This post was last modified: Oct 5, 2016 at 9:46 PM by CHESHIRE ☯.

I'm on a serious kick in prep for FFXV because I'm like that. Currently playing through:
-Final Fantasy IV
-Final Fantasy X
-Final Fantasy X-2
-Dissidia Final Fantasy Duodecim
-Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns
-Final Fantasy Brave Exvius <Global>
-Mobius Final Fantasy
-Final Fantasy Record Keeper
-Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward <Soul Surrender>

Let's talk Final Fantasy guys.

I'm also interested in gathering a bit of data, so if you can answer any of these I would greatly appreciate it if you took this quick survey:

1) Which was your first FF Game?
2) Which was the first one you beat?
3) Which is your favorite numbered entry?
4) Which is your favorite spin-off?
5) Did you ever 100% Complete any?
6) Who is your favorite Hero/Protagonist?
7) Who is your favorite Supporting character/Party Member?
8) Who is your favorite Villain/Antagonist?
9) Turn-Based, ATB (Active-Time Battles), or Real-Time?
10) Favorite Eidolon/Esper/Summon/GF/Aeon /et cetera?
11) Game with the Best Soundtrack?
12) Favorite Song?
13) Favorite Opening Sequence (Cinematic or Prologue)?
14) Favorite Standard Battle Theme?
15) Amano, Yoshida, Nomura, Minaba, or Naora?
16) Uematsu, Mizuta, Sakimoto, Hamauzu, Tanioka, or Shimomura?
17)Are you playing/planning to play any FF games soon?


I'll do mine after you guys submit a few. But share your experience with the series, any knowledge or just general experiences.

PLEASE no Kingdom Hearts talk, that's a can-of-worms we can't afford to open right now.

1) Which was your first FF Game?
10
2) Which was the first one you beat?
IV
3) Which is your favorite numbered entry?
Either IX or VI.
4) Which is your favorite spin-off?
XIII-2
5) Did you ever 100% Complete any?
Hell no.
6) Who is your favorite Hero/Protagonist?
Zidane for entertainment and just being really likeable
Tidus for being relateable and given the circumstances; somewhat realistic
Design-wise Firion from II
7) Who is your favorite Supporting character/Party Member?
Too many to choose one; off the top my head Barrett, Auron, Steiner, Garnet, Edgar, Sahz, Tifa, the old guy from 5..it'd be easier to name the characters i dont like at all
8) Who is your favorite Villain/Antagonist?
Caius from XIII-2 was a really good one, Sephiroth is a classic and probably my favorite tho.
9) Turn-Based, ATB (Active-Time Battles), or Real-Time?
ATB for sure.
10) Favorite Eidolon/Esper/Summon/GF/Aeon /et cetera?
Ifrit, always been a fan of Shiva too
11) Game with the Best Soundtrack?
Oh shittttttt.............

ummmmmm let's see. it's between XIII, X and VII for sure. I loved IX's too though fuck. goddamnit. XIII for now since at least for half of the game that's what kept me going.
12) Favorite Song?
With vocals? Eyes on me from VIII
Without? Someday the Dream Will End..got emotional every time that played and Dancing Mad.
13) Favorite Opening Sequence (Cinematic or Prologue)?
I'll say IX or X. Probably X though; hard to beat Otherworld and blitzball.
14) Favorite Standard Battle Theme?
IX's.
15) Amano, Yoshida, Nomura, Minsbs, or Naora?
Amano's stuff is really amazing and I'm a fan but I can't even think of FF without Nomura so; Nomura.
16) Uematsu, Mizuta, Sakimoto, Hamauzu, Tanioka, or Shimomura?
Definitely Uematsu.
17)Are you playing/planning to play any FF games soon?
My save was lost for IX so I plan on replaying that during break; currently going through VII on the PS4 as well. Might finally try to complete XIII-3 sometime next year.

