Plan on playing through all six FF games, what is the consensus on best versions?This is what seems to be the best and what I plan on playing:>FF1: PS1 (Origins Collection)>FF2: PS1 (Origins Collection)>FF3: DS>FF4: SNES>FF5: SNES>FF6: SNES
>>735150343Play whichever version suits your needs the best.
modded pixel remaster for all of them
>>735150343Just play it on Steam, you massive faggot.
FF1 and 2: PSP versionFF3 and 4: 3D Remake's on GOGFF5 and 6: SNES
>>735150343The GBA versions in my honest opinion. The Pixel Remasters are fine but have that cheap mobile feel to them. In hindsight they did FF1-6 dirty as fuck lol
What's the best translation for FFV? LotC, GBA, RPGe, or Namingway?
>>735150343FF4 3D then FF4 The After Years idk I haven't beaten either
https://retroachievements.org/game/3169FF4 The Complete Collection for PSP includes something called "Interlude". If you play the 3D version of FF4 and After Years you would miss it but what you're missing out on idk
>>735150343FF1: NES emulator with english fan translationFF2: NES emulator with english fan translationFF3: NES emulator with english fan translationFF4: SNES emulator with english fan translationFF5: SNES emulator with english fan translationFF6: SNES emulator with english fan translation
>>735154490FF1: 2.5D with the 3Dsen appFF2: skip it. wasn't good enough to be ported in the 1990s.FF3: skip it.FF4: 3D DS remake, load a save file for PSP interlude, quit at the start of After Years, 3D iPod remake of After YearsFF5: skip it.FF6: romhack known as A Soldier's Contingency, played with the Deltarune soundtrack in the options menu
>>735150714As far as I've been able to figure out it goes>FF1https://www.romhacking.net/translations/4868/>FF2https://www.romhacking.net/translations/2656/>FF3https://www.romhacking.net/translations/4760/>FF4https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2337/>FF5https://www.romhacking.net/translations/2600/>FF6https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1386/>FF7https://www.romhacking.net/translations/2340/FF8 and FF9 have no retranslation, and as far as I understand if you want the best versions of those for FF8 you usehttps://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4627/and for FF9 you can use the optional ATB reworkhttps://www.romhacking.net/hacks/9029/
>>735154723>FF1: 2.5D with the 3Dsen appI have webms too
>>735150483This except the PSP version of 4 instead.
>>735150343Everyone telling you to play the 3D version of FF4 is trolling you.The DS version of FF4 is an official hard mode hack for people who are already familiar with the game and isn't meant for a first play.
>>735154471interlude and after years are both dogshit and you're better off not even knowing they exist
Which one for FF6?>Vanilla SNES>ROSE (Revised Old Style Edition) SNES >TWUE (Ted Woolsey Uncensored Edition) SNES>Pixel Remaster
>>7351503431 and 2 on PSPFor 3 play the 3D remake if you like the 4 Heroes of Light art style (PC or android, PSP version emulated is fine), if you don't like the 4HoL art style play Pixel RemasterFor 4 play the 3D remake if you like the 4HoL art style (PC or android, PSP version emulated is fine),if you don't like the 4HoL art style play the PSP version. The same for The After Years however you can only play Interlude on PSP5 on SNES with either one of these enhancement hackshttps://www.romhacking.net/hacks/8743/https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6789/6 on SNES with this enhancement hackhttps://silentenigma.neocities.org/ff6rose/This other hack is also very good but i don't recommend it for a first playthroughhttps://www.romhacking.net/hacks/9176/
>>735156701GBA with sound patch
FF3 and specially 4 3D are practically different games. Especially 4.
>>735158164The PC version of FF4 3D really isn't so much different from the DS version
>>735150343not a single good game there
>>735150343Are you retarded or something?Pixel Remaster for all.Only debate would be the 3D versions of III and IV instead of PR.
>>735159485Pixel Remaster is soulless casualized garbage
Just play 4 and 6 and skip the others.
