Anyone except me never play a Final Fantasy game? [Archive]

fishsandwich

02-27-2008, 03:48 PM

I was reading PLAY last night and they had a big preview on the upcoming Final Fantasy title for the PSP. The writer assumed that everyone on the earth had played Final Fantasy.

I realized that I've never played any game in the entire series although I know I've got one for the NES and possibly three on the PS1 sitting in storage somewhere. How many have there been? How many remakes? How many offshoots? It's got to be in the 20's, no?

Anyone else never played a FF game?

Snapple

02-27-2008, 04:02 PM

Do you not like RPGs? I'm not saying everyone is going to like Final Fantasy, but everyone who thinks they might like an RPG should at least TRY to play a couple of them. There's a good chance they'll like it quite a bit, and if they don't like it, then no big deal. At least they tried.

udisi

02-27-2008, 04:04 PM

If you like old number throwing RPG's you should play some. I'd suggest FF3 on the SNES. It's aged pretty well, sprite graphics are nice and colorful, the music in the series is excellent, and the stories are good. Then again, if you're not into RPG's I could understand not playing them.

CosmicMonkey

02-27-2008, 04:12 PM

Got about halfway through disc 1 of FF7, and that's all the FF I've ever played. I've never been into turn-based RPGs and FF7 really didn't grab me. Now Skies of Arcadia is another matter. That game grabbed me the moment I fired it up and I was unable to put it down.

Steve W

02-27-2008, 04:19 PM

coreys429

02-27-2008, 04:20 PM

I too have never played Final Fantasy or really any RPG. I know they are great in all but I just don't have the time to get into a major story line like so. The furthest I get into a game is to test it and then I know it's ready to sell.

Half Japanese

02-27-2008, 04:38 PM

I've never played any Final Fantasy game. I have also never played a Zelda game. Just not my cup of tea. I have played a few RPGs over the years, but I have never felt motivated to play either FF or Zelda. Not Final Fantasy because I don't like turn-based gameplay, and not Zelda because I was not a Nintendo fan, and I almost never play any of their systems (except the GameCube).

I'm the same way. I tried Final Fantasy 7 and found it to be utterly boring and melodramatic. I've also tried several incarnations of the Zelda franchise and just didn't get what made the games so special, especially compared to other games in the same loose genre.

My beef with RPGs is pretty simple: I hate, hate, hate having to cycle through a menu to attack. I used to think that overwhelming depth in games was off-putting, but I dig Oblivion, so that theory is inadequate. I've found that if I've got a sword and I'm going to be hitting some guy with it, I'd better be hitting buttons to swing that goddamn sword at the guy, not selecting "attack" from a text menu, even if it's really little more, depending on the game, than a degree of seperation from the former. That and I'll never understand the JRPG fascination with prettyboys and cliche-ridden plots that don't so much present a fascinating narrative as much as offer an excuse to drag out a game for as long as possible to make the player feel like they're getting their money's worth.

ScottK

02-27-2008, 04:48 PM

To me, the first one on the NES is a excellent game. I tried the second one on the SNES and it didn't do anything for me. Later I tried FF 7 for the PSX and I got my ass kicked right away so didn't even bother getting past the beginning.

Snapple

02-27-2008, 04:50 PM

If you try a game and don't like it, that's perfectly fine. They're not Half Japanese's cup of tea, but at least he has personal experience to come to that conclusion, and he's just not a turn-based RPG fan. That's fine. Everyone has different tastes. What I don't get is why someone would dismiss a whole series that they haven't tried. There's a reason that these games are as popular as they are, because a lot of people really, really love them. Maybe they'll end up being the best thing you've ever played, but you can't know that if you haven't tried.

I recommend anyone who hasn't played Final Fantasy, for them to pick up Final Fantasy III (aka Final Fantasy VI) for the SNES, or pick up Final Fantasy VI Advance for the GBA. It's one of the most approachable and universally liked parts of the series. Maybe you'll love it. Maybe you'll hate it, but there's no harm in trying it out.

And for Zelda, pick up a Link to the Past. Or emulate it. I don't care. And if you hate it, you never have to play it again. No big whoop.

I've seen this a lot with games like GTA and Halo. I saw someone on GameFAQs not too long ago say, "I've never played a Halo game, and I'm proud of it." Why? Why would someone be proud of that? A lot of people like Halo, so maybe he'd like it. I don't get that thinking.

