What the title said. What older ff game have you never gotten sick of over the years?

I'm torn between the original Final Fantasy, and Final Fantasy VI.

Final Fantasy is always great fun. Playing around with the team you're using can make the game challenging in so many different ways.

And Final Fantasy VI was everything that an rpg should be. The story and the characters were wonderful, and trying to take down Kefka with only 3 characters is a great challenge.

I agree, 1 and 6 easily have the best replay value.

The one I DID get sick of is FF4. I DO NOT like this game one bit. It was my first Final Fantasy, and made me want nothing to do with the rest of the series or any other RPGs until I got the SNES FF6 as a present in 1998 and reluctantly played it. From then on, I discovered Chrono Trigger, FF1, Pokemon R&B, and my beloved Earthbound. And to think, FF4 almost made me miss out on all these games.
Cecil and friends can go to hell and burn for all eternity.

FF6 ROCKs!!! i would play it thousands times... reason: If i want to Shadow die i just make him die!!! If raknarok spere suck, i just make it a sword... there is a lot of option i can choose by myself.

VI has the greatest reply value....in my opinion.

I`d have to say FFVI. Although i haven`t played many classics i might aswell throw that vote in.

FF3 Canadian (ff6)

Damn straight! FF6 is by far the best Classic FF ever. But has anyone touched 2? If not, DON'T touch it. That's the only FF without a level system. You have to take damage to increase HP/defense. That is the worst system ever! FF3,4 and 5 kinda trail FF1 and not even 1 came close to FF6. Yes, I lived for the characters Shadow and Intercepter. (Awww, cute lil dog, ain't he?)

Agree that FF2 has a crap character enhancement system. Ruins the game.
I have never gotten bored of FF4.
Its just really enjoyable to battle the four fiends of the elements and for some reason, in FF4 and only FF4 i enjoy training up my characters for hours.
F4 is the best classicwith most replayablity imo.
The fiends, Garland, The tower of babil and the giant of babil, the under world place, the little war there, lots to look foward to.

I liked FF2, but everyone else seems to hate it. :(

ff6 probably. 2 was annoying for saving games. 1 i still haven't played much 4 was a bastard and 5 is annoying. 6 was my first classic and was probablythe best.

I always liked the matieria system of FFVII and it was also my first, so i'll cast my vote with VII. I've just imported FF tactics for the PSone, is it any good anyone

2 was annoying for saving games.
2 had the same system as all the rest, except 1. :/

Also, this thread is in FF Classics so we can talk about FF1-6, not 7.

2 was great, the leveling sytem is fine. Yes, you gain hp and defense by getting hit, but 1-thats realistic and 2-in no way does it hamper the gameplay.

2 was awsome! I think it ties 1 and 6 for replay value.

So far my vote is going towards 2 (haven't beaten it yet)... but I'm also playing the GBA version and I haven't played 3,4, or 5 yet.

I agree, 1 and 6 easily have the best replay value.

The one I DID get sick of is FF4. I DO NOT like this game one bit.
You evil evil person..that was the first FF i played and was what drew me into the rpg world..can't believe you could 'dis them so..but it was just cause i've only played parts of V&VI that IV seems so genuine.

I'd say FFII, although I've only played parts of FFIII-FFVI. In FFII you can alternate roles between characters. Seems like it's replayable to me.

V or VI, I'm torn between the two because sure VI is the best classic FF, but V has all the different classes and you can combine'em! So as you can see, I can't answer that question

I would have too agree with you on the final fantasy Vl but the first one I couldnt play again.

FF 8 and 4 were my second choice for replay value FF4 was the first finalfantasy I played, but FF8 was the last good one for the PS1 so i cant choose betwwen the two.

VI!!! Who can't love Celes and Terra?? The others too for that matter! Who would want to not choose a game with a showstopping Mog and his pet Umaro?

vii

FF3

I Would Say VI On REPLAY Value Being As How i Could play It Again And Again However Most Time Consuming (And Not in A bad Way) Was V And i Enjoyed Levelling All The Jobs... VI Just hAd So Much Charisma Where V Had A Great Battle System... You Choose...

FF6 all the way

FF6 all the way, rest doesn't even come close! But I do like FF4 a lot more then FF5.

No one would take me seriously if I didn't say FFI...

Why's that?

Anyway, my choice is FFVI. Throughout eleven years, I've never gotten tired of it.

I would say Cecil- I never tire of turning him into a paladin, warrior of light, etc.

Why's that?

Anyway, my choice is FFVI. Throughout eleven years, I've never gotten tired of it.
'Cause look at his username. XD I'd have a hard time beating FF1 with all thieves unless I got somewhat good at it and played it over and over... and over... heh-heh.