>>735159569V is better than both of those though
>>735150343Pixel Remaster
>>735150343>Final Fantasy I Pixel Remaster: Fast, gorgeous, fixes NES bugs. The modern best pick. PSP (Anniversary): Crisp 2D art, classic MP system, and "Dawn of Souls" bonus dungeons.>Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster (Absolute Consensus): Fixes the grindy, weird leveling system. Actually fun. Skip older versions. PSP: Play only for the "Soul of Rebirth" post-game, but expect a grind.>Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster: First official 2D version in the West. Brisk pace, balanced jobs. 3D Remake (PC/DS): Gives characters names and personality, but slow battles and brutally hard.>Final Fantasy IV Tie: Pixel Remaster vs. PSP. PR is a flawless SNES classic. PSP (Complete Collection) is the holy grail: base game + sequel (The After Years) in gorgeous 2D. 3D Remake: Voice acting and deeper story, but the hardest version.>Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster: Gorgeous aesthetic, 10/10 soundtrack. GBA: Adds four extra jobs and a massive bonus dungeon. Must patch the awful GBA audio.>Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster (Crown Jewel): HD-2D Opera Scene with vocals. The definitive story experience. GBA (patched) or SNES: SNES for goofy charm; GBA for bonus espers/dungeon (audio patch required).
>>735159952I'm playing FF1 pixel remaster right now and this shit is utterly braindead. Gil gain increased, prices reduced, exp increased, autobattle, instant maps for every dungeon. You just run around while the game autoplays itself. Very braindead, clearly for the zoomer let's play crowd.
>>735159952FF3 brutally hard? It was the first JRPG I ever played as a kid and I beat it no problem, never thought it was hard. I swear jarpiggies are just incapable of doing anything but mash one button over and over.
>>735158164>>735158164>For 4 play the 3D remake if you like the 4HoL art style (PC or android, PSP version emulated is fine)>PSP version emulated is fineI messed up, for a moment i thought the 3D remake of 4 was also on PSP>>735159279It has the ability to choose the difficulty, unlike the DS version which is very hard
>>735159952thanks grok
>>735150714GBA or PR. GBA has more content and cool rom hacks. PR is decent too.
>>735160468>le more content = bettar!!!!>pixel remaster (dumbed down gameplay, soulless UI and graphics)Nah, fuck off retard
>>735150343Just play FFIV Ultima, fuck the vanilla game at this point lol.
>>735159952Fuck no, the only good version of FF1 outside of the NES is the PS1 version.And FFVI pixel remaster? Are you retarded? They completely ruin the colors of the world.
>>735160087Mainly because you're no longer penalized for mashing A on the same target and then having every subsequent attack after the target dies be useless.
>>735160679Wonderswan colour is cool too you know, it's what the PS1 version is based on
>>735160694You're not penalized for anything, it's literally just mash one button the whole game. Why even play at that point?
>>735150343i prefer ff4 on the ds honestlyi enjoy the chibi models
>>735150343If you want to play the concept of FF1-6, play the originals, if not, I guess that's decent but I'd still rec PR over DS for III because DS III is just a bit too removed from the original. I mean it might be good I dunno, but it's not as if you're going for PSP I or II so go PR for III at least.
>>735159562Which youtuber did you get that garbage opinion from
There are so many remakes for so many of these games. Why does Square Enix insist on dividing the fan base so much? And why do they just keep making remakes? Surely they’re not cash grabs, right? Surely we could’ve just had the originals running on NSO or emulator?
>>735161113It's called actually playing them
>>735161113>these games were always trash until this particular remake came out
>>735161113>level cap raised from 50 to 99 and exp needed to gain levels is lowered drastically (can reach 50 before the 3rd crystal)>minimap and full map of dungeon available so you can know immediately upon entry that 80% of the dungeon floor is useless space and where the stairs and unopened treasure chests are>full enemy bestiary available on first encounter and immediately know their resistances and weaknesses>can set your AOEs and leave the game on autobattle once everyone has equipment that gives them spells that target all enemies (autobattle uses the last selected action so it can just be Attack, Thundara, Heal, Fira forever and at no MP cost)
>>735150714RPGe is much closer to the Japanese script than GBA or PR, can't speak for LotC or Namingway.
I'm playing the FF2 Pixel Remaster and I'm shocked at how evasion is busted to oblivion, and I'm not even using the boosters. Like, what the fuck. I rarely get hit by any physical attacks.
>>735150343I already told you, it's the pixel remasters anon
>>735150343FF3's mechanically best on NES.It's visually best on PC.FF4 is PC. That's the best way to play period.
>>735150483>on GOGYou're not going to trick me, fatty.
>>735155270this Anon is right, psp version is the best You can play the 3D version if you really like the game and want to play the more modern "hard" mode
>>735150343FF4: UltimaFF6: T-EditionBoth are romhacks for the sfc version. They're better than anything else unless you don't like the difficulty.
