So I've never played a Final Fantasy game before and I'm

>>387557545

The SNES ones are the best, so play those. IV, V, VI

I would start with IV and then go chronologically.

IV, V, VI, VIII, VII, X, XII is the order of awesomeness (and X after VII is... omg)

Just avoid 2, 8, and 15. All of the "I MUST FIT IN ON /V/" memes aside they are the worst games in the franchise. Play all of the rest. 11 and 14 are MMOs avoid if it's not your cup of tea.

>>387557857
11 is great nowadays, you can play it like a single player game and the story has an official end, however it still takes a bit of time and might not be worth it, shame since it has a good story. It really needs a single player remake, cause the nexon mobile game is likely dead already but would butcher it anyway. It's also a pre WoW MMO, back when MMOs were innocent and tried to just be like a normal RPG but with other players.

XIV is basically modern day skinner box shit with muh references and can be safely ignored, however

>>387557545
10 or 7

>>387557545
Honestly, any game from 4 to 9 is a good starting point. Just pick whichever of those looks most appealing to you.

My personal favorite is 8, but the most popular one in 7.

The only one I'd advise against starting on is 13, easily the worst game in the franchise.

>>387558295
>The only one I'd advise against starting on is 13, easily the worst game in the franchise.

keep memeing faggot parrot

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>>387557545

play 6 first, then either 7 or 10 depending on which looks cooler to you

branch off from there

don't bother with 1-4 unless you're playing 4 DS remake

>>387558295

If anything, he SHOULD start with 13, so he can get the worst out of the way.

>>387558379

>you have a valid opinion, but I have no argument, so you're a faggot parrot!

You have a sad existence. Whats it like having such shit taste?

>>387558379
>actually defending 13
It's shit. Move on.

>>387558556
PSP remake of 4 is the definitive version.

The same is true of 1 and 2, though 2 is still unplayable shit.

3 your only choices are the awful NES original or the slightly more tolerable DS/PSP version.

>>387558584
>/v/ make my opinions for me the post

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>>387558380
>fans of 10 enjoy 8

>>387558676
Havn't played the psp version, what does it have over DS?

>>387558708
It's faithful to the original hardtype version with the GBA extras as well as the sequel and interquel all packed in and it had brand new HD sprites and choices of the SNES or 3DS OSTs.

>>387557545
Crystal Chronicles

>>387558830
does it have any of the additions put in DS? If not it can fuck off

>>387558896
It's free of the super shitty voice acting and ugly as fuck 3D.

>>387557857
>13 is fine, but 15 is unplayable

This meme needs to end.

>>387559059
replaced with ugly as fuck 2d

>>387559059
ah I see I'm speaking with a nostalgiafag

>>387557857
15 is not worse than 13, it's the 4th worse tho

>>387558379
m8, I played 13. It was my first FF, in fact.

The combat was absolutely brain-dead, most of the game is completely linear, and the story wasn't too hot either.

The graphics were very good for the time, though.

>>387557607
You are the worst human

>>387557857
there's no reason to avoid those games
they'd be poor firsts but they have things that make them decent

people should start with the first game in the generation they are most familiar playing 30-40 hour games in, then either progress to the next one of that generation or go forward/back to check out the others

>le 13 is bad maymay samefag everywhere

never change, never grow up, never move on /v/

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FF7 belongs in the highest tier for the snowboard minigame alone, find something else to be wrong about when foolishly criticising my perfect taste.

Do the other games in the series have as intricate and well-creafted worlds like Ivalice in XII? It's by far the best part of the game.

>>387559493
I... can actually get behind this image, what the hell?

>>387559493
>perfect taste
>it's all meme opinions
>>387559626
>replying to yourself

>>387559493
FF7 can be in its top wrong special snowflake tier but it doesn't not belong alongside FF3 and FF5
FF1 should also be taken down a peg, it wasn't that worthy of note

>>387559530
Only Tactics.

>>387559150
Not him but the 3D remakes of 2D games suck, they give the characters dumb chibi models.

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avoid these like the plague, avoid FFXV too until they finish patching everything and a complete edition goes on sale for $20

>>387560436
switch 13 with 15 and you got the pic right.

>>387560525
no fuck off lightingtard. At least FFXV had the main game dungeons and pitioss, 13 has nothing

>>387560691
XV is still in the bottom half of the series, or at leasr right smack dab in the middle.

>>387561123
>XV is still in the bottom half of the series

without question

>>387560436
Replace VIII with III.

>>387560436
13 was not that bad. /v/ gave it so much shit for the "auto-combat" button, like it was hard to just, i dunno, not fucking press it. They never bitched about DMC3s "easy automatic" mode, and they suck that games dick all day long. same shit.

