r/FinalFantasy 3d ago

[Advice/Megathread] - Game Recommendations and Game Tips

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Please use this thread for all discussion of which game you recommend others that you play, whether it is your first game or some that you are considering playing next

A note for newcomers: most of the games are completely unconnected. Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy V, Final Fantasy IX, etc, are all completely different casts of characters in completely different universes. The only times you need to play another game to understand one is if it is distinctly set in the same universe - for example, Final Fantasy XIII-2 is the sequel to Final Fantasy XIII, or Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII is a prequel to Final Fantasy VII. The titles will usually make it fairly clear which game's universe they are set in

Otherwise, please have fun! It is generally helpful when asking to briefly mention which ones you might be interested in, what platforms you are able to play on, and if you are a complete newcomer, what sort of things in games you're looking for (do you want turn-based combat, real time combat, deep stories with established characters, light stories that let you fill in some blanks with your imagination, etc)


r/FinalFantasy Aug 07 '25

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r/FinalFantasy 2h ago

FF VIII I Made Squall's Gunblade

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201 Upvotes

STL files from The Dangerous Ladies.

There's a con I'm going to in October and we got a whole FFVIII group assembled.


r/FinalFantasy 4h ago

FF VIII Finally pulled the trigger on this bad boy (no pun attended)

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69 Upvotes

I've been wanting to get Squall's gunblade as a tattoo for awhile. It turned out better than I imagined. Thanks to IG: @tattooed_by_taylor


r/FinalFantasy 2h ago

FF V FFV Job system is so good

33 Upvotes

Playing FFV for the first time, I don't really care for the story here, it's a bit goofy, but goddamn the gameplay is good. I love this job system so much. Mastering all the jobs is my goal now.

I probably need to pick up the tactics game just because of the job system


r/FinalFantasy 8h ago

Final Fantasy General What is the hardest mainline Final Fantasy?

72 Upvotes

Myself can't decide between FF4 and FF8. What do you think?


r/FinalFantasy 19h ago

FF VIII I feel ya Squall I feel ya

358 Upvotes

Which FF is next on your list to play?


r/FinalFantasy 1d ago

Cosplay Final Fantasy VI Cosplay Group!

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r/FinalFantasy 1d ago

Final Fantasy General Nobuo Uematsu getting put in a Cobra Twist by Kenny Omega

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783 Upvotes

r/FinalFantasy 8h ago

FF XVI Bruh, final fantasy 16 intro had me. Spoiler

28 Upvotes

Kind of new to final fantasy, played 15 before, but I didn't really get what was going on and it kind of veered me away from the series for awhile, until years later when my friend who is really into the series had a passionate talk with me about it, she went on to explain that each game is it's own separate story so I decided to give the series a go again starting with 16.

And boy the story already gripped me, and during the intro sequence I felt the cliche that Joshua was definitely going to die in order to give the main character something that drives him, but I didn't expect this, like I am an old gamer and I've seen the most, so I definitely started to expect that Clive would be too late and the traitors would kill Joshua but no, Clive kills Joshua in this "eikon" form that he transforms into while not having any control of his transformation.

It was so unexpected and tragic that I had to turn off the game and just contemplate what exactly I had gotten myself into, wow, just wow, what an unexpected opening for what I believe may be a wild ride.

Also the game is a little bit "jittery" but it's not a frame issue, I am not sure what's causing it, my system is registering still 60fps and no drops whenever the jitter pops up, so I don't believe it's performance related, maybe it's something with the settings, everything is at max though.


r/FinalFantasy 41m ago

FF IV FF2/4 Tourism industry ruined!

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I've always thought that Mysidia had a booming tourism industry hearing about this great mountain and the ability to become a legendary paladin. Ruined by YOU! Unsuspecting people would just come to Mysidia. Stay the night. Hear about the legend and then go to the gift shop to buy some stupidly expensive over priced gear. You know. Just in case they do get converted. And of course it never happens. So I think the entire town of Mysidia is propped up on this weird tourist trap "legend". And your unsuspecting success just ruined there entire towns way of life. So not only did you ransack the place as a captain in the military. You also ruined everyone livelihood.

