Which GBA final fantasy is the best? I'm looking to start one but I'm not sure which one to play.
ff4
feels like the first final fantasy made
>>323464972
I haven't played any of them all the way to completion, but from what I know, 6 has the best story and 5 has the best gameplay.
V
play FFIV, FFV, FFIX, FFX in that order
>>323466884
>skipping VI, VII, and XII
>telling someone to play the prototype to XIII
Shit taste. Disregard this faggot.
5
5 is best ff
Who the fuck is Krile? Where's Galuf?
>>323467753
>>323464972
The one you posted. Just play all of them, they're worth your time.
>>323467753
Why the fuck was III never remade on the GBA?
>>323467753
>>323464972
correct answer coming through
only for gba
ff6>4>1&2(its on one game)>5
6 is objectively the best ff game and the last of the 8 bit era, before 7 introduced 3d models which would later lead to real time combat.
4 is similar to 6 in design and character variation. 4 starts out pretty boring and annoying, 6 has better story imho.
1&2 are classics, you might not like either because class variation is limited and the story is a basic generic fantasy story. 2 has a god fucking tier map and world though(compared to other ff maps)
5 is meme tier job system shit.
None of the GBA ones are the best versions of their respective games.
>>323468395
probably because I, II and IV were already remade for the wonderswan color unlike III which was cancelled
>>323468638
4 moves quickly and while it's about cecil and everyone else is a cheesy caricature it feels like things happen
6 has the blandest fucking characters ever
>>323468638
The ff6 gba port is trash - the music sucks and there's a lot of slowdown. Ff4's port is pretty bad because it's got some weird bugs (double turns, unresponsive l/r in status menu, sluggish menus). Ff5's port is very good, and the music is actually better than the original SNES version's music. Ff1&2 are good ports too.
>>323464972
The one you just linked. FFIV is good but the GBA port sucks - it has a severe bug with its ATB that makes it a total joke. FFVI isn't a good game regardless, but the GBA port far inferior looking and sounding compared to the SNES game on the GBA and the extra content is shit. FFI+II is a wash because FF Origins is a better port, but the extra content is actually fun. FFV is the only one where the GBA port is the definitive version of the game - its sound is only slightly worse and is better on certain songs, it looks about the same, and it has a far better translation than any of the other versions of the game.
>>323468735
FFV is.
>>323468638
>6 is objectively the best ff game
Fuck you. FF6 is where everything went to shit because Square stopped caring. It's an incredibly buggy, poorly balanced game that doesn't even have a fourth of the challenge that the previous games did so it never engages the player.
>>323468847
>4 move quickly
i agree, and i fuckign hate cecil and wish it was from green haird lolis perspective instead but gameplay and fights are nice.
>6 has the blandest fucking characters
while i understand some of the characters are inherently bland (abominable snowman, dark assassin dude, mr.mime), the main characters specifically terra are decent or fine in that department. its nothing award worthy but i wouldnt say its bland. one could argue that kefka is bland, b.c he has no motive or backstory as to a reason he does what he does, but tahts b.c he does it for choas like joker from batman.
>>323467753
im so sorry
>>323468735
What are the best versions then?
>>323464972
5 is the ONLY one with a good GBA port.
People saying you should play 4 or 6 on GBA are retarded, those ports are shit, and no, you can't fix it with mods.
>>323469505
>>323468980
>>323468847
i dont wanna be that guy that bases everything on popularity but for OP and his consideration i will post these polls/
http://www.gamespot.com/forums/system-wars-314159282/what-is-the-best-final-fantasy-game-31827357/
http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Poll:FF_game_that_is_the_best/deserves_remake_the_most
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.400791-Poll-Best-Final-Fantasy-Game?page=1
http://kotaku.com/5979711/lets-rank-the-final-fantasy-games-best-to-worst
it is often the case taht 6, is ranked either on par with, or above 7 and 7 is filled with fanboy autists.
>>323470406
And if you ask Japan FF6 is far less popular than FF5. There's a reason for that.
