I wasn't expecting that as your Number two but it's a great game to have as number two
Master of the Fork
Cid's Knight
I wasn't expecting that as your Number two but it's a great game to have as number two
I've already put most of my thoughts over in the thread we have up for the remake.
Great game, nothing at all like I was expecting.
Not as good as A Link Between Worlds in my opinion, but really good nonetheless. I'm still ranking it among the 3D Zelda games. Not sure where it will fall.
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FFVIII awesome!!! I've been playing the steam version recently (first playthrough of it since ps1 days), and I have almost all of the achievements. I've decided I'm going to finish off the kill achievement(s), Blue Magic one, and finish with Squall's initial level on a 2nd playthrough. I didn't realize until after I killed Ultima Weapon in doing so also took out my best chance to farm Cursed Spikes needed for Quistis' Shockwave Pulsar.
1. Final Fantasy IX
And for the grand conclusion of my list, it is none other than
Final Fantasy IX is the story of a thief named Zidane who is trying to kidnap the Princess Garnet. Little does he suspect that she's looking to get kidnapped. There's strange things going on in her Kingdom of Alexandria and she wants to do something about her mother the Queen who has been making some weapon's deals. This game follows our heroes during a time of war as they explore new lands and learn some things about their pasts that they wouldn't have expected.
This game plays similar to a lot of Final Fantasy titles. Battles are random and your characters stand on one end of the battle screen with the enemies opposite. Once the ATB bar fills up, a command menu will allow you to choose between Attack, Item, or any individual character commands. You also have a Trance bar that fills up, which can do stuff from increasing strength to allowing special abilities to be used, depending on the character. Characters in this game have certain jobs or roles in battle, such as Black Mage and Thief and their abilities are determined by that. Abilities are learned in this game by equipping weapons or items and obtaining points in fights which go towards these abilities. Once you gain enough points you will be able to use the ability without using the equipment. There are 8 playable characters with 4 usable in battle at a time.
General impressions:
Brace yourselves because this is going to be a long one. I haven't had the best life and I got passed around a lot as a child. At one point, my mother left me with her ex boyfriend, Barry, and for a few years I lived in relative stability. She'd left me with him before but he'd dropped me off with his family or strangers. I guess this time he must have felt guilty because he kept me around for a few years. Anywho, when I was around 10 or so (not sure exact age, but around there) we watched the Final Fantasy Spirits Within movie (yep) and I loved it (yep) and Barry decided to tell me that Final Fantasy was actually a video game series. If you saw my VIII review you'd know I had played VIII by that point but I'd totally forgotten the tiny bit I played and it wasn't actually until about 4-5 years ago that I remembered. So at this point I had no idea it was a video game series and I got super excited so I went on the internets and looked it up, seeing that there were 10 main games. I looked around at all the characters and wondered why I hadn't seen the girl from the movie, and Barry explained that they're all separate. But I saw Yuna and she looked close enough so I got interested in X. That's when I saw the announcements about X-2. ALL GIRLS??!?! OUTFIT CHANGES???!?!?! Sadly for me, X-2 wasn't out yet. So anyways time passed and Barry got us a PS2 along with Dark Cloud and Jak and Daxter. Then it was Christmas or my birthday or something and I got a special surprise. Final Fantasys VII, VIII, IX, and X. "Sorry, X-2 isn't out yet, but maybe these will keep you occupied while you wait." I looked at all of the covers and all of the booklets trying to decide which to play first and I saw Vivi. Adorable Vivi. I popped the game in and my life changed forever. I loved it loved it loved it. Every moment, every scene, I just ate it all up. Because of this game I joined this forum, I met the man I love, I have this beautiful home. I have my love of RPG's and the Final Fantasy series. I have a game that makes me happy everytime I play. I have a game that let me go in to another world when I was in an abusive relationship, when I was dealing with my mother's addictions, when I felt alone. I had Final Fantasy IX.
Story:
I love this story. I absolutely love it, almost every single moment of it. It's just so fantastical and it sucks me right in. I get so engaged, so engrossed in it no matter how many times I play it. The pacing is perfect for me, starting out one way and slowly building to something deeper. Learning about the characters and their pasts. Seeing the world grow and become more accessible. So many touching and beautiful moments like Vivi standing up to the Black Waltz for the first time, (SPOILER)Queen Brahne's death, Zidane rejecting his friends and them still being there for him, Alexander vs Bahamut, the destruction of Lindblum I could go on and on. Most games have a 2-3 moments that I look forward to every time I play, but this game just has so many. So many moments I want to relive and see all over again. So many sad scenes, so many happy ones. The game is overall pretty optimistic and bright which makes the devastating scenes have that much more impact. I really have no complaints about the story, I love it to pieces.
