When it was a fresh new game concept? Oh how could I forget? <:3

Well, more like when the battle and experience systems weren't a jumbled mess.

As I said, fresh concept. That's an overarching category that includes everything, especially battle systems.

Indeed. I mean, for their first try Final Fantasy 1 was amazing. And it's quite a massive game for the NES era.

Agreed.

Here's an idea Square Enix. Make another Final Fantasy for the Super Nintendo/Famicom without all the bullshit weird plots, character designs, and gameplay.

Yeah, THAT would be awesome and could be played and enjoyed.

I mean FF7 is still good, and had a good story that wasn't all over the place.

Yeah but it was the point where they jumped the shark in terms of gameplay in my opinion. Also retardedly huge swords.

Yeah.
I still think FF10 was also good.

But FF6 did seem to have more soul to it.
I mean Kefka is probably the best FF villian ever. That's right Sephiroth, I said it you momma's boy.

Sephiroth is an attention whore.

Yes he is.
Kefka is just, pure evil. And I like him.
I mean how much did Sephiroth do?
How much did Kefka do before he got power? I think it was the town of Tzen that he poisoned the water and killed thousands and said quote, "Ahh, the voices of thousands of people screaming out in pain is music to my ears."

It's strange how most final Fantasy world maps look quite alike somehow, don't know, maybe it's just me!

They do have variences, but I think with that bird looking bit of land it makes you look at that and forget the rest.

But you may be right.

Well I wasn't saying the game is perfect, in fact I would rather play FF3(6) over FF1.

And let's not forget if one member of your team targeted an enemy that another team mate killed...

Oddly enough, I actually liked that little bit of the design. Then again, I enjoy it when a battle system is something more than "Spam B / X and Win!" It made me think about how much HP each enemy had, how to best focus my attacks to do the most amount of damage with the least amount of risk, and all of that. Made for some intense moments when magic spells and healing items were low, I have to say!

Then again, of course, many later RPGs did that sort of thing far better. Suikoden 2 had that, but it was more of a "bonus" if one was attentive. If you kill an enemy usually another party member will jump in to hit it, nothing lost. However, if you factor in each character's speed stats into your enemy targeting, there's a vast difference between just attacking willy-nilly and using strategy. It's not much, but if done properly you can slaughter the field in a single turn before an enemy can react, rather than having the battle take two turns and suffering through blows. :3

I just love it when developers put those little nuances in there for flourishes. It's like a little hidden treat, at least to me. Heh!

Yeah, once you get use to it it's okay.

It's a nostalgia thing. We remember things from our childhood fondly, but we were also used to buggy games and using our imaginations with them too. The first Final Fantasy was even missing vital clues on where to go in several areas. The players had to wander a LOT and by chance find their next destination at parts, or rely on the old fashioned "ask what your friend did at that part" and of course there were the old Game Tip hotlines (I wonder if anyone ever used them?)

It was also hindered by the ability of 4 strong Warriors Of Legend only being able to muster up enough strength to carry 9 of each potion, severe spell-use caps, the inability to save or camp inside dungeons (which would be handy to get through the final stage...). Like always, your healers are the lowest HP and can't equip legitimate armor; which coupled nicely with a battle script that made enemies target your weakest party members the most often.

But There was something grand about the game's principal ideas, and a few mind-blowing moments which made you realize this wasn't just a typical fantasy setting. Plus there were catchy tunes.

i just replayed this on my ipod like 5 months ago, brought back a lot of memories

another awesome job bud ^^

It is a pretty fun game. But I'll stick to the PS1 remake. XP

And thank you. =3

thats what the ipod one is i think.

Do the graphics look better than NES 8-bit?

oh yeah
and they improved the battle sytem a lot

http://www.gamefaqs.com/iphone/9862.....fantasy/images

has some images of the improved graphics

Looks like a step above the PS1 version.

i never actually played the PS1 version, only the ipod one, i know its on another system, just dont recall which one

Could be PSP, DS, or something else.

yeah

I loved exploring this world, way back in a time before NES was "retro". Yup... when it was top-of-the-line in video entertainment.

Final Fantasy might have lost grip with its adventure formula around #8..., but if you can stomach a dimension without chocobos and Sids, the Dragon Quest franchise is still getting it right and staying true to its questing roots.

I have tried only two Dragon Quest games, the original for the NES called Dragon Warrior which I didn't care for, and DQ8.

My first Dragon Quest was Dragon Warrior on NES and I liked it except for the absurd amount of leveling needed for every 7-10 paces away from home on the world map, lol.

I didn't see a lot of difference between any of the DQ titles and the snes FFs. Having Akira Toriyama as DQ's character designer and monster design was always appealing too.

Yeah. And for me back when I was straight Jessica from DQ8 was a nice piece of fanservice. >_>

the power of cleavage!

And jiggle physics in those skimpy clothes.

Still need to go back through and beat it. 1 and 12 are the only ones in the main numbered series that I haven't beaten.

1 is pretty good.
I personally can't say the same about 12.

Agreed. Bleh. I hate 12. But if I'm going to reach my goal, I have to beat it. *sighs*. Still, 6 is my fave, and 3 and 9 tie for second. XD I might go reply 6 after I trudge through 12.

Yeah, 12 doesn't have a good story to me. And the characters are so plain.

And 7 is my favorite, but 6 is indeed good as well.

That would be my issue with 12 as well. I started it and I'm just fining excuses not to continue.
I do really enjoy 7. I just like the characters in 6 better I think. And it might be a partially nostalgic biased since I played 6 back when I was a kid and didn't play 7 until just two years ago.

12 is just misserable, and the battle system makes it especially bad... But not as bad as FF13...

And I think the characters in 6 are indeed more interesting. At least you don't have an extreme emo in your party.

Now see, I don't know why, but I actually enjoy 13 more than 12. I guess I find it more interesting and I feel like the battle system was innovative enough to keep me going. More fast paced, having to change on the fly and such.

Alrighty, to each their own. I personally did not care for it.

Absolutely. :3 We are all entitled to our opinions. Sorry if I sounded pushy. I just wanted to postulate why I did enjoy it.

No, it's more than alright for people to have their own points of view on games. I mean if someone insulted my favorite game of all time I wouldn't judge them.

Said game is Super Metroid for the SNES by the way.

Nice choice dude. :3 Very solid game. Not sure what my favorite of all time is. I have too many that I like to say that one is my "favorite" I more have a favorite list. It's a lot of SNES games and some N64, and some PSx/2... I just can't decide. XD

Well, what's say we go over to notes, I am curious as to what your faves list are. =3