that means it can't touch FF7 for me, which is fine and not really a complaint. FF9 also has a laughable final boss sequence... oh hey, let's introduce a new "ultimate bad guy" we've never seen or heard of for the last battle, folks love that!

But faults aside, FF9 is still really fun and I enjoyed the hell out of the trip down memory lane. It's up there for second best, I stopped playing the series after FFX and neither that nor FF8 is going to beat FF9 for second place. I doubt I'll play FF8 again simply because of Squall, so that leaves FF4 as the last one left to replay I guess. Looking forward to it whenever I get around to it. 🙂
 
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