Why is II considered bad? I've never played it.

>>387557545
Anything except 2, 8, 12, 13, 15 and the mmos (as they don't represent the series) is a good deal

>>387561416
13 isn't bad, it's fucking terrible even if you ignore auto battle

>>387561494
this is pretty good, I'd avoid 1 and 3 as well

>>387560436

replace 8 with 15

>>387561657
no

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either go hispter and start with VII (PS1) & X (PS2), the most popular old ones

or just play XV, it's actually a great introduction to the series

>>387561927
>or just play XV, it's actually a great introduction to the series
when it gets finished. At this point it feels like an Early Access game

>>387561927
>either go hispter and start with VII (PS1) & X (PS2), the most popular old ones

what

>>387562006
the game will never be "finished', its combat and story are fundamentally fucked and would need an overhaul, not additions

>>387562009

FF7 is popular, so hating it ironically is mainstream. so LIKING it is actually hipster

>>387559493
Where is Mystic Quest / the Final Fantasy Legend games

>>387562087
true.

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>>387560436
The "wait for XV to be finished!" meme is my favorite. Adding a bunch of worthless crap like a playable Aranea is essentially just polishing a turd.

>>387560150
>dumb chibi models
those are the greatest you charlatan

>>387559493
>FF11 in god tier while ARR is in shit tier
lol 11tards are still THIS made

also
>12 in god tier
>8 in high tier
>9/10 in low
who's the idiot who made this shit?

>>387562187
in the trash bin where they belong

>>387561927
Xv is actually a bad intro imo. Playing through XV with its action combat and open world will probably make it incredibly difficult to put up with turnbased and linearity if previous games

>>387562334
>Adding a bunch of worthless crap like a playable Aranea

or multiplayer

>>387562427
oh I didn't even see

>2 in mid tier

gotta be more subtle than that

>>387562514
>multiplayer
Speaking of which, is anybody even playing that bullshit?

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Come on guys 15 isn't that bad

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>>387562009
>what

Like the OP I played FF only in recent years and I have to say that FF fans are blatantly useless: everyone gives their fav game a 10 and the others a zero.

the only correct answers are VII & X if they don't mind the graphics
or XV if they want to be eased into the series.

>>387562334
I agree, but all that shit may be worth it for 20 bucks if you've got spare time

>>387558873
I would agree but trying to get a 4 player game going these days is going to be hard. Good times with this one though

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>>387562631
that mobile game is literally a mobile strike reskin

>>387561482
The NES version is awful because of limited inventory and tons of key items. It's also just not very interesting or exciting. It's alright though, lots of the hate is undeserved.

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>>387557545
They all have significant differences and so your experience with any one of them wouldn't necessarily be the same with others. FF7 is the most well-known, but it is a 20 year old PS1 game and most players today wouldn't be able to stomach it. I suggest the more recent Final Fantasy games. FF15, FF14 (which has a free trial up to level 35 on PC and PS4), FF13, and FF12's HD remaster. These are your best options if you're not into retro gaming.

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>>387562875
the """animation""" is so bad

>>387562875
Just like how Mobile Strike is a clone of Game of War
Which could be said was created because of the success of clash of clans
So it's a bastardization of a bastardization of a bastardization of a bastardization of a once dead genre

>>387563453
and yet I have played both Mobile Strike and FFXV A New Empire

but for the reason you probably don't expect

>>387557545
Tactics and Chrono trigger. Ignore all else.

>>387557545
X for sure. You can also try upgraded XII on PS4.

Once you are done with that, try XV and IV for DS (or original). If you want more try VI, VIII and IX.

It may look tempting, but wait for the remake to play VII.

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>>387557545

They're all flawed so you might as well just pick whatever one you want. I'd say start with VI so you can get a blend of the old and the new. But remember that these games focus on story over everything. And the stories are pretty bad even then. If you're okay with a mediocre story, then by all means go for it. But other JRPGs have better story. If you're expecting good gameplay or game flow, you better not even try at all.

About to finish 4 on PSP, it's my first JRPG, can't stand random encounters, i'll move on to V but i doubt i'll finish it

>>387562427
>who's the idiot who made this shit?
One with better taste than you.

>>387567619
>can't stand random encounters

Kek don't bother playing the rest of the FF games.

I've played every FF game except V. All of them were decent to lackluster. My advice is don't waste your time.

6 and 7 are the only good ones by normal person standards. The rest are for autistic people who are soothed by repetitive motions or weebs who want cosplay ideas.

