Well, fresh off of the craptastic experience that was Final Fantasy 4, I decided to give its predecessor Final Fantasy 3 a try. Instead of playing the DS remake, I opted to play the translated NES original using an emulator... primary so I could draw fair comparisons between FF3 and the NES Dragon Warrior Games.
I played the game all the way through. I'm amazed by how similar it was to FF4 in terms of basic gameplay, and even graphics. Just like the kinda-sorta ugly Dragon Quest 5, the FF4 graphics were definitely carry-overs from the previous NES games. FF4 probably could have been called "Final Fantasy 3 with a s*** story and no class changing".
While Final Fantasy 3 had its moments, it still doesn't hold a candle to Dragon Warrior 3 or 4. As expected, the class changing system was INCREDIBLY shallow. You can essentially change your class at any moment, and the only thing that carries over is Max HP. This translates into certain parts of the game where you have to change all four of your party members to a certain class just to beat a particular boss or get through a dungeon that has class-targeted enemies.
Not that you'll really care about what your class is anyway, because at the end of the game you get access to the two UBER CLASSES, which equate to an unstoppable warrior class that can equip every weapon/armor, and a magic class that can cast every spell in the game. Lame.
The overworld stuff is cool- airships that can do different things, from dive underwater to hop over mountains. There are also secrets-galore to be found in dungeons and towns, which is fun. The graphics are pretty damn good for an NES game as well.
Overall FF3 was fun but shallow, and very disappointing near the end. Which brings me to the next FF game that I'm going to take a stab at... Final Fantasy 5.
I'm about three hours in and FF5 has COMPLETELY blown me away so far! The class changing system isn't just really fun... it's very deep without being to complex or intimidating. The graphics are great, the music is excellent, and so far the story is generic but well done.
So, here is where things stand on the FF games that I have played through:
FF X > FF XII > FF 3 > FF 4 > FF 1
Jun 16 2008, 11:43 am
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Popisfizzy
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Hotlinking is not allowed.
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FFT > FF#
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HOTLINKING IS NOT ALLOWED.
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Just don't play FF2 for the NES, it is horrible.
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Tsk, tsk. Playing a copyrighted game on an emulator ;)
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the music is excellent Agreed, FFV had some really good music. Some of the orchestrated versions/remixes are even better. | |
SuperAntx wrote:
FFT > FF# I can get behind this | |
Onion knights are a hard class to trump, but they have to be built correctly or else they will absolutely suck on the character that is using them. Despite the restrictions they don't have, they still aren't the best in anything, they just do everything... and they boost stats at a godly rate if you are lv 90+, heh. I never personally got to that point because I simply got too impatient. I got to about 87 and had almost 1 of every class maxxed. Made my friend do the rest.
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If you like the FF5 class system so much you'd probably like FFT, since they're almost identical.
I think you might even have my PS1 FFT game actually. At least I hope you have it, because if you don't then Stephanie stole it. | |
I liked FF1 :(
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I don't understand how anyone could like FFX.
Oh look, a conveniently located Jecht Sphere. HA - HA - HA - HA - ZANARKAND!!! | |
i need a code please
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You need a brain first.
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