Anyway, that being said, highest replay for me is definitely FF6. Between the characters and being able to rearrange your teams in certain places, it can make things different and interesting every time. I still haven't really figured out who my favorite team is, I love switching them around so much. XD

Hey, i tried doing FF1 with all white mages. i got past the first dungeon and my will to live had suddenly drained from my whole family. for me, well i love em all, i cant choose! (well, II (japanese) can go to hell. dont get me wrong, i liked it, but i had an original jap. cartridge and it would always erase my data XD)

I`d have to say FFVI. Although i haven`t played many classics i might aswell throw that vote in.

FFVI FTW!

I bet someone is going to wonder why I'm not going to say FFVI.

Yes, great game.

But the favorites have to be FFII and FFV

Hello i am a new member but i agree with most of the ppl on this list ff6 rocks all sabin edgar shadow and terra r the best in the game...oh and makiain interceptor isnt logically a character

The highest replay value? Definetly Final Fantasy IX! :smrt:

Wow, glad to see so many people who picked FF6 for best replay value. I personally think it is too. None of the other FF games have intrigued me and captivated me as much as FF6 has. The story, concept, characters and gameplay is absolutely brilliant. It has all the components of a great RPG and tons of surprises. I love the Phantom Train part.

FF5 goes right behind for great replay value according to my preferences. The first Final Fantasy is also a top rank.

I like Final Fantasy IV and V the most.
People think Final Fantasy V is bad because it's so 'annoying'.
Final Fantasy V is not too hard and has one of the most complex gameplays.
Final Fantasy IV has Cecil wich is pretty cool but vague...
The rest of IV is nice too.
I don't like Final Fantasy III not so much tough, the storyline is ok but the gameplay bothers me.
So...
Final Fantasy V 4 ever! :-D

Although I myself loved Final fantasy 6 and the like so very much, I have to look at the question from a realistic point of view. This isn't about a favorite so much as it is about the replay value. What constitutes large replay value? Well, how different each time of playing the can be. I myself am not able to see this within Final Fantasy 6 which seems to be the favorite for the topic. Most others of the series in my own opinion don't even come CLOSE to deserving to be deemed as replayable as the following which is one huge reason I love it so very much.

Final Fantasy Tactics boasts tremendous replay value for an RPG with its 20 available occupations to pick and choose from, each with dozens of specialized techniques.The members of your squad gain experience and job points with each successful task in battle (whether it be slashing a sword or tossing a potion to an ailing friend), and those job points can later be used to learn hundreds of new techniques including spells, defenses, and counterattacks. What's more, your troops can change occupation at your command, provided they've attained the experience to take on the new position. Soon enough, your squires and chemists will evolve into archers, monks, sorcerers, knights, and thieves. Later you'll gain access to more advanced classes like summoners, lancers, and samurai.

Also, if you play through quickly, it is likely that a few details here and there throughout the depth and complexity of the story could be missed. I hadn't grasped the entirety of it until the third time around.






I always liked the matieria system of FFVII and it was also my first, so i'll cast my vote with VII. I've just imported FF tactics for the PSone, is it any good anyone

To answer your question although I would bet that you have already realized it for yourself, Final Fantasy Tactics was exellent! Many fans of Final Fantasy choose not to like it, some with valid reason but many just because it differs so much from what they are used to. It posesses one of the best stories and although the musical score was not written by Nobuo Uematsu, but by Hitoshi Sakimoto, it does not pale in comparison.

The lack of awareness about this game is disappointing, but I'll consider myself one of the lucky to have eperienced it. I have played it coutless times and it's never EVER gotten boring or repetitive,

I need Tactics. FFXII is based in the same world, so I"d really like to check it out and find out what I think of it. And I do plan to look into it once I'm done with XII to my satisfaction.


Anyway, VI definitely has a lot of great replay value. But I'll second what was said about V --- it's definitely a better game than a lot of folks give it credit for.

Well, guess that would make me another FFVI fan. It's been almost 10 years since my cousin introduced me to the game as FFIII, and I'm still like looking forward to playing FFVIA on my DSLite at the end of the day, dispite playing it through the years via emulation.

Tactics definately looks promising, since you create your own world map somewhat, the possibilities are endless.

I need Tactics.

I got my copy at a EBgames a couple of years ago for $10.

Noted, thanks. Maybe I'll be able to find a similar deal.

once I'm done with XII to my satisfaction.



Damn man I practically gave up on that game. I really need to make more time to play it because I have been out of it lately. Haha I guess that is my explanation for missing out in the FFXII threads these past weeks/months.

Well, I've actually been taking a forced break from it myself to take care of a few other things. But I was about to go play it in just a bit.

