What do you like in a final fantasy?

[aerithsloveslave]

I like the final fantasys where in the end it is impossible for any characters to be alike (abilities, magic, etc)

I'll second that. I suppose this is why IV and IX are so special to me. As much fun as I am having with XII right now, I can't help but wish that the characters had more unique abilities.

In some of the games (VI, VII, VIII) I couldn't help but wonder what the point of having more than 3/4 characters in the game was since they can all pretty much to the same thing minus a few unique abilties.

[silentenigma]

class systems like in FF5.

[Jowy]

I like the ones that end in "Tactics."

[Frozen Phantom]

I like the ones that end in "Tactics."

I second that

[Laddy]

-I like FF's with loveable races, Qus, Kitties, etc.

-Loveable and deeply developed characters.

-Non-Traditional Heroes

-Dramatic FF's, like 6,7,9,10,12, etc.

-Likeable main characters

-No job system

-No junctioning-ish, unless done smartly like FF7's and FF12's.

[Zeromus_X]

Nihilistic villains who somehow obtain godhood.

[Firo Volondé]

Young, enthusiastic characters, especially when they clash with the older, gruffer characters.

Limit Breaks/Overdrives.

Long, tough, non-frustating sidequests (to keep me occupied)

Games where everyone is useful.

Masamunes that are kick-ass (left) and not spanners (right).
:rolleyes2

[Dreddz]

I like a friggin world map.

[GeneralSapphire]

I like cool characters and an amazing story!!!

[Darth Cid]

What I like in a Final Fantasy, is anything doesn't have "VII" and some text other than "Final Fantasy" in the title. FFVII is alright, but its spinoffs ftl.

[feioncastor]

I like the ones that end in "Tactics."

Yes, and they must be archaic, as in, not "Advance".

FFT is definitely my favorite game ever.

But if we're talking actual numbered series, exculding spin-off games like FFT, FFMQ and others, I like whatever they put in FF6. FF6 has always struck me as one of those games that really didn't have much room for improvement. Off the top of my head, I can't think of single thing about that game that ought to be different.

Not that I can think of any problems with FFT, either.

[Elpizo]

What I enjoy in Final Fantasy:

-Storyline
-Characters
-heroic Characters (Galuf for the win)
-A few good touching scenes (I'm looking at you, FF V)
-Great villains (Exdeath, Kuja, ...)
-Gameplay
-Why, the music of course!
-Random Encounters with good old leveling up and ATB/Turn Based
-World Maps
-Challenges (Omega, Shinryu, Ultima Weapon, Ozma, you name it)
-Great Final Boss backgrounds (Zeromus, Neo Exdeath)

More, personal reasons with some personal meaning behind them that you guys don't need to know.

-The Void
-The outer-space-ish Final Dungeons
-Godlike Final Bosses (Necron, Sephiroth, Kefka, ...)

[black orb]

>>> Aside from the obvious stuff, I like how you can carry tons and tons of items, and I like my items x100..
Most of the rpgs i`ve played fail in this aspect..

[NINJA_Ryu]

Personally, ill draw on FFIV for this post

The thing that i really enjoyed in this one is

-The story, with all twists and turns
-weapons/spells and damage they inflict!
-villans
-the hero, Cecil is quite an "untraditional" hero, and at the beginning, i did not like him very much, but his trials and experiences mold his expectations and duties from "humly following the king" to "down with the king" to "destroy evil"
-and how it all flows together ^ ^

[BarelySeeAtAll]

SEPHI!!