Final Fantasy series

[whiteguy]

I have played American RPGs before (Diablo, Baldur's Gate, Wow) but i have never ventured at JRPGs. That was until i decided to watch the Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer. God that was the best trailer ever! It was beautiful, CGI looks extremely good, and i'm now interested in Final Fantasy but i still can't undestand the series.

 

 

 

Is there a Final Fantasy every year (like CoD)?

 

I heard XIII was coming to the 360, is this the 360s equivalent to Ps3 Versus or are they different?

 

Are all FF set in the same universe?

 

Does the actual game looks anything like the CGI in the trailer, i heard FF has very good graphics.

 

Are there any other good JRPGs for the 360?

 

 

 

If someone could explain me this, this could be made a FF thread :D

 

Pardon my lack of JRPG knowledge. :wall:

[Caxis]

 

 

 

Is there a Final Fantasy every year (like CoD)?

 

I heard XIII was coming to the 360, is this the 360s equivalent to Ps3 Versus or are they different?

 

Are all FF set in the same universe?

 

Does the actual game looks anything like the CGI in the trailer, i heard FF has very good graphics.

 

Are there any other good JRPGs for the 360?

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) Maybe the spinoffs, but I don't pay that much attention to them. FF12 came out in 06, while FF13 is set to be released in 09 (Japan).

 

 

 

2) Final Fantasy 13 is coming out for XBox360 and Playstation 3, but Final Fantasy Versus 13 will be a PS3 exclusive.

 

 

 

3) Maybe.. There could be a few million years in between the games for all we know.. But some of the games do take place in the same worlds. FFX and FFX-2 both take place in Spira. FF12, FF12: Revenant Wings, and the tactics games all take place in Ivalice.

 

 

 

4) I'm not sure, I haven't seen any gameplay videos :?...

 

 

 

5) I don't own an XBox360, but there's Tales of Vesperia and.. Eternal Sonata maybe..

[krisc6]

 

Is there a Final Fantasy every year (like CoD)?

 

I heard XIII was coming to the 360, is this the 360s equivalent to Ps3 Versus or are they different?

 

Are all FF set in the same universe?

 

Does the actual game looks anything like the CGI in the trailer, i heard FF has very good graphics.

 

Are there any other good JRPGs for the 360?

 

 

1:No, it used to be the case taht you would get a couple of numbered final fantasys every console generation but with 13 its looking like we will only get one flagship title a generation.They are AAAAA titles which make big bucks and break new ground.

 

2:We dont have any confirmation on changes but the smart mans money is that it will have to be on multiple DVD9's

 

3:No, you can get referances between them but recently tehres a trend of establishing alternate realitys like having space ships and dinosaurs...or in the case of final fantasy 12 a political story

 

4:Square Enix are the reknown for CG work and graphical work and no it doesnt look as good as the CG but still, the visuals are usually incredible.

 

5:hmm theres quite a few but i dont own a 360, Lost Odyssey was created by Sakaguchi and Mistwalker who created final fantasy and is considered a pretty good FF knockoff.

[Lionheart_0]

I have played American RPGs before (Diablo, Baldur's Gate, Wow) but i have never ventured at JRPGs. That was until i decided to watch the Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer. God that was the best trailer ever! It was beautiful, CGI looks extremely good, and i'm now interested in Final Fantasy but i still can't undestand the series.

 

 

 

Is there a Final Fantasy every year (like CoD)?

 

I heard XIII was coming to the 360, is this the 360s equivalent to Ps3 Versus or are they different?

 

Are all FF set in the same universe?

 

Does the actual game looks anything like the CGI in the trailer, i heard FF has very good graphics.

 

Are there any other good JRPGs for the 360?

 

 

 

If someone could explain me this, this could be made a FF thread :D

 

Pardon my lack of JRPG knowledge. :wall:

 

 

 

 

 

*Jumps on this like a Killer whale on a seal.*

 

 

 

1. Final Fantasy games come out spratically. They used to be within 1-2 years apart between 1990 and 2000, but now FF games will seem to come out 3-5 years apart, because they are getting so huge!

 

 

 

2. There are two games in the FFXIII series which NA and Europe and Aussie land will get. These are FFXIII and FF Versus XIII. It has been known since July that FFXIII will be on the 360 as well as the PS3, but whether or not FF Versus XIII will be on the 360 is not confirmed yet. (I kinda doubt it will be. It is being made by the same creatures of Kingdom hearts, another JRPG you should look into, and thus it will probably demand higher Graphics, which the PS3 can handle).

