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Seeking Final Fantasy DS advice
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I'm finding myself wanting a nice RPG for my DS, and I figure that sticking one of the Final Fantasy games in my Goozex queue is the way to go. However, I'm not all that familiar with the series as a whole (basically, I haven't played a non-Tactics FF since the very first on the NES) so I'm not quite sure which way to go.
I'm leaning toward Revenant Wings, largely because I really like the art style, but the gambit system looks like it might have an unpleasant frustration:fun ratio. IV is brand new and has nice 3D and voice. III has the job system.
So...whadda think?
(By the way, I've got FFT A2 already.)
I'm leaning toward Revenant Wings, largely because I really like the art style, but the gambit system looks like it might have an unpleasant frustration:fun ratio. IV is brand new and has nice 3D and voice. III has the job system.
So...whadda think?
(By the way, I've got FFT A2 already.)
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Get IV when it comes out tomorrow.
I would start with FF4 tomorrow, yeah, it encompasses pretty well what a Final Fantasy game is without getting too epic or deep like FF6 or 7. It's a nice traditional medieval RPG that will let you know what many of the games are like.
Personally I like FF3 better but it's about the same only more archaic. I like having all the jobs, though, and I thought it was well-designed, though too grindy for most people nowadays.
Also get FF5 and FF6 on the GBA, and if you like those, consider FF1&2 (combined game) on the GBA.
The gambit system is not even close to how deep it was in FF12. It's more like an autocast. You chose a skill and they'll use it automatically whenever possible. Blizzaga (AoE spell) on one guy? You betcha!
It's not a terrible game though. I've been playing through it. I'm about 8 hours in and 50% done.
I'd say FFIVDS is a sure bet though. Great classic fantasy story and gameplay. It's still one of my favorite FFs. I've got mine ordered.
FF6 DS would be a huuuuge undertaking. I'd really expect them to do that on a more powerful system, with all the time and effort involved. I could see 5 though, it's FF4 + a little bit more.
Well, that is tempting...even though the only Circuit City nearby is annoying to get to. But only 5 or 6 dollars worth of annoying.
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Final Fantasy V Advance for the GBA is a pretty fun game if you like SNES-era RPGs. The story's nothing special, but gameplay is great. It pretty much started the whole mix & match job system that has been used in many RPGs since then. Only 300 points too.
Final Fantasy VI Advance for the GBA is one of the best RPGs on the SNES. The GBA port doesn't add much, but it really doesn't need to. Highly recommended, but a little steep at 550 points.
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I'd actually recommend Final Fantasy I&II: Dawn of Souls (for GBA). Both games have been rejiggered from the originals to be friendlier for contemporary gamers, and they greatly benefit (imo at least) from the change. Between both titles you're looking at ~40-50 hours of classic FF gameplay easy, all for 300 Goozex points.
Um. No. This is not how jobs level up in FF3, at all.
Each action you perform gives Job points, at 100 Job Points you level up.
It's not Final Fantasy, but it is probably the best RPG for the GBA or DS.
It sounds more like he is thinking of FFII
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Extra dungeon after last boss and more classes and weapons and armor. Kinda fun but nothing too great. Well, that and the different/better in ways but kind of disappointing in others localization.
I decided to request FFIV DS on Goozex, I know it's going to take awhile to get out, but I wasn't looking for it right away anyway.
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Sounds like a plan. Depending on your taste in RPGs (that is, if you enjoy JRPGs and not just Western style), I think you'll be satisfied.
Just know that you'll probably find 3 inferior to 4 in several ways. Don't expect it to be better, and then you'll be able to enjoy it for what it is. :P
Of course, there is basically zero chance of this happening before the FFVII remake. Ah well.
(Incidentally, the FFVI GBA retranslation is brilliant.
In answer to OP's question, i'll have to echo the sentiment - just get FFIVDS. I don't know whether it was the jump to a new system back in the day (SNES), or what, but the story is much meatier than any previous FFs and the gameplay mechanics are more refined. The 3D looks great and true to the style of the original. Definitely a more satisfying experience than FFIIIDS.
It's still pretty hard, mind.
Have you looked at The World Ends With You?
On the FF topic, though, the DS Crystal Chronicles is pretty good, even in single-player.
Huh? You mean Ring of Fates right?
Yep.
It's even better multiplayer. My only peeve about this is that you have two separate character sets. One for single player and one for multiplayer. However, you level up so fast that it really doesn't matter anyway.
Depending on what you like about FF, FF3 DS will run either hot or cold; like Sporky said, it's a different beast than what modern FFs are. It shows its NES-era roots in that the story is light and more of a background for exploration than a real meat-and-potatoes plotline, like you'll find in FF4 or FF6, though it's far more characterization than the original FF1.
Also, it's not FF, but I think anyone who loves the earlier FF games will poop themselves when Dragon Warrior IV comes out this fall, so keep that in mind.
From what I understand, all of the -- which is to say 'what little' -- story there is in FF III DS was cooked by the team working on the remake, painted between the lines more as a supplement to a current gamer whose palette demands more of a comprehensive package. I never played the original, so I can't say for certain, but even the remake's base-level story and whimsical visuals don't compromise a backbone wrought by its genetics of rigidity and grindage.
Ah right I might be. I'm probably thinking that because of the way I grind jlevels (defend constantly for a few rounds).
No, the basic story is still the same. The four main characters not all being related and having different personalities et al, that is what they added.
But seriously FFIV should hold you. It's a great game... I just picked it up a few minutes ago, and can't wait to go home and play it!
What the fuck is EO? Some sort of FF VII compilation member?
I think its before the before crisis. Or is it after Advents? I can't seem to remember.
Some fairy anime bullshit. Beats me, RPGs are lame.
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I didn't recommend EO only because it's kind of the opposite of the 4-and-beyond Final Fantasy games; all grindy exploration and no story (or a story you don't really have to pay attention to, anyway). Such pure, undiluted RPG goodness tastes far too bitter to people not used to the flavor.
What little I played of III kinda... just wasn't doing much for me. On the other hand XII (and X) both gripped me.
I'm guessing my gloves...
But hot damn I can't wait. I'm lookin forward to my train ride tommorow
Man... I was totally flipping a coin over bringing my DS to work with me and playing it in the bathroom, but I really want to hear the sound/voices so I didn't.
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Where did you buy it? NOBODY has it till tommorow and I want to grab it before my commute in the morning.
It's true. I played an original NES translation and it's very much the same. Personally I thought it was great for being a NES game, and for a long time I ranked it about equal to FF4. I do rank it equal to FF5, as they are very similar. Story without too much real emotion, only four characters, big emphasis on the job system.
Then again I've only played the GBA remake, so I don't know if they made the DS version better.
I was able to pick up a copy at Fry's Electronics, even though their ad in the paper on friday said they wouldn't get it until wednesday.