Every Final Fantasy Game Explained In 26 Minutes

[@TagTheLegend]

What is your favorite Final Fantasy and why?

[@cjjohns2860]

Ff9. The characters, story, world building and just the overall whimsical vibes of it makes me love it so much. I also like how it's not afraid to get dark sometimes.

[@mikebehan9970]

Hard to say 16 best voice acting love a DMC styles combat ff7 remake series combat is the best version of ATB 7 everything about is is masterfull untill you meet cid then ff7 original beats the whole game hate change of plots and characters. 6 finest characters. Story 10 . Music 9 purest ff9. My overall is 8

[@biocdkt]

I feel the most attached to the characters in Final Fantasy X. At the time I didn't think so, but as I've gotten older, I feel everyone's awkwardness and quirks are very normal. It makes me smile every time I remember Tidus and Yuna force-laughing on the bridge. I know this is an unpopular opinion, but my love for the FFX characters made me enjoy Final Fantasy X-2 as well. I thought it was fun to swap out people's gear to change into a completely different gameplay style.

[@wiseguy240Winston]

Overall it's between 6 and 10 but in specific subjects, not as simple Story 6, 10, 7 Ost 10, 13, 8 Characters 9, 10, 7 Battle System 10, 5, 13 Overall Gameplay 6, 12, 10

[@selenityshiroiYT]

IX, VII (both OG and Retrilogy) and the XIII Trilogy. I know that's an uncommon mix but I truely love all of them for very different reasons. That being said, I enjoy all of the other games in the franchise (excluding XI which I haven't played and Tactics-but that is because I cannot stand TRPG as a genre) as well and I don't see much point in comparing them because they are all different and will appeal in different ways.

[@Kentman513]

The disrespect shown to the apex of the series, the struggle for balance against the mad clown Kefka, shall not be forgotten.

[@Jman19781]

Did a great job!! I’m a fan of multiple, but mostly the older ones. I’m old myself.

[@Mattt417]

Anyone who have not yet played 10 please play 10

[@mikebehan9970]

Hahahaha hahahaha ha

[@Mattt417]

@ voice acting at its finest

[@thelaughingdragon32]

Now im gunna play 1 instead

[@doesitmatter1464]

Absolutely not say 10 is the best ( it might be). But it well make you wanna play others ff games. I would play ff 9 after if not before

[@night00glider]

I skipped 10 when I was little for 10-2 because of booba 😂

[@carlbowen7965]

11:54 the main difference with the ones marked here is that if they fail, they're turned into monsters, but if they succeed, then they're turned to crystal instead

[@purplefreak3]

FFXI is very different now days than it was back in it original release of early 2000s.

[@anonymuswere]

what you DID miss is the first 6 had at least TWO reissues besides the one you mentioned. the 8 bits got a revamp for the PSX in a collection, with one missing and replaced with Chrono Trigger instead, plus they also got a revamp for portable systems. the only thing missing here is the original Tactics, which is the base for two spinoffs and two of the latter teen numbered entries with a shared world, Yvalice. the original Tactics may be be the same idea as the orizinal LoZ...the first entry in the world is actually the LAST one for the timeline.

[@Blazikentube]

4:05 You once again missed the part about controlling the others! The combat is very different based on which of the 4 boys you control! Come on Tag this is 2 videos in a row now!

[@TagTheLegend]

You’re right that’s my fault and I’ll do better next time. I only played with Noctis during my playthrough and so I slipped up here writing the 2 script from memory. Both of these were written/recorded earlier this month prior to posting the FF15 video so I forgot I made the same mistake here and didn’t catch it. Thanks a million for your support and correcting me here!

[@Blazikentube]

@TagTheLegend No issues, it's just that it was such a important change is all. All the best!

[@preposteroussvideos]

Implayed them all and still watched this religiously 😂

[@Saintphoenix86]

implayed is not a word

[@DarkSeraph]

Anyone who hasn't played 9 please play it I want more people to talk about it with also there's some good mods that add more to story and give QOL.

[@killxtech1302]

I dont know if I'd call the stagger system a core mechanic of the series. It's only in 2 mainline games, 13 and 16. The brought it back for remake and rebirth though so it probably will be going forward, which I personally hope is not the case, but wouldn't mind it too much if it does become a mainstay

[@boarMcberry]

I'm currently in middle of doing dynamis-divergence in FF11 as I found & watch this vid, so I'll gonna say this straight away: yes, you really missing alot! lol Since the introduction of trust system, which FF14 also get it few years later, the game has been made very solo friendly on most of content. Ofc for actual raid still needs parties, with serious ones requires dedicated geared ones. Story-wise, for both 11 & 14, they're not actually that hard to explain, & they do carries similar structure as other mainline series. 11 @ least can just tell the story on base game & probably touch the 1st expansion since they're connected. As for 14, can also explain story on base content without expansions, albeit the main story started from base game does already concluded on 6.0 expansion, with 7.0 currently starting new story. In a slightly more detailed story progress, 14 actually very linear as one cannot get next expansion story without finishing previous ones, but basically from base game to 6.0 is dealing with baddie group called ascians who're responsible for bringing calamities & prevent them delivering next one. In 11's case however, base game requires doing nation story up to rank 5 where you'll be facing Shadow Lord to prevent further crystal wars with beast tribes, which from there story actually branches to nation's rank 6-10 & each of 1st 5 expansions (zilart/ promathia/ aht urhgan/ goddess/ adoulin) in which can be experienced in any order. They all do however converged & starts going linear into rhapsodies, then the current latest voracious expansion. And a bit spoiler alert: story of Shadow Lord does expand beyond 1st expansion all the way even to current voracious, but for basic explanation- up to zilart should be enough, or even just base game up to rank 5.

