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zukeft · October 14th, 2002

How does FFMQ fit into the FF series? It's quite different from all the previous ones, so how come SS decided to change their format?

Ninjaa · October 14th, 2002

They knew that with the SNES, they were going to be attracting a new market. They made Final Fantasy Mystic Quest as an introductory game for people who had never played an RPG or a Final Fantasy game before.

The problem was that they ported FF4 to English before FFMQ.

**Yeloazndevil** · October 14th, 2002

Final fantasy was the first FF i ever played

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zukeft · October 14th, 2002

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Originally posted by Ninja
They knew that with the SNES, they were going to be attracting a new market. They made Final Fantasy Mystic Quest as an introductory game for people who had never played an RPG or a Final Fantasy game before.

The problem was that they ported FF4 to English before FFMQ.

That's no good, is it? It reminds me of the Super Mario Bros. equivalent of Mario is Missing, even though the latter was made by The Software Toolworks (ok, ok... it's a complete spinoff of the original SMB genre). If the ESBR had existed back then I'm sure that they rate it the following:

Bah, I'm sorry. I only played FFMQ until recently and was horribly disappointed. The storyline wasn't enough for me to keep on playing. I do think that it is a great introductory game to the RPG genre. Anyway, sorry for going off topic or being too critical.

Finalbuster · October 14th, 2002

I tried to play the first final fantasy some months ago, but it was so hard compared to other rpg's, and the dialog between characters were so short and slow that I couldn't keep playing it. Should I try to finish it?

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Syed Fawad · October 15th, 2002

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Originally posted by Ninja
Still, like 40% of the people here started in the PSX era. But it's good to see that a lot of us old schoolers are still around. Square cannot be allowed to forget about us.

Eh...should I state my first FF?

I have started in kind of a reverse manner

MY firstt FF is the last FF in the series

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Ninjaa · October 15th, 2002

No Syed, I still shake my head everytime I think about you.

FinalBuster, just make some sort of button hitting device when buying potions in FF1, and you'll be fine. It starts out kind of hard, but gets easier as time goes on. (Then gets way harder all of a sudden). It's seriously worth all of it though, as it is a really good game.

October 15th, 2002

Well if it is age you are interested in, I voted and I'm 50 years old. That would have made me 38 when I played, enjoyed, and beat FF 1 in 1990.
As for FFMQ, I found it enjoyable but rather easy, my son played it also and was determined to finish it, but other than that, he said he found it quite boring.
Finalbuster, I would reccomend that you hang in there with FF1. The ending part (Final Dungeon) is worth it. But of course that is just my opinion, it is up to you.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

naisatoh · October 15th, 2002

hmm 35 votes isn't enough... we definitely more people to vote on this... i really wanted to see what the impact ff7 had on the game... looks pretty big... but more votes could be interesting

Rhombus · October 15th, 2002

Even if FF7 wasn't technically the first FF that alot of people played, it's probably the first one that alot of people heard about. Alot of people had heard about FF games, but FF7 is the one that drew them in. It advertised a hell of alot, more than any other FF game I've ever seen. It really made the series mainstream.

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Rhombus · October 15th, 2002

Oh yeah, I remember the US commerical for FF7 was like... "Over 2 years in the making, millions of dollars... they said this movie couldn't be done. They were right." And they kept on flashing between the texts and the FMV clips. Pretty cool.

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**Cid Highwind** · October 15th, 2002

First RPG: Lufia Dutch Version (for international: Lufia 2 Rise of the sinistrals) On the SNES.
After that period my cousin got a PSX, and immediately he bought FF VII, 'cause it's Lufia, but 10 times better!! And he was right!!

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**Dark Watcher** · October 15th, 2002

Actually FFMQ was like an insult to other then Japanese gamers... Square came across the presumption that we as gamers could not handle the depth of their RPGs....The result created 2 games...FFMQ which was suppose to be for beginners...then a toned down version of FF4 called FF2 in the US.....funny thing is in Japan they were released af Final Fantasy USA for FFMQ and Final Fantasy Easy Type for our FF2....

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View Poll Results: What was your first Final Fantasy?
Final Fantasy	9	21.43%
Final Fantasy II	1	2.38%
Final Fantasy III	1	2.38%
Final Fantasy IV (II US)	6	14.29%
Final Fantasy V	1	2.38%
Final Fantasy VI (III US)	4	9.52%
Final Fantasy VII	14	33.33%
Final Fantasy VIII	3	7.14%
Final Fantasy IX	2	4.76%
Final Fantasy X	0	0%
Final Fantasy Tactics	0	0%
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest	1	2.38%
Voters: 42. You may not vote on this poll

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October 14th, 2002	#41 (permalink)
zukeft Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Bogota, Colombia Posts: 1,157	How does FFMQ fit into the FF series? It's quite different from all the previous ones, so how come SS decided to change their format?