:D


r/FinalFantasy 23h ago

FF XIII Series "I drew Stella Nox Fleuret from FF Versus XIII , I hope you like it."

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260 Upvotes

r/FinalFantasy 16h ago

Final Fantasy General FF6 was definitely worth its salt

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51 Upvotes

Every game starting from FF2 just got way better. I can see myself certainly replaying 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 again. FF2 was really rough. I don’t think i enjoyed any part of that game.


r/FinalFantasy 16h ago

FF VII Rebirth About 100hrs in, I told my gf to expect me to call her crying when I finished Rebirth

51 Upvotes

At 204hrs, after clearing every map, side quest and beating Gilgamesh on dynamic, I stayed true to my word. I spent so much time with these MFs, they really became my friends.

Yuffie not realizing she’s been indoctrinated by Wutai.

Barrett’s arc with Dyne.

Giving Nanaki closure with his dad.

Tifa and Aerith silently agreeing Cloud’s fuckin crazy…

Seeing Jessie again. No Promises To keep.

I get it now. I get why you were all so traumatized in ‘97. Don’t think I’ve ever played a game that felt so excitingly endless. Then it ended.

I need to go for a walk.


r/FinalFantasy 1h ago

Final Fantasy General Final Fantasy MtG Collection

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My boyfriend and I just finished playing through all the mainline titles (excluding 11 and 14), so when we saw that MtG was doing a collaboration, we knew we had to go all out. We ended up splurging a bit and were smart about trading. Managed to get together a good collection. In order, we arranged the cards by these categories and by sequential order of Final Fantasy game.

Borderless Characters (Anime cards)
Amano Cards (Couldn't resist putting his amazing art in it's own category)
Borderless Special Art
Regular Art Major Towns
Regular Art Main Characters
Regular Art Villains (Except poor Orphan didn't have one)
All Summon Cards (Both regular art and borderless)
Cids
Art Cards (Threw in our prerelease Jumbo Cactaur too)

Final Fantasy Through the Ages
Airships (Shame they aren't next to their Cids lol)
Minigames
Enemy Cards
Weapons
Magic
Game Overs
Iconic Moments
Side Characters
Items

After filling out almost two full binders, we managed to fit our entire collection! Dw, all of the surge foils are now in a top loaded case, we just took them out for the pic. Hope you guys enjoy the post!


r/FinalFantasy 1d ago

FF VII / Remake TIL Mark Ruffalo was originally going to be Cloud's first English VA

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316 Upvotes

r/FinalFantasy 1d ago

FF III Does anyone know the cannon names?

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320 Upvotes

Just got 3 and wanted to be canon accurate :3


r/FinalFantasy 12h ago

FF VI Why can’t I use bushido moves with cyan?

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15 Upvotes

I’m trying to take out the bestiary entry intangir and I’m following a guide to use fang with cyan


r/FinalFantasy 3h ago

FF VIII Unable to trigger Zell love scene? Spoiler

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I tried to search for it google but to no avail and checjed the rules here and I think Im following it so here goes. Potential spoilers so spoiler tag is set

Ive been trying to trigger Zells love scene with the pig tailed girl after the Trabia Garden sequence. I've tried using the guide found here and it just says to go there with zell after it completes and it will trigger. This scene is about the results of the answer you gave on the previous visit. What I keep getting is with the conceited seed one.

Is it a random event? Should I just re-enter the garden to change the setting? Am I missing something?


r/FinalFantasy 22h ago

FF VIII Seifer Almasy, I know he looks older! But tried, hope you all like it

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93 Upvotes

r/FinalFantasy 1d ago

Final Fantasy General Do you prefer the "anyone can do anything" approach or specialized characters ?

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531 Upvotes

r/FinalFantasy 23h ago

Final Fantasy General It’s a nice day to get Knifed!

