Final Fantasy - Franchise Thread

[Patriot]

While avoiding Destiny for the moment, I've returned to Final Fantasy.

Finally got into the FF7 Remake and I'm somewhere in Chapter 10 right now.

Then Monk got me into playing Stranger of Paradise, which has been a lot of fun. Story completed in that and now into the pre-DLC endgame. I don't know if I will get the DLC for it. As is, seems pretty grindy, but we'll see because I have been having fun with it.

The FF7 Remake though has been great. It's got me wanting to revisit the "remastered original" version though. Loved that game when I first played it back in either 98 or 99 (whenever the PS1 Greatest Hits version came out).

Also need to play through 8, 9 and 10 at some point.

Will be getting FF16 when it launches in June (really wish it was late July, just to give more time with Diablo IV), and will also be getting FF7 Rebirth when it launches around the end of the year.

FF7 Remake also has me wanting to pick up FF7 Crisis Core Reunion, but I'm holding off until a sale. I never had a PSP, so never played Crisis Core before.

[Q]

16 has my attention despite myself really.

[Patriot]

Completed my first playthrough of FF7 Remake.

Man, I'm glad I didn't ever bother to read or watch anything about changes to the story. Shit got crazy in the final chapters.

All around, excellent.

Now on to the Yuffie DLC and then a hard mode playthrough.

[Patriot]

Completed the Intermission DLC. Fun, mostly pointless, but it was free so won't complain about it. The ending of it was great.

Playing FF15 now, and so far it's pretty fun. But only like two hours into it, so we'll see what happens.

[Patriot]

Played the Rebirth demo and now I'm pretty sure I'll probably end up pre-ordering it before it releases (had originally planned on getting it sometime months after launch).

Too many games coming out all around the same time. Rebirth, 2K24, Rise of the Ronin, Dragon's Dogma 2, Stellar Blade.

[Sandman]

I'm sure I'll probably get to all these at some point. Right now I'm just trying to clear what i can off the backlog.

[Patriot]

Rebirth is incredible. Five hours in and haven't touched the main story since unlocking the first open area in chapter 2.

Remake was great, but this is excellent. I liked what little I played of FF16, and 15 was ok too, but this really should be the formula going forward. Exploration is great, humor is excellent, and combat is amazing.

[Patriot]

52 hours and initial playthrough is finished. Damn, that was epic.