>>323468395
the real question is how come 6 never got a 3D remake? i get them not remaking 5 because 3 already was big on the job system and then came Four Heroes of Light and then came Bravely Default, but 6 deserves a 3D remake
>>323467753
>He doesn't know
Anon i...
>>323470623
unless op is japanese or influenced heavily by the things japanese people like or find interest in, it wont matter. there are several examples especially in video games that show japanese liking one thing, then the west liking another thing or even the opposite. taht doesnt make west wrong and japs right or vice versa. odds are op is american or western and thus will enjoy what his fellow westerners also enjoy.
>>323471261
FF6 is one of the more popular FFs in the west because very little of its competition came out there, not to mention that the west only got FF1 and a severely gimped version of FF4.
5 then 6. You wanna play 4, I'd go with either the PSP version if you prefer sprites or the DS/Steam version if you prefer full 3D (and a challenge)
>>323471574
Not him, but, yeah, that explains why it's still almost as popular as fucking FFVII. You wanna be elitists can never get how irrational you are.
I love games with classes!
>>323471894
I'm pretty sure someone who doesn't understand how timing and a different set of circumstances could affect how a game is perceived is the one being irrational. Fuck off, retard.
>>323471894
No, it's entirely due to the fact that FFVI was on the SNES and FFVII was on the PSX.
So within the same series you have fanboyism for an entirely different company.
For someone who never played FF series which should I start with?
I just got a GBA emulator for my 3DS so looking to start somewhere
>>323464972
Every GBA Final Fantasy is bad.
Play 1 and 2 on the PS1.
Play 3 and 4 on the PSP
Honestly there is no good way to play 5 and 6. The SNES versions have terrible translations (the fan-translation for 5 sucks) but are massively superior to the other versions in every other way.
>>323473060
You are right, it's all a matter of simple imprinting. And you aren't a fucking retard in denial, who can't accept that his opinion and taste aren't shared by most people for much obvious reasons.
>>323473202
>No, it's entirely
Yes, obviously.
>>323473418
FFI, V, or VII. IV is an alright starting point but IMO it's better to play that after playing all of the other games so you can understand what it brought to the table.
>>323473418
IV for story, V for gameplay
disregard everyone who says otherwise
>>323464972
I'd recommend getting the PSP or DS versions of IV
>>323473418
I'd say start with 1. Since you have a 3DS, you've also got access to 2 (GBA remake), 3 (DS 3D remake), 4 (GBA and DS remake), 5 advanced, and 6 advanced.
>>323473685
>who can't accept that his opinion and taste aren't shared by most people
That would be you because you're unwilling to accept that Japan - you know, the country where they got to play all of the FFs before it came out so it was put into the proper context and where JRPGs were far more popular in general? - hates VI.
>>323474276
Who gives a fuck what Japan thinks, Japan is fucking irrelevant.
Japan likes the shit coming out on the Vita for fuck's sake.
>>323473418
the nes games are nothing special and 6~8 are all bad. 11 / 14 are mmos and 12 came from a time when square had no idea what it was doing.
>>323474393
Just because they're taste doesn't line up with yours doesn't make then any less valid.
>>323474528
And just because yours lines up with theirs doesn't make yours or theirs any more valid.
>>323474393
>Who gives a fuck what Japan thinks
Who gives a fuck what a retard who is completely incapable of thinking about WHY VI is popular in the west thinks?
>>323474276
Sure, this anon >>323471261 didn't already explained you something fucking obvious, you aren't ignoring such simple and objective statement only because you are an irrational fucktard in denial.
>>323474528
Exactly, glad that you got that. You shouldn't project so hard, though. It makes you look even more unreasonable .
>>323474393
Who gives a fuck what America thinks, America is fucking irrelevant.
America likes the shit coming out on the PS4 for fuck's sake.
>>323475143
That'd be the entire world, you dense cunt.
>>323474592
It's ridiculous to try and brush aside an entire countries worth of opinions just because you don't like them.
>>323469470
With the fucking ugly portraits and shit music? I don't think so.
>>323466884
>FFIX, FFX
>GBA
>Skipping VI
>>323473523
>Hating Ted Woolsey
>>323466815
V has the best system, not the best gameplay.
whichever one you play, if you emulate it you should get a soundtrack restoration patch because the GBA versions all butcher the OST
Which version of V has the new job classes and what are they?