 

 

 

3. FF I, II, III, IV, V, IV, VIII, IX are all independents and have nothing to do with each other. There are similar traits, such as chocobos, moogles, air ships, ect. In the end they are all different games with different characters, and different story lines. VII, X, XII (Crappiest game ever made), and XIII all have their own universe and stor lines, ect, but they all have squeals (Or prequels), which take place in the same universe. Some of the spin offs are ok, some are not. I would suggest trying out some of the old ones before trying the newer ones. I highly recommend IV, V, and VI. (All can be found on the GBA).

 

 

 

 

 

4. No. The CG's will be sweet, but the real game play won't be as good visually. Of course it will look nice, but the FF series was never really about prime graphics, and more about art work.

 

 

 

5. I am currently playing Infinite Undiscovery (Made by Square Enix, the creators of the FF series). That and Blue Dragon are the only ones that I really know of at the moment. I would try Infinite Undisovery if I were you. The voice acting is really bad, but besides that, it seems alright so far.

 

 

 

One thing you will have to understand when making the transition to JRPG is that it is not action based. It is almost totally Story based. Your main objective is not to level your party and kick major [wagon], but to finish the story line and to figure out the problems of the characters and the world. Each FF game has a central theme, each with a deep meaning (Lol except maybe I-III).

[krisc6]

JAPA-NERD :P

 

I am looking forward to FF13, favourite final fantasy is 6, i think 7 is perhaps the most overated game ever

[Mr_Putter]

I recently decided I wanted to get into console gaming to suppliment my PC gaming, so I bought a bunch of games this summer for PS1/2. From this series I ended up buying FFI, II, III, V, VI, VIII, IX, X, and XII (IV because I don't/won't have a DS, VII because it's remarkably rare in brick-and-mortar stores [will get later], and XI because I have no interest in that). Most of these games have been released in Greatest Hits for PS1, so they aren't hard to find save for VII. I plan to do a major campaign of all the titles sometimes next year (though I haven't decided if I want to spread it out and have a few games in between for variety...)

[whiteguy]

Thank you all. So i'll guess i will only play XIII for the Xbox, but i still want to play Versus :cry: I like Versus mood more than XIII, and it looks like it has a more "mature" setting, but they both look great. Worst part of this is that my cousin has a Ps3, but he never likes the good games (he dosn't know what Metal Gear Solid is, and he thinks FF is for nerds :shame: ), but he keeps playing CoD forever.

 

 

 

I will check Tales of Vesperia and Blue Dragon. I will also play IV, V and VI on my Emulator. Only problem i have is that i don't really like turn based games. Which Blue Dragon has (and alot of JRPGs have)

[whiteguy]

Sorry for the double post.

 

 

 

I always confuse the edit and quote buttons :wall:

[Nadril]

Thank you all. So i'll guess i will only play XIII for the Xbox, but i still want to play Versus :cry: I like Versus mood more than XIII, and it looks like it has a more "mature" setting, but they both look great. Worst part of this is that my cousin has a Ps3, but he never likes the good games (he dosn't know what Metal Gear Solid is, and he thinks FF is for nerds :shame: ), but he keeps playing CoD forever.

 

 

 

I will check Tales of Vesperia and Blue Dragon. I will also play IV, V and VI on my Emulator. Only problem i have is that i don't really like turn based games. Which Blue Dragon has (and alot of JRPGs have)

 

 

 

All of the FF's except for 12 are turn based...

[Orpheus]

Thank you all. So i'll guess i will only play XIII for the Xbox, but i still want to play Versus :cry: I like Versus mood more than XIII, and it looks like it has a more "mature" setting, but they both look great. Worst part of this is that my cousin has a Ps3, but he never likes the good games (he dosn't know what Metal Gear Solid is, and he thinks FF is for nerds :shame: ), but he keeps playing CoD forever.

 

 

 

I will check Tales of Vesperia and Blue Dragon. I will also play IV, V and VI on my Emulator. Only problem i have is that i don't really like turn based games. Which Blue Dragon has (and alot of JRPGs have)

 

 

 

All of the FF's except for 12 are turn based...

 

 

 

12 is, to an extent, turn based, although some attacks can be dodged based on positioning. The ATB system is still there somewhat, just tweaked.

[jgrazotis]

im really looking forward to XIII, ive played X, X-2 and XII, X was easily the best and X-2 was pretty good but i played X-2 first and was lost half the time, i hated the combat system on XII, thats why i returned the game but the graphics were awesome

[krisc6]

I think 13 with versus13 art direction and "gritty" story would be just incredible.