Eh. I played it for a while earlier on a newer file I started just so I can plan ahead. I basically just got to the Tomb of Raithwall and decided to break while before a long LP + EXP farm mode.

id say i like 4 and 6 the best.4 was the first FF that i played ever!!the story,characters were good.but FF6 was the best of all the series!!great story,characters have depth.they all dont know each other but they got together for the soul purpose of killing kefka.i hope they try to release a ps2 version of FF6 too!!i mean tweak it up a notch!!maek the game 3d but still holds the originals in it.that would be so cool!!!


Been a gamer since,been a gamer still....

Since I love whoring myself out to Final Fantasy VI, that's where I would put my money. I mean, seriously. The first time I played the game was on the SNES, and then when I lost my copy I got it on an emulator, and then it was rereleased on the PSX (ahh!! SO MUCH AWESOME with the openning scene)and I got that version and replayed it there, too. And now I am off to the store to finally pick up the GBA version.

Aside from that though, I would actually say that Final Fantasy V also has 0massive replay value. I <3 Boco!

Agree that FF2 has a crap character enhancement system. Ruins the game.
I have never gotten bored of FF4.
Its just really enjoyable to battle the four fiends of the elements and for some reason, in FF4 and only FF4 i enjoy training up my characters for hours.
F4 is the best classicwith most replayablity imo.
The fiends, Garland, The tower of babil and the giant of babil, the under world place, the little war there, lots to look foward to.
Heh I noticed that too, in the other FFs for some reason it's just not as fun to spend hours leveling up for the treasure chest battles and to kill Golbez. Especially on FF 8 when you know leveling up Squall is just juicing up your enemies.

I'd have to say that FFVI and FFIV have the most replay value to me. I enjoyed the stories of both of these.

FFVI was the most fun of the classics IMO. I used to love going to the Veldt with Gau and trying to get all of the monster abilities. He was a cool Blue Mage.

Sabin FTW. Street Fighter controls unleashing a Dragon Ball Z blast on his enemies. lol Not to mention all the different types of summons.

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Back in the old SNES days, I stoped counting my games of FF IV after 14. And my satisfaction from all this is that at the time, the net didn't exist (early 90s) and I didn't have access to guides (even printed ones weren't really popular at the time), so all I did in the game, all I found, I did it myself without any kind of help. I knew the complete game by heart. So those were good days!

I've completed the games many time after that. Be it the Snes version, an emulated fan translation on my PC, the GBA version or the PS version.

I will have to say this one is my most played FF ever. I think it is the one game in the series that achieved the best balance during the SNES era, and that was the first on the system! VI comes really close behind it, but IV has to win for the amount of time I've spent on it throughout the years.

I can't wait for the DS remake. There is probably 3-4 more games waiting for me there.:-D

IV is definitely fun, even now. I still enjoy starting a new game and getting better and better at it every time through. I may even eventually get to the point where I can beat it in 15 hours instead of 20-25.

My fastest game has been 11 something hours.

Wow I'm just curious as to what your secret is then? I do remember doing it in 9 hours once but not on the PSX version. It appears to be a lot harder than the SNES version.

FF VII.

ROTFL.

A.) Final Fantasy VII is not considered to be one of the Final Fantasy "Classics" under the terms we use.

B.) I'm not usually the one to post this sort of thing, but it's just like an FFVII fanboy to simply post "FF VII" without actually offering any explanation anyone would enjoy reading (or any explanation at all) as to why it has the most replay value.

C.) Prak --- sic 'em!

heh.. i'm surprised Prak hadn't said anything yet. Anywho.. yeah.. I noticed that alot of people started enjoyed FF when VII came out. I definitely don't consider VII to be a classic either. It is in it's own sense, but nothing compared to the 2D sprite filled FF that many of us oldschool fans grew up with.

Final Fantasy V

The one I think has the best replay value would probably be whichever one is my favorite so I final fantasy V. I really liked the storyline and the job system it had.

:) You're one of the few people to say that and you win some points with me for that. FFV is definitely special for me --- I've always thought that it's underrated.

Final Fantasy V was great. The only thing I hate about the game is the time it takes to fully "master" each characters.

I'm a sucker for 100% games, and FFV is probably the only one I never did because I always get bored mastering each characters' multiple jobs.

That's a thing FFX-2 actually did right. It was about the same job system (with a few tweaks...) but the mastering of each jobs was not as time consuming as it was in V.

Nonetheless, FFV is still a great game. And I agree with you, Agent0042, that it is underrated.

Actually, what really got me with trying to "100%" FFV wasn't the Job system, it was level-building. Much more so than jobs, there's just no fast way that I ever figured out to do that.

