what is your best final fantasy game, n dnt u think that ff the spirits within was a let down?!
my one is final fantasy 7

Moving to Gen FF.

hey,

yeah, the movie was a huge let down, but they did what they could, considering that most games are like 40 hours for completion so they couldn't really make a movie about one of them, unless it was really REALLY rushed thru.

and fav game, Final Fantasy 7 HANDS DOWN was one of the best games ever made, let alone being the best out of the final fantasies made, and i also really really enjoyed playing Final Fantasy 10, great story line.


Laterz
lone wolf

VII is barely my favorite over Tactics, VI, and VIII. The rest were all a lot further back in funiness-times. Also, the one I'm the best AT is VII since there's no part of that game that I haven't memorized.

Final Fantasy X is slowly beginning to shift itself to the forefront of the list, simply because the characters have so much more depth, intensity and feeling than the other one I rated up there, Final Fantasy VII. In saying that, VI has some awesome characters too...

I'll get back to you in a bit.

Originally posted by Bahamut ZERO
<B> Final Fantasy X is slowly beginning to shift itself to the forefront of the list </B>

That is exactly how I feel. After I finished FFVII, I thought that no game would be able to come close to surpassing it for a long time. But, then, along came FFX.

There are some qualities that FFVII has the FFX could never have

movie It is not a movie it is a non-interactive entertainment expierance

FFVI kthx

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Inspired by Bahamut ZERO's contribution of FF7 in General Reviews/Recomendations I felt he was right about this being a FF shrine and there aren't any FF reviews. So in light of this I have tried my best at reviewing FF9.

Like all of these reviews, I'm bound to *spoil* some of the game within here someplace, so if you haven't played it yet, I suggest not reading on. Thanks.

Final Fantasy IX, PS1, Released 2000, Squaresoft (Now Square-enix)

This was the last 32-bit (pre PS2) game that Squaresoft released and they released it just before the PS2 came out. This bad timing meant that the sale weren�t so good because most people ended up saving for a PS2 and not appreciating FF9. You can tell by the fact of the number of posts for the previous games being more and obviously the more recent games haven�t had the same amount of time to accumulate as many posts and they probably would giving the same time too! I believe it is the best FF game yet and I wish to share this appreciation with you all.

I won't be scoring like Bahamut ZERO because it is up to the individual's opinion not the writer

Storyline

Final Fantasy IX has the best story line of all FF I don't care who likes FF7 it's not as good as FF9! You start off as a member of Tantalus (a troop of thieves masquerading as theatre performers), Zidane Tribal. Your current mission is to kidnap the hottest girl in Alexandria, Princess Garnet Til Alexandria XVII it's for the ransom you might think but there is plot twist after plot twist and you find all of the character�s lives are more intertwined than you would have thought when they came together. You never see the main plot coming for you because you think that the one at the start is the main plot. The ending is so sweet even to the point of being moving, showing how much Garnet and Zidane had fallen in love that Zidane could come back helped be his thoughts of her.

The story really does touch on a lot of different topics in a way that I think that other FF games don't even come close to. The loss of innocence is clear to see in all of the characters, even if the focus is on Garnet's naivety and they grow in ways that the characters form the other games don't even have a chance to (not knowing about FF1 to 6). However there are things in X-2 like Yuna was the one who was going to die at the end but then they all find out Tidus and Auron are instead.

The writing is masterful, the characters plot lines separate and join up again which is not really achieved in any other FF game to the same extent. And the four character ATB system really works with the plot because when they separate the most they go around in is four.

Squaresoft's concept designers brought together all of the best bits of the FF games that went before it and puts them together. Also for the FF veteran there are many references to the other FF games FF9.

Graphics

In my opinion the graphics of the previous games tried too heard to be impressive for how far the technology have gotten and it just doesn't work for me especially FF7. But the graphics in FF9 are just right, it's not to simple to not have the usual FF impact but they don't look crappy and too over the top for the technology. The angles in the buildings and towns are well done just at the right angle, in FF7 for example they were too sharp, looking down. The characters were a bit cartoony and ill proportioned though. The background have a nice amount of detail enough for it to be believable but not so much your lost in detail.

Sound

The woman that sings the intro song really has a beautiful voice tbh. The music moves with the characters and plot. At the start there is a lot of innocent music and as the game progresses the plot is revealed the music becomes a lot harder and menacing. It is always appropriate for the task.

Gameplay

It is the best so far in terms of gameplay! The learning abilities from equipment is inspired novice and veteran alike can easily use the equipment to it's full potential, there's no fiddling with materia in this game!, the weapons and amour are quick and easy to understand then equip.

The character HP/MP/lvl ratio was well done in this game because they each had a job so could be programmed appropriately. Nowhere in the game was the level too high or too low to keep it challenging but not a walk over.

The trance was a very good idea too I've never liked the limit break kind of special move. It allows added power over a time and not as often so you can think about want your doing, and they are move unique to the individual again because of the jobs system. Trance again grows at the right rate for the story and the level of the characters.

Lifespan

Not so good. It is the most underrated FF game of them all. It can only try to blossom under the popularity of FF7 the most overrated FF of all time! It can't compete with the graphics of FFX and so on also doesn't get the retro status of FF1 to 6 because it's 32-bit so it's mostly ignored in it's perfection. It can be played over and over if you give it the respect it deserves!

Summary

It has a perfect balance of all of the qualities of an RPG and outshines all other FF games even tough it is mostly left out because of FF7. * Paraphrased quote* It was the final send off from Square for the PS1 and was made with a little something extra as the last 32-bit Square made, ready to reinvent the FF games in FFX. * End * I don't think they really did though. It deserves more respect than it gets as a great game.

Yes I coppied it from else where but it's more likly to be read here

I'll agree that FFIX was very underrated, but I must say that the character advancement in it was a joke. After the increasingly strategic materia and junction systems in the previous games, the system in IX was way too simplistic. I almost felt insulted by its lack of depth.

It also had quite a few meaningless characters. Square should have taken the time to give all of them a decent backstory, at least.