Half Japanese

02-27-2008, 05:01 PM

And for Zelda, pick up a Link to the Past. Or emulate it. I don't care. And if you hate it, you never have to play it again. No big whoop.

I've seen this a lot with games like GTA and Halo. I saw someone on GameFAQs not too long ago say, "I've never played a Halo game, and I'm proud of it." Why? Why would someone be proud of that? A lot of people like Halo, so maybe he'd like it. I don't get that thinking.

I actually gave a Link to the Past a shot (the GBA version), but I turned it off for good after I turned into the rabbit or whatever and didn't know what I needed to do from there. That was a few years ago and I realize I just may not have given myself enough time to wander around aimlessly as a rabbit, but that brings up another gripe I have with RPGs: I don't want to feel like I need a strategy guide or an FAQ to complete a game. There is a difference to me between simply being stuck (temporary) and being so completely fucking lost that I'd rather play checkers against myself (game-ending permanence), and I often find myself in the latter category with the RPGs I've tried.

What's ironic about my previously mentioned dislike of menu-based combat systems is that I dig games like Vandal Hearts, Advance Wars and (to some extent) Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. Maybe that has a lot to do with the lack of an overwhelming overworld and a story that is largely an aside rather than a focal point.

Sorry if I'm hijacking the thread by self-diagnosing my own dislikes, but maybe someone else agrees with me.

Steve W

02-27-2008, 05:12 PM

My beef with RPGs is pretty simple: I hate, hate, hate having to cycle through a menu to attack. I used to think that overwhelming depth in games was off-putting, but I dig Oblivion, so that theory is inadequate. I've found that if I've got a sword and I'm going to be hitting some guy with it, I'd better be hitting buttons to swing that goddamn sword at the guy, not selecting "attack" from a text menu.
Have you tried Phantasy Star Online for the Dreamcast/GameCube/Xbox? I bought it in the waning days of the DC, and only tried it out on a lark. But the action gameplay within a strong RPG framework hooked me like candy coated heroin. The recent continuation of the series, Phantasy Star Universe, isn't nearly as addictive, but has similar gameplay.

Half Japanese

02-27-2008, 05:19 PM

Have you tried Phantasy Star Online for the Dreamcast/GameCube/Xbox? I bought it in the waning days of the DC, and only tried it out on a lark. But the action gameplay within a strong RPG framework hooked me like candy coated heroin. The recent continuation of the series, Phantasy Star Universe, isn't nearly as addictive, but has similar gameplay.

Yep, I was a big fan of Phantasy Star Online and was even a member of Sega's short-lived ISP SegaNet. PSO was an action-RPG, and I love those, especially when I can play them with friends (both on and offline). Sega lost me with the sequels' monthly fees, but that's a discussion for another thread.

Steve W

02-27-2008, 05:25 PM

I never played PSO online, since I have no interest in that kind of thing. And last month my GameCube memory card corrupted, forcing me to erase all four of my characters. One level 109, a level 45, and a level 53. That's a hell of a lot of hours of gameplay that I lost. :puppydogeyes:

zemmix

02-27-2008, 06:11 PM

I got a few levels into a Final Fantasy game on the original Gameboy (had a blue box, don't remember what it was though!) but thats about it. At least that I remember I can't say I ever beat any of those turn based role playing games. Although I did play Pokemon yellow for a little while, that was fun. I've also never played a Gran Theft Auto or more than the first level of Halo1.

Brian Deuel

02-27-2008, 06:14 PM

NES_Rules

02-27-2008, 06:53 PM

I played maybe 15 minutes of the original. And I just bought 7 a few days ago, and played a little bit of it. And that's it really, I'm just not into RPGs.

98redM6

02-27-2008, 07:08 PM

Never played a single Final Fantasy game. I can't dedicate the time necessary to really get anywhere in RPGs. The think the last one I played was either Zelda: Ocarina of Time or Majora's Mask. I've got Twilight Princess for my GC but haven't given it much of a shot yet.

Atarian75

02-27-2008, 09:49 PM

I tried to play FF7 and couldn't get into it. Tried FF1 on NES couldn't get into that either. I love a good RPG. I don't know why these didn't grab me. I have played and loved Phantasy Star series, LUNAR series, Grandia series, Skies of Arcadia, and several others so people think I am crazy when I tell them I just don't like Final Fantasy. Oh well, to each their own.