It was really hard in the old ones, but in the new GBA version I grind off dark elementals in the Sealed Temple, Hall of Doubt. With the new EXP Up ability it doesn't take terribly long. In the old version, it's a different story entirely. The best I could find was that underwater cave that takes you up toward Istory Falls (the cave itself is accessible in World II). But yeah, it was not uncommon for me to have all jobs mastered and still be sitting in the high sixties or seventies.

Ah, I was wondering about that. I don't have a DS or GBA or whatever it is you play FFV Advance on, so, well, I haven't played it. Good info to know, though, thanks.

I have it, but I forgot about it and haven't touched it. How do you get Exp Up?

Anyway, I also think FFV has the most replay value of the classics, due to the different possible ways of playing through the game with the multitude of jobs and interchangeable abilities, among other things. I can say the same thing more or less about FFII and FFIII. The others, though, I do not think have much replay value since playing through them a second time is almost the same thing except for possibly finding secrets or pickups that you missed the first time or you enjoy the storyline that much, right?
You know what, nevermind, lolz

I have it, but I forgot about it and haven't touched it. How do you get Exp Up?

It's a lv. 2 cannoneer ability.

Final Fantasy 2/4 or 3/6, I am game for either...Although overall one could say that FF1 has the most due to you have the most choices in the beginning.

5 is the only classic one I thought worth seeing to the end,

When I was a tot of five or six, my parents had a SNES and got FF's I and III (IV and VI for the simpletons), and I loved them dearly, and I curse Square forever, partially for going with Sony instead of Nintendo purely because of the whole disc/cartridge thing, and I am plotting to somehow make them change from SquareEnix back to SquareSoft. I for one think that SS is better and rolls off the tounge easier than SE.

I thought FFIV was referred to as "FFII U.S." not FFI.

That is correct, FF I in the US was FF I in Japan as well. The names of IV and VI were originally changed because II, III and V were not released in the US at first. VII-XIII are named correctly in both countries.

I would say VII, but i haven't played any of the classics (I-VI)

Then why post anything at all in a thread that is asking you about your favorite FF "classics" game in a section where "classics" is clearly defined as I-VI, something which you yourself acknowledged? (head explodes)

LOL IV is my favourite classic, it introduced me to the series and I still plkay it occasionally. Didn't like II, III or V but that's not the point. Still need to play I again.

FFV for sure. FFIV has very low replay value, and FFVI...well, I didn't really like this game, but I guess it does have some replay value.

Oh, i didnt even read the topic completely, i just thought it said ff with most replay value....my fault...

My bad.:-\ FFVI rocks

FFIV is the winner, but FFVI is pretty close as well. I enjoyed that in FFIV you couldn't choose who was in your party. I read a lot of folks complaining about that feature, but I actually don't like having the choice. It's usually more of a challenge for me that way�which makes it all the more fun. In the later games, most of my preferred party memebers end up having nearly the exact same abilities anyway, and that's just really not much fun. FFVI was still a great game though even though one could choose different party members. Unfortunately, I found it to be a pretty easy game. I like the RPG's that take me a long time to complete/frustrate me some with bosses and enemies; FFIV did that for me.

Years ago, when I was far younger and before the internet or really stratagy guides even, I beat FFIV (the SNES version) without help of any kind. I got just about all the items ones can get (save the pink tail�I didn't even know those damned pinkpuffs existed!) I remember getting frustrated and quitting several times, only to start again months later. I found the Sealed Cave and getting the Crystal sword (Ragnarok) greatly difficult at the time. By the time FFIII was released, I was ready and hooked on the series. I got it the day that it was available, and played it nearly non-stop until I beat it. It didn't take me long, for I found the game to be a lot easier than the SNES version of FFIV, which at the time I knew as FFII. Anyway, years later, I purchased the more difficult PSX version of FFIV and was into it all over again. However, since the SNES version was my very first RPG and that was many years earlier, I was much better at said types of games by this time.

Would have to say VI, it was the least repetetive of the classic series and the characters were very developed.

I have a question here, well a few actually. I have played the classics on GBA only pretty much and was wondering if there is really that big of a difference between the different systems? And if there are what are those differences and which console would you recommend?

I don't know all that much about it, but I do know this --- the "Advanced" versions that have been released lately generally have a completely revamped script, increased difficulty level on the whole, optional dungeons and certain other alterations. I'd say if you can get a hold of them, they're probably worth it.

I replay every game I like, and I like alot of games in most series.

Generally speaking, the GBA/DS version of the classics have a LOT of extra content. (Course that not saying much seeing as FFVII DESTROYED every previous FF game in terms of side-quests and mini-games). That said, unless you want to claim you're a true FF fan, stick to the modern remakes. Other than better sound quality (gotta love the SNES) and load times (depending on which "remake" you're talking about), the remakes are all-around better.