>>387557545
4, 6, 7 or 10. prolly the latter 2 since theyre easy (and not as good)

>>387557545
I was the same way this year OP. My recommendation is to take by era, not a specific one as they are all vastly different but fit together in some groups. Do something like this
>III for Classic JRPG FF l-lll
>VI for small twist on essentially the same system, more emphasis on story FF IV-VI
>VII for huge focus on the story, more experimental combat systems FF VII-IX
>Xll for modern JRPG types for FF 10-13
I don't care about the MMOs

Play FF XV if you want watered down kingdom hearts

>>387557545
FF1 - Fun to go back to once youve played a few ff games
FF2 - Tedious but inspired
FF3 - Havent played
FF4 - Great characters and story my personal favourite
FF5 - really solid but lacking in most departments, has an awesome villain.
FF6 - Second to ff4 has very little objective problems
FF7 - Obnoxious and tedious with a drawn out stories and some incredibly weak characters amongst the main cast
FF8 - Well writen and will come down to how well you resonate with the chatracters, easy with broken gameplay.
FF9 - Fun but the load times on the ps1 version are unbearable.
FF10 - Goofy with a silly plot towards the back end, likable characters and extremely fun gameplay.
FF12 - All over the place, hreat game with no real stand out aspect except some of its major characters like balthier and gabranth.
FF13 - Looks beautiful but not much else.
FF14 - Extremely fun but has the typical fetch quests mmos are known for
FF15 - Only played an hour or so and it was really funny in a goofy way not sure if it was intentional tho.

>>387569827
Havent played 11 either

>>387569827
>8
>well written

>>387570064
You couldn't tell it was bait when he said IV had great story and characters?

>>387570135
it does though, at least in the scope of FF games which have ok at best stories

>>387570135

A lot of people unironically think that. Usually with the excuse "it was the first game to have a deep story!" Which is another big sign of how ignorant they are.

>>387569827
These are all refering the the remakes (where possible)

FF1, 2, 5 and 6 for GBA
FF4 for ds

>>387570135
>>387570212
The ds version fills in the holes and adds in cutscenes that make the game an actual 10/10

>>387557545
FF9

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>>387570568
>Game that's a throwback to the SNES games is a good starting point
>Even has a small FFVII reference at the beginning

>>387570465

The DS version didn't fix any of the problems with the story. Its still cheesy as fuck. Everyone dies except lol actually they didn't. Only one guy and his daughter died. Then the end of the game is a full on 'give Goku your power!' event.

>>387570803
So one event that fits entirely with the themes of the game completely invalidates its interesting charavters and relationships paired with solid gameplay and a reasonable amout of difficulty that harkens back to the snes games/

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>>387557545
I'm on the same boat but I started playing final fantasy 4 on gba and was loving until kain made me get the earth crystal and all the enemies in the area i'm suppose to go seem way too powerful.

>>387570728
>You have to understand the references to enjoy the game.
FF9 gives a distilled version of what earlier final fantasy games were like while cutting out a decent amount of the tedium. I kind of agree with the guy who suggested 9, but would probably lean more towards 7 or 10.

Why are FF games so popular? What do you guys like about them? Not memeing, serious question.

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>>387571301
You don't have to understand them but it definitely doesn't hurt to, I see no reason to not get the best experience possible from the game.

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>>387571021

>So one event
I didn't name one event. I named like half the game. Five different people 'sacrifice' themselves to save you with a good chunk of the game being about that. But then all but one of them come back anyway, making their deaths totally meaningless. To make matters worse, their 'deaths' are just there to free up a lot on your party. This is pretty much half the cutscenes of the game.

All these meaningless deaths also make the ending less impacting. Not that it was impacting at all since Cecil as a character is literally just a tool to carry a rock that weakens Zeromus. And everything else about the story of the game is Cecil and his brother being used.

The only redeeming factor of the game is the gameplay. Which is good by FF standards. But that's not saying much.

>>387571372
i like the first six because of the classic feel and stand out designs

>>387571547
The question in OP wasn't 'how do I enjoy ff9 the most' though. I agree that the experience is enriched if you've played earlier games, but it is still a good entry point.

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>>387571372
Art, designs, music, romanc, waifus and settings. Sometimes characters and story but those are hit or miss most often than not.

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>>387557545
The best one, of course

>>387557660
this is probably the best response, though if you play 4 get the DS or PSP versions.

5's gameplay is still pretty fun today and its pretty light storywise and 6 is still amazing and bridges the old and new of Final Fantasy and isnt long as fuck even to 100%. Even 9 or the first FF would be fine to start with.

>>387571372

Final Fantasy as a series has one of the largest marketing campaigns in history. Second only to Pokemon. And it is the second most popular RPG after Pokemon.

Maybe there's a correlation.

>>387571869
kek
update this ancient ass image with ARR and XV

Start with Tactics Advance, then move on to either FF10-2 or Lightning Returns. From that point, you can technically jump into any of them, but finishing all the content in FFXIV is recommended first.

