@liquiddragon:
Yeah the battle system of Type-0 is neat, granted the graphics are a little weak since it's a remaster of a PSP game, but it's got pretty fun combat. It's not a perfect game by any means, you'll need multiple playthroughs to 100% the game and the story and characters are a bit tropey. Still there is enough there to have kept me hooked and it's not terribly long by FF standards. As long as you go into it expecting for it not be a high production showpiece or a deep story (like the mainline entries), I think you can enjoy this fun side game. I also think Type-0 gives you a glimpse into FinalFantasy's next creative lead as FFXV's Tabata directed it. I'm pretty curious to see what he can do with his own entry that he gets to build from the ground up (versus rescuing FF XV)
Fwiw I thought FF 1 was absolutely incredible, but I also played it back in the day. That's the one that got me into the series. But games are just straight up better today, FF included. So it is one of those games where the context of when it was released is critical to understanding its' greatness. I figure it's got to be a pretty tough sell for many newcomers who probably got into games playing honestly better stuff. You can't "unsee" everything games have done better since then you know? Makes total sense to me why those games wouldn't look appealing to you. They are pretty barebones affairs compared to the SNES ones, but you can see the glimmers of the story telling ambition in 1 and especially 2 and 3, despite having a bland story, is where the FF battle system really started to gel.
One other note, the FF 3 remake team, I think, went onto make FF: The 4 Heroes of Light and then the Bravely Default series. If you play the FF 3 remake I think you'll get a decent taste of what those games are like. It's kinda neat, in a way the Bravely games remind of what FF might look like today if they stayed as consistent to their NES identity like Dragon Quest did. Kinda like an alternate universe thing.
Saw you commented on tactics too. I didn't recommend that one because it is not a mainline game and very different from those, but boy is that one is incredible. Boy, you are in for a treat with that one. fwiw I think it is the best PSX Final fantasy game. The story is simply one of the very best in all FF and the combat for the time felt . All I can say is don't be intimidated, unlike Fire Emblem or other SRPGs you can grind pretty much whenever you want to and there is no permadeath, which means there isn't anything in the game you can't handle that a little elbow grease won't solve.
fwiw I've only played the PSX version and I thought the translation was plenty good enough there, Wouldn't surprise me if the War of the Lions version is better enough to make it worthwhile to play that one.
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