That's right! You rate each of them and you write a quick, small review. I thought this would be fun to do. The only rule is: if you haven't played it, obviously don't rate it. It's ok if you played and didn't finish them, though.
Also try to do at least the main games (ie. from I to XII), but you can include all the spin-offs if you want (Tactics, Tactics Advance, Mystic Quest (lol), Crystal Chronicles...).
Also try not to spoil too much of the game. If you must, try do it in a way that only the people who played a game know what you're talking about.
Final Fantasy: The game that started it all. I have only played this game on the GBA, and to be completely honest, it is too simple and sorta linear. You only get 4 characters, and each only get a 'class-promotion' once, so it may be kind of boring for some (like me). Therefore, I give it a 4/10.
Final Fantasy II: Sincerely, I have never played this game much. I really disliked the leveling system. Based solely on what I played, which was something like 15 minutes, I would give it a 3/10, but that wouldn't be fair. N/A
Final Fantasy III: Never played this one. N/A
Final Fantasy IV: This game talks about the story of Cecil, the Dark Knight, and his struggle against his own empire. One thing I disliked in this game through all the time I played though, is how your party kept changing and how most characters you had in the beginning (before Cecil's change) were mostly useless. I like to have stable party members. I'm sure it gets better after a while, but, based on how far I played, this game gets a 6/10 from me.
Final Fantasy V: The worst part of this game is how the characters are pretty uninteresting. The good part, however, consists in the revolutionary job system (which FFIII had). You only get 4 characters, but the diversity in all the jobs make up for it. Not to mention every character looks different on each job! That's the highest point of the game in my opinion, it's fun and very customizable. This game also manages to bring the first game's 'warriors of light' theme, only much better. It also sports the first appearance of the known villain, Gilgamesh! 7/10
Final Fantasy VI: I have played this game many times and I still like it (I have never finished it though, due to a problem on my roms that made it impossible to continue further... this was also why I played this a lot of times) It follows Terra, a young sorceress brainwashed by the Empire. This is the first game to focus on espers/summons, and it did it pretty well. The esper system strikes a resemblance to FF7's materia system, sorta. I liked what I played and someday I will finish it... for good. 8/10
Final Fantasy VII: Legendary FF7. I'm gonna be honest and say this game doesn't appeal to me much. One of the main reasons of that, I think, is how I pretty much knew 85% of all the story before even starting to play. The Materia system is fun though, and Limit Breaks break the battling routine very efficiently. The one thing I dislike about this game is how shoddy it looks on the overworld! The battles' graphics and the FMVs are good but the world models are just ugly. Still gets a 8/10 from me due to its originality and gameplay. Would get a 9/10 if I hadn't ruined the story for myself.
Final Fantasy VIII: Seeing Squall on Kingdom hearts really made me want to play this game. I was thoroughly disappointed on the magic system though. I simply hate the concept of having to draw magic from your enemies and 'junctioning' them to your stats. That means if you use magic too much, your stats will go down unless you keep refilling magic, and that's pretty boring. The game looks very good however.. Squall and Seifer and cool, the Gunblade is an awesome weapon and I like to press the button at the right time to make that extra flare come out. Not to mention no more shoddy overworld models, and the Guardian Force system is really good too, but, again, it would be better sans the 'junctioning magic' thing. I wanna give this another chance someday... 6/10
Final Fantasy IX: This is my favorite FF game, hands down. Graphics that aged pretty well, good characters, good story (until the final boss that is), awesome FMVs, good ability system, lots and lots of sidequests, references to older FFs. And Quina. Re-playing it atm for the 6th time. 10/10
Final Fantasy X: I was a bit disappointed with this game's story because I was expecting some gigantic plot twist and it just... never happened. Awesome battling system, FMVs and voice-acting are what make this game what it is. And Aeons were beautifully done too. 9/10
Final Fantasy XII: I would like to complete this game before giving it a note or reviewing it, but I'm liking it so far. N/A
Heh. So much for 'small and quick' reviews. You people better read this shit and post your own or I will rip your throats. If this thread is well-received I might as well post my thoughts on the spin-offs too.
