KaiserVendrix Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) Okay! I recently made a new friend and we get on like a house on fire. Until we got onto the topic of what his first Final Fantasy should be. The man is refusing to play VII, VIII and IX because they are slightly out of date. I can understand where he's coming from to a degree because it's not for everyone but still limiting i'd say. So i suggested X, it's my Favourite game of all time and I feel it was the last "good" Final Fantasy out there. I enjoyed XIII but I feel X would give him the best experience of how a Final Fantasy is while it's still limiting what he wants to play. The man said no to X based on some factors. First one that annoyed me is that it looks "old" and he needs something nice visual style now I think X has aged great and with it's HD Remaster it look great now as it did back then. Another is it's not "stylish" I think he's comparing it to XV a bit here and that very unfair, since the two was made at very different times and saying the whole turn based combat is stale. He's leaning towards for the train wreck that is XV because it's the newest one and it looks "pretty" and the combat looks more fluid, I dunno about everyone but I just held circle the whole time and had zero problems. I couldn't stand the characters, Noctis is the worst main character while I only slightly cared about one or two of the rest. Plot made no sense and I can't help hate it because of the way it was given to us in the first place. Anyway, I've put up a poll for every Final Fantasy fan out there to give me some insight on the matter,feel free to give your opinions also. Just know this I'm not hating on any XV fans out there but I'm just saying it's not the best game to start you off on game series that's all. Edited August 1, 2019 by KaiserVendrix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alantor32 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Hmm, I say go with either FF7, FF8, FF9, FF10 or FF12. Those games were great during the PS1 and PS2 era. Plus, you can get them for PS4 with FF8 Remaster coming soon to PS4 and other consoles. If your friend has either a PS4 or Switch, then I say go for the FFs I mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeautifulTorment Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 10 is infinitely better than 15. Picking 15 first is a mistake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMDE Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 I'd honestly go with FF9 or FF7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucianaRosethorn Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 If it's out of Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy XV then I would definitely pick X. XV is a terrible game let alone a good final fantasy. But if we're including all the games then XIII and IX would have my vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserVendrix Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, MMDE said: I'd honestly go with FF9 or FF7. Hey I'd be fine with IX because I love that game myself, VII I kinda hate because of how overhyped it is really. But that's the only choices that was given to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmet_time Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 That's an interesting question. The first thing that comes to mind is that Final Fantasy isn't really much of a series after 6. If you somehow played them without the title screen I rather doubt you would be able to pick up that 7, 13, and 15 were part of the same series. So, really, I think you can look at the games in isolation. That said: a lot of people seem to enjoy the 12 remaster and that's new-ish. 13 isn't actually bad, it's just overly long, boring in places, and it's male leads are...shall we say a little lacking? TL;DR: if 10 is out go with 13 or 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyondthegrave07 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 I don't see a poll yet, but I'd say Final Fantasy X is the best to start with. It was my first one, and it made me go back and play FF7, 8, 9, 3, 4, and tactics which were all "old" at that point. Final Fantasy XII doesn't have the best story, but I think that one would appeal to a casual fan more with it's open world concept and freedom to do as you please. The XIII series is okay, but I think they are lower on the totem pole for a FF noob. Story is kind of out there, and the gameplay isn't the best. Granted, my favorites are X, IX, and VII, but I get why people would be hesitant towards IX and especially VII with it's blocky graphics. I'd also agree with your assessment of XV. It's pretty but that's it. Story was meh and gameplay was meh since they took the strategy out of FF. I breezed through the game using the sword and warping through everyone. I also broke the game early being on level 61 after the second chapter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMDE Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 If only FFX or FFXV, I'd go with FFX, but FFX was kind of the start of the downfall of that series IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally-Vincent--- Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) If he doesn't play games for their stoy but for the graphics, are FF games really games that would be fun for him? Well, maybe XV would be, but that kind of argument reminds me of a guy who said that in movie "eye candy" is important, not story, because movies are "a visual medium". I'd start at least at VII and then go upwards. Edited August 1, 2019 by Rally-Vincent--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damon8r351 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 All of them are good but my personal choices for the quintessential Final Fantasy experience for a newcomer is IV or VI, and also V if you want to add a job system into the mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMDE Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 16 minutes ago, Rally-Vincent--- said: If he doesn't play games for their stoy but for the graphics, are FF games really games that would be fun for him? Well, maybe XV would be, but that kind of argument reminds me of a guy who said that in movie "eye candy" is important, not story, because movies are "a visual medium". I'd start at least at VII and then go upwards. You'd miss some gems like FF4, FF5 and FF6... And Chrono Trigger