PSN Final Fantasy sale, which ones should I get?

Currently a sale on the EU PSN Final Fantasy V through IX are on sale for £3.99 each. I've decided to get two, never played any before so what's good for a new player?

I'd say go with Viii and IX

all of them except V.

VI and VII are wayyy too easy for me to recommend here.

VI and IX are my favourites, but they are all decent games. Give the plot characters and gameplay systems a look online and make a choice from there since this thread will most likely erupt into a shitstorm soon.

Get 6 since it's the best one IMO.

Skip 8

IX It's my personal favourite FF game.

6 and 9

Get IX no matter what. It hearkens back to the fantasy setting and turn based battle system of the series origins.

It was the first FF I played and will always be my favorite game in the series.

Also, Chocobo hot & cold game. KWEHHH bro, KWEH.

I personally found VI really hard to get into (after playing it for the first time this year) and gave up after a couple of hours, so since you haven't played any before perhaps that might not be the best suggestion. IX is possibly the most accessible, plus it's a class FF game all on its own.

Of course a week after I bought VIII they go on sale. VIII was the last FF that I've never played. After a week in I still say V and VI are miles above the rest.

I would recommend IX it holds up really well

A fucking super nintendo and final fantasy 6 and chrono trigger you know before final fantasy and sqauresoft went to crap after it came on the playstation.

Well, really... you should buy all of them. If you must only buy two, I would go for VI and IX. If you don't like sprites, get VIII instead of VI.

VI is one of the best but you should know that it's based off of the PS1 version which had some slowdown. It's not as bad as, say, Chrono Trigger, but it's a less-than-optimal presentation of the game.

I'd also say VII or IX would be good, too. I personally like VIII but it's pretty polarizing. Maybe pick one of the others then decide if you want another game with similar systems or something a bit different.

@BoG: Don't tempt me to get them all! I should say I was considering 6 and 7. I know seven get's a lot of hate now but it seems like a benchmark in someway's that I missed out on at the time.

Do the pre PSone games have load times like Crono Trigger?

@Bane122: Why should I trust you, you sell drugs to the community!

Since you are a FF virgin, I'd say 6 and 7.

Play 6 first.

Then play 7.

Report back as to which one you liked better.

You, and only you can finally put the debate as to which FF is the better one aside.

@algertman said:

Do the pre PSone games have load times like Crono Trigger?

The SNES and NES Final Fantasies should have little to no load times at all since they were on cartridges and not discs; same goes for Chrono Trigger. Get the DS or SNES versions of those.

Choose what you want. If you never played FFVII, give it a try, specially if you never played it before.. It's a great game that still holds up, despite what people keep saying about it now (damn haters). Besides that, IV, VI or VIII are good choices too.

I would say get 9, best game in my opinion, other than that I would say 6 or 7 depending if you are more interested in 16 bit game or ps era games (graphics wise) for me 6 is better but people do love themselves some 7

If Final Fantasy Tactics is part of the sale, get that, it's the best Final Fantasy game.

Go with either VI or IX. Both are exceptionally well made games.

Hmm, this seems like a great sale. Too bad it's not available on the US PSN store. Anyone know if I can create an EU PSN account and snag em?

@Wampa1 said:

@BoG: Don't tempt me to get them all! I should say I was considering 6 and 7. I know seven get's a lot of hate now but it seems like a benchmark in someway's that I missed out on at the time.

VII has hate because it has so much love.. love to give, love received. it's just the way the world balances itself. but i'm telling you, there's a reason VII is loved!

@Wampa1: VII gets a lot of hate because it is so popular. That's really it. I suggested other games because, at this point in time, VII is not as accessible as other games. Play it, but don't play it as your first FF. IX and VI are both the most polished FF games of their respective generations, making them better for a newcomer. They also happen to be two of the best games in the series.

The only one I wouldn't recommend is VIII. THe magic system is very tedious. And Zell's pants really bug me for some reason.

@Wampa1 said:

@Bane122: Why should I trust you, you sell drugs to the community!

We are friends now.

