Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 1:43 pm
FF8 was fun, but far too easy to abuse. Once you realise that monsters level up with you, and that you can gain new GF abilities without gaining any EXP, you just start turning everything into cards, so that all your people are level 15 with all abilities and spells to junction. At that point, it just gets stupid.
By the same token, it also makes it a bit easier to create challenges. Like, say, playing without any GFs or junctions, or only your starting three, and stuff like that. I guess it's just more flexible than other FF games with regards to its difficulty; with the rest, all you can really do is run away from enemies in order to keep your level low.
I've finished most games; I, III(j), IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X. If I got myself around to it I'd have X-2 finished as well, but I don't find that game much fun - maybe it's just me, but there's no real challenge to it. FFII is pure evil, and I hate it.
FFV is my favourite, though, because of the awesome job system. Being in the UK, we never got tactics, so I can't compare it to that, but I always thought having mage classes with unarmed fighting abilities that did more damage than my warriors was kinda funny.
By the same token, it also makes it a bit easier to create challenges. Like, say, playing without any GFs or junctions, or only your starting three, and stuff like that. I guess it's just more flexible than other FF games with regards to its difficulty; with the rest, all you can really do is run away from enemies in order to keep your level low.
I've finished most games; I, III(j), IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X. If I got myself around to it I'd have X-2 finished as well, but I don't find that game much fun - maybe it's just me, but there's no real challenge to it. FFII is pure evil, and I hate it.
FFV is my favourite, though, because of the awesome job system. Being in the UK, we never got tactics, so I can't compare it to that, but I always thought having mage classes with unarmed fighting abilities that did more damage than my warriors was kinda funny.