I know these games are generally not well loved. But I went through and enjoyed it. Certainly no masterpiece, but I think it’s over-hated

However, the final boss of Lightning returns, has me about to walk away.

I’ve gone through the whole game without a single issue. I’ve even downloaded some to the DLC for my builds. Every boss and battle has been cake.

And now I’m at the final boss. And I just keep gettin’ spanked. And not, like, by a little bit. Dude decimates me. I had skipped Ultima Weapon, so decided to get that. The Earth Eater is even harder than the boss.

I could go back to an old save, but considering the DLC items I downloaded are the best in my inventory, I don’t know what good going back and getting any other items would really be worth it.

I’m not the kinda gamer who is going to fight the same boss 30 times to try to beat it. If a game begins to waste my time, I’ll abandon it. But I hate doing it right at the end of a Trilogy I’ve mostly enjoyed.

Did this happen to anyone else?

Let me start off by saying..

Yes it's grindy. Yes the plot is silly and cringe at times, yes it's repetitive. Yes the cast is forgettable and the levels are confusing/poorly designed.

But is it fun? Absolutely. Is it campy? Of course. And you can PUNCH/KICK things to death. You can literally play any of the Jobs from the mainline series and even mix/match some.

If you can look past the grindfest and cheese though the cringe story, it's a very very satisfying Souls/Diablo clone.

Jack is a ridiculous character but he is probably one of the most badass characters to date. He is literally THE villain of final fantasy (Sepiroth who?)
You can punch skeletons to death. You can punch goblins to death. There are iconic FF weapons in the game you can find as references like Save The Queen or Excalibur as well as each level being a reference to a game all the way up to XV

The game is a love letter to FF and the child of FF x NIOH. Nobody can deny that, it even has Gilgamesh in the DLC

The game really doesn't hold up to the lore of the original game but that's explained way later. The issue is the game's difficulty, it's BRUTAL. They even had to add a cheese it mode to help players struggling but when you beat those difficult enemies holy crap it feels amazing. The dopamine rush is great.

A lot of players never even got to experience the DLC because it is punishing and requires you to play on the highest difficulty. But it's insane how much FF they can reference and pack into it (including hidden bosses)

I really hate how nobody talks about the game or praises it despite its faults. The game needed more time in the oven that's for sure. But what it does it does damn well and I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it and I'm still occasionally playing it to 100%

Where else can I call a bully a Lich and punch it to death or suplex a Tonberry?

Hey, didn't really know where to ask.

I felt some interest for years since I watched a bit of my brother playing FF VII a long time ago, and after all this time I managed to know almost nothing about the whole series: no characters nor spoilers (except for the 3 or 4 thing I know about ff VII)

I started beating Kingdom Hearts recently and, after a long journey, I just thought the characters from FF were "aura farming"

Now, I would like to ask for everyone's opinions on, ehich games are better to start with, and what to expect. Also, I don't have a lot of time now that I have an adult life, so time is also an issue. I'd like to have some kind of image of which games to play, which ones could I enjoy the most...

As aditional data I'll say the few instances were I touched any FF related media, and what do I know:

FF VII

Cloud is the good guy

Sephiroth is the bad guy

Aerith?? dies

FF XIV

Just played for a week with a friend of mine but I am not really into MMOs

Bravely Default

This is my fav game of all time and I didn't know at the timr that it is a FF spin off.

So the Pixel Remaster version of the older FF games doesn’t include the bonus dungeons found in the GBA versions. Do you think there’s a decent chance of the GBA versions with the bonus materials getting released in the future? I want to experience them on modern consoles.

I’ve been aware of FF since SNES (or maybe N64), but never played it until I got a switch recently and found this resonance demo/ Chpt 1.

It’s cool. Like Pokémon general structure, but more complex with waaaay better graphics than the Poké-gameboy-emulator I used to play sometimes.🤣

I gather from a quick browse of this sub that everyone has a favourite moment, season or iteration of the game. I may never get into it that deep… but I enjoyed the strategy and graphics of the demo.

As someone with low-stakes in gaming or FF, can anyone recommend a timeline for when I could get this cheaper? Will it be on sale Black Friday? Will ppl flood fb marketplace with game key cards for 50% off once they’ve beat the game on Oct 23?

… or does it depreciate value slowly due to its cult status?

Thanks for your input-
“Long live Fina !”

i got the bundle with both, but the X game is absolutely bugged on my PlayStation, and it wont even let me play through the beginning. I watched videos, but my game will not progress despite doing the same stuff. Can i just move on to X2?

After replaying this game I noticed that the devs either didn't have enough time OR just didn't know what to do with Amarant and Freya... like at all. Freya starts REALLY strong with an amazing storyline and arc... that just stops. And then you have Amarant, the character that if you took it out from the game... absolutely nothing would change plotwise... wich would be totally fine if he was like an secrete character like Yuffie or Vincent (Although they do play some part in the story if you get them).

Not only that I noticed everything in this game feels really fast paced, not rushed, just very quick, specially the dungeons.

With that said, this is my favorite FF and one my top 5 games of all time that I will protect like a child.

Also Kuja is hot.