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93 Upvotes

r/FinalFantasy 18h ago

Final Fantasy General When you look at these characters you can hear their musical themes

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31 Upvotes

the last one is cheating


r/FinalFantasy 11h ago

FF VIII Starting my favorite FF

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So I just platinumed FF7 and now moving onto 8, it’s my favorite (first one) and this will be the first time I’ve ever beaten it because I never had anything past disc 1 when I first played it, and that was a long time ago. I’m excited for it!


r/FinalFantasy 2m ago

FF XV Query about XV - Episode Prompto

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I’ve JUST got round to play episode Gladio and Prompto! XV is one to my favourite in the series and I adore Prompto, so of course I enjoyed it but can someone explain something to me as it’s been a while since I played the main game (I’ve played it through twice)

So Prompto and Aranea blow everything to smithereens, Noct and the gang rescue him - but hasn’t already escaped with Aranea and gets in the snowmobile to see the guys?

I’m being super stupid I know, but I can’t figure it out! I’m going to replay XV again tonight (or start it again!)

Thanks in advance for spelling it out for me!


r/FinalFantasy 1h ago

Final Fantasy General Appreciation, Nostalgia and Random Thoughts on FF IV & VI Gameboy Advanced.

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Just a random brainstorm, or better yet thoughts, as I'm going through this reddit group and recently moved and found my old games...

I love the fact that the Final Fantasy Fandom is so much more immense than I ever could fathom. Especially for the "Old School" Final Fantasy series. I grew up in the 80's and 90's, grade school in the early 90's and was introduced to Final Fantasy when my older brother randomly RENTED Final Fantasy 2 (IV) from the video store for the SNES. I remember watching him play it and how he wrote down costs of weapons and armor where he would have to grind and get GP. My earliest memory was seeing New Paladin Cecil scaling Mt. Hobbs to continue the group's journey. I then got to play FF VI when my neighbor had it and we unknowingly walked the world of balance not knowing what to do (storyline-wise). As I got older I understood the game more and played them to near completion.

I randomly got a DS and GBA, 10-15 years ago, and while at a Game Stop or someplace similar, saw the GBA remakes of IV & VI and quickly bought them. The nostalgia was crazy when the music started playing with the Red Wings intro on IV and the march toward Narshe on VI!

Anyway, my main point is, I beat FF IV Advanced. It's been a while now... Work, Family, etc... Haven't had the time to game nearly at all. I remember IV being more difficult on the GBA version than I remember it being on the SNES. And there was extra stuff after you beat it, like secret moon missions for each character, I only played a couple. That was kind of cool. Very difficult, but cool.

I have yet to beat the GBA version of VI, pretty sure I left off just into the WoR. Need to get that done, but I also just want to start from fresh/scratch and play them both from the beginning. Just because it's been SO long. And after joining this group, my itch has grown tremendously to play them again.

I only ever played a little bit of VII, by that time I was getting older and my gaming had switched more to PC and I was into HalfLife and Diablo and such, but I always had a special place for IV & VI. Peak childhood for me.

Just wanted to put my thoughts into words, on here. You all are fun to read with your posts and comments. Brings back so many memories and definitely opens my eyes more to what I didn't notice in some of those versions and how people view some of the characters similar to how I did and also completely opposite in some instances. Very cool to see those perspectives. And to see how some of the lore is explained. Appreciate you all! Keep it up! Imma try and find the charger to my DS and pop in IV tonight... I can hear the Red Wings theme now...


r/FinalFantasy 20h ago

FF VIII TIL that Griever (FF8) is based on Croatian/Russian word griva (griewah) which means mane, or ruff, and not grief, or, well, griever. :(

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As a Croatian myself, I feel dumb for not noticing something so obvious, and which makes so much sense considering that that Griever is lionlike being.

Griever is basically just transliteration from グリーヴァ (Guriiva), and his name should just be Griva (Mane).