I really fuck with Final Fantasy. I pretty much like all the mainstream JRPG series(Tales, DQ..) but FF definitely means more due to nostalgia mostly. I remember being really damn proud that I beat a boss my sister couldn't beat in X and it was all downhill from there lmao. What else to say....the music in this series is amazing. If you really like video game music, orchestras, 8bit shit, final fantasy has it all; if I could actually stand to play it for more than 30min II might've been my choice for best soundtrack and that's a game that's at least like 20-30 something years old.

But yea; likeable characters, amazing music, decent to amazing storylines(imo) and fappable girls. Really hope XV delivers. Been waiting since 7th grade for this shit.

This post was last modified: Oct 5, 2016 at 9:47 PM by Draku.

1) Which was your first FF Game?
1
2) Which was the first one you beat?
1
3) Which is your favorite numbered entry?
3
4) Which is your favorite spin-off?
mario hoops. four heroes of light would be good if it wasnt for how fucked up the party is up until you're like halfway through it and then things get annoying gameplay-wise anyways.
5) Did you ever 100% Complete any?
3
6) Who is your favorite Hero/Protagonist?
Black Mage
7) Who is your favorite Supporting character/Party Member?
White Mage
8) Who is your favorite Villain/Antagonist?
Garland
9) Turn-Based, ATB (Active-Time Battles), or Real-Time?
turn-based, atb is fucking dreadful
10) Favorite Eidolon/Esper/Summon/GF/Aeon /et cetera?
bahamut
11) Game with the Best Soundtrack?
3
12) Favorite Song?
megalopolis saronia
13) Favorite Opening Sequence (Cinematic or Prologue)?
idk, i guess 3's remake counts for this
14) Favorite Standard Battle Theme?
1
15) Amano, Yoshida, Nomura, Minsbs, or Naora?
nomura
16) Uematsu, Mizuta, Sakimoto, Hamauzu, Tanioka, or Shimomura?
uematsu
17)Are you playing/planning to play any FF games soon?
yeah, i still need to play bravely second. ayyyyyyyyyyy

i would have just responded to this whole thing with bravely default answers but i'm not mean enough

This post was last modified: Feb 10, 2017 at 5:27 PM by Mario. Edit Reason: deleted

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all I can really say is that I really liked crystal chronicles
and that I haven't played enough ff

This post was last modified: Oct 7, 2016 at 4:41 AM by Pea.

1) Which was your first FF Game?
5, played it with a friend via emulator
2) Which was the first one you beat?
8, on Steam.
3) Which is your favorite numbered entry?
14, mostly because it's the one i sank the most hours in and i actually beat heavensward, got to max level, and so on
4) Which is your favorite spin-off?
Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King. The only one I played
5) Did you ever 100% Complete any?
lol no
6) Who is your favorite Hero/Protagonist?
Captain Basch of Dalmasca
7) Who is your favorite Supporting character/Party Member?
Wakka
8) Who is your favorite Villain/Antagonist?
every ff villain but gilgamesh and kafka suck
9) Turn-Based, ATB (Active-Time Battles), or Real-Time?
I like ATB a lot, real time is ok
10) Favorite Eidolon/Esper/Summon/GF/Aeon /et cetera?
Shiva
11) Game with the Best Soundtrack?
14
12) Favorite Song?
A tie between the King Moogle fight and the Shiva fight from XIV
13) Favorite Opening Sequence (Cinematic or Prologue)?
8
14) Favorite Standard Battle Theme?
no comment on this one, i don't pay attention to them enough to have an opinion
15) Amano, Yoshida, Nomura, Minaba, or Naora?
Nomura by far
16) Uematsu, Mizuta, Sakimoto, Hamauzu, Tanioka, or Shimomura?
Uematsu
17)Are you playing/planning to play any FF games soon?
The upcoming XIV expansion

Considering how few of you guys have answered so far, I'm happy and impressed with the versatility of the answers. Any of you guys playing FFXIV on the Cactuar server need to let me know. I just hit i231 on my Rogue/NIN, have a DRK at i228, and a Dragoon at i218.

