Weekly /r/FinalFantasy Question Thread – Week of July 05, 2021

There are pros and cons to both versions. The SNES version has a pretty bad translation and the GBA version has lower sound quality and slightly lower image quality. It's also worth noting that the GBA version has a little bit of extra end-game content, but nothing that's really necessary, especially for somebody new to the series. Personally, the lower sound and image quality isn't even hardly noticeable, so I normally would recommend the GBA version.

That being said, I should mention that FFI-VI are all getting pixel remasters this year for mobile and Steam. While we don't know exactly how these remasters are going to turn out, we do know that they appear to be very faithful to the original, but with better translation, remade sprites, remade music, and some QoL features like auto-battle and a bestiary. If that sounds like something you'd be interested in, and you don't mind a little bit of waiting, the pixel remaster for VI is set to release sometime this fall.

There's been a lot of discussion about them on this sub, and the general opinion is very mixed. Some people really like it, some people really don't, and many people aren't sure what to think until they actually know more about them. However, I will say that most of the complaints from people that don't like it are more about the details than they are about the remasters themselves. For example, by far the most common complaint is "Why isn't this coming to Switch/PS4?" There have also been some complaints about the pricing, the apparent lack of some, if not all, of the additional content from the GBA/PSP versions, and the decision to base the sprites off of the originals rather than make them look like the PSP versions, but otherwise, I think the reception for the games themselves has been mostly warm.

Get it to fall asleep then use an instant death ability. Zidane's Soulblade, Amaranth's Countdown work very well for that.

Since u have 10, play that, it's a great game and the one I'd always tell people to play if they're new to the series. I personally really like 12 and if u like grinding it's good. As for 14, I'd say to save it till the end unless u really want to play it since it's an mmo and basically has unlimited content

Ha, glad the series has its hooks in you!

So - Most people really like 12, but, it is different gameplay than 1 through 10. It's hard to explain, but most people like it, and especially the lore of the world and the game's plot and characters, so I think you're safe when it comes to that.

FF13, its sequels, and 15, are all very much more of a mixed bag. 15 honestly plays more like an open world action RPG to me, which isn't necessarily bad, but it's different enough that some people don't care for it much. For both, I think you can wait until you play through the other games, though. (FWIW, the games go on sale quite a bit - It was on sale in March, April and June already this year.)

FF14, I believe, has a free trial up to level 50. So, you can thoroughly test it out before you have to make any decision about paying money for it.

You can just look at your quest log in game to catch up. You can go to the inns in the major towns and re-watch the cinematics, too.

Can y'all give me recommended levels for the other 3 ex dungeons?

Maybe it's just me personally, but I'm not too fond of tons of bells and whistles.

I'm perfectly happy with the original FF7

You should play the OG if you're at all interested. The OG is enough, but if you feel like it you can play Crisis Core after it for some extra details, but it is by no means anything too major. Crisis Core is a prequel but designed to be played after the main game.

You could also wait until the new mobile game Ever Crisis is out, as it's meant to cover all the games + advent children's story, but there's no telling if it'll be a decent game or some pay to win crapfest. One option (that I'd recommend) would be to play the OG, then unless you're super into the universe, wait until Ever Crisis to get the extra stuff from the other games if it's any good. If you absolutely need to have more of the FFVII universe, you can of course play Crisis Core and even the other games, but they aren't that amazing especially after all these years. I did still personally enjoy Crisis Core though.

I think it's a great idea to play the original game in addition to the remake. As good as the remake is, it does change a lot of things about the story, so you're still getting something new by playing both the original and the remake.

The "correct" order to play everything is like this: 1) Final Fantasy VII, 2) Advent Children (movie), 3) Dirge of Cerberus, and 4) Crisis Core. I will point out that Dirge of Cerberus was not well-liked by many people, so it might be considered optional, but that's up to you (I personally enjoyed it).

If you really want to delve into the Final Fantasy VII universe, there's also a short story collection and a novel that takes place in it that you might be interested in.

I played OG just to be able to fully see, feel and understand What the remake was. I recommend to play OG first. It is a big phenomenal game with the best music in the series. Just the evolution of the OST to the Orchestra playing it on The remake is worth playing OG first. Enjoy

Essentially, yes. Once you master that first "class," you can choose how to train your character further, via the use of the locks and other spheres.

Rikku can probably already heal pretty well, thanks to her item usage ability, so you might want to send her down Tidus' path. It'll add a lot of power to her stats, and IIRC, Tidus is the second fastest character, so that'll really juice her speed as well. The spellcasters and Auron, I normally send them through Rikku's path, so that they gain enough speed to actually be useful. (Although, to be honest, I'm usually just grinding Tidus, Rikku and Wakka for end game - Tidus and Wakka have the best combination of damage and speed, and Rikku works fine as a healer / utility character.)

Just to clarify the other response a little bit, you are indeed meant to move into other characters' paths, but you don't necessarily need (or want, in some cases) to move directly into the next path. For example, Yuna doesn't really make the best use of Rikku's skills, but because of her high magic stats, she benefits greatly from having access to Lulu's black magic skills. Ideally, you should have a few teleport spheres, friend spheres, and other special spheres to help you move some of the characters around a bit or to give them access to certain abilities you think would be useful. That being said, if you don't have those resources, or if you don't really have any specific plans for some of the characters, you're absolutely fine to just move them on to the next path.

Not really. It's akin to like a Day 1 Edition and just comes with a single use code for Lightning Returns DLC. I wouldn't pay any more for it than any other PS3 copy of that collection

The gba version is the best, hands down. I don't care for the sprites on mobile/steam. Or the pixelated remasters. But the steam version isnt terrible and it has all of the features.

Who said she was nice?

She blames Snow for everything that went wrong, plus she does not approve of him and Sarah's relationship.