tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post6191818413370248089..comments2024-03-23T00:57:10.650-07:00Comments on Chrontendo: RPG Showdown: Final ThoughtsDoctor Sparklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328442015557051088noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-28752639279975943582012-03-17T19:36:01.627-07:002012-03-17T19:36:01.627-07:00Although I've beaten both games, they were pla...Although I've beaten both games, they were played at very different times of my life. Final Fantasy was the first JRPG I ever played, but Phantasy Star III was the -second- JRPG I ever played. By the time I got around to playing PS1 (through massage emulation, actually, which was my first experiment with it), FF1 was a distant memory.<br /><br />Finally, I got around to playing FF1 again a few years later, as well as its immediate sequels. However, by then, PS1 was also not fresh on my mind.<br /><br />In retrospect, I can definitely see the argument for picking FF over PS. I love PS, but that game really peaks in 4 (with 2 being next in line). I enjoyed the first one, but the plot was sub-par. I also never really enjoyed FP dungeon crawlers. If nothing else, FF's class selection system deserves special mention, especially when the class advancement system is thrown in as well. Adding elemental effects and better balancing between attacks and magic just really breaks the scale. As sad as it makes the "phan" inside me, I'll also say FF over PS.<br /><br />Sidenote: FF3 is my personal choice for top Famicom JRPG, although I haven't played nearly as many as you. FF2, however, needs to go away and never come back. Worst progresion system ever.killias2https://www.blogger.com/profile/00398131197947456691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-19337043522156621092010-01-10T21:16:00.516-08:002010-01-10T21:16:00.516-08:00Ha! Has anyone has ever managed to plow through I...Ha! Has anyone has ever managed to plow through Infinite Jest? It seems everyone has "finish reading Infinite Jest" somewhere on their to-do list. Myself included. It was so sad about Wallace, however.Doctor Sparklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328442015557051088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-1556870286963756302010-01-08T13:27:18.612-08:002010-01-08T13:27:18.612-08:00To be fair a white Mage playthrough just consists ...To be fair a white Mage playthrough just consists of running a lot and casting ruse twice and plinking away 1-2 damage on bosses. It's good white noise for reading, so if you ever wanted to plow through Infinite Jest, a White Mage solo game might not be your worst bet.CJ Loweryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712752655491065713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-19305369750658368432010-01-07T12:32:31.547-08:002010-01-07T12:32:31.547-08:00One of the weird things about the first FF is how ...One of the weird things about the first FF is how much it resembles western RPGs - letting you choose your class, name all your characters and offering more freedom in equipments - reportedly the exact opposite of FF XIII! Despite its lack of resemblance to later FF games, it still holds a lot of fascination today. As CJ points out, people are still analyzing it and doing crazy things like a playthrough using a White Wizard only.<br /><br />The whole thing of party members not automatically re-targeting enemies IS annoying, but presumably it was added to keep from combat from being a matter of simply pushing attack 4 times each turn. And I find it less frustrating that the way PS randomly attacks enemies. Especially when you have a couple enemies that could be finished off with one more hit, and party keeps attacking everyone but those guys.Doctor Sparklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328442015557051088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-16100910032563506482010-01-04T23:50:19.305-08:002010-01-04T23:50:19.305-08:00Alas, posting via mobile doesn't leave much ro...Alas, posting via mobile doesn't leave much room for eloquence, but I would be remiss if I didn't mention a Let's Play a friend of mine did that utterly broke the mechanics of FF1 over his knee: http://www.scibbe.com/stash/lpff1/<br /><br />He also did a competing solo run with another associate each playing a white or black mage that was somehow even more fascinating, but it remains unarchived.CJ Loweryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712752655491065713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-77900851310626544632010-01-03T12:47:27.518-08:002010-01-03T12:47:27.518-08:00I like Phantasy Star alot more than the first Fina...I like Phantasy Star alot more than the first Final Fantasy. I don't know what it is with me and Final Fantasy 1 on the NES but I really don't like it - and I have given it many many chances. I do love Phantasy Star, but I guess it has alot to do with the nostalgia as I grew up with it, and played FF1 for the first time in the 90's when NES emulators became popular, since it was never released in Europe. But there is something with the feeling I get from FF1 that I don't like. Maybe it's the fact that it's giving you too much of an option. I often like when games keep it simple. And I don't like that your characters can attack thin air if you attack a monster which has already been killed. And it feels a little, jumpy. You run from place to place while never really getting the time to familiarise yourself with them. <br /><br />Oh well, I think we can all agree on that Dragon Quest III is much better than both FF1 and PS1. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-10242244612087047622010-01-03T09:58:25.108-08:002010-01-03T09:58:25.108-08:00And at last, it is interesting how the series turn...And at last, it is interesting how the series turned out, Phantasy Star went more in the MMO direction, while Final Fantasy is a very streamlined story driven RPG (though I heard FF XIII is far to linear for a J-RPG).<br />So, you could say, Phantasy Star is a niche game, while Final Fantasy is mainstream...though if the Master System would have been more popular, it could have been the other way.qaylIS aka Nicolas Deußerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943098766424527157noreply@blogger.com