and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucianaRosethorn Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 19 minutes ago, Rally-Vincent--- said: If he doesn't play games for their stoy but for the graphics, are FF games really games that would be fun for him? I made a deal with him, he has to play a game in the series. I don't care what, as long as he knows he's wrong when it comes to games not being pretty enough not to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcesius Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 I have a long history with Final Fantasy.. For years it was the only franchise I really played. That being said, I think FFXV is both a bad Final Fantasy and a bad action RPG. I agree with the above comments that FFVII or IX are a better first game, but FFX is fantastic as well, so I voted for that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSXtreme_ Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 If X and XV are your only choices...you should go play something else instead... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava_Yuki Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 FFXV is the least FF-like FF game there, so if your friend prefers a more Western style RPG, then FFXV might be a good one to go for. But that may mean that he may not be interested any of the other FFs, as FFXV is kind of the black sheep in among FF games, with how different it is in terms of the more open world, action battles, transport via a car, DLC overload, all male cast party and no Moogles. As a first, if FFX's turn based battles are the main off putting factor, how about FF12 The Zodiac Age? It's battles are more action, but still being FF to the core with the good old job system, Moogles and chocobos, classic summons, tough bosses, lots of exploration and a solid albeit fairly complex story. FFXIII wouldn't be a bad start, although maybe not as a first FF game as it is fairly tough with the way the battle system is, needing very specific strategies to win as opposed to just leveling up and powering through. Don't forget there is also FF Type 0, which is action based. I played it on PSP and didn't really like it, i found it quite difficult at some parts but it's fairly short and has good visuals if he doesn't play for story. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Ignore his restrictions and start with VI, then go to IX, then VII, then you can go to X. Then Tactics if you're feeling like he's up for that challenge. Once he's finished Tactics, give him XII, then the XIII trilogy. At this point you won't be friends any more, but hopefully he'll have moved past the whole "old" and "stylish" comments and he'll be a better person in the long run for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally-Vincent--- Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 30 minutes ago, LucianaRosethorn said: I made a deal with him, he has to play a game in the series. I don't care what, as long as he knows he's wrong when it comes to games not being pretty enough not to play. My guess is that both sides are going to be disappointed. He'll try it for half an hour and then say the game sucks, and you (two?) will be bummed because he didn't try to get into it. If I am wrong, good for you, but I have become weary of making suggestions because they don't lead to reacrtions I had hoped for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucianaRosethorn Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, Rally-Vincent--- said: My guess is that both sides are going to be disappointed. He'll try it for half an hour and then say the game sucks, and you (two?) will be bummed because he didn't try to get into it. If I am wrong, good for you, but I have become weary of making suggestions because they don't lead to reacrtions I had hoped for. I don't mind if he doesn't like the game, I just want him to try a Final Fantasy game. Plus he loves to get 100% so he would probably power through it, if that means hearing him suffer, I will have done my job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xZoneHunter Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 It highly depends whether or not he can enjoy dated games. X is good, but there's no nostalgia for him so it's harder to get past the dated graphics and dated gameplay mechanics. This is even more true for anything before X. And XII is not a good one to start with imo. Choosing between XIII trilogy or XV i'd say XV. XV is just one game which is way easier to get into that XIII storywise. It looks gorgeous and plays quite fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserVendrix Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 Well to be fair I had a word with the guy and he will more likely give XII a try and I'm okay with that kinda. He did say he wanted a pretty game though and XII is anything but pretty honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyleh Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Shit poll. FFIII and FFIV are great starting points; FFXII is also pretty good. As for the poll, I guess FFX, only for the dynamic turn-based combat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispy_Oglop Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, KaiserVendrix said: Anyway, I've put up a poll for every Final Fantasy fan out there to give me some insight on the matter,feel free to give your opinions also. Just know this I'm not hating on any XV fans out there but I'm just saying it's not the best game to start you off on game series that's all. I really liked both X and XV but they are quite different games in terms of overall experience and tone. Is there a way to help your friend try both X and XV out and make a decision based on that? I reckon 3 hours of both and he would have a good idea what he is in for. I was really surprised with XII and loved the design of the Judges. Really interesting world too Edited August 1, 2019 by Crispy_Oglop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepeaguy83 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 I prefer the 2D classics. FF Tactics is also good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intoner_Zero Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Well, he could always watch the FFVII Advent Children and FFXV Kingsglaive movies if he's focused on visuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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