Weekly /r/FinalFantasy Question Thread – Week of February 07, 2022

Probably, there is like 5 different website for FF14 alone, I still don't know exactly how they work xD

You can link them together when you create an account in one place or another. I think my SQEX NA account, FFPortal App, FFXIV Mogstation and FFXI PlayOnline are all same (linked) account.

With all the extra time they've spent polishing it, the Pixel Remaster will almost certainly be worth the wait.

It comes in 3 weeks top, and will be definitely an improved and faithful adaptation of the original, so I'd wait if I were you 🙂

FF7 is cult and is more representative of the classic gameplay of FF than FF8 imo.

It's also (imo) a better delivered story, with more solid characters development, and a traumatic moment that will crush you if you never heard about it before (probably even if you did tbh xD).

Actually I highly recommend V. I think it’s closest to DQ in terms of vibes and charm to provide a nice transition into FF. Its phenomenal implementation of the class system makes it a blast to play too.

6 is probably the best out of all of them, so I'd suggest to wait.

If you want to try any other FF in the meantime, I recommend 10, 7 or 9.

It's just the one required match.

As I recall, your starting team sucks. After recruiting better players, it stops being an exercise in frustration and actually fun.

There may be an achievement for it, but there is only one match in the game you're forced to play, and it doesn't matter if you win or not.

You only have to play one game as part of the story. You don't have to win--if you do, you'll get an Elixir, but that's nothing special in the long run. After that, you won't have to bother with Blitzball to finish the game. However, you are required to play it a bit if you want to get Wakka's ultimate weapon.

I am barely ahead of you in my first playthrough of FFX. I hated the blitzball match. Somehow I won.

Immediately checked to make sure I don't even have to play it again.

if you want to get the best stuff for combat, you'll need it

otherwise, nah. you dont even need to win the story match

Afaik they didn't add the bonus content of other gba ports, so I doubt it.

is there anything I should work on throughout the game trophy wise

yes. a fucking lot

if you're going for 100%, you will absolutely hate yourself for going for 100%

but it can all wait until you get to the point of no return

FF 7 is easily one of the most famous of the series. I myself think it's overrated, but lots of people will tell you it's their absolute favorite. So, is FF7 the best starting point? It depends on who you ask, but it's definitely one of the best.

However, you should know that FF7R is not exactly the same as FF7, and not just because of the graphics and battle system. The major things you should know as a newcomer:

If you're looking for a good FF to start with, most people will recommend 6, 7, 9, or 10 in different orders. I believe 12 and 15 are solid choices, even if the latter is «incomplete». My absolute favorite is Final Fantasy Tactics, but it's nothing like the mainline series.

The first 5 games in the series are generally recommended only if you want to play all and/or don't mind playing games made for older systems, simpler stories and mechanics. They're not bad games at all by the standards of their time, but they definitely don't hold a candle to what most people here consider to be the best.

Yes and no.

Yes cause it's the story of one of the "best" ff (for most people) with a modern take on the traditional atb system.

No cause it's only 1/4 of the story, they only did the first 25/33% of the game with the remake.

Battles will never drop Gil themselves. You have to sell components, either useless ones or ones that are specifically meant to be sold, or weapons/accessories that you're not gonna use to get your money.

It's very similar to what you're describing. It's this it?

Sage unfortunately has the lower MP and inability to use full-powered Summon spells that it had in the DS version.

Ninja is more comparable to the NES in terms of stats, just with quite lower Vit and thus lower HP.

V is definitely what you're looking for and, if you don't mind playing on mobile, the first Dimensions game is a full-length (with no microtransactions or lootboxes) retro-style game with a very similar job system as well. It sort of feels like a modern successor to V.

Other notable job systems in the franchise are Tactics, X-2, XII, and the FFXIII trilogy, but it should be noted that these games are all quite different from III.

There's a lot of people who think FFV has the best gameplay in the series, largely because the job system is so flexible and well-designed and balanced.

There's literally an annual charity event where people just play FFV over and over again as an excuse to try out different job combinations.

FFV's job system is a MASSIVE upgrade over FFIII's and honestly I never felt forced into doing stuff like "all mage party for this fight, all physical party for this fight, do this for this fight" nearly as frequently for FFV, even if a guide suggested it, I haven't fully played through the game but on near endgame and it's been a great experience so far

is there any problem with 10/10-2?

I never had an issue with it, it's pretty readable and clear, so I guess this is an habit issue.

Those who complain are used to a different font, that's all.

It really doesn't bother me. Yeah, it could aesthetically be better. But when you're actually playing the game it's unimportant. I suspect if you work in graphic design or typography maybe it's a little more painful to look at.

It's also trivial to swap the english and japanese font files so they look better, so if you want just google that.

The default font is lousy, but not bad enough to cause issues outside of just weakening the aesthetic.

It's also really easy to change the default font on the PC version.

Same. I have Epic Games Launcher just to see the store listing. Probably will buy a PS5 over buying anything on Epic.