Gameplay:
The weak point. The gameplay is actually kind of bum compared to most of the series in a lot of ways. The battles are slow, SO SLOW, the Trance is terrible and should be thrown off a cliff, characters aren't really customizable, and it's just not all that inspiring. But that's not to say it's all bad. I do love job classes and it has my favourite mini-game, Chocobo Hot & Cold. I could sink so many hours in to that, and I loved having Choco change colours and finding new treasure. So it's not the worst game in terms of gameplay but it's certainly not the best. It could have done so much better.
World:
I love the world of this game, especially since it like grows with the story. You start off on the Mist Continent, which has enough awesome areas on it as it is, and then you explore more and adventure further and see many other great areas. It had a lot of good diversity and it didn't feel like the same thing over and over again. My biggest complaint is that they could have done much more with the Lost and Forgotten Continents as they did not have much on them. My favourite areas would have to be Dali, Alexandria, Esto Gaza, and Black Mage Village, although it was super hard to narrow this down and I liked almost every single area.
Characters:
I love this cast. I like every single character, although Amarant is on the lower end because they didn't do much with him. I liked how they would switch your party around to go with the story and I loved seeing them learn more about themselves. I think it's a journey of self-discovery, something I can identify with a lot, and it was awesome seeing them all learn more about their past and coming to terms with it. Some characters sadly didn't get enough time in the spotlight and they could have interacted more amongst each other.
Favourite character: Vivi sgqyVmg.jpg
Honourable mentions: Quina, Zidane, Steiner RBtEQbI.pnggKoun2L.jpg9fA3pjv.png
Oh look, the only game that has only males as my favourite characters (well Quina is debatable, but I've always seen Quina as a he). Vivi is just the sweetest most precious thing, but he's not afraid to stand up for himself and his friends. He's also incredibly powerful. His story of (SPOILER)coming to terms with his death was very well written and he took it with such grace and maturity that I can't help but admire him. Quina is who s/he is, and is also kind of a lovable goof that brings something happy and fun to the story that I really liked. Zidane is overall just a good guy and I really liked his moment of development because it showed him on a deeper level. He was an awesome friend who was always supportive of everyone no matter what there decisions were. I hated Steiner the first time I played because he was like a buzzkill but now I love seeing him grow in to his own person and learning to think for himself. I could go on about all the other characters as well because they're all pretty great but this is getting long enough as it is!
Overall this is a great game with a charming and engaging story, a strong cast of characters who develop and grow really well, some fun mini-games, and a beautiful world to explore. The gameplay is sadly on the lower side of passable. But more than anything, this game has influenced and changed my life and I love it to pieces. The butterflies in the stomach feeling I get when I play this game is something I've been searching for in games ever since and since the moment I played it it has always been my top game of all time ever.
Master of the Fork
Cid's Knight
YES. This is why we're friends.
Thank you so much to everyone who participated, I had a lot of fun and I'm really glad I did this! I hope you all had a lot of fun too! So I did some stuffs and you can treat this like the credits which means feel free to walk out now. Thanks everyone for the participation!