TheDomesticInstitution

02-27-2008, 10:23 PM

The only one I've devoted much time to was Mystic Quest on the SNES. The turn-based gameplay wears thin on me. The only Final Fantasy game I own is the one on the NES- and I've only played 5 or so minutes of it. I just can't get a hard-on for JRPG's the way some people do.

DigitalSpace

02-27-2008, 11:10 PM

I've only completed two FF games, both on the SNES: FF III* and Mystic Quest. And I played through those when I was in high school (I'm 25 now). However, I own a few more FF titles, and plan to eventually complete every one I own someday.

* - Yeah, it's technically FF VI, but I go with what the label on the cart says. :p

NoahsMyBro

02-28-2008, 12:56 AM

I've also never played any Final Fantasy games. The first modern RPG videogame I ever played was Skies of Arcadia on the DC, and I played it to the end. BUT, I found it somewhat boring, and pretty much what I expected from a videogame RPG. My expectation of them is that I wander around, have a story that's to a large extent forced upon me, and there's no real risk of actually dying. I'm basically just going through the motions as the story unfolds. No real suspense, no real challenge, nothing to get my pulse going.

BUT, I've found an exception - whether it's the exception that makes the rule, or proof that my assumption is flawed is still to be determined.

Around the time Zelda:Twilight Princess came out I bought Zelda:The Wind Waker for my Gamecube. I'd never played a Zelda game and figured it was worth trying, considering how popular the Zelda series was.

I haven't played the game in a long time, and I haven't yet finished it, but I liked Wind Waker enormously. It was a lot of fun. I was actually just thinking about resuming play with it earlier this week, but all other games are on hold for me until I finish up with the Activision Patch Challenge going on right now.

Cryomancer

02-28-2008, 01:21 AM

I like Dragon Quest and Megami Tensei better. Hell I like Earthbound/Robotrek/Secret Of Evermore better than any FF game I've played. The only FF I've ever even finished was 7, which i think I only liked at as it was a sidequest fest. The others I've tried have just bored me to sleep...I used a GBA copy of 4 to fall asleep for awhile there, literally.

and for the record I haven't played any metal gear, either, despite their status as "important" games nowadays.

Retsudo

02-28-2008, 12:20 PM

I never played a Final Fantasy game. I never played a RPG of any kind.

jajaja

02-28-2008, 02:39 PM

I've played some FF games, but i've never beaten any of them or gotten really into them. I guess the longest i've played a FF game is for maybe 30-60 minutes, maybe even less, its been quite a while ago so i can remember exactly hehe :\ I dont know why i havnt played any of the FF games longer, but when it comes to RPGs i'm usually too lazy to start them and/or i dont get motivated enough to contunie playing them :/

DJ Daishi

02-28-2008, 06:55 PM

I have played a few of the more recent FF games (FFX, X-2 and FFXII), but I've never played FF7...everyone acts like since I've never played FF7, I've never played a FF game.

scooterb23

02-28-2008, 11:58 PM

I tried FF VII for a while before I got bored, played the very first one for a bit once just to see what the big deal was...shrugged, moved on.

RPGs are just not my cup of tea.

Flack

02-29-2008, 06:56 AM

I've never played a FF game or a Zelda game. For me, it dates back to the 8-bit computer days. Although I played it I didn't care much for Ultima, Phantasie, or other 2D adventure/RPG games like that. I preferred Wizardry, Bard's Tale, and other "3D" dungeon crawlers of that nature. When everything started shifting to that 2D top down view, and later the 3D "Diablo" view, I lost interest. Same problem I had with platformers; I love 2D platformers, and never really got in to 3D platformers.

Oobgarm

02-29-2008, 07:24 AM

While I've 'played' an FF game on a couple of occasions, I've never actually PLAYED one.

Damn it I've tried, but just can't seem to get into them at all.

Trevelyan

02-29-2008, 09:45 AM

No, I've never played any FF games, never!. I love the LTTP and OOT zelda games and love RPG's like morrowind/oblivion. I like the 'ye olde' style when it comes to RPG's but i would'nt ever rule out playing a FF

jdc

02-29-2008, 10:51 AM

Hey, guess what? I've never played a Mega Man game!

Sudo

02-29-2008, 11:19 AM

Blasphemers, all of you! ;) Kidding of course, as this is coming from a huge Final Fantasy fanboy who has beaten all of the numbered games in the series and a number of the spinoffs.