[Mylez]

FF7 is undoubtedly one of the best games ever made. (IMO)

 

Some people won't agree, others will.

 

 

 

If you're interested in becoming interested in the FF series, play some of the earlier games. As for the new one, I haven't seen the trailer and recently sold my Xbox 360 :roll:

[Lionheart_0]

Thank you all. So i'll guess i will only play XIII for the Xbox, but i still want to play Versus :cry: I like Versus mood more than XIII, and it looks like it has a more "mature" setting, but they both look great. Worst part of this is that my cousin has a Ps3, but he never likes the good games (he dosn't know what Metal Gear Solid is, and he thinks FF is for nerds :shame: ), but he keeps playing CoD forever.

 

 

 

I will check Tales of Vesperia and Blue Dragon. I will also play IV, V and VI on my Emulator. Only problem i have is that i don't really like turn based games. Which Blue Dragon has (and alot of JRPGs have)

 

 

 

All of the FF's except for 12 are turn based...

 

 

 

 

 

What? Only I-III and X are turned based. All other games are using the ATB system, which is pretty close to real time while still getting in random encounters (Which I think are dying out.).

[Mylez]

Thank you all. So i'll guess i will only play XIII for the Xbox, but i still want to play Versus :cry: I like Versus mood more than XIII, and it looks like it has a more "mature" setting, but they both look great. Worst part of this is that my cousin has a Ps3, but he never likes the good games (he dosn't know what Metal Gear Solid is, and he thinks FF is for nerds :shame: ), but he keeps playing CoD forever.

 

 

 

I will check Tales of Vesperia and Blue Dragon. I will also play IV, V and VI on my Emulator. Only problem i have is that i don't really like turn based games. Which Blue Dragon has (and alot of JRPGs have)

 

 

 

All of the FF's except for 12 are turn based...

 

 

 

 

 

What? Only I-III and X are turned based. All other games are using the ATB system, which is pretty close to real time while still getting in random encounters (Which I think are dying out.).

 

 

 

FFVII battle style is turn based. :?

[Nadril]

Thank you all. So i'll guess i will only play XIII for the Xbox, but i still want to play Versus :cry: I like Versus mood more than XIII, and it looks like it has a more "mature" setting, but they both look great. Worst part of this is that my cousin has a Ps3, but he never likes the good games (he dosn't know what Metal Gear Solid is, and he thinks FF is for nerds :shame: ), but he keeps playing CoD forever.

 

 

 

I will check Tales of Vesperia and Blue Dragon. I will also play IV, V and VI on my Emulator. Only problem i have is that i don't really like turn based games. Which Blue Dragon has (and alot of JRPGs have)

 

 

 

All of the FF's except for 12 are turn based...

 

 

 

 

 

What? Only I-III and X are turned based. All other games are using the ATB system, which is pretty close to real time while still getting in random encounters (Which I think are dying out.).

 

 

 

Funny enough the ones you mentioned are the only I've played. Guess I was wrong.

[Zonorhc]

I think the point is that the ATB counts as turn based when you compare it to battle systems like Tales of Phantasia or Star Ocean.

[RUNESCAPEfantasy]

the only final fantasys that i know of that take place in same world are 7,10 and 10-2 (one of the makers comfermd 7 and 10 are set in same world)

 

 

 

sorry about spelling just woke up

[sephiroth_king]

the only final fantasys that i know of that take place in same world are 7,10 and 10-2 (one of the makers comfermd 7 and 10 are set in same world)

 

 

 

sorry about spelling just woke up

 

 

 

I heard that too ^_^

 

 

 

XIII, huh? Yup, it looks like it will be good, but maybe you should consider earlier games? I loved everything from I-X, Favorites being 6, 7, and 10. You should consider the earlier games cause it's what made the series...Uh, famous.

 

 

 

Not only that...But if you have a PSP, you can grab Final Fantasy Agitio XIII, which is a game within the FFXIII series; the series of 13 will have Versus 13 for PS3, 13 for 360 and PS3 and Agitio for PSP. Basically, it's like the compilation of Final Fantasy 7, which is a group of stories within Final Fantasy 7...In this case, the 13 series is Fabula Nova Crystallis, and if memory serves from my Latin classes, that means...The New Tale of the Crystals, I think, or the new story of the crystals...But yeah, thats going to be an epic compilation like Final Fantasy 7.

