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What’s your favorite Final Fantasy title released in the last decade? (excluding remasters/re-issues)
- Thread starter PintSizedSlasher
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Final Fantasy XIV is straight up one of the best games I've ever played.
Ignoring the typical MMO hooks, it's got a stack of content and the story is top tier. It also has a ridiculous amount of orchestral music.
Ignoring the typical MMO hooks, it's got a stack of content and the story is top tier. It also has a ridiculous amount of orchestral music.
Theatrhythm: Curtain Call is the only one I've really enjoyed of the ones I've played. Probably the only FF game I've been really engaged with since XII in 2006.
XIII I was incredibly disappointed with, and the less said about FF Explorers the better.
XIII I was incredibly disappointed with, and the less said about FF Explorers the better.
Order of elimination, Final Fantasy XIII-2
Some cool music, Serah and Noel aren't unpleasant, some nice set pieces like riding a beast in Sunleth, weather machines in Pulse and amusing alternate endings. It's the best of the single player bunch.
Some cool music, Serah and Noel aren't unpleasant, some nice set pieces like riding a beast in Sunleth, weather machines in Pulse and amusing alternate endings. It's the best of the single player bunch.
Dissidia NT over Duodecim!? Come on now.
Duodecim and Theatrhythm are probably my favorites. Out of the more "traditional" RPG experiences, FFXV was the most fun.
Duodecim and Theatrhythm are probably my favorites. Out of the more "traditional" RPG experiences, FFXV was the most fun.
They're all pretty bad. Final Fantasy XIII felt like following a movie rather than playing a game and XIII-2 was better gameplaywise although everything else was bad. I tried Lightning Returns-demo, but never purchased the full game because I wasn't really impressed after two letdowns.
Final Fantasy XV on the other hand was extremely dull experience with extremely empty world. Only great thing was banter between party members in many different situations. If they only put effort for other things as well...
Never played others.
Final Fantasy XV on the other hand was extremely dull experience with extremely empty world. Only great thing was banter between party members in many different situations. If they only put effort for other things as well...
Never played others.
It's a shame that FF XIV is one of the best Final Fantasy games ever and it's also the one that a ton of people are never going to play.
I voted for XV because I love that game but I've never even touched XIV. What's the best way to get into that game?
There's a free trial the let's you play all classes up to level 35 at the moment. Best way to get in the game. Try out all the classes and see what you like :D. And don't be too discouraged by all the expacs that have released. Just take your time and enjoy the game. No rush
Are you serious? XIV has the same damn character designer as FFXII and Tactics, most Empire Designs are taken straight from FFVI. Many of its locales are taken from previous FF games - It looks absolutely like an FF-Game. What is this even?
Final Fantasy XIII had an amazing soundtrack, a fun battle system, I thought the lore was interesting once you got past the l'cie/fal'cie/etc. terminology, the dynamic between the worlds of Pulse and Cocoon was interesting, and there was some great characters like Sazh, and Vanille and Fang's dynamic, in it.
I had fun with FFXV and the boys, but I don't think the elements were as anywhere near as holistic as my enjoyment of XIII.
I had fun with FFXV and the boys, but I don't think the elements were as anywhere near as holistic as my enjoyment of XIII.
The only not completely horrible FF released in the last decade was FFXIV and they had to make that game twice. I trust Square to make another decent mainline FF about as much as I trust Bioware, which is to say not at all.
World of Final Fantasy is a Final Fantasy game in its true nature. After that FFXIV has been killing it and is so good.
From this list, World and XIV have to be the front runners. Unfortunately Square-Enix have struggled to make a truly great Final Fantasy game since X. Some of these releases have been OK, but nothing compared to that golden era of VI - IX.
Fortunately the gap in the market that Final Fantasy used to fill is wide open, which is prime for games like Persona or Dragon Quest to finally step up and universally cement themselves as the new king of JRPG's.
Fortunately the gap in the market that Final Fantasy used to fill is wide open, which is prime for games like Persona or Dragon Quest to finally step up and universally cement themselves as the new king of JRPG's.
It plays similarly to WoW, but its themes, storytelling, lore, and the gameplay systems on top of it are all very reminiscent of older games. I think anyone who has played FF3-6 could tell that Yoshi-P is a huge fan of those games, lifting a lot of design elements and gameplay systems directly from them. For example, some of the biggest additions introduced in A Realm Reborn, the first full release since he took over as director, was adding the Summoner and Scholar jobs and Crystal Tower raid, all lifted directly from FF3. Having a lot of key staff from Ivalice games also gives it that kind of "fantasy political drama" feel to it. The history and worldbuilding of Hydaelyn feels more tonally similar to Tactics/XII too than WoW, other MMOs, or other FF games.
As for playing alike, besides both being MMOs, WoW and FF11 really aren't very similar at all, which is probably why a lot of people still prefer FF11 over FF14. Most MMOs since WoW play kinda like WoW, including FF14. FF11 is from a different time.
I still need to give World of Final Fantasy a real shot, but FF14 is my third favorite FF overall (behind Tactics and 12), so that wins here by far.
Well said. If you are not voting XIV is cause you never played it, especially Heavensward.
A favorite from that list?...I'd have to say none of the above. Although I haven't played through all the FF XIII games yet.
