What to buy ? Final Fantasy 7,8 or 9 ?

spajdr · March 19th, 2002

I have money only for one game ... which FF is best ? 7,8,9 ? Tell me your opinion.

Andronicus · March 19th, 2002

Actually, I prefer FF8.

spajdr · March 19th, 2002

Andronicus : actually,why u prefer FF8 ?

Esturk · March 19th, 2002

I would buy 7 first and then 8, 9. 7's my favorite so far.

March 19th, 2002

Yeah buy all of them but first FF7.Its my favorite too!

spajdr · March 19th, 2002

Esturk17 : why do you prefer 7 over 8 ?

Esturk · March 19th, 2002

Why do you ask anyways?

zerocopy · March 19th, 2002

Definitely get ff7 then buy the others later

spajdr · March 19th, 2002

Cause i want to know weak points and strong points of any FF 7 8 9 game ... What you like in FF7 more than in FF8 etc ..

spajdr · March 19th, 2002

zerocopy : so when you end FF7 .. story continues in FF8 ? or every title have his own end ?

**Kane** · March 19th, 2002

Only play FF8 if you have a gameshark so you can avoid the F***ing drawing. It's boring. Then..... either ff7/9

Quasius · March 19th, 2002

FF9. FF7 is also very good, but quite underchallenging. Also, both FF7 and FF8 use a system that eventually makes everyone the same. (Everyone can do everything). So by the end of the game, everyone is casting ultima or whatever. This really bothers me. FF9 only certain characters can learn certain skills, so the characters stay differentiated throughout the game. Also the gameplay reflects the story more because of this. Also FF9 does not have the (badly done) combination of tech and fantasy. Gunblade, yuch. (FF8). FF9 is also challenging enough to keep you awake in battles. Unlike FF7 and 8 (especially) where you can win almost any battle by just closing your eyes and hitting the "confirm" button. Basically, I think 9 is superior to 7 and 8. And it is beautiful on ePSXe with a good comp.
By the way, the sotries between these and most other FF's are entirely unrelated.

**fivefeet8** · March 19th, 2002

I say FF8.. It has the best Mdecs of those 3 games.. FF9 had some good ones too, but the ending of FF8 has to be seen.. It's amazing.. Plus, FF8 has the best limit breaks.. Squal's lion heart is cool.. Most people don't like the magic Draw system, but I like it..

Quasius: At the end of the game, everyone in FF8 can't have the same skills.. If you mean enhancement skills than yes(str 40% ect,ect..) but magic and moves? No.. You do have the option for magic skills though(skill items)..

Lyrai · March 19th, 2002

Get FF7 first! Then 9, and If you really think you'll like it, get 8 I would suggest borrowing/renting it first, though, cause some people like it, some hate it. But definatly get 7 first.

**Kane** · March 19th, 2002

I think FF9 is better than 7 in one aspect. I prefer the way that everyone is limited by thier class. I'd have prfered it it it was like the way Diablo does it TBH, where you have to fill certain criteria to use magic. Maybe a bit more advanced than that, say Aeris can use Restore at lever 7, wheras Barret has to wait until about level 12~15. That way, the characters are more specialised. Aeris needed to be weaker. maybe one or two of the other chars needed to be weaker too. But that's just my opinion. I can't play FF7 at the mo anyway, as my PSX copy was stolen, and I can no longer play the PC version.

Mr Urt · March 19th, 2002

definetely ff7 first (buy all of them tho)

btw, u should've made this a poll. (just delete the ur original post in this thread and I believe it delete's the thread, and then repost the ques. as a poll. just my suggestion, u don't have to do it, but I just think it'd be easier for u that way)

**Demigod** · March 19th, 2002

I opt for FF7 as well. It was the last FF game to truly mesmerize me and kept me hooked 'til the end. FF8 and FF9 I played off and on and there was little to keep me motivated, possibly because I was spoiled by FF7. FF8 was too technological and kinda felt out of place (I mean with all that technology why use Gunblades and whips? Just use a laser gun or rocket launcher for cryin' out loud). FF9 was alright in its gameplay (it was much more balanced than the previous two games) but had a kiddy tone to it. The characters were all deformed and cute, as well as some of the monsters.

**Betamax** · March 20th, 2002

moved to games

**Shiori** · March 20th, 2002

Screw those three, get FF Anthologies!

Exodus · March 20th, 2002

or Chronicles, and you'll get a nifty chrono trigger too!
but between the three, i'd probably get FF8, but i'd get the others soon after.