Oh and FFVI has the most replay value. Just playing through the game and getting the final ending with different character setups is always a heart jerker for me. If you're talking about pure "gameplay" (if you can call it that), FFV takes the cake though. Playing through the game using only certain jobs force players to come up with radically different strategies. (Lol 4 white mage parties)

Well, speaking of actual "replayability", I have to say FF I. The most replayable on?, indeed. Guess why... ^_^

Hmm ... is it because of the DnD vibe?

Totally have to go with FF I also just cause it was the first. I play all the rest over and over on all the different platforms. Yes i have ridiculous collection with multiple copies of each one. But man if you just want pure Final Fantasy right now, turn on the first one remade for the PSP. Sit back, listen to those first few notes of music and dream of the old days.

I actually meant that you "recombine" the party gathering different classes each time, from the beginning, and thus you get a slightly different gameplay pattern.And the number of combinations seems pretty decent to me. ^_^
Of course, other games have a potential, too. Developing different skills in FFII, chaning jobs in FFIII...
Though however sad it be for a FF fan, SQUARE's most replayable game is Chrono Trigger, after all.
I'm always curious to see ports of old games to newer platforms. PSP is good, and there is FFIII on DS now, with movies and other stuff. ^_^

FFIV is the winner, but FFVI is pretty close as well. I enjoyed that in FFIV you couldn't choose who was in your party. I read a lot of folks complaining about that feature, but I actually don't like having the choice. It's usually more of a challenge for me that way—which makes it all the more fun. In the later games, most of my preferred party memebers end up having nearly the exact same abilities anyway, and that's just really not much fun. FFVI was still a great game though even though one could choose different party members. Unfortunately, I found it to be a pretty easy game. I like the RPG's that take me a long time to complete/frustrate me some with bosses and enemies; FFIV did that for me.

Years ago, when I was far younger and before the internet or really stratagy guides even, I beat FFIV (the SNES version) without help of any kind. I got just about all the items ones can get (save the pink tail—I didn't even know those damned pinkpuffs existed!) I remember getting frustrated and quitting several times, only to start again months later. I found the Sealed Cave and getting the Crystal sword (Ragnarok) greatly difficult at the time. By the time FFIII was released, I was ready and hooked on the series. I got it the day that it was available, and played it nearly non-stop until I beat it. It didn't take me long, for I found the game to be a lot easier than the SNES version of FFIV, which at the time I knew as FFII. Anyway, years later, I purchased the more difficult PSX version of FFIV and was into it all over again. However, since the SNES version was my very first RPG and that was many years earlier, I was much better at said types of games by this time.

We have the same perspectives about the games tinyjeans!
Right now, I'm quite frustrated in the last Dungeon in the Moon which is very HARD! And FFIV is one of my favorite games in FF Series, 2nd is FF IX.

I like FF Series with a Fixed Character Jobs like FFIV and FFIX, because you can't choose what you want.

I find challenging games like that makes me think and make strategy more.
Imagine a "Perfect Group" in battle will be separated by fate and encountering new friends.

Definatley Final Fantasy VI. Kefka is THE premier villan of all time. I STILL haven't found in any FInal Fantasy game a more sinister, evil, fun villan to follow/ fight. Also, the FInal Kefka battle is insane.

The story line has yet to be beaten, except maybe by Final Fantasy X. I mean, Final Fantasy I, III, and V threw you into it without much to go on, and IV and II, while in depth, still lacked something that VI had, which was placing the undying need to play the game again.

Final Fantasy VI rises above all else.

What the title said. What older ff game have you never gotten sick of over the years?

I'm torn between the original Final Fantasy, and Final Fantasy VI.

Final Fantasy is always great fun. Playing around with the team you're using can make the game challenging in so many different ways.

And Final Fantasy VI was everything that an rpg should be. The story and the characters were wonderful, and trying to take down Kefka with only 3 characters is a great challenge.

FF3, easily. Final Fantasy III. I'm not mistaking myself by calling it VI. It was 3, before it was 6 on the dumb GBA. It easily has the most replay value out of all the classics 1-6.

FF3, easily. Final Fantasy III. I'm not mistaking myself by calling it VI. It was 3, before it was 6 on the dumb GBA. It easily has the most replay value out of all the classics 1-6.

Final Fantasy III is that nifty little game that was re-released on the DS. That is the original Final Fantasy VI. They re-released the Final Fantasys in america and fixed the games to their original numbers.

Final Fantasy III never made it to america because they thought it would be too hard.

Which is why IV came out as II, and VI came out as III.

Final Fantasy III is that nifty little game that was re-released on the DS. That is the original Final Fantasy VI. They re-released the Final Fantasys in america and fixed the games to their original numbers.

Final Fantasy III never made it to america because they thought it would be too hard.

Which is why IV came out as II, and VI came out as III.

