Ryan Clements: Trying something new takes courage of various quantities. Taking the plunge into a new cuisine or hobby always comes with a mote of nervous excitement. The same holds true for video games. We all know what we like so departing from those norms could mean wasted time and money. Fortunately, despite Final Fantasy's 25-year history, you can get started without much trouble.
Allow me, a long-time Final Fantasy enthusiast, to help you try your hand at a legendary Japanese RPG series enjoyed (and hated) across the world.
You guessed it: you will need a lot of hours to beat every FF. But maybe not as many as you would think.
According to Howlongtobeat and this post, 489 hours, not including any spinsoffs, sequels or the two MMO's (FFXI and FFXIV).
That means, 1 to 16 + 7 Remake, excluding X-2, XIII-2, Lightning Returns, XI and XIV.
I"ve actually been running through all main games myself, but doing Platinum runs on each, including the sequels (Excluding XI and XIV).
I have played through them all countless times thou, and in remasters where I could speed up combat and exp gain, I've used it.
Took me around 1100 hours on fresh account, but now I'm exhausted and super ready for Rebirth.
At this stage good luck you're better off picking a entry point and sticking with that
BY RYAN WILLIAMS: Looking back at the game that gave birth to one of gaming’s biggest franchises.
From Kingdom Hearts to Super Smash Bros., iconic Final Fantasy characters have made several appearances in other great games.
Haven't read it yet, but GamePro did one of these recently that I read at the airport last month, too. It was awful. I hope this one's better. Ryan is usually good at what he does, so I have hope.
i said this there but ign does not know anything about anything
no mention of tactics? no mention of revant wings? no mention of any of the side games is not right