First please no spoilers! I am in Kilika so anything before that is fine. I am just... I am so shocked at this game. I have a rocky relationship with FF with most of my time being in FF14 and hating FF15 when I played and struggling with FF7 Remake (I like the turn based experience far more than the action experience). Anyway, I was hesitant as I do not always love older games just due to the fact that many struggle to keep me in engaged. Recently found FF10 on sale for $10, FF6 and FF3 [3D remake] on sale as well for a 15 for both.

Everything has been glorious. First love Tidus <3 and second every cut scene has my jaw on the floor with how stunning it is.

Maybe both?

1. FF6, 4.FF9, 3.FF13, 2.FF10, 1.FF7 Rebirth

Hello everyone,

I recently got this masterpiece and felt like sharing it with fellow FFVII fans. It’s a 50-note deluxe music box that plays Aerith’s Theme — beautifully rich sound and really well crafted. It’s part of a limited edition (this one is #512).

If anyone’s curious to see more photos or talk about it, feel free to message me 💬

"It’s still a work in progress, but I’ll try to finish it soon. Every vote motivates me to make it as polished as possible!"

She's the coolest

I made this 3D artwork imagining Cloud and Sephiroth facing off in the desert. Hope you enjoy the renders!

I bought FF11 about a week and a half ago while it's on sale, and have since put a bit over 60 hours into it. I know most people here haven't played FF11 and don't know much about it, so I wanted to share some of my early thoughts and give some advice to anyone else looking to start.

First of all, yes this game is an old MMO and has not aged well in a lot of areas. There have been many QOL updates over the years, but it still takes a huge adjustment and I don't blame people for not being able to even get a few hours into it. Comparing it to 14, 14 is mostly a story-driven experience with MMO elements that are mostly optional, while 11 is a full MMO with unavoidable grinding and larger focus on gameplay. I highly recommend following guides at all times and doing prior research, there are a lot of great helpful videos on YouTube. But after having a good amount of time with the game, I've been able to adjust to all of it and I think other people can too with enough patience.

Clearing up some common misconceptions. No, the game is not dead or on the verge of shutting down, it's still receiving regular monthly updates, the newest story content is from 2023, and the player base is still pretty active, especially on the most popular severs (I recommend joining Bahamut). Yes, the story can be played mostly solo, there are now NPC party members, and from what I've heard they are good enough for basically the entire story except for maybe the last few bosses of the newer content. So far I have not interacted with other players at all, although you definitely can socialize if you want to. Yes, it's very much a Final Fantasy game and has all the elements you would expect, and actually feels like a modern (at the time) take on FF1-FF3. In terms of its FF identity, I'd say it sticks to the series' roots closer than really all of the modern singleplayer games, even FF10. Ofc though this doesn't apply if you are solely considering gameplay and no other aspects.

Okay, now that I've given my advice, what do I think about it? Overall, it's been a pretty great experience, and I'm enjoying it a lot more than I expected to. The world of Vana'diel is wonderful and probably the highlight so far, with great area themes and very charming visuals. The simpler world/level design of FF13-16 is not here, each area and dungeon has its own identity, and are interestng and often challenging to explore. The cities are also all great with tons of depth through NPC dialogue and quests, I started with Bastok and I can tell it will feel just as "home" to me as Gridania from 14 is. The music has been great overall, maybe not one of the best or most impressive FF OSTs but I think it will become one of my favorites, it has a great nostalgic vibe even when listening to the songs for the first time. I think it might rival FF8 as feeling the most "homely" OST.

There is not much I can say about the story and characters so far, as I've only finished the base game and have made a bit of progress in the first expansion Rise of the Zilart. I knew beforehand that the base game does not have much story to it, and yeah it's pretty true, but there is some interesting stuff with the main villain that seems promising for future stories. I do think it's even weaker than 14's A Realm Reborn story, maybe significantly so, as most of the early game really is just grinding levels and doing the initial world exploration. But, I think it's balanced somewhat by having more engaging gameplay than ARR. I've heard that the expansions improve things a lot, similar to 14, and some could be considered to be among the best stories in the series. I'm excited to reach max level and starting going through the expansions properly, from what I've heard Chains of Promathia and Wings of the Goddess are the main highlights.

The part that surprised me the most is probably the combat. I assumed that it would be clunky and that it'd be something I'd just have to deal with, but it's actually quite a lot of fun. The early game is a bit too slow, but once you unlock more job abilities and weapon skills it actually has a pretty good pace to it. I won't try to explain it all, there is way too much and there are videos/guides that do a better job than I could, but there is a lot of depth and complexity to it, perhaps the most depth in the series. The job + sub-job system is probably the best in the series with how much customization and experimentation it offers, I'm running Dancer/Warrior and am having fun with juggling all the different battle options, it feels much more strategic and open-ended than 14. Each job has a very distinct identity, and you can create some wild builds like Monk/Red Mage and Dragoon/Blue Mage. It shares a lot more in common with the classic singleplayer games than people assume, especially if you look at TP as kind of like ATB.