Games in order that they ranked:
97. Grand Theft Auto III/Vice City/San Andreas
96. Family Feud
95. Driver
94. Pokemon Leaf Green
93. don't take it personally, babe, it just ain't your story
92. Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
91. Hakuouki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~
90. The Promised Land
89. Pokemon Stadium
88. Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage
87. Princess Debut
86. RPG Maker 3
85. Soul Calibur II
84. Soul Calibur III
83. Final Fantasy XIII
82. Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
81. Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands
80. Doki Doki Universe
79. Tekken 2
78. The Sims 3
77. Final Fantasy VII
76. Dawn of Mana
75. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
74. Ys Seven
73. Xenogears
72. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
71. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
70. Super Scribblenauts
69. Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar
68. Pokepark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure
67. Pokemon Diamond
66. Final Fantasy Theatrhythm
65. Tomodachi Life
64. Mario (Power) Tennis
63. Katamari Forever
62. Luminous Arc 2
61. Record of Agarest War 2
60. Xenosaga Episode II
59. Final Fantasy Theatrhythm: Curtain Call
58. Pokemon Snap
57. Tekken 3
56. Suikoden IV
55. Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon
54. Tekken Tag Tournament 1/2
53. Ni No Kuni
52. Tales of Legendia
51. Bravely Default
50. .hack//Infection, Mutation, Outbreak, Quarantine
49. Harvest Moon: A Tale of Two Towns
48. Tekken 6
47. Suikoden
46. Record of Agarest War Zero
45. Legend of Mana
44. Rune Factory 3
43. Atelier Escha & Logy
42. Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny
41. Atelier Meruru
40. Kingdom Hearts II
39. Girls Fashion Shoot
38. La Pucelle Tactics
37. Hyperdimesnion Neptunia Victory
36. Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
35. Xenoblade Chronicles
34. Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
33. Fairy Fencer F
32. Pokemon X
31. Ape Escape 3
30. Tales of Vesperia
29. Skies of Arcadia
28. Record of Agarest War
27. Final Fantasy IV
26. Tales of the Abyss
25. Atelier Totori
24. Eternal Sonata
23. Xenosaga Episode I
22. Final Fantasy V
21. Final Fantasy Tactics
20. Dark Cloud
19. Suikoden III
18. Star Ocean: The Last Hope
17. Final Fantasy XIV
16. Fire Emblem: Awakening
15. Final Fantasy X
14. Final Fantasy XII
13. Dragon Quest V
12. Xenosaga Episode III
11. Tales of Xillia
10. Tales of Xillia 2
9. Chrono Trigger
8. Final Fantasy X-2
7. Suikoden II
6. Suikoden V
5. Tales of Symphonia
4. Dark Cloud 2
3. Final Fantasy VIII
2. Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
1. Final Fantasy IX
Games by system:
Nintendo 64 (5)
Mario (Power) Tennis (#64)
Pokemon Snap (#58)
Pokemon Stadium (#89)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (#2)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (#72)
Nintendo GameCube (3)
Skies of Arcadia Legends (#29)
Tales of Symphonia (#5)
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (#34)
Nintendo Wii (5)
Family Feud (#96)
Mario (Power) Tennis (#64)
PokePark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure (#68)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (#75)
Xenoblade Chronicles (#35)
Nintendo Gameboy Advance (3)
Final Fantasy IV (#27)
Final Fantasy V (#22)
Pokemon LeafGreen (#94)
Nintendo DS (11)
Chrono Trigger (#9)
Dragon Quest V (#13)
Dragon Quest IX (#82)
Family Feud (#96)
Harvest Moon Grand Bazaar (#69)
Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands (#81)
Luminous Arc 2 (#62)
Pokemon Diamond (#67)
Princess Debut (#87)
Rune Factory 3 (#44)
Super Scribblenauts (#70)
Nintendo 3DS (7)
Animal Crossing New Leaf (#71)
Bravely Default (#51)
Final Fantasy Theatrhythm (#66)
Final Fantasy Theatrhythm: Curtain Call (#59)
Girls Fashion Shoot (#39)
Pokemon X (#32)
Tomodachi Life (#65)
PlayStation (14)
Driver (#95)
Final Fantasy V (#22)
Final Fantasy VII (#77)
Final Fantasy VIII (#3)
Final Fantasy IX (#1)
Final Fantasy Tactics (#21)
Legend of Mana (#45)
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (#88)
Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon (#55)
Suikoden (#47)
Suikoden II (#7)
Tekken 2 (#79)
Tekken 3 (#57)
Xenogears (#73)
PlayStation 2 (24)
.hack//Infection, Mutation, Outbreak, Quarantine (#50)
Ape Escape 3 (#31)
Dark Cloud (#20)