I'll still stick with calling it by it's true Japanese number...

Iron, I honestly have no idea what you're trying to say. VI is VI that is its true Japanese number. As for the real III, it was never referred to as "VI."

Iron, I honestly have no idea what you're trying to say. VI is VI that is its true Japanese number. As for the real III, it was never referred to as "VI."

Then why is 6 (with Terra) called 3 in Japan? I don't understand. I used to have a Japanese friend a few years back and he had the original, Japanese cartridge. It said "Final Fantasy III" when you loaded the thing up on the Super Nintendo (title screen). The game itself was in Japanese.

So why would it be called Final Fantasy III, then renamed to Final Fantasy VI? Why wouldn't they keep III, then name the DS version number VI?

Your friend probably had a pirated copy or something. When it was first released in North America on the Super Nintendo, it was renamed to FFIII since only FFI and FFIV (which was renamed to II) had been released in the US but it's always been called FFVI in Japan.

Your friend probably had a pirated copy or something. When it was first released in North America on the Super Nintendo, it was renamed to FFIII since only FFI and FFIV (which was renamed to II) had been released in the US but it's always been called FFVI in Japan.

So wait, shouldn't VI be V then? If 2 and 4 are the same then that's FF1, FF2, FF3 (DS), FF4 (FF5), and FF5 being the one with Terra.

Meaning that FF7 would actually be FF6 and so on. Or is there some FF2 or FF4 that we haven't heard of here in North America?

Huh? FFV isn't the one with Terra, and FFVI was never called FFV. Final Fantasy V is Butz, Reina, Faris, Galuf, Krile. Final Fantasy V was never officially released in the United States until Anthology came out.

Here's how it works...


Final Fantasy IV - released as "Final Fantasy II" in the U.S.
Final Fantasy VI - released as "Final Fantasy III" in the U.S.


Final Fantasy III and V - III never released in the U.S. officially until very, very, recently. V not released in the U.S. anywhere near the time it was released in Japan, but did eventually make it here along with a rerelease of VI as "Anthology."


Oh, and Final Fantasy II? Not sure. There was a real Final Fantasy II, but I'm actually not sure if that was ever released in any official form in the U.S.


And yes, if you're thinking it's confusing, it is.

Huh? FFV isn't the one with Terra, and FFVI was never called FFV. Final Fantasy V is Butz, Reina, Faris, Galuf, Krile. Final Fantasy V was never officially released in the United States until Anthology came out.

Here's how it works...


Final Fantasy IV - released as "Final Fantasy II" in the U.S.
Final Fantasy VI - released as "Final Fantasy III" in the U.S.


Final Fantasy III and V - III never released in the U.S. officially until very, very, recently. V not released in the U.S. anywhere near the time it was released in Japan, but did eventually make it here along with a rerelease of VI as "Anthology."


Oh, and Final Fantasy II? Not sure. There was a real Final Fantasy II, but I'm actually not sure if that was ever released in any official form in the U.S.


And yes, if you're thinking it's confusing, it is.

What's confusing is why they renamed the games. Why? What is the point of that?

The games were renamed because only 3 of the first 6 games were released outside of Japan on its initial run. I, IV and VI were the only ones that saw an initial North American release, thus were renamed to I, II and III respectively to avoid confusion. For whatever reason, they decided to ditch this mentality when they got to FFVII and just released it with the same numeral it had in Japan.

VI has my vote! V comes very close though :D

Just think, instead of lampooning mad FFVII fanboys, if things had shaken a little differently, we would be lampooning mad FFIV fanboys.

Huh? FFV isn't the one with Terra, and FFVI was never called FFV. Final Fantasy V is Butz, Reina, Faris, Galuf, Krile. Final Fantasy V was never officially released in the United States until Anthology came out.

Here's how it works...


Final Fantasy IV - released as "Final Fantasy II" in the U.S.
Final Fantasy VI - released as "Final Fantasy III" in the U.S.


Final Fantasy III and V - III never released in the U.S. officially until very, very, recently. V not released in the U.S. anywhere near the time it was released in Japan, but did eventually make it here along with a rerelease of VI as "Anthology."


Oh, and Final Fantasy II? Not sure. There was a real Final Fantasy II, but I'm actually not sure if that was ever released in any official form in the U.S.


And yes, if you're thinking it's confusing, it is.

Final Fantasy I & II Dawn of Souls was realeased on the GBA. It contained a graphicly enhanced version of the original Japanese version of Final Fantasy II.

So, to answer your dillehmma, yes Final Fantasy II was released in an official american release.

I have not played the PSP version of II, but I am sure it is just a grapically enhanced version of the Final Fantasy II from the GBA, like the Final Fantasy I port to the PSP was.

