Did anyone not like FF1?

[Avathar]

Well, i did. I know i got flamed a bit on another Final Fantasy forum 'cause i said that, but i really didn't like it. Just because it has this huge lack of story and characters. I don't care about graphics, since i liked FF3, FF4 and FF6 a lot. The battles were certainly okay, but then, that was it. That was the feeling i got: just randomly going to places, finding stuff, battling monsters. Only when you finish the entire game, then you "know" something about the whole plot with Garland and all.

Now for the comments :riiight:

[DudeSon2004]

I haven't really played it since I bought it on PS1 & that was ages ago.
I'm thinking of playing it though.

[TasteyPies]

I loved it. It was the first final fantasy I played, so when I played it there wasn't the godly standard of quality of current FFs to hold it up to.

If you played FF1 and expected it to have a better story, better charicters, better dialog or pretty much better anything than lets say FF7....DUH!

[Avathar]

I didn't expect much of it, since it's the very first Final Fantasy DUH

[Crossblades]

I thought it was very enjoyable, despite the lack of story

[DJZen]

I love it. I guess you have to enjoy dungeon crawls to really get into it though.

[Elite Lord Sigma]

You do need to remember that FFI was made back in 1987, not to mention this was a last-ditch effort to save Square from bankruptcy. So you really can't expect the first, especially made that long ago, to have well-developed plot lines.

[Avathar]

So in 1987, the gameplay was more important than the storyline and characters? :-\

[boys from the dwarf]

seems as its the first FF the battle system isnt as good as others but its still got a good battle system its just not a great battle system. the storyline isnt anything fancy like in the later ones like FF4,8 or 9 e.c.t. but garland is a good enemy and the time loop is quite interesting. i think that the storyline and characters are more important than the gameplay (although i do like good fun gameplay.). FF1 was a good game but you wouldnt expect it to be the best because its the first.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

It's interesting from a historical perspective, but I wouldn't call it a particularly fun game. FFIII is a hundred times better in all aspects.

[DJZen]

i think that the storyline and characters are more important than the gameplay

Then maybe you should consider reading books instead of playing video games. They tend to have much better stories and character development, and you don't have to worry as much about engrish or incorrect translations. There's also no level grinding, dungeon crawling, or bad controls to hamper the fun.

[Zeromus_X]

So in 1987, the gameplay was more important than the storyline and characters? :-\

More like story wasn't really a big a deal. RPGs and such were only enjoyed by a select crowd, not like how they seem to be more popular today, I would think. What I mean is, since video games weren't taken seriously as a form of entertainment, it didn't really matter if it had a storyline as detailed as some novel. Or something. :P That's what I'd think, anyway. Although I'd say FFI had a story better than most games of the time, although I think that FFIII is indeed a much better game, although they follow the same formula.

Meh.

[boys from the dwarf]

Then maybe you should consider reading books instead of playing video games. They tend to have much better stories and character development, and you don't have to worry as much about engrish or incorrect translations. There's also no level grinding, dungeon crawling, or bad controls to hamper the fun.

and i do read a lot of books but the later FFs with brilliant storylines are just like playing a realy good and interesting book. FF is nearly the only game i play because unlike most games it actually has a good storyline. i like the gameplay and its good for the gameplay to actually be well designed and fun but you need both of them to make a realy good game but storyline is still a bit more important.

[Zeromus_X]

And, storyline wasn't really an issue back then, since games weren't considered a form of entertainment or story, they were games. In other words, what I just said.

[a nirvana fan]

I like FFI a lot being the very first FF to be released, its a generally good game.