March 19th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
spajdr Harmonixer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 777	What to buy ? Final Fantasy 7,8 or 9 ? I have money only for one game ... which FF is best ? 7,8,9 ? Tell me your opinion. __________________ Asus P5Q Pro + Intel E8400@4Ghz + Noctua NH-C12P \| Corsair Power Supply HX1000 1000W \| 4GB DDR2-1066MHz ADATA Vitesta CL5 Sapphire Radeon 4870 + 22" LCD LENOVO ThinkVision L220x \| 2 x 250GB Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD252HJ \| Logitech MX518 Mouse

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Andronicus ƒeƒC[ƒ_ Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Somewhere around the Earth Posts: 846	Actually, I prefer FF8. __________________ ¡“ú‚©‚ç–¾“ú‚Ö‚Æ

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spajdr Harmonixer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 777	Andronicus : actually,why u prefer FF8 ? __________________ Asus P5Q Pro + Intel E8400@4Ghz + Noctua NH-C12P \| Corsair Power Supply HX1000 1000W \| 4GB DDR2-1066MHz ADATA Vitesta CL5 Sapphire Radeon 4870 + 22" LCD LENOVO ThinkVision L220x \| 2 x 250GB Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD252HJ \| Logitech MX518 Mouse

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Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,957	I would buy 7 first and then 8, 9. 7's my favorite so far. __________________ Necrosaro: Windows XP Pro x64 Edition SP2 \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache \| Asus P5K Deluxe, Intel P35 Chipset, Socket 775 \| 4GB Kingston PC5300 DDR2 \| Nvidia GeForce 8800GT, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

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spajdr Harmonixer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 777	Esturk17 : why do you prefer 7 over 8 ? __________________ Asus P5Q Pro + Intel E8400@4Ghz + Noctua NH-C12P \| Corsair Power Supply HX1000 1000W \| 4GB DDR2-1066MHz ADATA Vitesta CL5 Sapphire Radeon 4870 + 22" LCD LENOVO ThinkVision L220x \| 2 x 250GB Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD252HJ \| Logitech MX518 Mouse

March 19th, 2002	#5 (permalink)
bositman Guest Posts: n/a	Yeah buy all of them but first FF7.Its my favorite too!

March 19th, 2002	#7 (permalink)
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,957	Why do you ask anyways? __________________ Necrosaro: Windows XP Pro x64 Edition SP2 \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache \| Asus P5K Deluxe, Intel P35 Chipset, Socket 775 \| 4GB Kingston PC5300 DDR2 \| Nvidia GeForce 8800GT, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

March 19th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
zerocopy Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,953	Definitely get ff7 then buy the others later

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spajdr Harmonixer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 777	Cause i want to know weak points and strong points of any FF 7 8 9 game ... What you like in FF7 more than in FF8 etc .. __________________ Asus P5Q Pro + Intel E8400@4Ghz + Noctua NH-C12P \| Corsair Power Supply HX1000 1000W \| 4GB DDR2-1066MHz ADATA Vitesta CL5 Sapphire Radeon 4870 + 22" LCD LENOVO ThinkVision L220x \| 2 x 250GB Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD252HJ \| Logitech MX518 Mouse

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spajdr Harmonixer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 777	zerocopy : so when you end FF7 .. story continues in FF8 ? or every title have his own end ? __________________ Asus P5Q Pro + Intel E8400@4Ghz + Noctua NH-C12P \| Corsair Power Supply HX1000 1000W \| 4GB DDR2-1066MHz ADATA Vitesta CL5 Sapphire Radeon 4870 + 22" LCD LENOVO ThinkVision L220x \| 2 x 250GB Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD252HJ \| Logitech MX518 Mouse

March 19th, 2002	#11 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	Only play FF8 if you have a gameshark so you can avoid the F***ing drawing. It's boring. Then..... either ff7/9 __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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Quasius Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 261	FF9. FF7 is also very good, but quite underchallenging. Also, both FF7 and FF8 use a system that eventually makes everyone the same. (Everyone can do everything). So by the end of the game, everyone is casting ultima or whatever. This really bothers me. FF9 only certain characters can learn certain skills, so the characters stay differentiated throughout the game. Also the gameplay reflects the story more because of this. Also FF9 does not have the (badly done) combination of tech and fantasy. Gunblade, yuch. (FF8). FF9 is also challenging enough to keep you awake in battles. Unlike FF7 and 8 (especially) where you can win almost any battle by just closing your eyes and hitting the "confirm" button. Basically, I think 9 is superior to 7 and 8. And it is beautiful on ePSXe with a good comp. By the way, the sotries between these and most other FF's are entirely unrelated.