Dark Cloud 2 (#4)
Dawn of Mana (#76)
Final Fantasy X (#15)
Final Fantasy X-2 (#8)
Final Fantasy XII (#14)
Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City, San Andreas (#97)
Jak and Daxter (#92)
Kingdom Hearts II (#40)
La Pucelle Tactics (#38)
RPG Maker 3 (#86)
Soul Calibur II (#85)
Soul Calibur III (#84)
Suikoden III (#19)
Suikoden IV (#56)
Suikoden V (#6)
Tales of Legendia (#52)
Tales of the Abyss (#26)
Tekken Tag Tournament 1/2 (#54)
Xenosaga Episode I (#23)
Xenosaga Episode II (#60)
Xenosaga Episode III (#12)
PlayStation 3 (18)
Atelier Escha & Logy (#43)
Atelier Meruru (#41)
Atelier Totori (#25)
Doki Doki Universe (#80)
Fairy Fencer F (#33)
Final Fantasy XIII (#83)
Final Fantasy XIV (#17)
Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory (#37)
Katamari Forever (#63)
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (#53)
Record of Agarest War Zero (#46)
Record of Agarest War 2 (#61)
Rune Factory Tides of Destiny (#42)
Star Ocean: The Last Hope (#18)
Tales of Xillia (#11)
Tales of Xillia 2 (#10)
Tekken 6 (#48)
The Sims 3 (#78)
PSP (5)
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (#36)
Final Fantasy Tactics (#21)
Hakuouki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom (#91)
Harvest Moon: A Tale of Two Towns (#49)
Ys Seven (#74)
PC (2)
Don't take it personally, babe, it just ain't your story (#93)
The Promised Land (#90)
Xbox 360 (3)
Eternal Sonata (#24)
Record of Agarest War (#28)
Tales of Vesperia (#30)
Games by genre (according mostly to Google):
Action Adventure (6)
Dawn of Mana (#76)
PokePark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure (#68)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (#2)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (#72)
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (#34)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (#75)
Adventure (1)
Doki Doki Universe (#80)
Action RPG (8)
.hack//Infection, Mutation, Outbreak, Quarantine (#50)
Dark Cloud (#20)
Dark Cloud 2 (#4)
Kingdom Hearts II (#40)
Legend of Mana (#45)
Star Ocean: The Last Hope (#18)
Xenoblade Chronicles (#35)
Ys Seven (#74)
Driving (2)
Driver (#95)
Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City, San Andreas (#97)
Fighting (6)
Soul Calibur II (#85)
Soul Calibur III (#84)
Tekken 2 (#79)
Tekken 3 (#57)
Tekken 6 (#48)
Tekken Tag Tournament 1/2 (#54)
Game Show (1)
Family Feud (#96)
MMO (1)
Final Fantasy XIV (#17)
Platform (4)
Ape Escape 3 (#31)
Jak and Daxter (#92)
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (#88)
Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon (#55)
Puzzle (2)
Katamari Forever (#63)
Super Scribblenauts (#70)
Rhythm (2)
Final Fantasy Theatrhythm (#66)
Final Fantasy Theatrhythm: Curtain Call (#59)
RPG (42)
Atelier Escha & Logy (#43)
Atelier Meruru (#41)
Atelier Totori (#25)
Bravely Default (#51)
Chrono Trigger (#9)
Dragon Quest V (#13)
Dragon Quest IX (#82)
Eternal Sonata (#24)
Fairy Fencer F (#33)
Final Fantasy IV (#27)
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (#36)
Final Fantasy V (#22)
Final Fantasy VII (#77)
Final Fantasy VIII (#3)
Final Fantasy IX (#1)
Final Fantasy X (#15)
Final Fantasy X-2 (#8)
Final Fantasy XII (#14)
Final Fantasy XIII (#83)
Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory (#37)
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (#53)
Pokemon Diamond (#67)
Pokemon LeafGreen (#94)
Pokemon X (#32)
Rune Factory 3 (#44)
Rune Factory Tides of Destiny (#42)
Skies of Arcadia Legends (#29)
Suikoden (#47)
Suikoden II (#7)
Suikoden III (#19)
Suikoden IV (#56)
Suikoden V (#6)
Tales of Legendia (#52)
Tales of Symphonia (#5)
Tales of the Abyss (#26)
Tales of Vesperia (#30)
Tales of Xillia (#11)
Tales of Xillia 2 (#10)
Xenogears (#73)
Xenosaga Episode I (#23)
Xenosaga Episode II (#60)
Xenosaga Episode III (#12)
Simulation (11)
Animal Crossing New Leaf (#71)
Girls Fashion Shoot (#39)
Harvest Moon Grand Bazaar (#69)
Harvest Moon: A Tale of Two Towns (#49)
Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands (#81)
Pokemon Snap (#58)
Princess Debut (#87)
RPG Maker 3 (#86)
The Promised Land (#90)
The Sims 3 (#78)
Tomodachi Life (#65)
Sport (1)
Mario (Power) Tennis (#64)
Strategy (1)
Pokemon Stadium (#89)
Strategy RPG (7)
Final Fantasy Tactics (#21)
Fire Emblem: Awakening (#16)
La Pucelle Tactics (#38)
Luminous Arc 2 (#62)
Record of Agarest War (#28)
Record of Agarest War Zero (#46)
Record of Agarest War 2 (#61)
