I played it on my phone which nowadays is the port of the pixel remaster. I loved it and I thought it was great! I definitely felt a little overpowered due to not fleeing at all. I would recommend checking it out, I got just under 28 hours of playtime on my first run.
Congrats! And mad respect for starting with the first one. It can be a bit rough, though the pixel remasters def help.
which nowadays is the port of the pixel remaster
Honestly while I still love the originals, the Pixel Remasters are the only way to go these days. They’re just great. Faithful to the originals with enough polish and QoL updates to make them enjoyable.
I’d recommend to play FF2 next. It introduces character development! :)
FF3 is… okay. It introduces the character class system, which you’ll see again in FF5, which is also okay.
FF4 and FF6 are the definitive pre-3d era Final Fantasy games, and should be on your must-play list.
It’s unfortunate that the character development and stories in FF3 and FF5 are subpar, because their class systems are phenomenal. Vice versa for FF4 and FF6, which had great characters and stories but pretty boring character progression/customization IMO. It’s like Square could only do one or the other, not both.
Me too, a few months ago. I played Final Fantasy VI and it’s a pretty solid SNES rpg.
For the ignorant among us, is this one of the classic FFs? Can I buy it legally or do I borrow from the internet?
Personally, I don’t recommend this one (which is FF1). It’s a very old, fairly simple game. The characters and story aren’t much at all. It’s not like it’s bad in a vacuum, but there’s simply better games you can play, especially to start with.
FF10 is perhaps my favourite and a very popular fan favourite. If you want something a bit older (which can be useful for mobile support), FF6 is hands down the most popular of the 2D Final Fantasy games (and some would call it the best FF game).
Pretty much all the older main series games have been remastered in some form or another, some multiple times, and are available at a fair price. Most are available on PC and several have mobile versions (plus the older games emulate very well).
For final fanrasy, Square is pretty decent on constantly porting old games to modern devices.
All the mainline titles exist in some form on PC through legitamate channels, and consoles as well as mobile have various ports as well (not necessarily all of them)
It’s the Final Fantasy 1 Pixel Remaster. You can buy it on Steam, mobile, Switch, and PS4. As a vet, I definitely recommend it because they try to keep the gameplay and visuals similar to what it used to while making it less frustrating and more modern. 1-6 have all been remastered in this way and they’re all very good.
My personal picks are V because of the multiclassing job system and VI for the incredible story. Despite its simplicity, FF I is a classic and I highly recommend it too.
Thanks for this info. I’ve always wanted to try some of the FF games, is there any benefit to playing them in order? I rarely manage to stick to a new game, so I’m wondering if I should just try one of the most recommended ones at first, then I can play the others if I liked it. (But I don’t want to spoil the story, if there’s much connecting them)
Like others have said, there’s no reason to play in order, but to be more specific:
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If you ask someone what their favourite FF is, 90% of people will answer something between 6 and 10, so you should probably start with one in that range.
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1 is probably not worth playing at all, it hardly even has a story and is very simple.
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2 is better, but I would say 3 is where it really starts to get good.
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4 and 5 are also very liked and popular.
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12 doesn’t have the best story, but it’s good and it has a lot of people’s favourite combat system.
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13 isn’t bad, but a lot of people didn’t enjoy it. I hardly hear people talk about it nowadays, but maybe that’s just me.
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15 is probably more liked than 13 but it also gets a lot of criticism. It’s quite modern, though, so it’s probably one of the easiest to get into for most people.
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11 and 14 are MMOs. If you like MMOs, you should probably choose 14 because 11 is quite old and doesn’t have a lot of players.
EDIT: Forgot to mention 16 because it just came out, but from what I hear a lot of people like it, so it may be a good entry point, although it’s console exclusive.
As someone who tried them in order, I would say NO. The only real benefit you’d be getting is seeing how they evolve gameplaywise, but that could honestly be summed up in some article or video essay.
The games do not follow a single story. Each game takes place on a different world with different characters but use similar assets, like chocobos and moogles. Even characters named the same like Cid change drastically through each game. The main reason they still keep them numbered is to get you excited. They can always do Chocobo Kart or Theatrhythm or whatever spinoff, but when a mainline numbered Final Fantasy comes out, it’s an event, like a step in FF’s evolution. That roman numeral is like a stamp in history. It’s very exciting.
I’d say the best one to start with is the one that interests YOU the most. Do some minor research beforehand and pick which one you’d like to play best. Even if you want to just play the new one, go for it! There’s no tied story to the old games, so there’s nothing you’re really missing out on if you play XVI.
Awesome! It makes me happy when others discover these JRPGs that played a major role in my childhood gaming life.
I recommend all of the “pixel” Final Fantasies (1 - 6)!
If you like the pixel Final Fantasy games and haven’t already, I recommend you check out the two games for the Game Boy Final Fantasy Adventure 1& 2! They were my first rpgs I ever played and still have a special place in my heart.