[@jomaniwan804]

You missed Final Fantasy Tactics 😢

[@ry2950]

Le sigh. Everyone misses the masterpiece known as Final Fantasy Tactics.

[@Sairiui]

Not a mainline entry in the series.

[@SeemsLogical]

Yes, that was the one I was looking and hoping to see. Its my favorite in thr entire series. One of the rare old school games I think aged really well.

[@pyguy7]

I highly disagree with saying Final Fantasy Tactics is not a "mainline" entry just because it doesn't happen to have a number in the title. That's such a a pitiful and arbitrary rule for what's considered mainline. FF 11 and FF14 are MMO's yet they are considered mainline?? Here's another mind-blowong factory: FF 12 is actually a spinoff of Tactics!! Tactics is the precursor to 12. If you consider Tactics not "mainline" then by association 12 can't be either.

[@Sairiui]

@@pyguy7 You can disagree, but that doesn't make me wrong. Just like how Kingdom Hearts is not a Final Fantasy game either.

[@cjjohns2860]

Great video!

[@mxx720]

I really wish I could just experience the story of 11 and 14 without having to do the whole MMO grind and timesink. If they allowed a single-player version that just hit the story beats, I'd play them. But since there's a subscription and they require a full-time job's amount of time to play, I'll probably never get to them. I know there are private servers but that's also still a massive time commitment. Maybe I need to look into running my own server just for myself.

[@jodavitow]

you CAN just play the main story and not do the other 100s of things. You can also play the up to the third expansion in the free trial, no time limit.

[@mxx720]

@@jodavitow For both? I might try that then. Though it's still going to be an MMO grind.

[@jodavitow]

@@mxx720 no, this is for 14. Haven't played 11

[@jodavitow]

@@mxx720 a a fair warning warning would be that the base original expansion is the most tedious one to play but everyone after that is just excellent

[@ennuideblase7888]

@@mxx720 The MMO grind in 14 is not the same as other MMOs. Just doing the MSQ (Main Story) is often enough of its own to level you. You can use npc allies in all required dungeon content.

[@αρτιαννα]

Great video

[@Rose_J]

I have many favorite FF games, none of them after 12. My most favorite is X and X-2. To see the best ending of X, you have to perfectly play X-2, and it’s worth it. FF games used to have heart, and that’s been missing since 13.

[@mikebehan9970]

16 is good story and voice acting

[@Rose_J]

@ Agreed, but it’s bloody and violent, and too much flash and bang. No heart. That’s ok. This long-time FF player is happy to replay the pre-13 games. 😉

[@mikebehan9970]

8 is my overall fav. ​@@Rose_J

[@mikebehan9970]

​@@Rose_J16 has heart for a bare bones explorable world tho due to the acting 9 is amazing

[@mikebehan9970]

​@@Rose_JffX-2 best version of job class system

[@ShaunBrown8378]

Well, you mentioned the direct sequels to FFXIII but not FFX (FFX-2). Hmm. Good video otherwise.

[@dalewayward4540]

he also missed final fantasy 4 the after years

[@ennuideblase7888]

@@dalewayward4540 To be fair, no one misses that game. ^_^

[@mikel3510]

Three things: It's TEE-dus, not TIE-dus. It's zi-DANE, not zi-DAHN His name is Cecil, not Cecille

[@dancerboy21]

Spear grid?

[@anonymuswere]

"sphere"...and I was on the side of "pain in the tuchus" for that system.

[@thephoenix5444]

Epic vid

[@akeemtayron]

Tactics... 7,3,9 are my top mainline games

[@siekensou77]

Is type 0 not in here??

[@philipmcrae3475]

Dude I totally love type 0 I'm sad not many people talk about it. But unfortunately it's not a mainline final fantasy game😔 I also like world of final fantasy 🙂

[@prisonrock6015]

what happened to ffx-2 honestly loved this game. watching chicks transfom like sailor moon was beautiful to me.

[@αρτιαννα]

My favorite was FXII

[@CappyLarou]

not how you pronounce Cecil...you put the emphasis on the first syllable, and say it like cesspool: Sess-sil or See-sil depending on accent.

[@JustinAnywhere]

Sphere not spear

[@javiermelgar5586]

I wanna play ff14 but I don't wanna pay lol

[@ZeBobbumMan]

Play the free trial. It is MASSIVE! People have spent hundreds of hours playing it without paying a cent.