>>735150539The GBA versions of 5 and 6 are terrible, FF6 especially is bright as fuck and the sound quality is dogshitThere's no reason to not pick SNES versions of 5 and 6
>>735169551>romhacks or mods
>>735169692retard frogposterbet you think the pixel remaster fonts are good enoughyou have no taste
>>735159952based
>>735169850I'm >>735169230. I have no pixel remasters, nor will I ever play them. I don't mod my games in rom or PC form.
For me itsPspPspPixel remaster (with qol mods)PspSteam old versionSteam old versionI like the higher fidelity sprites and more content. Game mechanics like using a tent etc. for 1 are just fucking trivia.
>>735150343Step 1: learn Japanese
>>735165939Evasion has always been OP in FF2, if you unequip all your armor you can hit 99% dodge chance easily by midgame
Ff 1 Renaissance. Still brutal but a lot more to do. Just don't take useless classes, bard, green mage, machinists
>>735169560There are patches to restore the lighting and sound quality of the GBA version of FF6, giving you roughly the same experience as the SNES but with extra content and an arguably better translation
Just play the pixel remasters. Anyone saying otherwise is just nostalgia faggotry
I've played through every version, starting with ff6 when it was ff3 in the states, and learning to read so I wouldn't get stuck in a loop talking to townspeople. It sucks the pixel remastes don't have all the extra content, but it literally does not matter for anything but Dawn of Souls. Anyone telling you not to play the pixel remasters is a retarded faggot who should kill themselves. They're fine
>>735171663>I'm a faggotI agree.
>>735171663Pixel remasters are fucking gay, dude. Theyre just gay. They look gay. They look like games a polycule plays on their couch before putting on a ninja turtles t shirt and going to a barcade to go suck cock.
>>735150343>FF3: DSBuy the Pixel Remaster. It's the best way to play FF3 and it still sucks ass.
>>735172428Some dude already made a mod that imports most of the QoL features from the Pixel Remaster into the 3D remake without making the game easy.
>>735172654>Mod the DS version to have the worst of both worlds
>>735154723>skip 5>the best game in the seriesI hate nuFF secondaries so much its unreal.
>>735155130This looks godawful. Kys.
>>735173305Nothing was wrong with FF3. Don't listen to this fag if you are lurking ITT looking to play FF
>>735150343Yeah that seems about rightThe pixel remasters are abject slop
>>735173629>>735172428>>735154723>>735155384Don't listen to these posters either
>>735150343Pixel Remaster is a little ugly imo, the fidelity of different assets clashes too much, but they play well and they're convenient. In particular FF3 Pixel Remaster is notable for being the ONLY version of the original game besides NES. You should treat the DS versions of 3 and 4 as separate games, they change things very heavily; check them out after playing a 2D version if you want to see an alternate take on the games.>FF1Any version with Vancian magic works, which is all of them except the GBA and PSP versions. NES is classic but buggy to the point that a lot of mechanics simply don't work, PS1 is fine if you're okay with the loading times, PR is fine>FF2Honestly it's the only FF game I skipped so I can't recommend>FF3NES or PR>FF4GBA (with a hack that improves the sound) or PR, unless you can speak Japanese in which case the Super Famicom version is best. SNES FF4 has a very unfaithful translation which is admittedly very charming in places, but more importantly it simplifies the gameplay by removing options from various characters and making enemies easier to kill.>FF5SNES with fan translation or PR>FF6SNES or GBA with a sound improvement hack. It's the only game I can't recommend Pixel Remaster because the opera scene got fucked butchered; like FF4 it has an inaccurate translation but it's considered one of the greatest localizations of all time and outright improves the main villain as a character, so pick SNES if you want that or GBA if you want something more faithful to the Japanese version
>>735173629Not him, but my biggest issue with FF3 is the game forcing you to change jobs of your party for certain sections. If you haven't leveled the jobs of your party at a reasonable level, you're fucked.
>>735173629Next you'll tell me The After Years was just fine.
>>735173780The job penalty sucked too, but after playing a few Wizardry games, I got used to RPGs hardstopping me from some actions without having the role in my party, so FF3's penalty and forced use in some sections didn't feel as bad. FFV having gimmick bosses right after getting new jobs feels like a similar offense to me.
>>735173830Nah, that game objectively sucked. THAT'S a skip.
>>735150343That is correct mostly. I consider the gba/psp remakes to be the definitive versions of ff1-2
>>735173830After years (2d) is kino
>your "remaster" sir
>>735174004This
>>735174005>TAY is anything other than doodoo
>>735150343Original release, as all games should be played
>>735172654You have any links for this? I couldn't find anything at romhacking, on Nexus mods i found the opposite, some dude switched the generic characters in PR for the DS characters
I'm enjoying the wonderswan ver of FF2
>>735174797It's on Nexus Mods for the 3D remake.