I think there is one extra optional dungeon in FFII Anniversary. But yeah, it's mainly just a graphical upgrade.

Well, I forgot that. Just like there is that dungeon in Final Fantasy I from the two pack, and in Final Fantasy IV Advance, as well as VI Advace. Sorry about that. (To be honest, I have never played V Advance, sorry. I just can't get into it. Bad storyline... eww game, really. But I DO plan on playing it, someday.)

check the name.....lol

but aside that I would also say I and V as much of a pain those are but I just love the job system it such an idea

lol...well according to wikipedia my answer is found...gilgamesh was supposedly introduced in ffv, wich if im not mistaken although i could be cuzz im horrible with roman numbers..i believe v is 5 am i right?

im stupid...lol, i thought this was my thread..i guess i should learn to read...well in my opinion 7 was the best in terms of replay but then again the only other one ive played so far was 8

im stupid...lol, i thought this was my thread..i guess i should learn to read...well in my opinion 7 was the best in terms of replay but then again the only other one ive played so far was 8

Um any FF after VI does not count as a classic here. It's Final Fantasy 1-6 which are the classics :erm:.

Anyway my favorites of the old Final Fantasies to me that are worth replaying are Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II, and Final Fantasy VI.

Final Fantasy VI is deemed worthy of replaying again because I like the story line and the large variety of characters to choose from for your party :D.

Final Fantasy II-let's see, I just beat this game for the first time yesterday. It was sickengly easy, but it's not as bad as some people have said it iwas :/. Therefore I now think it's one of the most under rated Final Fantasies along with IX. II was so fun, I'm up for another replay up it ;).

Final Fantasy-always up for another replay just for the sake of it being the first one I guess XD. But since Ndi mentioned it, it would kick ass to try beating the game with different jobs to make it more challenging ;).

Anyone know where I can find a script for II? I've been coming up empty, and every one of them that I do manage to find that says "II script" is actually for IV.

Well, I forgot that. Just like there is that dungeon in Final Fantasy I from the two pack, and in Final Fantasy IV Advance, as well as VI Advace. Sorry about that. (To be honest, I have never played V Advance, sorry. I just can't get into it. Bad storyline... eww game, really. But I DO plan on playing it, someday.)

Okay. Number one, the difference between the two versions of Final Fantasy II (The original Japanese version and the Dawn of SOuls version) was the Rebirth of souls, the second chapter basically which ran into the original story, not another dungeon previously not in the game. My mistake.

And I am currently searching for you. ^^

I've seem to play the first Final Fantasy for NES over and over, and not get bored of it. I'm not really a graphics person, which makes that game so much better. Even having an airship in that game, you still had to walk everywhere you went. Being able to defeat Warmech was an accomplishment for most.

But my all time one that I replay a lot is Final Fantasy 3. I have an original cartridge for the SNES that I can still play. But I'm always on my SNES Emu playing it.

I've seem to play the first Final Fantasy for NES over and over, and not get bored of it. I'm not really a graphics person, which makes that game so much better. Even having an airship in that game, you still had to walk everywhere you went. Being able to defeat Warmech was an accomplishment for most.

But my all time one that I replay a lot is Final Fantasy 3. I have an original cartridge for the SNES that I can still play. But I'm always on my SNES Emu playing it.

I like your thinkin....ever played the FF VI they got in japan....is a pain but I still play it though. III nes is good a little tedious one is great and V is good too there worth the redo just hard really

I like your thinkin....ever played the FF VI they got in japan....is a pain but I still play it though. III nes is good a little tedious one is great and V is good too there worth the redo just hard really

Can you ... please... like learn... how to properly... like construct a complete... and ideally, of course.... like coherent sentence.

You should... type with the idea... like in your mind really... that a lot of people... like have access to this here forum... and are like likely to probably read this and ...not just you...


(I hope.... I'm typing this... like so maybe you might possibly... like ,aybe understand what I'm trying to tell you by... like taking all this precious... time of mine).


In short, you're unfucking readable.

Hynad, no offense mate, but i couldnt understand what you were saying there. I think you should learn to type. Take a leaf out of TerraVI's book will you. Geez.

O_o

:)

Hynad, no offense mate, but i couldnt understand what you were saying there. I think you should learn to type. Take a leaf out of TerraVI's book will you. Geez.

thank you mate....a lot of people type like that here get use to it, so don't criticize it

back on topic now, I guess IV's got some replay value as well it's a bit predictable though

Wow. Just wow.

thank you mate....a lot of people type like that here get use to it, so don't criticize it

back on topic now, I guess IV's got some replay value as well it's a bit predictable though

ROFL!!!! You really didn't get the OBVIOUS (!!!) sarcasm...

