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Thinking of picking up a cheap PS2 and a copy of a Final Fantasy game.
Where would you recommend I get a secondhand PS2 from (preferably a place that gives a few months guarantee)?
Which final Fantasy should I start with?
But also I need to know about the presentation of the games as at the moment cacky japanese music really doesn't appeal to me. There's not to much singing in them is there? And there aren't to many squeaky characters that I can't immediately push off a cliff.... hopefully?
What's good and what sucks?
Where would you recommend I get a secondhand PS2 from (preferably a place that gives a few months guarantee)?
Which final Fantasy should I start with?
But also I need to know about the presentation of the games as at the moment cacky japanese music really doesn't appeal to me. There's not to much singing in them is there? And there aren't to many squeaky characters that I can't immediately push off a cliff.... hopefully?
What's good and what sucks?
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Ok seems like there's only the online one on PC. PS1 sounds like a good idea how far up does FF go on the PS1? and how far back should I go before the FF games become awful?
I have played 1-2 (and I think 3) on the PC briefly and didn't like 'em.
However I have gone through Gladius, KOTOR, (most of) Morrowind, LOTR:Third Age and many others so I'm hardly unexperienced in RPGs if anyone's wondering. :)
I have played 1-2 (and I think 3) on the PC briefly and didn't like 'em.
However I have gone through Gladius, KOTOR, (most of) Morrowind, LOTR:Third Age and many others so I'm hardly unexperienced in RPGs if anyone's wondering. :)
Play em all and decide for yourself, don't listen to these FREAKS
When did they stop being just top-down view affairs (aka like the old zeldas)? They are now in the third dimension right?
7 onwards
Ok, will probably pick up a PSone with FF's 7+8 for a few quid then.
Not 8.
No sir.
Please.
No sir.
Please.
HIS LIFE! HIS LIFE!
Hedfix wrote:
> Ok seems like there's only the online one on PC. PS1 sounds like a
> good idea how far up does FF go on the PS1? and how far back should I
> go before the FF games become awful?
you can actually grab FF7 on PC, although it's quite poor (presentation-wise) compared to the PSOne version.
> I have played 1-2 (and I think 3) on the PC briefly and didn't like
> 'em.
Most people don't. It was 7 that sucked everyone in.
I see you're going for a PSOne with 7&8. Excellent choice. I'd recommend 9 if it wasn't for the God-Awful card system. You can also pick up Anthology (4&5 or 5&6, can't remember) and Origins (1&2) on PSOne. Any higher than 9 and you'll have to grab a PS2.
> Ok seems like there's only the online one on PC. PS1 sounds like a
> good idea how far up does FF go on the PS1? and how far back should I
> go before the FF games become awful?
you can actually grab FF7 on PC, although it's quite poor (presentation-wise) compared to the PSOne version.
> I have played 1-2 (and I think 3) on the PC briefly and didn't like
> 'em.
Most people don't. It was 7 that sucked everyone in.
I see you're going for a PSOne with 7&8. Excellent choice. I'd recommend 9 if it wasn't for the God-Awful card system. You can also pick up Anthology (4&5 or 5&6, can't remember) and Origins (1&2) on PSOne. Any higher than 9 and you'll have to grab a PS2.
God awful card system?
It was a darn sight better than 8's for sure.
And it didn't have character cards and so forth.
And you didn't have to choose between excellent armour and a new card.
PFFT
It was a darn sight better than 8's for sure.
And it didn't have character cards and so forth.
And you didn't have to choose between excellent armour and a new card.
PFFT
Glad you're thinking of getting both 7 and 8. FF7 always goes down as a candidate for the best FF game in every one of these discussions, but FF8 so often gets left out, or even shouted at. I know I liked it, perhaps as much or more than FF7, and I also know that Fantasy Meister liked FF8 and its junctioning system (but this was from a discussion several years ago, so my memory might not be 100% on that, but I'm pretty sure).
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