>>735175226I found it thank you
Been playing FF1 (origins version) for a few hours and holy shit is it so bad.>walk five feet>fight horde of trash mobs by mashing one button over and over>animations take forever, battles take 5 seconds to phase into and out of>repeat these random trash mob encounters hundreds of times>if you ever get low on supplies, you have to make the long, tedious journey back to town through 50 random encounters that you spam flee just to revive and heal up and then repeat on the way back>same 10 second battle loop playing the entire time>the only thing to ever work towards is overpriced linear gear that just gives a small, boring numerical upgrade>progression involves stumbling around to find the most contrived random bullshit to progress, and better hope you never get stuck because have fun roaming around looking where to go while getting a random encounter every 3 secondsI'm sorry this is just the most boring game imaginable. Just absolutely mind numbing, braindead tedium and repetition. How the fuck do you enjoy this if you have the mental capacity beyond that of a potato? Even as a mindless background game, it's still just fucking awful.I'm sorry I shit talked Super Mario RPG and FF7 and Zelda 2. Those games are overrated and not all that good, but they look like flawless masterpieces next to this fucking turd.
Pixel Remaster on phone should be fun to play.FF5 has an art gallery and a rearranged soundtrack.
>>735155130This looks great. Thanks for developing the 3Dsen application.
>>735176542It was pretty crazy for an NES game if you grew up with one. 4, 5 and 6 are the ones that people dickride, though (5 deserves it though. Amazing jrpg.)
>>735154723>3D iPod remake of After Years>3d>TAYWhy the fuck would you confidently recommend that to anyone?
>>735150343IV is either PSP or DS, either works and you should play both.
>>735177686I thought this was a marketing thread for FF4 The After Years on sale on Steam
>>735155656Interlude is whatever. After Years isn't even that bad and its final episode is great.
>>735177387Nah I've enjoyed plenty of NES games, this is dogshit. I mean I guess it was unique for its time in that it was different, but it was "unique" only in the sense that it was utterly vapid, repetitive, braindead dogshit.
>>735150343>FF1: Stranger of Paradise
>>735150483>ff iv>3d remakeno, just no. don't do that to yourselfyou can only see like a third of what you were intended to see since it is so zoomed in so you can't even see all the chests you are supposed to find your way to
FINAL FANTASY IV: THE AFTER YEARS is 60% off on Steam? Wow that looks *checks notes* like it has mixed reviews
IV is my favorite FF desuhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV-sf83ZRpw
>>735178359Same, might be because it's a tragic love story.
>>735178470I really can't think of a single thing about it I don't love. The voice acting in the DS version added a lot of charm to it.
>>735178359Mine too. I liked watching Clive fight the Dragoon in the beginning of FF16. Nostalgia FF4 truke.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjXNH2Obm88
>>735178515You're not the first person to tell me that. Does XVI have a lot of influence from IV?
>>735178568I think it did
I still can't over Pixel Remaster adding 8-way movement. No it doesn't really affect the game overall (for random encounter sake it counts it as two rolls for chance of encounter), but it feels illegal.
>>735177940We aren't buying that shit
>>735150424you're so fucking retarded anon i dont know why this made me so mad but why would you waste time responding with your non fucking answer that contributes nothing - the one that suits ops needs is the best one by /v/ consesus - otherwise he wouldnt be fucking asking the question. you probably have severe autism and should kill yourself at your earliest convenience
>>735178470>tragic>brings everyoneone back to life conveniently by the end of the storyJap writers are massive pussies.
>>735173734>1 post saying FF3 is good, 1 post saying FF3 is shit>Don't listen to either of them>1 post saying play FF4 3D, 1 post saying don't play FF4 3D>Don't listen to either of them????
What I'd like are mods for FF1-5 PR that bring back its original difficulty. 2 & 3 especially were too easy in those versions relative to the original.
>3:DSNah man totally different story, setting, and feeling. I played 3DS until the last dungeon and gave up. I recently got the pixel remasters in the sale and playing an actual classic is much better. The stupid ass redesigns in 3DS really kill the roleplaying aspect, which is what these games were originally about. It’s much easier to put yourself in their shoes and enjoy the story in the original versions, not the kingdom hearts edition.
>>7351503435 for job system and 6 are only ones you need to play out the 16+ iterations of this franchise.
>>735159276In 3DS I think they removed the entire mini/toad dungeon stuff