>>323473523
>GBA FFV is bad
How so? I thought the translation was good overall and the music actually made a decent transition compared to the other GBA FFs
/v/ should make an infographic detailing which versions of FF1-6 are the best
>>323476025
Actually the GBA version of FFV is acceptable. The music is still substantially worse than the SNES original, but it's probably better in every other way.
>>323467753
>>323469728
PS1 versions of 1 and 2.
PS1/DS version of 4.
SNES version of 5 and 6.
PSP IV is better.
Origins is better than the 1&2.
Play V and VI.
V GBA is objectively better than V Snes anyone who says otherwise is a retard.
>>323476173
I think there's a patch that restores the music to the SNES version for people who dislike the GBA transition. I thought they did quite a good job on the music for V compared to IV and especially VI on the GBA ports
>>323469728
PSP and DS for IV
>>323476465
PSP version of 4 is garbage. It looks hideous and is significantly easier than any other release.
>>323476462
>I think there's a patch that restores the music to the SNES version
I tried that, it doesn't really "sound like" the SNES versions, it just sounds different, and not necessarily an improvement on the GBA music. It also fucks up some of the sound effects.
>>323475282
>It's ridiculous
Exactly, exactly, especially when a couple of idiots in denial desperately try to brush aside some entire countries worth of opinions with the imprinting excuse, only because their taste doesn't line up.
>Only I and Japan can have personal opinions and personal taste!
>>323476465
>PSP version of 4 is garbage. It looks hideous
Go fuck yourself. Compared to the PSP versions of 1&2, 4 does a much better job of keeping the flavor of the original sprites and just generally looking good. And what alternative is there? The SNES and GBA versions look terrible, and the DS version is basically a different game.
>>323467753
Okay, what's the best way to tell an anon this...HE'S FUCKING DEAD!EXDEATH KILLED HIM!he died heroically i guess
>>323476669
What the fuck is wrong with that resolution?
>>323476570
>PSP version of 4 is garbage.
What? It looks perfectly fine and sounds great, the character portraits look good as well. The only thing you may have is the difficulty but even the DS version is easy as fuck once you get your final party.
>>323476921
It looks like shit compared to the original sprites. Kain in particular looks really goofy.
FF6 is best all-around, FF4 has best story, FF5 has best system.
Do as you will.
![maxresdefault[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/2IzEJ0O.jpg "maxresdefault[1].jpg")
I recently finished the GBA version of FF2 and honestly didn't find it bad
It did have its flaws (ammount of random battles, leveling up magic, magic being weak, escaping requiring a high evasion), but I still kinda enjoyed it
>>323476902
most of the titles for the games were as big as the image so I had to resize them.
Some I brought down to small and was to lazy to redo them so I just dealt with the shittyness
>>323477178
>FF4 has best story
Not really. FF4's story was good for its time, for a console game. It doesn't hold up in any other context.
>>323477463
The story is still okay, but I don't think any FF really has a decent story, the characters are the main draw I think.
>>323476860
>with the imprinting excuse
'excuse' nothing. VI is popular in the west because it was one of the first JRPGs released there with a ton of mechanical variety AND it was one of the first JRPGs to come out there that had a really involving story. It's not liked in Japan because both of those things were old hat by the time it was released - games like FFV and the Romancing SaGa games trounced VI in the former category while games like DQV blew VI out of the water when it came to story.
how they fuck does the IVPSP version look like shit?
Its literally the same game but with better graphics and sprites.
That's some contrarian shit /v/ opinion.
>>323477749
That anon is retarded
>>323477178
FFVI has the best story and IV is the best all-around game out of the SNES FFs.
>>323477749
They aren't better.
>Its literally the same game
Wrong.
>>323477749
not that anon but I prefer the gba look compared to the psp
I dont think it looks like shit but the psp looks too sterile and them recreating the sprites just look offputting to me I prefer the pixelized look they have compared to the remake.
