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What you think Final Fantasy was 20 years ago...
- Thread starter Kalentan
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Nah, I gotta pretty decent grasp on time
Crazy how fast graphics progressed though, it's shocking that those two games are only a decade apart
Crazy how fast graphics progressed though, it's shocking that those two games are only a decade apart
Or 2022 in Europe, since that was still a time when shitty late PAL ports were the norm.
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Is that true though? I guess it's hard cause FF1 (1987) - FFX (2001) were all turnbased, FF11, 12 weren't but then the FF13 trilogy (2009 - 2014) were all turnbased, right?
i just think of The Spirits Within and the one corny laugh from FF X
looks like 4 and 10
I pictured FFIX in my head, and it turns out that it was actually almost exactly 20 years ago (released Nov 2000 in NA), so would fit better in this image anyways.
Also it's insane to me that FFIX came out just a year before FFX, and yet we're here hoping we get FFXVI by the end of 2021. Crazy how fast development was back in the day and how slow it is nowadays.
Also it's insane to me that FFIX came out just a year before FFX, and yet we're here hoping we get FFXVI by the end of 2021. Crazy how fast development was back in the day and how slow it is nowadays.
Did you know? The first FF was released closer in time to us than to the building of the pyramids
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True. Though I guess people tend to look at any game in the series that isn't turnbased as "Action"
Cause if we're talking just pure real time (as in, you press X and attack and there is no GCD) it's just FF15/16.
Well, my mind was pretty close. I imagined FFIX when I thought 20 years ago. X is just a tiny bit startling but it's easy to reconcile when I stop and think about it.
And VIII came out the year before IX. We had VIII in 1999, IX in 2000, X in 2001, and XI in 2002.
No. No, I actually have a pretty firm grasp on this one for whatever reason. I don't know if it's because I'm way into video games or what. It doesn't hit the same as the movie and music memes.
I know what video games looked like 10, 20, and 30 years ago without much problem. Strange to think about.
I know what video games looked like 10, 20, and 30 years ago without much problem. Strange to think about.
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Took the Wikipedia article timeline for the releases, I also added FFX-2, FF14 2.0 (ARR), Heavnesward, Stormblood, Shadowbringers, and also FF13-2 and Lightning Returns.
I know some will consider it cheating but if you look at it like this... It really isn't that bad.
Even if XVI doesn't make 2021, Expansion 4 for FFXIV will be there.
Still my favorite franchise after all these years, I started in 1999.
This and Pokemon games really made my childhood so memorable.
This and Pokemon games really made my childhood so memorable.
97-01 (or 03) was amazing. The wait for FF12 was the harbinger. If you aren't interested in MMOs or wacky spinoffs each wait is an eternity.
20 years ago the most recent FF for the US was 8. I remember mocking Squall for having two belts. I could not have imagine what the future would bring... in terms of belts and zippers.
20 years ago the most recent FF for the US was 8. I remember mocking Squall for having two belts. I could not have imagine what the future would bring... in terms of belts and zippers.
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Took the Wikipedia article timeline for the releases, I also added FFX-2, FF14 2.0 (ARR), Heavnesward, Stormblood, Shadowbringers, and also FF13-2 and Lightning Returns.
I know some will consider it cheating but if you look at it like this... It really isn't that bad.
Even if XVI doesn't make 2021, Expansion 4 for FFXIV will be there.
I've been playing FXIV for 10 years already... Huh, that's flown by.
XIII and XIII-2 are definitely in the weird middle ground between action and turn based, where there's an element of timing and speed but your interaction with the combat is still entirely through menus.
Lightning Returns is 100% an action RPG though.
I'm probably being pedantic, but only FF1-3 and 10 are turn-based. FF4-9, 12, and 13 are all ATB.
There are two action FF games as of 2020, FF15 and FF7R.
I played Final Fantasy 1 when it was new 30 years ago! It was my third rpg on the NES, but the one I liked the best because it had the most story and best music (IMO). It eventually got surpassed by Dragon Warrior IV, though...Square should have brought over FF 2 and 3 to the US to give those a chance to defend the Final Fantasy honor!
Personally I consider ATB turn-based, it's just that the turns can overlap. They aren't action rpgs at all.
FFX was my first FF and JRPG. Was blown away by the designs and presentation. Gameplay took a while to learn. Forgot to upgrade the speargrid for like 4 hours.
Been playing since I rented FFII US on snes, got in trouble by my parents for the late charges cuz I kept it too long, saved money and bought a copy. I think that was close to 30 years ago.
It was also mine. Once it got to the scene of Tidus kicking ass in the Blitzball I was hooked. Presentation was on another level.
In both they are menu based turn based games so I am happy with either.
Give me that gameplay over the FF16 that has strayed so far from that formula I didn't even want to finish the tutorial.
And then GameStop wouldn't take FF16 as a trade in so it was a complete waste of money.
Give me that gameplay over the FF16 that has strayed so far from that formula I didn't even want to finish the tutorial.
And then GameStop wouldn't take FF16 as a trade in so it was a complete waste of money.
Not gonna lie, it's probably going to be hard for my brain to wrap my head around Final Fantasy X being 20 years old next year.