Visual Novel (2)
Don't take it personally, babe, it just ain't your story (#93)
Hakuouki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom (#91)
Games by series:
.hack (4)
.hack//Infection, Mutation, Outbreak, Quarantine (#50)
Agarest War (3)
Record of Agarest War (#28)
Record of Agarest War Zero (#46)
Record of Agarest War 2 (#61)
Atelier (3)
Atelier Escha & Logy (#43)
Atelier Meruru (#41)
Atelier Totori (#25)
Dark Cloud (2)
Dark Cloud (#20)
Dark Cloud 2 (#4)
Dragon Quest (2)
Dragon Quest V (#13)
Dragon Quest IX (#82)
Final Fantasy (14)
Final Fantasy IV (#27)
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (#36)
Final Fantasy V (#22)
Final Fantasy VII (#77)
Final Fantasy VIII (#3)
Final Fantasy IX (#1)
Final Fantasy X (#15)
Final Fantasy X-2 (#8)
Final Fantasy XII (#14)
Final Fantasy XIII (#83)
Final Fantasy XIV (#17)
Final Fantasy Tactics (#21)
Final Fantasy Theatrhythm (#66)
Final Fantasy Theatrhythm: Curtain Call (#59)
Grand Theft Auto (3)
Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City, San Andreas (#97)
Harvest Moon/Rune Factory (5)
Harvest Moon Grand Bazaar (#69)
Harvest Moon: A Tale of Two Towns (#49)
Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands (#81)
Rune Factory 3 (#44)
Rune Factory Tides of Destiny (#42)
Mana (2)
Dawn of Mana (#76)
Legend of Mana (#45)
Pokemon (6)
Pokemon Diamond (#67)
Pokemon LeafGreen (#94)
Pokemon Snap (#58)
Pokemon Stadium (#89)
Pokemon X (#32)
PokePark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure (#68)
Soul Calibur (2)
Soul Calibur II (#85)
Soul Calibur III (#84)
Spyro (2)
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (#88)
Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon (#55)
Suikoden (5)
Suikoden (#47)
Suikoden II (#7)
Suikoden III (#19)
Suikoden IV (#56)
Suikoden V (#6)
Tales (6)
Tales of Legendia (#52)
Tales of Symphonia (#5)
Tales of the Abyss (#26)
Tales of Vesperia (#30)
Tales of Xillia (#11)
Tales of Xillia 2 (#10)
Tekken (4)
Tekken 2 (#79)
Tekken 3 (#57)
Tekken 6 (#48)
Tekken Tag Tournament 1/2 (#54)
Xeno (5)
Xenoblade Chronicles (#35)
Xenogears (#73)
Xenosaga Episode I (#23)
Xenosaga Episode II (#60)
Xenosaga Episode III (#12)
Zelda (4)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (#2)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (#72)
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (#34)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (#75)
Now I feel let down. I pretty much hated almost every character in FFIX, and the gameplay was way too slow. I was sorely disappointed in Zidane not dying at the end, which would have made me like the game a lot more. It also had a random, pointless last boss for no reason. How anyone likes FFIX for anything other than the music, chocobo hot/cold, and the AP system (I kinda liked it to an extent) is beyond me -_-
Master of the Fork
Cid's Knight
Re-read her post about it then and maybe it wont be so beyond you
Everyone has different tastes. I love IX with a passion
Haah, Final Fantasy IX. I only played you for the first time a few years back, when you were released on the European PS Store. Playing you was quite fun, but I don't have the kind of nostalgic feel I get playing VII. Naturally. I grew up with VII. Nonetheless I have utmost respect for you as a game and a story, and I'd go back to play you again any day. And I can wholeheartedly empathize with anyone who loves you for what you are.
Great list, Pumpkin. It was very enjoyable to read from start to finish, and although I skipped some games so as to not spoil them for myself, you really managed to convey your affection towards these games very well. Wonderful job.
Still, only two visual novels. Sigh. Maybe I should list my top visual novels sometime.
Last edited by Karifean; 03-02-2015 at 10:32 PM.
Got the spoiler, thank you!
I'm glad you enjoyed it
Oh, with closing credits and all...nice work Pumpkin!
Hehe, I've been trying to consolidate my own favorite games list, brining it down to 50 titles. Finding the right order for the games is harder than coming up with the games themselves
Master of the Fork
Cid's Knight
Yeah totally do a VN one, I'll be all up in that. I need some new ones. I've gotta have english ones though cause yeah and same as pumpkin, it's hard to find non adult scenes ones.
Originally Posted by CimminyCricket
I have similar feelings about this.
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