Topic: Final fantasy discussion thread

@Thrillho I'm like that with most FF games I've played. Don't think I've finished one yet.

@KratosMD The only FF games I've played are 7, 8, 9 and 15 and iirc they all had difficulty spikes towards the end. Broke my heart with 7 as I loved that game. Oh well at least I can try again with the remake, when it's complete in 2025!

@Thrillho @JohnnyShoulder @KratosMD i finished them all bar 11 and 14 as they are MMO's but i would say the game that has the hardest end is FFXIII, the difficulty spike on the final boss is HUGE and you don't unlock the final Crystarium Level until AFTER you finish the game and even going through and filling EVERY role up to level 9 (or 2 for the none attuned roles) which is the max you can get to before the ending he still kicks my ass more often than not

the easiest is VII's though, W-Summon Knight's of Round with Quadra Magic equipped and you can destroy ANYTHING in the game in one move unless you count X's of course as you have auto life BUT the whole point of that fight is that you have to do something that has an emotional impact and i would say the REAL final Boss is the one before

oh and i would say XV's is pretty easy too

if i was going to list them in order of hardest to easiest (not counting IX OR XIV of course) i would say

FFXIII
FFVIII
FFXII
FFV
FFVI
FFIV
FFIX
FFIII
FFII
FFXV
FFI
FFX
FFVII

@KratosMD i think it does depend on when you played them for me FFIII was the last of the "Classic" FF games i played because it was the last released in the UK (by classic i mean menu controlled Turn Based games, basically FF1 through FFX) so by that time i had a lot of experience and understanding how these games played but going in number order i can see why for others it was so hard

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy yes it is

Do you think FF7 Remake Episode 2 will use the Episode 1's save data? If so, assuming SE is making a PS5 version of FF7 Remake Episode 2 can I still use the PS4 save data if I get the PS5 version instead for the second game?

@WanderingBullet no idea but i imagine they would as for changing from PS4 to PS5 well there has been no news at all the rest of the episodes are coming to PS5, people are just assuming they are but we do know all the episodes are coming to PS4 but as the PS5 is supposedly backwards compatible with PS4 i also imagine there will be some kind of save transfer feature between the 2 consoles anyway

@FullbringIchigo Yeah, it would make sense for them to do so only because PS5 owners would most likely rather get the PS5 versions if they're available.

@WanderingBullet it wouldn't surprise me if the PS5 gets some kind of "complete edition" at some point either

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy lets be honest though if a Tree looks like this you know something is up

of course it's their own fault, what do you expect to happen if you seal the souls of daemons in a tree

CALLED IT!, i knew the FINAL FANTASY characters would turn up in the KINGDOM HEARTS III DLC

and here is the trailer

@KratosMD FFVI has an awesome soundtrack with quite a few memorable songs, glad i have the album actually

@KratosMD one thing you can say about FINAL FANTASY is that they generally have great soundtracks

@KratosMD just wait until FFX and you get split up. Underwater with an underpowered Rikku and Tidus Noooooooo.

You also get split up in ff7,8... Hang on, pretty much every FF game post 5. I won't spoil them for you but they always fit the story. I quite like being forced to use a strange combination. I remember in one spot of 13 it forces you into strange team combinations which has an even bigger impact than a typical FF due to the fighting system.

@KratosMD Have you been to Figaro with Edgar and Sabin in the party?

@KratosMD Yeah, such nice little touches and quite brave to have such a big piece of their backstory be completely missable! Similarly, the slightly hidden ability to save Shadow is pretty sneaky for a game of that era.

@KratosMD Kefka's laugh was my message notification tone for years. It made quite a few random people on the bus jump over the years. 😂

My favourite character is Celes. Amazing game with a deep story. The music adds so much to the emotional xperience. In the battle system I really like the unique skills each character has, such as Edgar's machines or Cyan's bushido moves.

@KratosMD don't ever go near suikoden.

@KratosMD I don’t want to cast shade on FF6 but I have tried 3 times and I can’t get past a certain point, after a key event, when the whole game just sort of falls apart for me. Every time I’ve really liked it up until that point which is a shame.

And I knew I recognised the guy who voices Wedge in FF7R, I just realised it’s Jesse’s friend Brandon/Badger from Breaking Bad. Or I’m 99% sure it is, anyway.

Edit: Wikipedia confirms it is!