Posted 29 December 2006 - 11:28 PM
My list from best to worstFinal Fantasy IV Advance: When the easy-type version was originally released on the Super Nintendo in 1991, I spent hours playing it. This was the first REAL Final Fantasy game I played. (I had already beaten FF1 and some other NES RPGs, but their plots and characters were primitive.) FF4 started my love affair with RPGs, even though I had been playing games (including NES RPGs) for years. It has a highly memorable cast. I don't hate any of the characters, which is something that I can't say about many games. Even now, you can't complain about the music.Final Fantasy Tactics Advance: This game is definitely more light-hearted than its PS1 predecessor, and it's not as difficult. Still, it was an enjoyable experience with high replay value due to the class system and number of secrets. It was different enough from the original FFT for me not to feel compelled to hate it for not living up to the legacy.Final Fantasy V Advance: I first played this on ZSNES, although not before I had already played Final Fantasy Tactics. This game has a weak plot and a weak cast, but it makes up for that in game-play. I'm a big fan of the Final Fantasy class systems.Final Fantasy (Dawn of Souls): Primitive by today's standards, but it was a good game for its time. Like many NES RPGs, it is harder than most modern RPGs. Having that kind of music on the NES was almost unheard of. The PS1 and GBA ports make the game easy, but they're still worth playing.Final Fantasy II (Dawn of Souls)[/ : I still can't get over the total abandonment of the traditional Final Fantasy system, although it is certainly flexible. You can make your characters into anything you want, although I went the more traditional route of using Firion as a knight, Maria as a magic user, and Guy as a martial artist/warrior.