I have the same issue with all the new UI's in the hd remasters theyve been looking odd.
with FFX/X-2s text and everything just doesnt match and they are doing the same thing with the 9 port for pc/ios
>>323478483
Thats understandable. I take back what i said, the sprite matter is a matter of taste.
that said, It has more content, party swapping, and both the snes and ds music + more shit.
It is the superior IV version.
So for someone who has only played FF IV in the SNES (the localization), which console should I pick to replay it? GBA, DS or PSP?
>>323464972
FF5 imo.
>>323478978
DS or PSP, they give totally different experiences and are both worth playing.
>>323477683
We got it, you have already posted that same exact simplicistic and convenient "explaination". And the more you post that the more you look like an arrogant alienated fool in denial.
Have another element that your alienated brain will desperately try to brush aside: tons of people who think 6 is the best or one of the best have played it after 7,8,9, and have played the rest of the series after finishing 6 and many other games.
how is dis gaem
>>323479179
>We got it
Clearly you didn't.
>>323464972
They're all really good. I beat the GBA version of VI , the DS version of IV, and I'm dragging my feet with V on the GBA.
Dawn of Souls great but I hate FFII.
>>323479315
The PSP ports are the definitive versions.
>>323464972
4 is the most challenging, has a great story with shyamalamadingdong twists and a GOAT soundtrack
5 has a shit story/underdeveloped characters and a weak soundtrack but it has the best combat system of the 3
6 is overall the best in terms of consistency with story, characters, gameplay and soundtrack, it's pretty much a masterpiece in the JRPG genre
>>323479315
Terrible. All versions of FF1 made after the PS1 version are total shit because they changed the magic system into a generic boring MP system.
>>323479596
What do they add?
>>323479315
Best version of FFI in my opinion.
FFI is also one of my favorite games in the series.
>>323479315
depends on if you prefer MP or spell charges
I prefer MP but some like>>323479641 dislike it
>>323475848
The job system is part of the gameplay, you fucking cuck
>>323479642
Just graphical updates, mostly. They have all the content of the GBA versions, with way better graphics. IV has the Wii chapter and a special chapter not available anywhere else.
>>323479639
>underdeveloped characters
don't think any of them are underdeveloped
you got the adventurer who learns about his parents, the reverse trap pirate looking for her family, lenna's the compassionate female character that wants everything to be daijoubu
would say krile is underdeveloped but she comes late game and her thing is that she's galuf's granddaughter
>>323479940
Oh, I meant in reference to FF1, I own IV CC on my Vita and am working on its sequels, does 1 have more classes too or is it just an extra dungeon?
>really liked the FF1 remake on the GBA
>but in the same cartridge is the remake of FF2
>mfw playing this shit and dropping it every time
Is it even good
It's so boring to me
>>323478858
>It has more content, party swapping
Neither of these are good since no attempts at balancing were made, and the extra content is lackluster in general.
>>323480113
Just the dungeon.
>>323480121
That's the same thing that happened to me everytime, I would turn the game on and just play FF 1 and I never played 2. Always said to me I would but ended up not doing it.
>>323480121
Some people cant get over the
>hit yourself for more hp and damage
But if you play it normally you shouldnt have to grind or hit yourself at all and its ok, not great, not bad, just ok.
>>323480205
Ah okay thanks for the information, I'll probably pick it up
>>323476669
So, did you guys like FFIV 3D?
i fucking hate job systems
is there a retard's guide for ff5?
>>323476887
thanks for the spoilers, dick
>>323480705
I think it's great, I've played pretty much every version of IV and I'm pretty sure it's my favourite.
>>323480796
No one made you hover over the SPOILER text
>>323479983
It's more that their development suddenly ceases to exist after their general character intro is out of the way.
>>323473418
The only FFs one MUST play are VI and VII, and MAYBE XII, but only if you LOVE exploration in games. Tactics (just tactics, not advance) is fucking great too.
FF I was great at the time but right now is a very mediocre (although still enjoyable) JRPG.
The rest are just OK or bad (VIII, X and XIII) and you should waste your time nor your money in them, because the JRPG genre has a LOT of great games which deserve your care more.
>>323470406
I said that the port was shit, not that FF6 is shit.