>>387557545
NOT xiv, trust me/us on this.

>>387571927
Some of Final Fantasy 2 can be copy and pasted to FFXV

>depressing story that relies too much on character death for depth

>>387571834
>>387571372
Its wierd because only a handful of games are popular in the west and even in japan its like a 50/50 split in what games are popular

>>387571869
>blitzball is highly regarded [...]

I dropped X because of that trash

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>>387571372
I like the hair physics.

>>387572198
It's a bait image.

>>387572226
Apart from the image using "best minigame of all time" twice it's really not

>>387572198
Blitzball is great, they just teach you it horribly, and the one required match in the story is a coin flip.

>>387572182

Even if you're a huge fan of the series, you likely hate half the games in the series. Because each game tries to go drastically away from its predecessors. Overlooking this however, the series continues to sell well in the west because of heavy marketing and, even more important, consistent releases. Every little spin off, remaster and shitty mobile port gets released. While the fans end up hating most of these games, it keeps the Final Fantasy name alive. So the series is always getting new fans.

This is how games like FFXIII and XV sold so well, despite the fanbase bitching up a storm over them. Some actual 'fans' boycotted those games and didn't buy them. But they were quickly replaced by new fans who bought into the marketing hype.

>>387571869
>FFIX
>No mention of the godawful chocobo game
I've spent 5 hours doing that shit over the past 2 days and I want to kill myself

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>>387557545
Start with 13 and it's two sequels, then play 15,

Then 2 and see how you feel about those then go from there

>>387573061
this bait

>>387563517
No, we expected you to be a moron.

>>387557607
best game
worst choice

>>387572887

Just wait until you do the stuff in FFX...

>>387557545
1-3 is forgettable trash. start from 4 and go up

>>387572768
>heavy marketing

where ? I haven't seen any FF related marketing anywhere.

>>387573396
I've done most of the celestial weapons in X, only missing the butterfly catching and chocobo race, which I can't be bothered with

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>>387573529

>>387573529
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsFFlyC4i64

>>387571869
the reception of XIII made me lose any respect for the online FF community. I mean when you write a review that's trying so hard to be as negative as you can you are not making any points. The one thing I liked about XIII was how convoluted it was.

>>387561482

It's just not fun at all. Its mechanics encourage grinding and over specialization, you can unknowingly go in a high level area and get skewered, and the dungeons are designed to waste your time and wear you down as much as possible with endless monster rooms. Mateus is pretty much the best thing to come out of the whole game, and he is admittedly really cool as far as power hungry antagonists go.

It has some cool mechanics that go nowhere, like a keyword system to make dialogue more involved, but most NPCs will just give you a '???' 99% of the time if you ask them about anything not related to the immediate story. The only time I remember it coming in play is when I told an enemy empire soldier the phrase of the rebellion instead of the keyword and instantly got attacked for it.

>>387557545
Fuck it, play them in order.

>>387569827
good list but I'd have to give props to 7. It's still good without the hype

>>387573571

>only missing the butterfly catching and chocobo race, which I can't be bothered with
Which are the two most horrible ones.

>>387574380
You forgot Lightning.

>>387572768
>But they were quickly replaced by new fans who bought into the marketing hype.
>>387573613

I'm gonna call bullshit on that. I have never seen a fanbase so obsessive and disconnected from reality. both XIII & XV had something interesting and they have the highest production values from japanese games. neckbeards ? I don't know what to call you but you sound so fucking anally blasted that the games are doing well.

I was hearing shit about XIII for years and suddenly a PC port ! I play it and it's really fucking interesting, so I'm thinkin to myself, maybe XV is good too even though people post shit about it as well. And it was not bad at all.

As I said above, you people are trying SO HARD to be negative you are not getting any points across.

>>387557545
4, 6, 7, 8, 10, or 13

>>387557545

Probably 2 or 13. Ignore everyone else

>>387574725
literally the worst suggestion ITT

>>387558676

True, FFIV on PSP is fantastic. Far more enjoyable than the DS version.

>>387557545
4, Pretty much the simplest mechanically, and pretty much shows you what to expect more or less from the rest of the series.

PSP for definitive classic, DS/PC/Mobile for 3D remake for a harder game than most the series.

>>387559493
Ah so this is the new contrarion image.

>>387557545
4, 6 & 7 are the good ones. Don't bother with any after 7.

>>387574507

>I'm gonna call bullshit on that. I have never seen a fanbase so obsessive and disconnected from reality.
True. FF fans are these things.

>both XIII & XV had something interesting and they have the highest production values from japanese games.
And you're a perfect example of what you just said.