Has this 17-year-old RPG's facelift been for the good?
While FFVII ranks highly, there's more to the series than one game. Here's Chit Hot's picks for the seven best Final Fantasy characters.
A landmark RPG rich in personality, Final Fantasy IV took the series to the moon and back.
This was the game that got me to notice the series. 6 is the one that captured my heart and 7 was when it cemented it as one of my all-time favorite series. For me 4 - 9 are the best. 10... I can appreciate it and enjoy it, but it doesn't hold a candle to the classics. 12 is good too, but I can never finish it. 13... well, it's--it's a game. 15 starts off pretty strong, but then feels rushed and slapped together with duct tape and glue by the end.
I'm hoping 16 will blow away all expectations and really give us a game that rivals the classics. The trailers are doing a good job in making me think it can!
Yeah, I am similar. 4 and 6 are my favorites, with 7 and 10 next. Everything since 10 has gone downhill (not counting MMOs). I don't hold much hope for FFXVI, though it is very pretty.
Yea i'm with ya, there. Don't get me wrong, I think 7 Remake really restored my faith in Square Enix, but I miss the good ol' turn-based stuff.
@CrimsonWing69 Ah, FF7 Remake completely slipped my mind! I enjoyed that one, though I haven't touched Intergrade yet.
The theme of remorse & redemption still haunt me today. This game also introduced the famous Crystal Theme.
BLG writes: "A game can’t be successful if the leading character isn’t developed and likable. Thankfully Square Enix has produced protagonists that mostly fit that bill – though there are some exceptions. There is much discourse with some leads getting more love than others. Overall, though, Final Fantasy characters, are celebrated. Here’s our ranking of all protagonists from the Final Fantasy series."
" If you define him solely by these traits though, you’re doing a disservice to his past and the character arc he has over the course of the game "
Which is why when people say shit about Squall I know they probably haven't taken an interest in his character development with the story.
He did change by the end of the game. But it was too sudden, and too late in the game.
"He is distant because of just how taxing losing his parents and sister was on him as a kid"
Another reason why FFVIII's plot twist sucks. He can remember that, but he doesn't remember a single one of the people he lived with at the orphanage. It seems like GFs choose very carefully which memories they erase...
Too sudden? You can see him slowly change based on actions and dialogue over the the course of the 4 discs
There’s nothing sudden about it
Hell one of the key parts is in disc 2, where he becomes leader during the Garden battle and gives his speech, it’s only half way through the game there.
aaah yes and no.
i feel like the romance between him and rinoa kind of happened too sudden.
the english localisation is also not as good as others.
but i agree that he is a good character.
Ramza is the greatest FF protagonist of all time. Excellent characterization.
Out of everything you could say about Lightning, you picked "Independent", she is the opposite to that, perhaps the only thing that was interesting about her is how mentally fragile she gets when there isn't a goal blinding her
She could never do it on her own, Hope showed her that she was broken, she apologized to Snow because she saw through him how she could be a good sister, she literally seemed Noel and Serah for help in the second game, this is not a criticism btw, a character that learns and develops is better than a cold block (even if the character is boring)
Yes this game is amazing! Only so far in but the additions make you that more into it and the difficulty is great and status effects are thrown about for a much more need of items. Must own even if you have FFIV already
Sure they're fine on their own, but I prefer the original 2D versions w/no voice acting. They let you imagine how the characters would look and sound instead of giving you blocky characters and set voices (that may or may not meet your expectations). Plus, there's a certain allure to 2D handdrawn (like in games like Suikoden) that can't be expressed in 3D.
Now, remakes of 3D games (like Wild Arms of FF7) I'm all for.
I for one think this is great. I got final fantasy iv for PS a ways back but I couldn't get into it. I love 2D, but at the time I couldn't get past the 16 bit graphics. I'm so thankful for this game, because now I can exp the whole game. So for someone like me this became a must have, and after playing only several hours in it, I'm already hating myself for not giving it a better chance earlier. If you have never played FFIV or were turned off it in the PS one days, buy this game now!!!!!
This game is definitely awesome, as is the original. A lot of ppl aren't a huge fan of the voice-acting but I haven't found it to be that bad so far. The 3D is used very well during cutscenes to provide camera angles and viewpoints that accentuate the characters and any of their actions, which is something the original never had the luxury of doing.
Another awesome RPG for the DS.
DS > PoSPee