October 14th, 2002	#42 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 7,778	They knew that with the SNES, they were going to be attracting a new market. They made Final Fantasy Mystic Quest as an introductory game for people who had never played an RPG or a Final Fantasy game before. The problem was that they ported FF4 to English before FFMQ.

October 14th, 2002	#43 (permalink)
Yeloazndevil Nyaa Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,485	Final fantasy was the first FF i ever played __________________

October 14th, 2002	#45 (permalink)
Finalbuster Nothing is like before. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Santiago, Chile Posts: 581	I tried to play the first final fantasy some months ago, but it was so hard compared to other rpg's, and the dialog between characters were so short and slow that I couldn't keep playing it. Should I try to finish it? __________________ Say yes to every opportunity that comes your way, as they may never come back.

October 15th, 2002	#47 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 7,778	No Syed, I still shake my head everytime I think about you. FinalBuster, just make some sort of button hitting device when buying potions in FF1, and you'll be fine. It starts out kind of hard, but gets easier as time goes on. (Then gets way harder all of a sudden). It's seriously worth all of it though, as it is a really good game.

October 15th, 2002	#48 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	Well if it is age you are interested in, I voted and I'm 50 years old. That would have made me 38 when I played, enjoyed, and beat FF 1 in 1990. As for FFMQ, I found it enjoyable but rather easy, my son played it also and was determined to finish it, but other than that, he said he found it quite boring. Finalbuster, I would reccomend that you hang in there with FF1. The ending part (Final Dungeon) is worth it. But of course that is just my opinion, it is up to you. sincerely, sx/amiga

October 15th, 2002	#49 (permalink)
naisatoh the HOT asian Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: my own little bubble Posts: 179	hmm 35 votes isn't enough... we definitely more people to vote on this... i really wanted to see what the impact ff7 had on the game... looks pretty big... but more votes could be interesting

October 15th, 2002	#50 (permalink)
Rhombus The Moogle Assassin Join Date: May 2002 Location: Boulder, Colorado Posts: 2,081	Even if FF7 wasn't technically the first FF that alot of people played, it's probably the first one that alot of people heard about. Alot of people had heard about FF games, but FF7 is the one that drew them in. It advertised a hell of alot, more than any other FF game I've ever seen. It really made the series mainstream. __________________ Processor: Athlon 64 3400+ Mobo: MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R RAM: 1 GB Corsair XMS GFX Card: Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128 Sound Card: SB Audigy 2 ZS HDD1: Seagate 160MB 8MB 7200 HDD2: Seagate 80MB 8MB 7200 Burner: NEC 16x DVDR Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech Cordless MX Duo USB Gamepad1: PS2 Dual Analog/KiKY X USB Gamepad2: Gravis GamePad Pro OS: Windows XP Pro sp2 *Tempus fugit et nos fugimus in illus.* *Fiat justitia; ruat coelum.*

October 15th, 2002	#51 (permalink)
Rhombus The Moogle Assassin Join Date: May 2002 Location: Boulder, Colorado Posts: 2,081	Oh yeah, I remember the US commerical for FF7 was like... "Over 2 years in the making, millions of dollars... they said this movie couldn't be done. They were right." And they kept on flashing between the texts and the FMV clips. Pretty cool. __________________ Processor: Athlon 64 3400+ Mobo: MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R RAM: 1 GB Corsair XMS GFX Card: Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128 Sound Card: SB Audigy 2 ZS HDD1: Seagate 160MB 8MB 7200 HDD2: Seagate 80MB 8MB 7200 Burner: NEC 16x DVDR Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech Cordless MX Duo USB Gamepad1: PS2 Dual Analog/KiKY X USB Gamepad2: Gravis GamePad Pro OS: Windows XP Pro sp2 *Tempus fugit et nos fugimus in illus.* *Fiat justitia; ruat coelum.*

October 15th, 2002	#52 (permalink)
Cid Highwind Human Metal Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nairobi Posts: 14,024	First RPG: Lufia Dutch Version (for international: Lufia 2 Rise of the sinistrals) On the SNES. After that period my cousin got a PSX, and immediately he bought FF VII, 'cause it's Lufia, but 10 times better!! And he was right!! __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz // GPU: Sapphire ATi HD4870 1GB // Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 RAM: 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 // HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint // SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W // Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*

October 15th, 2002	#53 (permalink)
Dark Watcher Coffee Demon Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Darkness, Unknown Posts: 2,905	Actually FFMQ was like an insult to other then Japanese gamers... Square came across the presumption that we as gamers could not handle the depth of their RPGs....The result created 2 games...FFMQ which was suppose to be for beginners...then a toned down version of FF4 called FF2 in the US.....funny thing is in Japan they were released af Final Fantasy USA for FFMQ and Final Fantasy Easy Type for our FF2.... __________________