Steve W

02-29-2008, 07:08 PM

DJ Daishi

02-29-2008, 07:17 PM

now thinking about it...I've never played any zelda games or mega man games...ahh, don't look at me!!!...and for some reason I have a mega man shirt signed by Keiji Inafune

DDCecil

02-29-2008, 07:49 PM

I've never played any of the FF games... I've lived them.

Kid Fenris

03-01-2008, 01:03 AM

I've never played a single game ever.

ecresto

03-01-2008, 01:20 AM

never played any RPGs

Richter Belmount

03-01-2008, 01:36 AM

I've never played a single game ever.
Liar yeah if you check the source this goes to your website =P
http://www.kidfenris.com/ffxiicoverreg.png

Ed Oscuro

03-01-2008, 01:49 AM

Almost, but I've played Mystic Quest all the way through, and tried a few minutes of another one in the series (forget which).

Cryomancer

03-01-2008, 06:07 AM

Sorry for the thread derailing, but I've got a question... RPGs are hugely popular in Japan, so I was wondering - what would you speculate is the percentage of RPGs to non-RPGs sold in Japan? Would you say it's 50% of the market? Maybe 30%? I don't keep up with that kind of thing, so I have no clue myself, but I'd kind of like to know.

Tell you one thing, final fantasy is not the best selling RPG series in Japan, Dragon Quest is. The healing spell from DQ is now an official Japanese word.

Slate

03-01-2008, 12:11 PM

I haven't played a Final Fantasy game even though I own FF7 on PS1.

DigitalSpace

03-01-2008, 01:10 PM

Since people are posting about other popular series they haven't played, I'll post a couple of mine:

-I haven't played any of the Halo games.
-Other than fooling around with the first one on an emulator for about five minutes, I haven't played any Metal Gear.
-I haven't played any of the Dragon Warrior/Quest games, but it's only a matter of time since I own the GBC ports of the first three games and DW Monsters (also on the GBC), and I'm interested in VIII for the PS2.
-I also haven't played any of the Ratchet & Clank series, though I own the second and third games. I've been waiting to get a copy of the first game so I can start there.
-The last one that comes to mind is Tomb Raider. It's also just a matter of time before that changes since I own 1-2, The Last Revelation on DC, and Legend on the Gamecube and DS.

Snapple

03-01-2008, 01:13 PM

Tell you one thing, final fantasy is not the best selling RPG series in Japan, Dragon Quest is. The healing spell from DQ is now an official Japanese word.

And yet, Japan also voted Final Fantasy X their favorite game of all time. Someone posted that list here like a year ago.

Bratwurst

03-01-2008, 02:47 PM

Liar yeah if you check the source this goes to your website =P
http://www.kidfenris.com/ffxiicoverreg.png

Lookin' good. 8-)

DigitalSpace

03-01-2008, 06:34 PM

Richter Belmount's been
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Richter Belmount

03-01-2008, 06:38 PM

; (So you have been listening to me.... (snuggle) I knew you cared

RickHarrisMaine

03-01-2008, 09:14 PM

I've never played a Final Fantasy game, I still buy them though for trading only. Not really interested and don't have the time to invest in them. Never even really played an RPG for that matter. Tried to play Shenmue once, but got tired of not being able to do anything.

Might not be the best style of game for me, a guy with ADD.....

bangtango

03-01-2008, 09:46 PM

Never played a Final Fantasy game on any system.

Also never played anything from these series listed below, both old ones and recent ones.......just coming up with these right off the top of my head.

-Crash Bandicoot
-Jak and Daxter
-Devil May Cry
-Silent Hill
-R Type
-Bonk
-Tekken
-Need for Speed
-Ikari Warriors
-Harvest Moon
-Super Smash Bros.
-Mario Party
-Super Mario RPG/Paper Mario (the RPG's)
-Any Squaresoft "Mana" title
-Phantasy Star
-Call of Duty

DigitalSpace

03-02-2008, 01:52 AM

Off of bangtango's list, I haven't played anything from:

-Devil May Cry (though I own the first one)
-Silent Hill
-Tekken (meh)
-Harvest Moon (another "only a matter of time" series as I own HM games on the N64, Gamecube, and GBA)
-Mario Party
-Any "Mana" title (I finally acquired Secret of Mana last year, just gotta get myself to start it one of these days...)
-Phantasy Star (another "only a matter of time" series, I own 2 and 3 on the Genesis)