So the title pretty much sums it up. I am a pseudo-new but not really new fan of the FF franchise. My first Final Fantasy ever was the 7 remake; then I played 16; then, while not exactly FF, I got super into Kingdom Hearts, and now I'm back on Final Fantasy. I know 14 is a big commitment, and I wanna finish the 7 remakes and X before diving headfirst into a full-blown MMO, but I was just wondering, for WHEN I get to that point, since everyone says 14 has one of the best stories ever, which version would be best? Now I imagine the complete edition is probably the best just cause it has everything, but for someone who wants to just try it out to start and learn mechanics, is the Starter Edition that's like $20 worth it for the full experience, or is the Free Trial version enough? I hesitate with the Free Trial simply because I saw there are a lot of restrictions community-wise, and I don't mind dropping $20 on the game, but I saw that if you buy the $20 version, it locks you out of the free version permanently. Sorry for all the words; I just wanted to be sure I explained fully. Also, if anyone has any other FF titles to recommend for a newbie, please do! I love both real-time and turn-based action, so I wanna eventually play all of them!

TL;DR: should i get the free trial version of 14 or is the $20 version worth it before eventually buying the complete version

Hi! I’m just starting to get into piano covers and thought I’d share what I worked on today! One of my favorite melodies in gaming. I tried to add a bit of my personal taste to the arrangement. Hope somebody likes it lol

Looking to purchase a VIP ticket. Would love to add Arnie Roth and Nobuo Uematsu autograph on my vinyl

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You just know she's a baddie

A little while ago I came across this post here on r/FinalFantasy:

https://www.reddit.com/r/FinalFantasy/comments/1wr2em2/website_to_explore_and_inspect_all_ff7_ps1_models/

I really liked the idea of being able to explore and inspect the original Final Fantasy VII PS1 models directly in the browser, and that project became the main inspiration for what I'm working on.

I decided to take the same concept and extend it to the whole PS1 Final Fantasy games.

So I built a browser-based viewer where you can explore assets from Final Fantasy VII, VIII and IX in 3D.

You can rotate and inspect the models directly in your browser, and I've been gradually adding and improving the assets and the viewer itself.

As someone who loves this era of Final Fantasy, it's been really interesting to see these models outside of the games and get a closer look at how they were actually built.

Here are a few screenshots from the viewer.

If anyone wants to try it:

https://ff-viewer.andreacorriga.com/

I'd also love to hear if there are any specific models or features you'd like to see added.

I've played the first 10 games so far, my picks are:

FF1: Black Mage, for its design alone, so incredibly iconic...

FF2: Minwu!! Awesome dude, love him...

FF3: Desch, cause I got a thing for stupid womanisers, and the classic haircut combo short hair in the front + ponytail

FF4: Yang really stuck out to me, he's so cool... HM to Kain and Cecil tho

FF5: FARIS I LOVE FARIS!!!! I'm in love with Faris, Faris is wonderful...

FF6: Cyan! I looove funny old men with a tragic story and he fits that great, he's amazing. HM to the Figaro Brothers, especially Sabin, he is really awesome and I love me some siblings dynamics

FF7: Aerith, man... I've had many FF7 favs between Cloud, Zack, Reno and Nanaki, but Aerith really stuck with me after playing Remake, she is very lovely

FF8: Laguna!! I have rarely been more excited playing a game than when I was finally going to see the president of Esthar and I knew it would be my glorious king Laguna, also he aged like fine wine, I was lowkey bracing myself for him to have turned chopped...

FF9: Vivi, my beautiful son Vivi, bringing back the classic Black Mage style in fashion, probably one of the best characters in GAMING lowkey... HM to Steiner and Freya, they are very awesome

FF10: Yuna, my beautiful fantastic amazing talented daughter Yuna-Tuna, I love her so so much

I had to draw these two for Inktober day 4!!

Dayum

Today, it is @OrekiGenya that created Squall's artwork. ( https://x.com/FFRS_JP/status/2110294540565500211 )

It's just a cool art piece of Squall and his gunblade. I don't have much to add as it is just epic.

Hi everyone!

I'm working on a Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster Trophy Tracker to help players keep track of trophy requirements, missable opportunities, and longer completion tasks throughout the game.

The goal is to make it easier to keep track of things that are easy to overlook during a 100% playthrough, including:

• Missable items, missions, and dresspheres
• Chapter-specific requirements and reminders
• Bestiary completion, including Oversouls
• Multi-step tasks for trophies that require preparation across several chapters
• A progress checklist to help you see what you've already completed

Important: This app is intended to be used alongside a proper 100% story walkthrough (Trophy: Sweet Perfection) for the story completion requirements, while using this tracker as a companion checklist for trophies and missable tasks.

How to run it:

• Windows PC
• Python 3 installed, with Tkinter available
• Download the .pyw file and open it with Python
• Keep the tracker and its progress JSON file in the same folder so your checklist progress is saved

The tracker uses only Python's standard library, so no additional third-party Python packages should be needed.

Download / source: https://github.com/gsouza994/ffx2-trophy-tracker

This is a fan-made, unofficial tool. I'd appreciate feedback, corrections, and suggestions, especially if you notice any missing requirements or ways to make the checklist safer for a 100% run.

Hope it helps someone else working toward the platinum!

What do you consider the best FF game for Nintendo DS or 3DS, and why?

I recently picked up my DS and 3DS again, and started playing FF3 for the DS. I’m enjoying it so far, but I’m curious as to what the other games are like!