I've started 7 numerous times and each time i quit within an hour. Can't seem to get hooked on it.
That would be my ranking as well, mainly due to nostalgia. FF5 should probably be 5th on that list as well. Honestly (japanese numbering) 4 through 9 are all great games with 8 being the low point story wise. 10's story conclusion left a really bad taste in my mouth. As for 12, it does have an odd combat system but the story is great.
Agreed. 2/4 was just at that perfect moment in childhood where everything lined up for it. I also preferred the story and characters in 2/4 as well over 3/6. Both had these massive overarching save the world plots but the constant shifting of characters in 3/6 never allowed them to grow thus never developing that level of attachment from 2/4 outside of a select few.I honestly enjoyed the 12 story, what I played of it, but the combat system killed it for me and that game got really grindy--I think they were trying to inject their Asian MMO-style sepuku through grinding mechanics into a single player game, which was bad. I mean, you didn't have to collect all that junk to get whatever weapons, but you know you are going to.
FF8 probably should have never been made
FF2 remains my favorite over 3 probably because it was just so different from all of those jRPGs before it. FF3 was more of that, different, better in some ways but I wouldn't say overall better. Some would argue that freedom to design your favorite parties is a feature, but I always felt it was more burdensome. The rotating in and out of your party members in FF2 was always tied to the plot, and you didn't know what was going to happen. Man, I know I was young and all, but that bit in the dwarf castle where you're getting wrecked and then suddenly that chick returns from nowhere with all of her new pets and proceeds to kick ass. I'd say that was one of my favorite video game moments, probably tops, so it's moments like that which always seem to keep FF2 at the top of the heap for me. FF3 was great for environments, character mechanics and the story was also great, but it never had those big punchy moments like FF2.
Don't think I could have put it better myself, and for almost the exact same reasons. The battle system has been ruined in the last few games. I get that they have been trying to take the "grind" out of things, and agree that it makes sense to do so, but I mean, really, no random fights? Monsters that don't respawn (so that you simply can't gain levels)? Real-time based combat (not horrible, but can't control what allies/companions do!!!)? They have simply gone downhill lately to the point that I gave up on the newer games after 10 (X). I tried X-2, but just couldn't get into it at all. I can't stand the combat system in 12 (agreed that it is total garbage, and I really wanted to like that game, but I couldn't get past how horrible the combat was to play more than 30 minutes...).zinfamous said:
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