Weekly /r/FinalFantasy Question Thread – Week of August 16, 2021

just got 1000 needles for Quina in FFIX, does this skill work against all enemies or is it a %chance thing?

What's a good second class for Vaan? I'm definitely making him a Shikari, but people recommend either a magic or another physical class for his second job, and I'm kind of split between Uhlan and monk.

Any advice for other characters? planning to make Fran machinist/whitemage or red battle mage, and Basch knight/ foe breaker.

When does FF IV PR come out? I thought it was supposed to be out on the 19th.

I've searched what feels like EVERYWHERE for this, but even the 'Pixel Remaster Differences' threads have left me high and dry--

Does anybody know if the Monk/Black Belt M.Def gains in FF1 are the old NES version (where they get worse after promotion), or if they are like the Dawn of Souls version (where they are reversed, and absolutely atrocious pre-promotion)?

Is there a release date for FFV Pixel Remaster?

Why haven't Square provided release dates for the remaining games?

They're coming out in the next few weeks, so there's no sense in hiding this information.

Any talk of Mac support on Steam versions of pixel remasters? Totally sucks to have to switch OS on my macbook.

I'm playing the pixel Remaster of Final Fantasy 1 and I'm not expecting there to be, but I there a way to turn off encounters at any point? I'm at Melmond and while auto battle helps, my patience is starting to wear a bit thin bumping into an enemy every four feet with all the backtracking I'm doing.

In FFVI where can I find Terra again in "World of Ruin" again? I found her first time in a town that was destroyed and only children were alive. She was in the bed after she had a fight with that monster. And when I came back later to check on her, she was nowhere to be seen again.

I've never played Final Fantasy but I want to get in to the series. From PS Plus and good deals etc I own FFX, FFXV, the original FFVII and the remake of it. I know they're all separate stories but which is the most accessible for a first time player?

Also I have the Kingdom Hearts collection, do I need to play any of the FF games to understand them or does it not matter?

Starting FF1 on the Pixel Remasters on Steam, is it the same as the NES version, Origins version, Dawn of Souls version, or PSP version? Same question about 2 and 3. 4 thru 6 when they release as well haha

In FF3 pixel remaster : what does the Bard do? I keep seeing people say the Bard is OP but that seems to refer to the mechanics in the 3D versions.

What does "attack" do for a bard, and how do I get more options in "sing" besides the healing song?

Playing ff2 pixel version and I've been playing for 20 hours with two shields for firion guy and maria.

Am I doing something wrong? should I start using weapons?

Edit: my shield level are around 10-12 if that helps

Now that I'm starting to get the ability to change my party around, how much does party matter in FFIX, or basically what I'm asking are Freya, Garnet and Vivi good choices for party members in the end? Picking based off of favourites while still filling the typical roles

I know Steiner is better than Freya and part of me wants to use Steiner aswell, but I don't want to lose Freya, Vivi or Garnet and I imagine I'm going to have to use Zidane for the rest of the game including the final boss

Anyone having problems with the STEAM OVERLAY in the FF2 PM?

How do I activate dream sequences in FVI? And how many of them are in the game?

Does anyone know if there's a way to dash in the mobile versions of the pixel remasters? It seems like the only way is to switch to tap mode which is fine but then you can't enter hidden passageways (╯ರ ~ ರ)╯

I'm playing Final Fantasy III and just got to Doga's Village where the high level spells cost 20000 each, totalling to a whopping 120000 if I want all six. Enemies around this area give out about like 900-1300 gil and I was wondering it anyone has any suggestions for gil farming? To avoid future story spoilers please bear in mind I just got the ability to take the Nautilus underwater. So yeah, does anyone have any tips or recommendations as to where to gil farm or even if I have a better reason to wait to buy the spells? Thanks!

Are there good mods for FF8 Remastered for Steam? Going from Moguri Mod FF9, these blurry backgrounds are kinda jarring.

So in the FF3 pixel remaster, there's no indication of the Vitality stat like in other games. Is there any list of which jobs have best vitality so we can make sure our HP levels up as fast as possible? I've read that now Viking has more Vitality than Black Belt, but have absolutely no idea where to check to confirm this.

EDIT: I think it may be the Stamina stat? It looks like they may have just renamed it from Vitality to Stamina. any confirmation would help a ton though <3

Finished ff1 & 2 PR. I'm so sad i missed a secret room in Fynn, locking me out from chests achievement.

Before i start ff3, can anyone pls tell me if there's any easily missable achievement/chest/bestiary?

This is my first time playing 2 & 3

another FF3 pixel remaster question: is it sufficient to have 1 ultimate mage and 3 physical jobs? or do i have to balance it out with 2 phys 2 mag?

Anyone know how the FF7 always run mod affects the ingame step counter?

Does running count as walking in terms of steps taken?

I know that when you sneak out of Aerith's house you have to run because it's reversed, if you hold the walk button it counts as running and you get caught.

How does FF III (the 3d remake) hold up? I rarely see it mentioned when talking about the greats of the franchise and so far I'm having a blast. I do understand this game is very grindy and doesnt hold your hand though, so I could see why many may not like it as much.

Did anyone else find the end battles in ff7 extremely easy? I just finished the game for the first time and with barely any grinding I just kind of steam rolled over the jenova and sephiroth fights. I think I took maybe 1000 damage on each of my characters total. Guess maybe next time I play through will be a challenge run or something

Just found out the pixel remasters don't (and for the ones that still haven't come out, aren't) including any bonus stuff from future ports like the extra jobs in the GBA port of FFV

How much do the extra jobs add for FFV? and is there any other great bonus content only in future ports that will most likely be cut? tbh although I thought it wasn't as bad as FFVI's GBA port in the OST department it's definitely inferior to the original so I was planning on picking up the pixel remaster when it comes out for FFV... but if the content is a lot better I might just stick to emulating the GBA port... or honestly just the SNES original if they're not going to add anything worth purchasing it over playing the original aside from OST

For the FF1 Pixel Remaster on iOS, how do I activate the mini game on the ship? I read online that I need to hold one finger on the screen and tap numerous times with another but I can’t seem to get it to open unless it takes a ridiculous amount of taps. Does it matter if tap control is on?