Also try to do at least the main games (ie. from I to XII), but you can include all the spin-offs if you want (Tactics, Tactics Advance, Mystic Quest (lol), Crystal Chronicles...).
Also try not to spoil too much of the game. If you must, try do it in a way that only the people who played a game know what you're talking about.
Final Fantasy: The game that started it all. I have only played this game on the GBA, and to be completely honest, it is too simple and sorta linear. You only get 4 characters, and each only get a 'class-promotion' once, so it may be kind of boring for some (like me). Therefore, I give it a 4/10.
Final Fantasy II: Sincerely, I have never played this game much. I really disliked the leveling system. Based solely on what I played, which was something like 15 minutes, I would give it a 3/10, but that wouldn't be fair. N/A
Final Fantasy III: Never played this one. N/A
Final Fantasy IV: This game talks about the story of Cecil, the Dark Knight, and his struggle against his own empire. One thing I disliked in this game through all the time I played though, is how your party kept changing and how most characters you had in the beginning (before Cecil's change) were mostly useless. I like to have stable party members. I'm sure it gets better after a while, but, based on how far I played, this game gets a 6/10 from me.
Final Fantasy V: The worst part of this game is how the characters are pretty uninteresting. The good part, however, consists in the revolutionary job system (which FFIII had). You only get 4 characters, but the diversity in all the jobs make up for it. Not to mention every character looks different on each job! That's the highest point of the game in my opinion, it's fun and very customizable. This game also manages to bring the first game's 'warriors of light' theme, only much better. It also sports the first appearance of the known villain, Gilgamesh! 7/10
Final Fantasy VI: I have played this game many times and I still like it (I have never finished it though, due to a problem on my roms that made it impossible to continue further... this was also why I played this a lot of times) It follows Terra, a young sorceress brainwashed by the Empire. This is the first game to focus on espers/summons, and it did it pretty well. The esper system strikes a resemblance to FF7's materia system, sorta. I liked what I played and someday I will finish it... for good. 8/10
Final Fantasy VII: Legendary FF7. I'm gonna be honest and say this game doesn't appeal to me much. One of the main reasons of that, I think, is how I pretty much knew 85% of all the story before even starting to play. The Materia system is fun though, and Limit Breaks break the battling routine very efficiently. The one thing I dislike about this game is how shoddy it looks on the overworld! The battles' graphics and the FMVs are good but the world models are just ugly. Still gets a 8/10 from me due to its originality and gameplay. Would get a 9/10 if I hadn't ruined the story for myself.
Final Fantasy VIII: Seeing Squall on Kingdom hearts really made me want to play this game. I was thoroughly disappointed on the magic system though. I simply hate the concept of having to draw magic from your enemies and 'junctioning' them to your stats. That means if you use magic too much, your stats will go down unless you keep refilling magic, and that's pretty boring. The game looks very good however.. Squall and Seifer and cool, the Gunblade is an awesome weapon and I like to press the button at the right time to make that extra flare come out. Not to mention no more shoddy overworld models, and the Guardian Force system is really good too, but, again, it would be better sans the 'junctioning magic' thing. I wanna give this another chance someday... 6/10
Final Fantasy IX: This is my favorite FF game, hands down. Graphics that aged pretty well, good characters, good story (until the final boss that is), awesome FMVs, good ability system, lots and lots of sidequests, references to older FFs. And Quina. Re-playing it atm for the 6th time. 10/10
Final Fantasy X: I was a bit disappointed with this game's story because I was expecting some gigantic plot twist and it just... never happened. Awesome battling system, FMVs and voice-acting are what make this game what it is. And Aeons were beautifully done too. 9/10
Final Fantasy XII: I would like to complete this game before giving it a note or reviewing it, but I'm liking it so far. N/A
Heh. So much for 'small and quick' reviews. You people better read this shit and post your own or I will rip your throats. If this thread is well-received I might as well post my thoughts on the spin-offs too.