The original Final Fantasy is a testament to the simple brilliance of good game design.
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.
While it was one of my first jrpgs a very long time ago and started the ff series. I don't know if I'd call it a classic. It's not even in my top 5
I do love it and it's simplicity
But I think it definitely has some issues that are really hard to get passed for a lot of people today
Like not being able to see if weapons are better without buying and equipping them
Or how slow combat can be if multiple enemies attack