What did everyone think of the Final Fantasy games?

I was wondering what all the other Phanatics thought of our arch enemy (lol) Final Fantasy?
Did you play any of them? What did you think of them? Do you own any of them?
My friends owned SEGA Master Systems and later Mega Drives (I miss SEGA as a console developer) so I bought them too. We would swap cartridges and thus got to play a lot more games than we would have.
So I never owned a Nintendo and to this day still have never owned a Nintendo. (I do own a 3DS) We used to rent a NES, so I played Mario and Mega Man, but never tried any NES or SNES Final Fantasy.
My first girlfriend bought me a PlayStation for Christmas one year and I was looking for a good roleplaying game.
I looked at Final Fantasy 7 and wondered if it would satisfy my Phantasy Star needs. I decide to give it a try. And loved it. The story is terrible and stops making any sense at all the second you leave Midgar. But the characters are fantastic and there a huge world to explore and sooooo many mini games!! I did think the Aries dying scene was cheesy as Phantasy Star had already done it...twice and I would gladly toss Aries off a cliff if it meant saving either Alys or Nei. I'd toss Cloud too. Always thought that was a stupid name for a main character...but that's just me.
I bought Final Fantasy 8 new and was disappointed in it. It had fantastic graphics, great music, but very little else, it was honestly a big empty world. I however just bought it on Steam and am really enjoying it, the music is fantastic and when you figure out the junction system it is a lot more fun than *spam GF*...*spam GF*...*spam GF* which perfectly describes my first play through. Squall also reminds me a bit too much of teenage me...yes, I was that uptight...ps Squall and Rinoa wouldn't have lasted a month: P
Only rented Final Fantasy 9, but loved the simpler graphics and better mini games. Only just bought it last year and played the heck out of it. Great game...even if the main character is a douche. What? He is.
I loved Final Fantasy 10 and rate it the best game of the series. A story that actually makes sense!!! Good characters. The best combat system I have ever seen. And loads to see and do. I even liked 10-2, it is just a pile of mini games really, but damn is it fun.
Never tried 11 so won’t comment on it.
Ahhh 12. I’ll be blunt. Good: Combat was pretty good and I loved the loot system. Gambits were pretty cool too. Bad: Ugggg it’s such a boring grind fest and its only mini game is more grinding!!! Its story makes zero sense! Why are Vaan and Penelo even on the quest? And Bathier and Fran???? What are they getting out of risking their lives? I have owned it a long time and have never finished it as it bores me to tears. PS I played and Beat Phantasy Star 3 just a month ago.
Never played 13. Don’t really want to either. Same with 13-2 and 13-3
I did buy Final Fantasy 14...but World of Warcraft: Final Fantasy edition was boring as hell with a terrible job system that was, grind levels...then do it again.....from lvl 1 each time!!! Bored me silly. And I played Phantasy Star 2 back in the day!
As for the older games, well I did rent a PS1 CD of Final Fantasy 6...it was nothing special. And a compilation CD of 2, 3, 4 and 5. Don't remember 2 or 3 (but am thinking about getting 3 on Steam) or 4 really. Seemed like Generic RPG 267 to me. I like 5 however and really enjoyed the job system.
Did you play any of them? What did you think of them? Do you own any of them?
My friends owned SEGA Master Systems and later Mega Drives (I miss SEGA as a console developer) so I bought them too. We would swap cartridges and thus got to play a lot more games than we would have.
So I never owned a Nintendo and to this day still have never owned a Nintendo. (I do own a 3DS) We used to rent a NES, so I played Mario and Mega Man, but never tried any NES or SNES Final Fantasy.
My first girlfriend bought me a PlayStation for Christmas one year and I was looking for a good roleplaying game.
I looked at Final Fantasy 7 and wondered if it would satisfy my Phantasy Star needs. I decide to give it a try. And loved it. The story is terrible and stops making any sense at all the second you leave Midgar. But the characters are fantastic and there a huge world to explore and sooooo many mini games!! I did think the Aries dying scene was cheesy as Phantasy Star had already done it...twice and I would gladly toss Aries off a cliff if it meant saving either Alys or Nei. I'd toss Cloud too. Always thought that was a stupid name for a main character...but that's just me.
I bought Final Fantasy 8 new and was disappointed in it. It had fantastic graphics, great music, but very little else, it was honestly a big empty world. I however just bought it on Steam and am really enjoying it, the music is fantastic and when you figure out the junction system it is a lot more fun than *spam GF*...*spam GF*...*spam GF* which perfectly describes my first play through. Squall also reminds me a bit too much of teenage me...yes, I was that uptight...ps Squall and Rinoa wouldn't have lasted a month: P
Only rented Final Fantasy 9, but loved the simpler graphics and better mini games. Only just bought it last year and played the heck out of it. Great game...even if the main character is a douche. What? He is.
I loved Final Fantasy 10 and rate it the best game of the series. A story that actually makes sense!!! Good characters. The best combat system I have ever seen. And loads to see and do. I even liked 10-2, it is just a pile of mini games really, but damn is it fun.
Never tried 11 so won’t comment on it.
Ahhh 12. I’ll be blunt. Good: Combat was pretty good and I loved the loot system. Gambits were pretty cool too. Bad: Ugggg it’s such a boring grind fest and its only mini game is more grinding!!! Its story makes zero sense! Why are Vaan and Penelo even on the quest? And Bathier and Fran???? What are they getting out of risking their lives? I have owned it a long time and have never finished it as it bores me to tears. PS I played and Beat Phantasy Star 3 just a month ago.
Never played 13. Don’t really want to either. Same with 13-2 and 13-3
I did buy Final Fantasy 14...but World of Warcraft: Final Fantasy edition was boring as hell with a terrible job system that was, grind levels...then do it again.....from lvl 1 each time!!! Bored me silly. And I played Phantasy Star 2 back in the day!
As for the older games, well I did rent a PS1 CD of Final Fantasy 6...it was nothing special. And a compilation CD of 2, 3, 4 and 5. Don't remember 2 or 3 (but am thinking about getting 3 on Steam) or 4 really. Seemed like Generic RPG 267 to me. I like 5 however and really enjoyed the job system.