Weekly /r/FinalFantasy Question Thread – Week of September 06, 2021

The After Years is absolute trash fan-fic. It's horribly boring. It was a cell-phone game cash-grab developed by an entirely different team from any of the main FF games.

I bought them all when it came out and forced myself to keep playing LONG after it was obvious they were not great.

Hard pass.

FFIV at its core is a story about the growth of its characters, and while TAY does have an arguably serviceable story, it never really does expand much upon what we already know in IV. The only bonus is really if you miss the characters and want to catch up with them and a bunch of side characters.

If you're playing pixel remaster then actually the best version of TAY to play is the PSP 2D version, which is also sprite based. Otherwise the jump from 2D to 3D might feel a bit jarring.

You can easily get a psp rom for the complete collection to play the after years.

Only bother if you love the characters and the battle gameplay and want more of the same, the story is even worse and it reuses lots of locations and bosses from FF4.

If you love FF4, its a nice game and story. and its cool to see 15-20 years after the original story.

I think the main boss is kinda dumb and the way it pushes you through the story. but the amount of characters and different outcomes/challenges that come up depending on your party makes it kinda fun.

Ryan

I'm getting 11am-noon EST according to Steam today. It's 9am EST here and it has said "unlocks in approximately 3 hours" for the last 30 minutes.

Edit: Unlocks at 11am EST, which is 8 am West Coast time.

based on what steam says, approximately 11 hours from this post.

no idea what that is in timezones

Honestly, 10 is the standard recommendation for a series newcomer, and if you're coming over from DQ11, then 10 keeps you in turn-based combat for a bit longer. I'd just go with 10, then branch into 10-2, 12 and 13 if you like them.

FF8 is one of my favorites, but it's got a pretty quirky combat system. Basically - You draw or "harvest" magic from enemies, and then equip it to "guardian forces" or summons. There isn't much conventional equipment. You can also get magic and items by playing Triple Triad, a card-based mini-game. Again, I like the game, but I wouldn't recommend it as a "start" to the series.

Looking at the list quickly, I don't think there are any missable achievements. That being said, two are obvious time sinks - getting Adamant Armor, and getting the optional summons. Both feature really low drop rates, unless they adjusted that.

ETA: Taking a fuller look at the list, the only thing that strikes me as a potential issue is the 100 percent bestiary. There are two "one time only" dungeons in the game, IIRC, so you might want to double check with a guide when you get into them. Those two occur about 30 to 40 percent through the game (an airship dungeon, the Tower of Zot) and about 75 percent through the game (a giant robot dungeon). You're unlikely to miss the random enemy encounters in those areas, but for peace of mind, you should probably be using a "check off" guide of some sort.

I don't think it's a problem necessarily. The game doesn't glorify it or anything, but it also doesn't really address it much.

If anything I think they should show more of it and use that to explore Cid's character. It's a huge flaw of his and they could use it to show character growth.

The game doesn't reward or glorify Cid's treatment of Shera, so it's not problematic at all really. Just a character with some negative qualities.

While Shera DID utterly destroy his life's dream, Cid was still a prick who was too harsh on her.

The problem isn't whether they should "remove" his treatment towards her, but rather instead they should give him character development to move past his issues and forgive he

Your best choices right now are:

Pixel Remaster on Steam/Mobile - literally just came out, closest to the original SNES version with QoL changes and some battle adjustments (but without content added in other versions)

PSP Complete Collection - bundled with a post-game Interlude episode and the sequel The After Years, is the 2D SNES version with different artwork and lots of additional content (two bonus dungeons and additional characters available at endgame)

3D version on DS/Steam/Mobile - a more expanded way of telling the story, with gameplay mechanics and features that are different to the 2D version

X and XV are both actually very unique entries in the series so there are lots of other options. What is it you don't like about X? Maybe I can recommend something more up your alley.

Maybe tell us why exactly you didn’t enjoy them, because these two games almost couldn’t be more different from each other, for FF standards.

There's a chance Ever Crisis could come to PC. And even if it doesn't, I think you can play Android games on PC.

I'm guessing that's the mobile release you are referring to.

But we don't really know if it's really a remaster of the original FF7. It looks like it, but it's free to play so it will probably be a gacha game. So overall it will probably be quite different.

I doubt there will be a straight remaster any time soon. But you can basically achieve the same effect with mods.

i quite enjoy FFRK. its built upon a huge nostalgia bomb, especially if you've played 2D FFs

Yes! Opera Omnia is what I play and it's regarded as one of the most F2P-friendly gachas.

Not really a tip, just don't let the early game combat make you think the entire game's combat is like that. The combat REALLY picks up halfway in. It's just...you have to wait for the halfway point for that to happen. Just stick with it. The same goes for the characters, too. The beginning with them is rough but they even out.

The story is interesting but they throw around random terminology in the beggining of the game, not explaining them properly which makes the story seem confusing. However, there is an in-game encyclopedia that explains each term and each plot line, so be sure to read those explanations regularly so that you can understand and enjoy the story.

10 is the most classic of the three listed. You really can't go wrong with it. The other two have their issues and positives, but 10 is the most well regarded of the three.

based on your criteria, 10 is probably the best fit. 13 does have a more moderns setting and is only slightly more mature in a sense, but it does play very linearly.

Make sure to pay attention to the tutorial about "Junctioning" at the start of the game. VIII doesn't have the usual equipment-based set-up to powering up characters, and the gameplay (how battles work, how you raise stats, etc.) revolves wholly around the Junction system.

Thankfully, you can access Tutorials from the main menu in case you need to review how things work.

Drawing magic frequently will help you get stronger as you stock more magic spell uses.

You should always try drawing from bosses as well because they usually stock stuff that you can't commonly find

First, always always always draw from every boss. They sometimes have guardian forces and you do not want to miss those.

Second, drawing magic is more successful with higher magic stat and you can also swap magic around in the menu. So don't draw magic with someone like Zell or you're in for a boring time. Draw with someone else then trade Zell the spells he needs.

Third, don't ignore the refine skills. Your GFs can learn skills that end in RF that will let you create spells from the items that drop from enemies. It's a LOT faster and easier than drawing spells directly. Also, on that note, don't ignore Triple Triad because you can get very useful stuff from refining the cards.

The advice the others give is spot on. I would also add - You don't want to grind just to gain levels in this game. If you're getting into random battles, it should be because you're hunting 1) cards 2) items or 3) magic to draw. You don't really "need" to gain levels until late in the game.

And all this being said - You don't need to do the other extreme and run from EVERYTHING, either, which is what some older guides focused on min-max suggest. Just beating up on the enemies you encounter normally, and drawing magic from them and mugging / stealing from them when possible, should put you in a pretty good position for most portions of the game.

depending on what you consider to be gambling, I really enjoy the luck elements in FFX2's lady luck (slots) and FFXI's Corsair.

With Corsair each roll is basically like mini blackjack, and its very satisfying when you can get lucky rolls

Yes, once you defeat the Macalania boss, you can backtrack. Be warned, it's a long journey on foot.

Update i cant sadly guadosalam is locked off so the furthest i can make it is thunder plains