March 19th, 2002	#13 (permalink)
fivefeet8 &-)---\|--< Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Smallville Posts: 7,555	I say FF8.. It has the best Mdecs of those 3 games.. FF9 had some good ones too, but the ending of FF8 has to be seen.. It's amazing.. Plus, FF8 has the best limit breaks.. Squal's lion heart is cool.. Most people don't like the magic Draw system, but I like it.. Quasius: At the end of the game, everyone in FF8 can't have the same skills.. If you mean enhancement skills than yes(str 40% ect,ect..) but magic and moves? No.. You do have the option for magic skills though(skill items).. __________________ Play emulated games online Main Rig\|\|Intel Q6600@3.2 ghertz\|4x1gb DDR2 1066\|Asrock 1600sli 110db LGA 775\|EVGA 8800gtx@620/1450/975\|2x Seagate 160gb SATA150 Raid0\|250 gb Samsung SATA2 HD\|Seagate 7000.10 500gb HD\|NEC 3520 4x/8x DVD+R/RW DL burner\|Antec TP 650 watt\|40" Sony Bravia 1080p\|20.1" 5ms LCD 1680x1050 Native\|Logitec 5.1 Speaker System w/15" Sub\|Dual Boot Winows XP Pro/Vista 64bit\|\| 2nd Rig\|\|Athlon64 x2 3800+\|2x1 gig PC3200\|BFG Geforce 6800 Ultra OC @450/1250 agp\|60 gig Maxtor IDE HD 7200 RPM\|40 gig Maxtor IDE HD\|Asrock Dual SATA2\|Silver Aluminum ATX\|17" LCD\|\| 3rd Rig\|\|Athlon Xp 2800+\|1.5 gig PC2700\|BFG GeforceFx 5900 Ultra OC agp\|100 gig Maxtor SATA HD\|NF7-s rev2.0\|Nvidia Soundstorm MCP\|19" CRT\|\|

March 19th, 2002	#14 (permalink)
Lyrai Manasprite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Potatos Posts: 282	Get FF7 first! Then 9, and If you really think you'll like it, get 8 I would suggest borrowing/renting it first, though, cause some people like it, some hate it. But definatly get 7 first. __________________ Crimson Moon

March 19th, 2002	#15 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	I think FF9 is better than 7 in one aspect. I prefer the way that everyone is limited by thier class. I'd have prfered it it it was like the way Diablo does it TBH, where you have to fill certain criteria to use magic. Maybe a bit more advanced than that, say Aeris can use Restore at lever 7, wheras Barret has to wait until about level 12~15. That way, the characters are more specialised. Aeris needed to be weaker. maybe one or two of the other chars needed to be weaker too. But that's just my opinion. I can't play FF7 at the mo anyway, as my PSX copy was stolen, and I can no longer play the PC version. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

March 20th, 2002	#18 (permalink)
Betamax Resident Movie Critic Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 9,480	moved to games __________________ Superior marketing of an inferior product will always win over inferior marketing of a superior product.

March 19th, 2002	#16 (permalink)
Mr Urt gone postal Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,569	definetely ff7 first (buy all of them tho) btw, u should've made this a poll. (just delete the ur original post in this thread and I believe it delete's the thread, and then repost the ques. as a poll. just my suggestion, u don't have to do it, but I just think it'd be easier for u that way)

March 19th, 2002	#17 (permalink)
Demigod これはバタスです Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,810	I opt for FF7 as well. It was the last FF game to truly mesmerize me and kept me hooked 'til the end. FF8 and FF9 I played off and on and there was little to keep me motivated, possibly because I was spoiled by FF7. FF8 was too technological and kinda felt out of place (I mean with all that technology why use Gunblades and whips? Just use a laser gun or rocket launcher for cryin' out loud). FF9 was alright in its gameplay (it was much more balanced than the previous two games) but had a kiddy tone to it. The characters were all deformed and cute, as well as some of the monsters. __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon64 3000+ (Venice) @ 3800+ (2.4 Ghz) Mobo: Asus A8V Deluxe Memory: 1024 MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM @ 217 Mhz Videocard: eVGA GeForce 6800 GS w/ 256 MB Soundcard: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Hard drive: 120 GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 & 2 x 300 (600) GB RAID 0 Maxtor Optical drive: LG GSA-4163B 16x DVD Writer OS: Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit)

March 20th, 2002	#19 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	Screw those three, get FF Anthologies! __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

March 20th, 2002	#20 (permalink)
Exodus Now the stars don't match Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 13,892	or Chronicles, and you'll get a nifty chrono trigger too! but between the three, i'd probably get FF8, but i'd get the others soon after. __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

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