 

 

 

Speaking of which, I'd suggest grabbing Final Fantasy 7 for the PC and give it a try. It's, I think, their best FF storyline. If you can't grab FF7 because you can't find it (neither can I) grab a ROM offline and play it with an emulator, or just play the ROM. Yeah, if you want helm in that just PM me :D

 

 

 

Also within the Final Fantasy 7 compilation that I'd recommend: the movie, Advent Children. Amazing CGI animation and stunning battle scenes IMO. Somewhere in '09 Advent Children complete will come out in '09, and the complete version will have commentary and stuff, but the stupid part is it's blu-ray only...Also, I'd recommend Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 for the PSP cause that game was amazing...

 

 

 

The last PSP game I'll mention is Dissidia, which is a collection of heroes and villains up until XII, (I'm not sure) and is a 1v1 game, like Soul Calibur but with acrobatics as seen in Advent Children. Looks like it will be amazing as Versus XIII will be ^_^

 

 

 

But anyway, I listed out thousands of things that have nothing to so with XIII is because I'm trying to say get into the series prior to XI, the online game. Any game before than is amazing, although XII wasn't bad, but...Bleh. Try the games! Get into the series! Then play XIII. You [probably] won't regret it, lol.

[Lionheart_0]

the only final fantasys that i know of that take place in same world are 7,10 and 10-2 (one of the makers comfermd 7 and 10 are set in same world)

 

 

 

sorry about spelling just woke up

 

 

 

Where did you hear this? As far as I can tell, there is no connection. And when Square enix connects games, they make it pretty obvious.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think the point is that the ATB counts as turn based when you compare it to battle systems like Tales of Phantasia or Star Ocean.

 

 

 

Of course it is not a fluid system like those games (I am assuming, cause I have never played those ones). But the ATB system is technically not a turn based system because there is no sequence. A character is not bound by a set order.

 

 

 

FFVII battle style is turn based. :?

 

 

 

I never finished it, but I did play VII, and it was using the ATB system.

[ReapMe]

atb isn't much different than turn based tbh

[Mylez]

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the only final fantasys that i know of that take place in same world are 7,10 and 10-2 (one of the makers comfermd 7 and 10 are set in same world)

 

 

 

sorry about spelling just woke up

 

 

 

Where did you hear this? As far as I can tell, there is no connection. And when Square enix connects games, they make it pretty obvious.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think the point is that the ATB counts as turn based when you compare it to battle systems like Tales of Phantasia or Star Ocean.

 

 

 

Of course it is not a fluid system like those games (I am assuming, cause I have never played those ones). But the ATB system is technically not a turn based system because there is no sequence. A character is not bound by a set order.

 

 

 

FFVII battle style is turn based. :?

 

 

 

I never finished it, but I did play VII, and it was using the ATB system.

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Well I have finished it, multiple times :D

 

 

 

And yeah, although the ATB system is turn based, with variable waiting time. So if you're quick, you can out-move your opponent. ;)

[Kiriyama]

the only final fantasys that i know of that take place in same world are 7,10 and 10-2 (one of the makers comfermd 7 and 10 are set in same world)

 

 

 

sorry about spelling just woke up

 

 

 

Where did you hear this? As far as I can tell, there is no connection. And when Square enix connects games, they make it pretty obvious.

 

 

 

This is from Wiki on FFVII:

 

The game's popularity and open-ended nature also led director Kitase and scenario writer Nojima to establish a plot-related connection between Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy X-2. The character Shinra from Final Fantasy X-2 proposes the concept of extracting the life energy from within the planet Spira. Nojima has stated that Shinra and his proposal are a deliberate nod to the Shinra Company, and that he envisioned the events of Final Fantasy X-2 as a prequel to those in Final Fantasy VII.

[Dax_Jacks]

I havent seen anyone mention the Online final fantasy (FFXI). I hope im not the only one on the forums that plays it =S. Anyways the only FF games ive played was FF3 for the ds >.> and i loved it , great story line (imo) and great char. development.

[Lionheart_0]

I havent seen anyone mention the Online final fantasy (FFXI). I hope im not the only one on the forums that plays it =S. Anyways the only FF games ive played was FF3 for the ds >.> and i loved it , great story line (imo) and great char. development.

 

I tried it within three weeks, and quit before the free month was up.

 

 

 

That was the most awful game I had ever played. It took me three weeks to get to lve 8 simply because I couldn't quest alone and because I kept loosing levels.