Help Map/Questing advice

[quantum metaphysics]

I love RPG gameplay, but I've avoided many RPGs because I have like no cognitive mapping abilities whatsoever, and I'm also terrible at puzzle.

I've been playing FF1 on iphone lately, and I really enjoy the gameplay, but I'm constantly getting lost and not knowing where I'm going or what I'm doing. To remedy this, I usually follow a guide on gamefaq as well as look at some gif files of various maps and dungeons and stuff. This is a relatively effective method in the technical sense, but I'd much prefer to simply lay in bed and play, or to just be able to play the game without having to worry about getting lost.

I know there is a minimap, but it seems to only be for the overworld, it's not all that detailed, and it doesn't actually tell me where I need to go.

I get the feeling that this is the sort of thing you are either good at or you aren't, like math or driving without a gps, but does anyone have any advice for how to get good at this / compensate for this / some trick to making this easy I'm not aware of?

PS: This question applies not just to FF1, but to RPGs in general, or for that matter, videogames as a whole.

 

[C i d]

I have the same problem as you. I NEED a guide/map from in order to find my way in dungeons, etc. I played FFI in the iphone and I felt that it was impossible to play without a walkthrough. In the real life, I have moderate sense of direction. In games, I do sometimes know where I am, but the random encounters and my stupid impatience are the factors contributing to these problems.


I am afraid I don't have any good advice. Like you, I always check out maps in the internet, etc. Well at least I made you feel better since you are not the only one experiencing problems in maze-like RPG games

 

[Sora_lion_heart]

I don't seem to have a hard time finding place to place in FF1 as most of the time there is only one place you need to be... somewhere new! After I get the Airship I'm totally fucked though cause I have no sense of direction at all. I tend to just fly around until I see a spot worth going to.

As for tips, I would suggest you listen and talk to everyone. This means all NPCs. Most of the time they will give hints as to where your next destination is.