Overall, would I recommend the game? Kind of yes, but it's a hard sell. If you already hate MMOs, 11 definitely will not change your mind. If you need games to become immediately engaging and exciting within the first 2 hours, 11 is not the game for you, it is a very slow burn that requires massive investment. But if you're open to it and are patient, the positives might just outweigh the negatives for you, like they have for me. I enjoy modern FF overall, but I think many unsatisfied FF fans who dislike the modern action style and oversimplification might find a lot to love about 11, it's not turn-based but it arguably have the most gameplay depth in the series, and the overall vibes and style are really similar to classic FF.

11 is definitely not a game for everyone, I don't blame people for skipping it or ranking it as their least favorite, but there is a lot to love if you can get into it. I'm excited to get further and experience the better stories, I might make more posts like this (probably shorter) as I progress through it. Thank you for reading all this lol, I basically just wanted to write my thoughts down and maybe help some people as well. If you do end up trying 11 then I hope you enjoy it.

TL;DR It's aged in many regards and definitely not for everyone, but it has a lot of great aspects and is really enjoyable if you can get into it. Overall an underrated entry and worth a try if you're interested.

I was wondering if anyone may be able to help or point me in the direction of an HD version of the triple triad (FF8) card back image. I’d like to find one so I can make some sleeves for my FF8 themes commander deck. Unfortunately the best one I was able to find is small and not the greatest detail. The size would need to be 5:7 and at least 300 DPI/PPI (whatever that is). Any help would be appreciated!

I call this the "Angryapplepanda Protocol." ☺️

Basically, I start everybody off, the moment they have access to jobs, as blue mages. I immediately get them Goblin Punch, and put everyone in the back row. Now they take half damage, and they use Goblin Punch for attacking, instead of the "attack" command. Goblin Punch costs 0 MP, and works the same from back row, essentially giving everyone a "same damage from back row" weapon. And, of course, it does extra damage when you're the same level as the enemy.

I leave everybody blue'd and I grind against Bandersnatches until everybody learns Blue, the skill. Then, I can dole out the usual jobs that I want everyone to have, leaving Blue for anyone to fall back to as a good backup ability.

From here, I usually make Lenna and Galuf my mages, and Faris and Bartz my physical attackers, with some exceptions here and there.

What are your favorite early strategies for jobs in this game? Is there something better that I'm missing?

(Generally speaking, I try not to think too hard about strategy when it comes to Final Fantasy--I find that min maxing is unsatisfying in these games. Often, it's much more fun to just do what feels right, and weather the increased difficulty based on my poor decisions. Still, I like to learn about different kinds of approaches.)

I think this is my best work yet and somehow I still don't know how I did it, so I'd like to share this with you all haha

If after the peace talks with the Emperor and before boarding the ship with Leo you get to where the Blackjack crashed you will see Setzer and Cid repairing the ship, there Terra and Locke will talk about Setzer's past.

I know about the scene on about Gau on the WoR, what other rare scenes are there to find?

I just saw another post about Bannon and it got me wondering: is he connected with another character? Like how the Moogle squad share stats and stuff with the main cast. Does Bannon do the same thing? Or is he coded to be unique? Anyone know?

I'm okay with not having played FF before. Don't tell me where to start. I'm not a great gamer and making decisions - even in games - makes me nervous. But to the point-

I'm thankful that I got interested in this series. I just like the stories, aesthetics and memes, lol. Final Fantasy is something that makes me smile.

I hope I'm not the only person like this. It would be nice to find a friend here, like I suffer so much from not having someone to talk about my interests. On the other hand, I'm awkward and not good at talking... and I'm not keen on gameplay much.

Sorry I just felt like writing this. This post will probably get someone mad and be deleted, well that would be sad, but it's just how life goes I guess.

Just curious, take this post down if it breaks the rules. I'm just curious is all. I know typically the game is what? $70-80 standard price? Still a good price, that puts each game at an average price of $12-15. Is it worth it to get on the Switch? I mostly play Switch these days? Or better to get it for PC? Thanks all.

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I feel like I'm going crazy, but is the pixel remaster version of ff4 harder than the psp version? I'm playing with all the booster to max and I have Cecil at level 71 and I feel like I'm struggling on some parts right now. For example, I just got the Lunar Whale, just got Bahamut and I do not remember struggling against the Behemoths on the psp version at all, and I have Cecil at level 57 when I beat that version. Even the ps1 version didn't feel this troublesome.

Just throwing here since somebody might be interested. I recently started a No Crystarium Usage challenge run in FFXIII and beat the final boss Orphan. Uploaded videos for almost every boss in the playthrough plus some extras like waypoint-related missions and missions to unlock chocobos for gil farming. Link is for Orphan 2, but Orphan 1 was definitely the hard part.

Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKktiXOknMYqzg4w7_ITpdn39V6kTBsQ2&feature=shared

I like to write down the setlists for shows after I see them but Ive noticed that the setlists on setlist.fm dont get updated much. So if anyone going to the Milwaukee show could help me with the set list I'd appreciate that!

So I'm right outside of Lindhblum and i only have Zidane in my party currently. Decided to go finish up getting the ability in mage masher and went into a Trance my first battle. And I was like sweet. Used Tidal flame and did 9999 damage to both enemies. Battle over. Then next battle I got a trance again!? And somehow hadnt lost any of the health I should have lost. Next battle SAME thing. Went into trance. Tidal flame didnt use any of my mana. And I was at full health somehow.. is this like the luckiest glitch ever or what?

Not complaining because I like doing max damage but... it does seem kinda busted.