Final Fantasy series

VIII was my first FF, special soft spot for it. Also special mention to Squall. While I had seen brooding, angsty characters in video games, VIII was the first time I had such a character as the main protagonist. (I didn't play VII with its brooding Cloud until way later.)

VI is my favorite for plot. V is my favorite for story.

Waiting for that Dissidia console release.

Aha!

I began Final Fantasy with VI, which is my favorite. I am fond of V, IV (Complete Collection), the XIII series (yes, I know, it's not that bad. I have to finish LR, btw).

The one that weirded me out was VIII as it was too different. I finished it, yet I can't bring myself to like it, ever.

FF I: I got my butt finally handed to me in the very original on NES -original cartridge, not the NES classic or virtual console or emulator- by Tiamat (with a team of Fighter, Black Mage, White Mage and Monk... why did I choose a Monk?!). Got my revenge in the PSP version which I finished (I didn't try any of the trials, though).

FF II: Finished the PSP version, including the extra story. Learned to like it a fair bit.

FF III: PSP version, obliterated Doga and Unei in one turn each, after much grinding... Looted everything in the Crystal Tower and Eureka. The final level is next.
Why are the heroes so squishy, btw?

FF IV: PS1 version completed. PSP version... main story completed, interlude completed. Grinded in the After Years. Postponed.

FF V: PS1 version completed.

FF VI: SNES and PS1 versions completed. I refuse getting the Steam version (poor port).

FF VII: PS1 version completed. Fine game, yet not trippy about it. Crisis Core: Played it until the missiles part. Postponed.

FF VIII: PS1 version completed. I did it for the sake of clearing another one in the series. Meh.

FF IX: PS1 version completed. It was kind of too easy?

FF X+X/2: Just got the remaster version via Steam... Resuming. Tidus is an idiot. ^^

FF XI: Didn't have the chance to play it.

FF XII: I'd love to get it. That said, I wonder why Vaan is so hated (and Penelo too).

FF XIII/XIII-2, LR: Finished XIII and XIII-2. Completed about all quests in LR, except the all-extinction or the Aeronite one. No NG+ yet. Postponed LR.

FF XIV: Didn't have the chance to play it.

FF XV: I don't hope to play it.

Others:
FF Tactics: Finished the original as well as the War of the Lions version. Loved it to bits. Ignored the other entries of the series.
FF Dissidia Duodecim: Barely played it. Interesting concept, though.
FF Chronicles: I am near the end... Got brutalized at the final dungeon... Postponed.
FF MQ/MQL: Finished the original on SNES.
Mystic Quest: Actually the first Mana game. Finished it too on Gameboy.

In the FF XIII series, if you dawdle too much, you will get utterly trashed (especially bosses, that will give you no quarters -I hate you to no end, Barthandelus-). It all happens in real-time. You can also only control one character, the others are managed via paradigms. No more leveling up either, it's all about crystariums in the first two, quests and story-completing in the third.
It's sort of fresh, super dynamic, yet very disconcerting. A true love-or-hate thing.
I was a ATB fan but I had to adapt. I am fine with it now.

My top five. (In numerical order)

FFIV
FFVI
FFVII
FFIX
FFX

X and IX for sure.. possibly VII or XV comes after

looks like squeenix has come up with a New Recipeh!

really hope they start announcing better stuff soon, the 30th kicked off with clothing, cup noodle, merch, more merch, Go Go 15 Rangers!, wine, cake, and ff12za is out july 11th, and one image for ff7r -_-


so glad ff14 fanfest europe is halfway through the month, get to look forward to what the other new class(es) is and see some actual stuff as opposed to expensive food

VIII was my first FF. Still love it.

Still a Japan-only release?

www.novacrystallis.com/2017/02/dissidia-final-fantasys-console-version-will-story-mode/

Because they wouldn’t just be satisfied delivering the base arcade version alone, Kujiraoka noted they’re also looking at enthusiasm for e-Sports and the possibility of moving in that direction. “If we can export it to the world as a high-proficiency, competitive fighting tool, while also an enjoyable team battle Final Fantasy, it might even rise up as an e-Sports event,”