Urgh...how much more?

[Quindiana Jones]

I'm quite bored of this game. It's pretty funky, but I just can't find a reason to keep playing. The storyline works in almost exactly the same way as 12 (that is to say there are massive gaps between story-related events), but at least in 12 it's because there's something fun to do. All you have to pass the time in 1 is power level in order to be able to survive the next dungeon. Admittedly, this got a lot easier with the Hall of Giants, but it's still boring as buggery.

Anyway, what am I missing if I just stop playing (I've recently obtained the Earth Crystal - no further) and move onto 2? I decided to have a read through the walkthrough and it seems like not much. The main bosses appear in later games, so I can already get all giddy about that link, I've already met Garland and squeed over that little piece of trivia, I know about class upgrades, Bahamut etc blah blah blah Square stuff. So am I really missing anything?

I want to play through it all, but it's so mind-numbingly samey that I think I may just hate everything FF-related if I manage to. xD

[qwertysaur]

The personal satisfaction of beating the game as well as knowing that you are that much closer to finishing the main story of all the games in the series?

[Yar]

Which version are you playing?

You could play the PSP insanely-easy version and finish it over a coffee.

[Anniexo]

Well if you finish 1 then you're one step closer to finishing all the FF games.

[Jessweeee♪]

Hmmm...so the only thing you get out of beating it is glory, I guess :P

[Zeromus_X]

The GBA version is a lot easier too, if the PSP isn't an option.

[Quindiana Jones]

I'm playing the Origins version on Normal, since I didn't want to miss anything or take too much away from the original.

Conclusion: the original was ty.

I reckon I'll just play it in short blasts. xD

[theundeadhero]

To get the story you actually have to talk to people and piece it together. Imagine that, an RPG that doesn't spoon feed you everything.

[Quindiana Jones]

Nice assumption there, tuh. I am speaking to everyone and I already think the story rocks. My problem is that you've usually forgotten the story by the time you're a high enough level to continue it, hence the FF12 analogy.

[theundeadhero]

I've never once spent time leveling in the game. I go from place to place with ease. The only extra fighting I do is for a little gold at the beginning and at Elfland.

[Anniexo]

Nice assumption there, tuh. I am speaking to everyone and I already think the story rocks. My problem is that you've usually forgotten the story by the time you're a high enough level to continue it, hence the FF12 analogy.

That my friend is why I find walkthroughs useful so I know where I should be going next after levelling up, because that's what I'm doing in FF5, I waited till I was at level 22-23 before going to get Mid because I knew at level 10-11 I would have a hard time.

[Quindiana Jones]

I've never once spent time leveling in the game. I go from place to place with ease. The only extra fighting I do is for a little gold at the beginning and at Elfland.

Really? Wow. What party do you use? Maybe I just suck. xD

[theundeadhero]

Fighter, Black Belt, Red Mage, White Mage.

It's common for people to need to grind, I've just beaten it enough to know exactly who needs to attack which monsters how many times at what level to kill a monster. For example, at this point in the game Fighter can kill this Ogre, who has 100HP, in one hit and it takes the Black Belt, Red Wizard and White Mage together to kill the other in one turn.

[Quindiana Jones]

I'm pretty sure I'm just lost without an ATB, as it's my first time playing the originals. My tactics usually revolve around timing etc., which is difficult to gauge with this game as you can never be certain when everyone's going to attack. I'm battling on at the moment, since I'm pretty sure I'll regret not playing it.

[LunarWeaver]

I say just quit. Games are meant to be fun, not a chore. Don't force yourself to play it because of the franchise it belongs to. Pure Quitter14.