Quote Originally Posted by Elpizo View Post
I'm not saying people should hail III for having the best story ever, it's just that when I see people saying that III had no story I can't help but sigh and shake my head. After FF II, SE really didn't go back to less when it came to story. III should get credit for story just as much as II. II gave us characters with personality, III gave us the same (the sub characters, I mean), but added backgroundstory to its plot and an explained motive for its villain. You know, the stuff with the Flood of Darkness and the Great Magus Noah. We got a bit of insight in the history of the world and the villain, for the first time in any FF game.
I don't really see it like that. It wasn't that I was a game lacking storyline, it was simply a different type of game, which III went back to.

That being said, FFIV was a return to the type of game FFII was, empire against rebellion, except it then took a page out of III and I's book by adding in a crazy villain that controlled everything and sought to end existence on the blue planet. I would say the even numbered FF's follow a trend (story-driven games), and the odd numbered entries another (open adventures), but the two moons in IV and IX symbolize a combination of both.

As far as which one I like better, I'm not sure if either of them is the better game, but I do like my FFIV Advanced better than my FFIII DS. Both are fun but I think IV just gets you caught up in the plot more.