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Hi guys,
I'm new to these forums and final fantasy in general. I am a fairly casual rpg player, i have some experience with jrpgs but not too much. I have played persona 3 and 4 and loved them and played chrono trigger and adored it. I also have some extensive western rpg experience, with wow, oblivion, fallout 3, etc. I dont not consider myself a hardcore rpg player, however I would like to become one.

So, I made a possibly very dumb decision and decided to buy all the final fantasy's I could get my hands on. Mainly becuase Im certain I will love them and its a series I have no prior experience in. However, now i have an interesting problem. I don't know where to start. Well my first instict was to go through them in sequential order however I've heard from people thats not the best idea especially with extensive jrpg experience. So, I would like to ask you guys, what order should I play them in. Preferably, I'd like to play them in the order of easiest/least complicated to hardest/most complicated.

Here is a list of the games I have:
-I&II Dawn of Souls (GBA)
-III (DS)
-IV (DS)
-V Advance (GBA)
-VI Advance (GBA)
-VII (Playstation Network PSOne Original)
-VIII (PSX)
-IX (PSX)
-X (PS2)
-X2 (PS2)

Any help on diving into this massive series would be appreciated!

Thanks,
Iff225
 
From easiest to hardest? In that case it shouldn't be too hard to come up with a list, although that's not the order I'd play them...

1. FFX*
2. FFVII
3. FFIX
4. FFVIII
5. FFVI
6. FFV
7. FFIII
8. FFII
9. FFIV
10. FFI
*I haven't played X-2 so I don't know how easy it is. Either way, you'd want to play FFX before X-2 since X-2 is a direct sequel.


Personally, I'd play them in a different order. Especially since it's harder to gauge difficulty when it comes to the early FF games. It seems to me that they were pretty close to each other in difficulty.
 
I'd just play them in order, Final Fantasy I and II aren't particularly great, and neither is FFV by all accounts so you'll appreciated the games much more when you get to the likes of FFVIII, FFIX, FFX etc. Although X-2 isn't all that good so don't expect much from it D:
 
1 FF III- DS <-- Feel like it's great game to start with and got a FF experience
2 FF IV-DS <--- Don't want to be biased, but many DS fans loved the FF
3 FF IX- PS <--- If you liked FF3 this will add a good relationship in the series
4 FF VII- PS Original <-- Most popular game in the series
5 FF VI- Advance <-- Got a Epic Storyline should leave you wanting more
6 FFX- PS2 <--- It's a Fun Final Fantasy
7 FF VIII-PS <---- It should be a break from the original leveling up system..
8 FF V- Advance <--- If you disliked 8's change in format this should recover you..
9 FF I <--- Feel like it's a good stage to know how the series began
10 FF2 <-- Felt like it was a rather challenging game, so put the game kinda last
11 FF X-2 <--- It's not the best game in the series but it's a fun break and think after struggling through 5, 1, and 2 this should be a fun and relaxing ending to the series that you don't have to take seriously.. :/

Good luck though, also recommend closing your eyes and picking out a Final Fantasy at random.. because it can feel like you were meant to play this game first and feel like it's meant to be - like destiny or something...xD
 
I'd recommend you play the not so good earlier games first, eg FFI and V so that you get used to the poor graphics. So when you play the better older games, FFVI, II etc the graphics aren't an issue and won't subtract from your enjoyment of the game. Then IX, I've not played it, but apparently it's far more like the earlier games than the other two PS games(though you can get V&VI on PSone). Then VIII & X, both of which are good games and have a different leveling system, though you may dislike how linear FFX is. Then FFXII.
I've left of FFVII because no matter when you play it, you'll be underwhelmed, it's built up to be fantastic, brilliant etc. It's not.
 
You should just play it in order. Then you know when you get up to VII and up it's like "yes finally," although the older were all pretty good.
...Or you could write the numbers of the final fantasys on a small piece of paper and pull it out of a hat?
 
Well, if you have played some RPGs before, I don't see much problem to play them in their numerical order. I think it is better to be amazed more and more how the next game is more improved compared to the previous one. I always enjoy when I see how FFII improved compared to FFII and FFIII improved compared to FFII.
That though, works with the original NES games.

As most of those games are remakes, and they weren't remaked in the numerical order, I think you should play according to their release date.

Which means:

FFI (2004)
FFII (2004)
FFIII (2006/7)
FFV (2206/7)
FFVI (2206/7)
FFIV (2007/8)

Even though I think FFIII has some kind of improved graphics or something...
Don't sure how much it accurate anyway...


But if you haven't played any FF before, then it is important that the first FF will be something really GREAT and then you'll fall in love with the series.
Thus I think first should be FFX (my first was FFXII though), because it is "the most modern type FF" or something like that
Then you can play FFVII-FFIX. And then go to the more classic games, FFI-FFVI.


So the order I recommend is:

FFX
FFVII
FFVIII
FFIX
FFI
FFII
FFIII
FFV
FFVI

*Don't know about FFX-2, just stick it somewhere after FFX on the list XD




Anyway, the order I have played and enjoyed is:


FFXII
FFTA
FFVII
FFT
FFVIII
FFIX
FFI
FFX
FFII
FFIII ~playing~
FFXII:RW ~playing~
FFX-2 ~almost playing... maybe'll start tommorow~

*guess it is quite random....
 
I actually haven't played a few of those in a while, but I would have to say that you should do them in order. It doesn't really matter, since the stories aren't exactly linked (except for FFX and X-2), but I just think it's easier that way.
 
Hawaiian8o8 said:
...Or you could write the numbers of the final fantasys on a small piece of paper and pull it out of a hat?
Click to expand...

This is honestly how I'd suggest playing them. I don't think there is any real advantage to playing one over the other.

What I would suggest is having two on the go at once. Variety is the spice of life. If you draw FFVII and FFX from the hat for your first two, draw again, because those are the best two, and it might seem all downhill from there :P
 
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