I'm trying to play FFX on steam but honestly the FMVs look terrible they are grainy and look ancient is there any way to fix this? The rest of the game looks good and plays good but this is bugging me

FFVI question: Can I immediately exit Kefka's tower once I am in?

Yes. You can cast Teleport or use a Teleport Stone and you’ll be back at the airship. Otherwise, there’s a hook at the area where you entered and you can interact with that to exit.

I've only heard good things about the FFXIV community, but I don't have any personal experience with the game, so I can't really answer any of the other questions. You might have more luck with some of those on the dedicated XIV subreddit

I've had no issues with the community either as a new player 2 years ago or as a returning player who has gotten rusty a couple of days ago. The couple of dungeons I've done the people were understanding of me being out of practice and took it easy while I got back into the swing of things. That said, I play it largely single player and I'm far from endgame. I typically only interact with people when doing dungeons.

The lore and story are both really good and is the main draw of the game for me. I haven't spent too much time doing random stuff, but the minigames in the Golden Saucer were pretty fun

Can you guys give me some tips on FF7? Gonna play it for the first time and i don't wanna miss on anything, however watch out for the story spoilers, besides that give me everything you guys can please.

If you don't want to miss anything, one thing to keep in mind is the Enemy Skill materia. You get 4 throughout the game, and that's it. I only mastered one of them because that's all I cared about, but depending on what criteria you use for not missing anything you might want to master all 4.

With that in mind, there are 3 enemy skills you can permanently miss. Chocobuckle is learned from certain chocobos in a very specific way, and the ones you need will eventually stop showing up by the end of the game. One skill,Trine, is only used by certain bosses.

And last is Pandora's Box. This one is very important to know about ahead of time, especially if you want to master all 4. There is exactly ONE time you can ever learn it in each playthrough. It's learned from a random enemy near the end of the game called Dragon Zombie that uses it after you win the fight, but because if a programming error this will only happen for the very first time you fight the enemy. If they don't have enough MP to cast the spell when you win this fight you'll miss learning it forever. So if you want all 4 mastered materia make sure they are all equipped when you go into the final area, and don't take them off until you get this encounter. And if for some reason the spell doesn't go off you'll need to reload.

Playing the game "normally," I'd say the only thing you might be upset about missing are two semi-secret characters. (I say semi-secret, because their identities are well-known, but they DON'T join your party unless you seek them out.)

The first one you can recruit when you have access to the world map, in any forest, when you start seeing them. The second one - Nibelheim is a frequently mentioned place. When you finally visit there, you can recruit them. Both characters can be a bit tricky to actually recruit, so you might want to consult a guide when the time comes.

When it comes to items, equipment and materia, 7 has a *ton* of hidden stuff. However, as mentioned elsewhere in this thread, the game itself isn't all that hard. You can beat it without accessing much of the side content. Most of the really powerful stuff is never "locked out," with the possible exception... You'll get some tasks related to Huge Materia. You can fail these tasks, and they do provide some useful, regular materia. For this reason, I'd also recommend using different save slots every 1 to 3 hours, depending on how many your version of the game offers.

I don't have the links one hand, but there are several spoiler-free guides on collecting all the missables on both gamefaqs and steam.

FFX question: I didn't start doing any of the Monster Arena stuff until just after fighting Sin Overdrive and just before going into Sin. I'm now looking to complete the Species Conquest for Flans, but apparently Aqua Flans only appear in Via Purifico which I can't go back to. Can I still complete the species conquest without it?

You don't have to capture any enemies from areas that you can't revisit. You didn't even have access to Capture weapons while you were in that area.

Is there a point of no return in VII Remake? Asking because I want to return to face Leviathan before the end.

Once you complete the game once you unlock chapter select where you can return to any chapter you want and replay it. Replaying certain chapters in hard mode is the only way to unlock certain things in the Shinra vr battles. Does this help?

I've been having trouble getting an answer out of google for some reason, maybe I'm wording it badly:

Does your party order do anything in FFV? In FF1 I think the person at the top of the party list get hit more often?

No. I think the only game where party order matters is FF1, and only because it doesn't yet have the concept of front and back rows.

Is anyone working on a Randomizer for the Pixel Remaster games? I know there's a few mods out already for 1 but they're mostly cosmetic.

How do you improve Steal in FF7R? I'm tired of attempting to Steal half a dozen times and still getting nothing.

Steal chance is based on your Luck stat in VII Remake. So your best bet is to boost that, like via equipping Luck Up Materia or other stuff that can boost it.

Is FFX2 supposed to be really easy? I loved X back in the 2000s, but never managed to play the sequel, which I'm doing now thanks to the remaster.

Sure, I was a kid when I played X, but I remember a few tough sections even before Dark Aeons and the rest of late game stuff (Seymour on top of Gagazet or Yunalesca come to mind), now I'm in chapter 5 and I've never even been close to death. I just beat the boss of New Cave in the Thunder Plains and while he took awhile to go down his attacks were doing sub-100 damage and its "super ray of death" with the animation and all hit for a whopping 300. Is that normal? I've never stopped for farming, and I'm not playing with a guide so I surely missed a lot of stuff, but while enemies HP seems fine their attacks feel extremely weak

(Current roster is Dark Knight, Psychic, White Mage at levels 46-48)

The main story is easy. The endgame optional stuff can be quite challenging.