>>323480863
Great, I will download it , thank you.
>>323480930
not really
>>323481383
No problem, if you enjoy it and want more FFIV get the PSP version, it's easier but has more content and you can change the soundtrack.
>>323481078
>skipping out on 10
>mother fucking 10
ffx literally defined the ps2 jrpg era but i can agree with you on 13 and 8, they were both lackluster
>>323481403
yes really
>>323480121
Finished it. The random encounter rate in this game is annoying. While the leveling system tries to be unique it does a quite poor job. The characters have no depth though 1 also hadn't interesting characters. The story was shit. No crystals were implemented which was always a significant thing to the series. The dungeons were all too generic which might also be why you dropped this game.
Anon, don't bother with this game.
>>323482032
>No crystals were implemented which was always a significant thing to the series
Oh yeah, it was so significant in the ONE game before.
>>323481747
>ffx literally defined the ps2 jrpg era
>Corridors: The Game defined the ps2 jrpg era
No, not really.
>>323482032
Well, I would like to know why the crystals reappeared after 2 until 5. What the hell were they thinking when the crystals returned to FF IX?
>>323482191
Dude the 4 crystals were major plot in that game. You needed them to go back in time.
>>323480121
FF2 is easy as fuck once you learn Agility/Evasion are the most important stats and heavy armors are GARBAGE.
>>323483106
The moon was a major plot point in IV, you never went to the moon in V. Interdimensional travel was a major plot point in V, you never did it in VI.
>>323479639
>masterpiece in the JRPG genre
Typical FF6 fans.
>>323483317
Anon, the discussion is crystals, they are a central theme to many final fantasy games.
>>323484059
That trend wasn't well established until later on. It's a nonsensical complaint.
>>323484059
The discussion was FF2 not having them, which didn't matter when it came out. It didn't have freeform party creation either, that's not one of the complaints. It's way more story driven, and has established characters. At that point in time, that was going against the essence of the series.
>>323483837
I actually prefer IV, but I can admit VI is technically the superior game.
>>323464972
>bartz
>>323480705
FFIV DS is one of my favorite remakes ever
>>323484440
You're admitting something that's wrong.
>>323484626
It's true though, try and prove me wrong.
Please don't recommend the GBA version of FFVI, it's fucking shit.
If you're going to play FFVI, it should be the SNES or PC versions. Not the fucking retarded GBA version.
>>323485310
OR the GBA version with the sound restored.
>PC version
THAT'S A GOOD JOKE YOU GOT THERE.
>>323485213
No, I don't feel like it.
>>323485213
VI is a fucking mess of a game filled with glitches and is completely unbalanced even without them.
>>323485559
So is VII.
>>323485459
>the GBA version with the sound restored
If you're going that route, the SNES version is still superior and has several more patches to fix nearly every issue in the game.
>>323485459
It's not a shit. Replacing the music in the GBA version won't fix the ugly graphics or the retarded font. The GBA version is just shit it's that simple. Just because you're an underage kiddo who played it for the first time on GBA doesn't change the fact that it's a shit version.
And yes the PC version is far superior, including the beautiful sprites. I regret to inform you that the loud minority of people whining about it constantly does not change my opinion that it looks nice.
>>323485213
FF6 can't be it because it belongs to FF8.
>>323485650
We're not talking about VII.
>>323479689
My nig. The simplicity is what makes it so damn good for me. Chaos Temple song is the GOAT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suyCi-xdjNo
>>323485559
ill be honest when i say,
who cares?
its not horribly gamebreaking people play for hte characters and story.
>>323487104
>people play for hte characters and story.
I don't and this is why VI will forever be a shit game that destroyed the series to me.
>>323487104
>its not horribly gamebreaking
https://youtu.be/8kX1t22Pzeg?t=4h28m11s
>>323487104
>who cares?
That guy was referencing a conversation he was in, where someone said it was technically tighter than IV. You can't handwave that away with "But the story!" They aren't even that good in VI.
>>323473418
My first FF games where the Dawn of Souls, then I bought 5 on my Vita.
>>323487509
you played a single player game for soemthing other than the story and characters?
>>323488410
Are you retarded?
