First FF, favorite FF, opinion on the XIII series, opinion on SE as of current

Warning, this post will contain minor and major spoilers. I have covered up the spoilers with spoiler tags, but I thing I remember seeing that they can be turned off. You have been warned.

First FF: X
I hate this game. A lot. I can't figure out why exactly I ended up feeling all I'm about to mention, but everything about the game puts me off, except Auron. The battle system is fine I guess, its normal turnbased. But in FFX I just couldn't get into it. I don't know if I was underlevel'd or was just taking the wrong paths on the sphere grid, but it seemed like enemies did way too much damage.

The minigames got very annoying too, especially Blitzball. If it was only for sidequest purposes, yeah, sure. But main story? Come on. The game even tries to make you feel bad when you lose. And the lightning in the Thunderplains game. Again, fine if dodging bolts was optional, but I think I remember them causing damage. These failed to engage me or give me enjoyment, and are a bad spot in my eyes, even if they're so minor.

The characters, excluding Auron and his badassness sucked. This sums it up: youtube.com/watch?v=-5FTJxfV3pc

And yes, I know it is purposefully forced. It is still the worst scene in the entire game.

In short; Nothing about the game feels right. The only reason I ended up beating it was because I used a cheat code for easy levels and items after suffering through hours of boredom. Even then, able to power through the game because I was many time stronger than I should be, it was still a gigantic chore. Oh, and the impossible to lose "final battle" was very annoying and long.

Favorite FF: VI

Even today, this game (along with IV) is amazing. Great story with wonderful characters and a fun battle system. The music is also superb, with one of the most epic final boss themes to ever be created to go along with one of the most epic boss battles.

The battle system is a blast to play, and has a very wide variety of characters, all of which have some sort of use. From Gao with his broken copy move, to Realm with her game breaking sketch move. (no, this actually breaks the game as a glitch, not makes it easy from being powerful) The system is rich and rewarding as you fight along the story.

Speaking of characters, they are pretty much all well developed. Throughout the game you find little hints about one character or go through an event that shows off the past of a character. Sometimes just stopping at an inn will cause some backstory to take place. It has a good spread, and is just fantastic. Then we come to the best villain of the series; Kefka. That laugh of his is spine tingling. Kefka cares not for ruling, or finding riches, he just wishes to destroy. He poisons a river and causes an entire town to die, except for Cyan! Even further, Kefka backstabs the emperor, moves the statues out of alignment, and destroys the entire world before becoming a god himself! And at the end of the game, the world is still destroyed! How people think that Sephiroth has done better is beyond me.

In short, there is so much about FF6 that makes me love the game, and I wish for more that good.

Three XII games, really? Honestly, this was not needed. XII, like 10, was a chore for me to beat. Final Hallway just bored me as I continued. It wasn't quite press X to win, but the battle system lost me quickly. And the whole "party leader must live" thing is bull, when you probably have the biggest chance of dying.

For XII-2, I've heard good things about it, but I haven't played it to judge for myself.

XII-3, however, looks pretty good. The battle system looks many times better than XII-1.

For SE as a whole, they could be doing a lot worse. And if they port Bravely Default, they gain points in my book.
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