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I can shave some time off your depressing bucket list of spending two whole weeks playing FF games though. FF13-2, FF13-3 and FF15 are a total waste of time and money. They are so awful it shouldn't have been legal to sell them, especially 13-3 and 15. So I wouldn't worry about completing them. Ironically, FFXI is a superior MMORPG compared to EQ in pretty much every way, even it's slightly better but still ridiculously bad UI. EQ has it's own charm with it's style and design of course, but if your life goal is to beat all FF games then you should check out the FFXI emu which is basically the same thing as P99.
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I'll save u some more time. FF 1,2,3,8,10,12,13 etc are crap.
4, 6 and 7 are gold, 9 is ok
FF13-2,-3 probably won't get played, I'm mainly talking about the main line.

FF15... Ugh. I hate that the game is basically incomplete without the movie / the anime / the DLC / the expansion. FF games should be works of art that stand alone, not assembled from disparate pieces arranged in a way so as to maximize corporate profit.... and what happens someday when the servers that sell the DLC go down? No one will be able to get the complete game.

Nevertheless, I ended up buying the entire package once sale prices got low enough that I didn't feel guilty contributing to that style of consumerism.... That was a few weeks ago. I'm on chapter two now, it hasn't hooked me yet.... But it seems like an okay game as long as you're okay with completely un-FF combat.

FFXI... Never played it back in the day, played the emu and literally could not figure out how to play. The UI is incredibly clunky, and there are no good guides for it on the internet anymore.

As for Muggens' assertion that most of the main FF games suck...

FF 1 -- depending on which version you play, it's a very solid classic style RPG. The NES version can end up dragging due to the slow and difficult combat, but in the later versions combat can end up too quick and easy. The sweet spot in the PSX version. It retains the NES spell system and difficulty, but with updated graphics and added FMVs, as well as much needed polish and bug fixes.

FF2 -- the character progression system is ehhhhh.mm but the story is actually pretty incredible and ambitious for the time. Again, the NES is too difficult and the later versions too easy, with the sweet spot being either the PSX or GBA versions depending on how pure you want various game systems to be.

FF3 -- the NES version is better than most NES RPGs, due to it coming late in the console's lifecycle. This FF has no 16 bit remake like FF1 and 2 do, which is unfortunate because it would have probably been the best version. The 3D remakes are great tho, and there are merits to both it and the NES version depending on how retro your mood is

FF4 -- we agree it's good. The original Super Famicom ROM patched with the updated English translation is the best 2D version, followed by the PSP if you don't mind decreased difficulty. The 3D version is great too.

FF5 you didn't comment on, but man, it's the BEST

FF6 and 7 are great of course

FF8 has horrible character progression and combat, especially so if you are the min/max type. But the story and setting are pretty cool, if confusing. Worth a play through with cheats so you can experience the story.

FF9 is great, the best 3D one

FF10 and 12 are also great tho and you should be ashamed of yourself for disliking them. FF12's ending leaves a lot to be desired tho.

FF13 I have not yet played at all, so idk.
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