So are these all the best versions of the games? I'm on a final fantasy kick since i'm playing the four heroes of light and want to get more. I'm already planning on getting VI from the wii virtual console because that is closest to the SNES version but for the rest are these fine?

IX was my favourite so I recommend that. It has the best mini game too :)

Get 8. Best of that bunch.

IX gets my vote too. Aaaaaaand VI if you're set on getting 2.

VII and IX. Avoid VIII.

V is my personal favorite though I understand it's not for everyone.

So throw another vote on the VI and IX train. (or V and IX, if I was personally buying them.)

9 and 6! But mostly 9.

Ok, screw it I'll pony up the extra few pounds for three games and sacrifice some steam sale money. You're the worst/best GB community.

Anything but VIII.

@BoG said:

@Wampa1: VII gets a lot of hate because it is so popular. That's really it. I suggested other games because, at this point in time, VII is not as accessible as other games. Play it, but don't play it as your first FF. IX and VI are both the most polished FF games of their respective generations, making them better for a newcomer. They also happen to be two of the best games in the series.

this post wins.

@killacam said:

all of them except V.

VI and VII are wayyy too easy for me to recommend here.

Honest question, what is wrong with V? I figured I'd get all the on sale 2D ones but I won't if V is skippable. I never hear anyone mention V.

So many good things to say about them all.

V has a pretty great battle system, Leveling up the jobs is probably the best part about the game. Also the battletheme is great. Maybe the most light hearted entry in the series from what I played.

VI is my favorite, it has a large cast, a great villain and all of the party members feel very different during battle. Highly recommended.

VII despite what people say it is a great game though don't let people overhype it, you may want to play some others first because this one is less fantasy than the others. A little more dark. Also the graphics probably held up the least.

VIII i have not played though, but its pretty ok. Probably my least favorite battle system from what i played. Drawing is dumb. I know people love it, but I need to spend more time with it.

IX I played recently and I'd say it still hold up well, the artstyle is stylized enough so things didn't look too wonky for me. The cast is likable and it is a call back to the FF4 days. ViVi is also the best black mage in the series. I really liked his character.

All of these Roman Numerals make my head hurt.

I'd say to get the flavor of the series and how it played, you should get one 2D one and one 3D one.

Final Fantasy 6 was the crown jewel of the series' 8/16-bit days. The story and the characters are much bigger than anything they had done before. It doesn't hurt that the gameplay is good too (and it doesn't hurt that it's my fave in the series).

Playing Final Fantasy 8 would give you a sense of where the game series is today. The storytelling is much more cinematic and cut-scene heavy and the gameplay's draw system is indicative of how Square likes to experiment with JRPG gameplay these days.

So, that's what I say. 6 & 8.

IX is a must. It's incredibly charming and probably the least polarising out of the 3D FFs.

VII and IX. They are the best. VI is good but the game slow down really bad in the middle/end. There are people who don't like VII genuinely and then everyone else who hates it because "boo cloud is emo I've only ever seen commercials for Advent Children". VIII is the only of them that I would actually call bad. The story isn't great, most of the characters aren't developed, the magic/battle system is super grindy.

I'd personally go for 5, 9 and tactics. Not to knock the rest, but if you're going with 3 then I would prioritize those, with tactics>5=9. At least, in my opinion. I'm partial towards the job system.

I just want to ask, how are the load times on these? I want to get VI, but I'm worried about how the load times will bog the experience down. I already experienced that with Chrono Trigger. Is it just as bad, or is it more tolerable?

If you can only get two, buy VIII and IX. VII has not aged very well, graphics or gameplay. But whatever you do, do NOT buy V or VI. They are horrendous ports with incredible loading times.

I'd probably go with 6 as a definite. 8 If you're feeling a bit experimental and want to drop cash on something you'll either really love or really hate, but won't feel neutral about. 9 is expertly made and a great nostalgia trip within a nostalgia trip at this point in time. 7 if you've never played it gives you some insight on to what all the furor is about and the materia system is top notch. 8's the only one you have a chance of really going wrong with but it's high risk/high reward which at a reduced price is a good time to play with something like that.