Weekly /r/FinalFantasy Question Thread – Week of November 01, 2021

AustinSV on youtube has some videos talking about which versions to play and where. Most of them will depend on what hardware you have and some are redudant. I know, for example that FF VI should be played with the GBA but with the enchanced audio patch. FF IX can be played on the psp/ps vita or switch for portability and FF X the newer ports are better (PS4/Switch). FF XII is only available in the PS2, PS4 and Switch if im not mistaken.

EDIT: Just check the wiki in this post. The Version differences for each game has what you are looking for.

It was in the GeForce Now leak and it showed up on the website Instant Gaming with a release date of "2023".

That's all.the information that exists, as far as I know.

They look nicer and have better sound quality. I think they look nicer, anyway.

It's a combination of the music, and the fact that for once in the series' history, all 6 2D titles are being updated and released in a homogenous manner, on the same platforms.

The looks are debatable IMO, but they have a lot of quality of life. Maps make dungeon traversal so much easie

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Oh, and the music's nice, too!

the redone music is stellar.. and for games like FF5-6 which never did get remastered music within the game itself, its something to be excited over.

its also another way to play the original games. the previous iterations of 5 and 6 out on iOS/steam were aesthetic sins.

Beyond the looks and the remastered sound... It's kind of nice to have the ability to play 1 through 6 (eventually) on Steam, at a reasonable price point and with achievements. Yes, emulation is a thing, and it would be nice to have some of the bonus content from those previous versions. But it's nice to have a legal, easy option to play the games without having to dust off my SNES or PSP.

Also! I think saying that people are "going crazy" about them is overselling things a bit. I think the general reaction has been "oh, how nice" as opposed to some fervor.

Congrats on your win.

It is not impossible though, and there are pretty much fool proof strategies to complete it. The difficulty lies in people not usually understanding how to play the first time through, or use the advantages they have against a team with notably better stats.

I've played through FFX a bunch of times, and only won that first story tournament on the most recent attempt. Surprised me too. I think it was due to a combination of cheesing, and making sure I had acquired the Jecht Shot beforehand (had missed it on earlier playthroughs).

Depending on which switches are pressed, different parts of the waterways will be accessible. The map won't be accurate here, so you may need to trial and error your way through.

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For wwhat it's worth, you don't really need to understand how the waterway floodgates work until you want Cu Chulainn, and if you're hunting White Mousse, you're not there yet.

I'd recommend 7 first, because it's a more conventional RPG, and it has more of a cultural footprint. I really like 8 as well, but it does some quirky stuff with the combat system, and the plot and characters can be far more hit-or-miss with people than 7.

It is likely still a variation on the same damage formula, although it wouldn't surprise me if they "fixed" it so that all of the bugs are now fixed. Regardless, that shouldn't effect the piscodemon damage, who have 30 attack power and one or two hits per round. That would suggest a damage range of 0 to 60, minus the receiving character's defense. If you're *positive* that they hit for 74, it suggests that they added in a "random" number or critical hit element to it. (I don't know if anyone has really dug into the damage formulas for the PR yet.)

The biggest thing that swings damage is the number of hits. A second hit doubles the damage they do.

It is but does not reward anything

8 should, i think that is how my son plays it. I would imagine 9 does also on the switch as it does on PS4 at least.

Just keep in mind 8 has level scaling so the higher levels you get the harder the actual game gets yes it's stupid

If you're on Steam I'd first try to verify the integrity of your game files.

Right-click game in your library -> Properties... -> Local Files -> Verify integrity of game files...

I'd go with X since it's a solid game and one of the most universally liked FF's and easy to get into thanks to more modern graphics and voice acting. The others are decent choices too, if they happen to interest you more. I has very little story compared to later FF's, and VII has very rough graphics if you don't mod it. I also personally like X more than VII but that's just a subjective opinion.