Also, the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival is going on RIGHT NOW! Get hype!

I guess it's about time I gave my experience and thoughts.


1) Which was your first FF Game?
Final Fantasy Tactics. The Original PSX version, though it was remade as "War of the Lions" for those looking to purchase it.
2) Which was the first one you beat?
Final Fantasy X. Probably clocked about 150 hours into it on the PS2. First game that ever made me cry, too. Absolutely fell in love with everything this game had to offer.
3) Which is your favorite numbered entry?
Definitely Final Fantasy X, uncontested. They say the first one you play always becomes your favorite though, and I REALLLYYYY love Tactics.
4) Which is your favorite spin-off?
Dissidia Final Fantasy 02 [Duodecim], with a runner up being FF:Brave Exvius. That game is CRAZY fun for a mobile experience, and while I play Global I contemplate restarting just to go JPN version all the time.
(I won't mention Kingdom Hearts, since that's almost cheating.)
5) Did you ever 100% Complete any?
FFI, FFIV, FFVII, FFX, FFX-2, FFXIII, LRFFXIII, and I guess it's safe to mention all of the KH games here (with the exception of KHDDD)
6) Who is your favorite Hero/Protagonist?
...Tidus*takes cover*

I'm serious. Ashamed, but serious.
7) Who is your favorite Supporting character/Party Member?
This is a tricky one since there's so many throughout the years. For it's worth, I love me some Rikku. And Rydia. And Selphie. And Tifa. And Quistis. And Lebreau. And Fang. And Yda. And Alisaie.

But you know what? I'm giving this one to Agrias Oaks. She's the real lead supporting role we deserve.
8) Who is your favorite Villain/Antagonist?
Golbez is EASILY my favorite antagonist by far, but anyone who knows FFIV understands my need to pick someone else. So that puts the mark right onto Garland instead. He's the original, and there's something about him seemingly being a pushover only to turn out being the most omniscient villain of them all that really speaks to me. Another solid runner up would be Nidhogg (FFXIV:H).
9) Turn-Based, ATB (Active-Time Battles), or Real-Time?
I have a soft spot for the difficulty that ATB presents, but I think my favorite is the way it's been merged into Real-Time Combat with games like FFVII:Crisis Core and Lightning Returns: FFXIII.
10) Favorite Eidolon/Esper/Summon/GF/Aeon /et cetera?
Yojimbo. BRING HIM BACK SQUARE. BRING HIM BACK.
I'm also rather partial to my dear friend Leviathan. Always dig the serpentine aesthetic he has, though I absolutely ABHOR the Extreme fight against him in FFXIV.
11) Game with the Best Soundtrack?
Final Fantasy XIII-2 stole my heart here, and I guess I should say LRFFXIII as well by association (the game is basically just the same soundtrack with a few more songs)
12) Favorite Song?
Funny enough, despite all the wonderful music in XIII-2, my favorite track is still Via Purifico from FFX
13) Favorite Opening Sequence (Cinematic or Prologue)?
Final Fantasy VIII
14) Favorite Standard Battle Theme?
Final Fantasy VIII
15) Amano, Yoshida, Nomura, Minaba, or Naora?
Nomura's the man, I think we can all agree.
16) Uematsu, Mizuta, Sakimoto, Hamauzu, Tanioka, or Shimomura?
Of course I have a deep respect for them all, but when I think of some of the most enjoyable music I've heard Hamauzu always comes to mind. I have a soft spot for Yoko Shimomura of course, but she and Ishimoto tend to spend the majority of their time working on separate IPs for Square. To clarify, Hamauzu composed the music for FFX alongside Uematsu, and Pioneered the music of all 3 FFXIII games.
17)Are you playing/planning to play any FF games soon?
I more or less covered this in the OP. I'm also extremely hyped for FFXV and FFXIV 4.0

funny how you posted about ff14 4.0 when the expansion got announced today

I maaaaaaay have gotten a tip from an anonymous source that FanFest was going to be considerably valuable this year.