[@mikel3510]

Man everyone has played 10, ppl need to stop boosting it lile its an unknown game, and start boosting 12 for the masterpiece it is. STOP FF12 HATE

[@benoni83]

22:48 Your coverage over FFVI was so quick, scarce and lame that I'm npt gonna watach anything else from your channel. UGH

[@AuthenticMemes4RadicalTeens]

Shout out to final Fantasy 6. Very important themes for todays political climate.

[@KrimsonKattYT]

This video is pretty bad and doesnt really explain thr gams's properly. Let me have a crack at it. XVI: Hardcore action RPG with combat akin to Devil May Cry or Bayonetta. Dark fantasy story with heavy themes and an oppresive tone heavily inspired by Game of Thrones. XV: Action RPG and only open world game besides VII Remake's second part. It has poor combat and features 4 guys going on a road trip. Modern day-esque setting with some minor fantasy elements. Most of thr story is told in tie-ins and the DLC, and the story remains incomplete to this day. Widely considered one of the weakest games in the series. XIV: An MMO and currently the most successful MMO in the world, the true WoW killer. It has very similar gameplay to WoW and has over 800 hours of content with a 200 hour free trial up through the first two campeigns. Its mainly known for its incredibly good story and welcoming community. XIII: One of the most contraversial games in the series. Set in a sci-fi world, the game has a real time battle system where you select commands and change classes in real time. It was panned mainly for its extreme linearity, but it does have its fans. XIII-2: The sequel to FFXIII that has the same battle system but is much more open ended and non linear, featuring a zany time traveling plot. You are also able to recruit various monsters to fill your 3rd party member, and features a new protagonist. XIII Lightning Returns: The final game of the FFXIII trilogy. Similar to majora's mask you're on a constant time limit and the game is fully open world. In this game you do not level up, but rather gain stats by doing sidequests. Like MM it is also heavily sidequest focused. FFXII: The last FF game with ATB, but now in real time. This game has a class system where each character chooses 2 out of 12 "license boards" which are basically omnidirectional skill trees that give different skills, abilities, and equipment. The game is massive with a huge xenoblade-esque semi-open world and hundreds of sidequests, and you can even program your characters AI directly to perform actions for you. The setting is very Star Wars inspired. FFXI: The first MMO thats a lot more arcaic than the modern FFXII thats somehow still alive. I dont really recomend it. FFX: The first of two games on PS2. Is very linear like FFXIII but features a great battle system, the love-it-or-hate-it "sphere grid" leveling system, and an amazing story. The setting is very interesting and the characters are great. Considered by many to be the best in the series, but I personally disagree. FFIX: The last "classic" FF and the last game to have traditional turn based combat using ATB and have a traditional fantasy setting. Has pretty simple gameplay with party members with set roles, with the only innovating mechanic being learning new skills from equipment. Its also unique for its main character being a thief and having easily the best story in the franchise, but suffers from pacing issues and slow game speed. FFVIII: The first truely cimatic FF. Mainly known for its assossiated card game Triple Triad and overly complex systems, FFVIII was considered a dissapointment compared to FFVII and was panned for its poor story, unlikable characters, and unfun and broken game mechanics. At least it has a banger OST, arguably the best in the series. FFVII: The most iconic game in the series taking place in a cyberpunk world. The first game on PS1, it revolutionized the franchise and made RPGs truely mainstream for the first time, prompting the golden age of RPGs. (1997-2007) Its currently being remade as a trilogy for modern consoles, but the remakes diverge from the original game in many ways and expects that you've AT LEAST played the original game to fully get everything. Features the "materia system" allowing you to attach items called materia to weapons and armor to boost stats anx learn new skills. FFVI: The last game on SNES and is widely considered to be the best in the series. Has a massive ensamble cast of characters and a story split into two distinct halves, the first half being linear and the second being non-linear. Features the "magicite system" which is sort of a predecessor to the materia system of FFVII, attaching items called magicite to characters in order for them to learn new spells and sometimes boost their stat growths. FFV: The second game on SNES that was JP exclusive until the GBA port and the Pixel Remaster. Features a detailed class system akin to games like Bravely Default that allows you to combine the abilities of multiple classes together and three distinct worlds to explore. Its story and tone is much more light hearted than other games in the series. FFIV: The first FF game to have a real story. Features a revolving cast of characters, linear plot, and simplistic gameplay. Great for beginners. FFIII: The last game on NES and one of the most underrated games in the series. The first FF game to feature a class system, even if it is super underdeveloped. Play the pixel remaster version if you can, NOT the 3D Remake on DS/Mobile/Steam. FFII: A strange game in the series where you raise stats individually by performing certain actions rather than by gaining levels with EXP. It was widely panned due to poor dungeon design, an overly dark and edgy plot, broken balance, and extreme amount of grinding. FFI: The first game in the series. Almost like a DnD fangame, you can choose any of 6 classes for your 4 characters to be and any combination of classes is possible. Unlike the original NES version, the various remakes like the GBA, PSP, and Pixel Remaster versions have aged very well.

[@climrage6429]

Excellent work

[@GigasGalvantula]

Dalmasca has a L in it juat like half of this video

[@arnoldasm7300]

Ff games are mess .. its protagonists names ,gameplay mechanics , its story and world.. i try to listen others about these games and understand but usually nothing makes sense.. lol