Final Fantasy

[Nel_Annette]

I'm not really sure why I keep buying them, honestly. I'm really weird with Final Fantasy games. I'm big into RPGs, yet Final Fantasy is probably lower tier for me.

Final Fantasy I: Beat on the GBA.
Final Fantasy II: Beat on the GBA. Not really sure how I stuck all the way through with that one.
Final Fantasy III: Beat it on the DS. There's barely any plot so once more, I'm not sure how I stuck with it all the way through.
Final Fantasy IV: Played for about half an hour with it on GBA before I got bored and quit. I also have the PSP "Complete Collection" version, which I plan on getting to someday.
Final Fantasy V: Played for about half an hour with it on GBA before I got bored and quit.
Final Fantasy VI: Played for about two hours on the GBA, and was legitimately enjoying it until I got stuck on a battle because I couldn't figure out how to use a characters moves, so I quit.
Final Fantasy VII: Played for about an hour before I got bored and quit.
Final Fantasy VIII: Never touched it. Don't plan to.
Final Fantasy IX: Played for about an hour before I got bored and quit.
Final Fantasy X: Played until the final area when I finally realized how stupid the plot and characters where, and I quit.
Final Fantasy XI: Wasn't interested in an MMO, so I never touched it.
Final Fantasy XII: Played for about an hour before I got bored and quit.
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core: Played for about an hour before I got bored and quit.
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings: Played for about 15 minutes before I realized how much I hate RTS games.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance: I like Tactics styled games, but the whole "Judge's Rules" thing on the battlefield killed it for me.

Games I own but haven't played yet:
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring Of Fates
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes Of Time
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy XIII-2

Don't know what it is man. It's a series I've always wanted to enjoy but just haven't been able to get into. I don't want to dismiss all the titles when I know each one is standalone though, so maybe that's why I keep trying. For what it's worth though, XV looks interesting and my buddy who really likes FF might play XIV's revamp with me on PS4.

[Spark Of Spirit]

You got stuck on FFVI with Sabin's blitz attack right? I got past it once a long time ago but can't remember how I did it. If you can get past it, it's a pretty excellent RPG as a whole.

If you like tactical RPGs you really should play FFT. Other than some HORRENDOUSLY unbalanced battles later on, it's pretty great.

[Nel_Annette]

It was probably the blitz attack, yeah. I remember the fight took place on a mountain. It really was a shame. Reading through my own list, it's the only main series game that I was genuinely enjoying when I played it.

[Peanutbutter]

The move is called Pummel, and you use left, right, left I believe.

[Spark Of Spirit]

It's the timing that makes it difficult. The explanation is not clear enough on when you're supposed to do it.

[Peanutbutter]

Yeah, you have to do it real quick. But as long as you know what pattern you're supposed to push the buttons, you should get it eventually.

[Nel_Annette]

Now if only I knew where the damn cartridge was. XD

[GaryPotter]

This thread reminds me of how old I really am.

Gosh, it really has been ages since FF was an A-list blockbuster.

[Spark Of Spirit]

It is amazing to think about back when Final Fantasy X was first revealed and how big a deal it was compared to now.

Square really dropped the ball.

[GaryPotter]

They delayed Final Fantasy XII too damned long. By the time it came out many gamers had stopped caring and moved on to other things.

That Japan has turned into a creative wasteland hasn't helped matters.

What I wouldn't give for a return to the glory days, but it's not going to happen.

[GaryPotter]

I really wish I had kept my old issues of Official US PlayStation Magazine. They had a great retrospective when X came out that celebrated the series, especially the PS1 games. What a great time to be a gamer.

[Rynnec]

They delayed Final Fantasy XII too damned long. By the time it came out many gamers had stopped caring and moved on to other things.

And the exact same thing is going to happen, or already has happened, to Versus XIII/XV. Hell, I was barely out of middle school back when the game was first announced, that's a long-ass time.

That Japan has turned into a creative wasteland hasn't helped matters.

Nor that there have since been a dozen, much better received RPG's that have come out on both sides of the pacific.

[Grave]

They delayed Final Fantasy XII too damned long. By the time it came out many gamers had stopped caring and moved on to other things.

That Japan has turned into a creative wasteland hasn't helped matters.

What I wouldn't give for a return to the glory days, but it's not going to happen.

Unfortunately this is where I'm at with FFXV. They waited entirely too long give any update about the game till it felt like they scrapped the game altogether.  I may get it, but it's looking fairly bleak. I really need to be blown away by whatever clips I see from now to the release.

[Spark Of Spirit]

They should not have made FFXI an online game and instead called it Final Fantasy Online and used one of their other teams to make a proper Final Fantasy game to hold fans over after X until XII was done. The problem is that none of the core fans wanted XI just like they didn't want XIV- that's a different audience and the other fans are left in the dust.

Instead of some of the garbage they released in the PS2 generation like Unlimited Saga, the terrible Mana games, and the disappointing Musashi sequel they could have focused their efforts a bit more.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

If they ever remade Final Fantasy IX and released it on the PS3/XBOX360 as a downloadable game, I'd honestly be willing to get it and give it another play-through. That's the only 3D FF game that I was ever able to get into in the first place (I still haven't tried any of the 2D ones, yet).