So here's a recap:
I like your thinkin....ever played the FF VI they got in japan....is a pain but I still play it though. III nes is good a little tedious one is great and V is good too there worth the redo just hard really


Wow. Just wow.

:laugh:

Um, on a sidenote, apparently, I still haven't been able to find a script for II.

The VI you are talking about, wasn't it remade into the DS version? Because I have the DS version at my house and I've played somewhat through it, but got really bored of it. Lol I might play through it, now that you mentioned it. :P

and on another side note for those of us who are old and need bifocals..

please dont type in red small letters

its killing me :-\

FFVI was originally released in america and europe as FFIII. FFIII wasn't released outside of japan until the DS version.
FFIII America/europe (Snes) = FFVI Japan (Snes)
FFIII America/europe (DS) = FFIII Japan (Nes)

(I think I got the consoles right)

FFVI was originally released in america and europe as FFIII.

FFVI on the SNES wasn't released in Europe.

The only official release of the game there was in 2002 on the PSOne compilation, Final Fantasy Chronicles. It's no wonder why there are so many blind FFVII fanboys coming from there. As the game was, for the majority of them, the first entry in the series they played.

FFVI on the SNES wasn't released in Europe.

The only official release of the game there was in 2002 on the PSOne compilation, Final Fantasy Chronicles. It's no wonder why there are so many blind FFVII fanboys coming from there. As the game was, for the majority of them, the first entry in the series they played.

Okay then in america it was released as FFIII

I was just showing xMistral that the FFIII he has is actually FFVI

Mistral, if I'm not mistaken, what you have is VI Advance, which features a heavily rewritten script, as well as bonus features and monsters not in the original game.

FF6 - If anything, b/c I'm a die-hard SNES/SFC fan

Re replay value, not only for 3-character challenge, lowest level challenge, etc, but also to tweak & perfect your final teams. (Eg Using Espers to give Locke/Shadow insane agility, or Mash/Cayene super strength).

I enjoyed trying to build up a duo of Shadow/Locke where w/o using Vanish, their evade rates were 99%, as well as the "Fully-Automatic" team of Umaro, Mog, Gau & Gogo. (Or replacing Gogo w/Cayene for obvious reasons). Then there's the all Kappa Team, The Jumpers (Mog, Edgar+Sonic Dive)... the themes are endless. We could probably start a thread just on the unique team themes we could play with.
I think these personal challenges add to the replay value.

And am I the only one who didn't realize there was a special Relm ending? I had to replay the entire game to see this since I had already saved over the data when I realized this :(

No, I suspect there are a lot of people who haven't seen the various "special" endings, but yeah, obviously, if you don't go get Strago back, then Relm has to have a different ending.

No, I suspect there are a lot of people who haven't seen the various "special" endings, but yeah, obviously, if you don't go get Strago back, then Relm has to have a different ending.

I have what a pain they are to get each one took enough years that for sure but hey makes FFVI more interesting and stack this up to other games aside V what other has that many endings ya know

I do have an endings guide at GameFAQs for anyone that wants to read the scripts for the various endings, but doesn't want to go through all the falderall.

V is the best when it comes to multiple endings. It'd be about impossible to view all the endings on that one on your own because there are so many permutations -- all you have to do to change the ending is have one or more characters KOed at the end of the final battle. Nevertheless, I love that game's multiple endings.

I do have an endings guide at GameFAQs for anyone that wants to read the scripts for the various endings, but doesn't want to go through all the falderall.

V is the best when it comes to multiple endings. It'd be about impossible to view all the endings on that one on your own because there are so many permutations -- all you have to do to change the ending is have one or more characters KOed at the end of the final battle. Nevertheless, I love that game's multiple endings.

that defeats the purpose of playin a good game though you should still play the game

Er... how so?

Er... how so?

well what there not spoilers then if there not then nevermind don't matter but if they are then it's easy to know what's to happen and stuff
kills the replay value some

Huh? English please? Full sentences? Clearly explained points?

Huh? English please? Full sentences? Clearly explained points?

crap man i'm terribly sorry alcohol and this don't mix scratch all that I wouldn't go that far

anyway yeah actually the endings guide is cool. Wasn't aware someone wrote one nice job

well what there not spoilers then if there not then nevermind don't matter but if they are then it's easy to know what's to happen and stuff
kills the replay value some

Can you ... please... like learn... how to properly... like construct a complete... and ideally, of course.... like coherent sentence.

You should... type with the idea... like in your mind really... that a lot of people... like have access to this here forum... and are like likely to probably read this and ...not just you...


(I hope.... I'm typing this... like so maybe you might possibly... like ,maybe understand what I'm trying to perhaps tell you by... like taking all this precious... time of mine).


In short, you're unfucking readable.


Now maybe, TerraVI, you understand a little bit BETTER what that post of mine meant.