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Post by crimsoncommand on Mar 4, 2015 20:21:58 GMT -7
I've been reading a few posts and realize some have families. I have a six month of my own. Being involved with this great community made me wonder if I should introduce it to him when he's older. If so when and how? Part of me believes he should stubble upon it, that's how I did my first time. Got a hand me down original Playstation with FFVII and a few other games. I came across it in 6th grade, so fairly young. Does anyone else think about how to introduce future generations to the world of gaming and in particular Final Fantasy?
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Post by branny on Mar 4, 2015 23:05:20 GMT -7
Good question.. maybe just play it around him when he's a bit older. Maybe he'll pick up on it and start playing too.
I found my passion for ff very young, 8 or 9. I found a pc version of ff7 at a small game store at my mall and found the art decorating the box interesting. Never regret spending the 20 bucks i saved for to get. Best gaming choice i ever made.
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Post by gammonstark on Mar 5, 2015 0:19:04 GMT -7
When my daughter is old enough, I will have to explain to her that because of western superstitions, there was never, ever a game called Final Fantasy XIII.
She's already "played" bravely default.
But if she shows an interest in games, I will either play along with whatever specific title she seems interested in or, if she is just interested in gaming in general, then I will take the Chris Kluwe path and introduce her to old games first. Start with pong or tank pong, then Donkey Kong, then Super Mario Bros to Zelda, then FF1 and/or FF4.
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Post by crimsoncommand on Mar 5, 2015 5:29:41 GMT -7
He's already killed me in Starbound. I think bringing in older games is a great idea. I feel like they wouldn't be interested in older titles though. It holds up for us because we grew up with them. They'll be so saturated in HD games that the older pixelled games would seem horrible.
On a separate topic, I never got into FFXIII as well.
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Post by banedrom on Mar 5, 2015 8:54:34 GMT -7
I feel like Kingdom Hearts would be a good gateway into Final Fantasy. It is the action RPG hybrid that could work to acclimate a younger player to RPG elements.
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Post by crimsoncommand on Mar 6, 2015 4:23:30 GMT -7
I didn't think about KH, that's a pretty good idea. I suppose there is also the kind of games they are mainly exposed to. FFVII was the first game I owned. Gauntlet, Contra, and Mario Bros. were the first games I played. I suppose Gauntlet turned me onto a level of RPG play.
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Post by oxbellows on Mar 6, 2015 12:09:47 GMT -7
Honestly I think if he sees you playing them, that will probably inspire him more than anything.
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Post by Shinryu on Mar 8, 2015 4:27:52 GMT -7
I feel like Kingdom Hearts would be a good gateway into Final Fantasy. It is the action RPG hybrid that could work to acclimate a younger player to RPG elements. This. Kingdom Hearts is a good entry point for kids into the FF series. |
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Post by dgunther on Mar 10, 2015 11:42:45 GMT -7
I got my girlfriend hooked on Zelda (my other game addiction), and she had seen a few cutscenes of FFXIII and thought it looked gorgeous. I tried to get her started on VII but she couldn't get over the graphics. So we just played through XIII, then XIII-2 and Lightning Returns. I decided to have her slowly start working backwards to get used to the graphics, so we did FFX, then IX, and then VI. We're starting VII again when the PS4 version comes out. After VI, she's really understanding that a good game does not require good graphics (by todays standards). So, 2 things: First, she was interested because *I* was interested (Good point, OxBellows). I work with kids on a daily basis, and when people like and respect you, they want to share your interests. I know I was the same way with my dad, too, and I'm the same with my Girlfriend. We try to share BOTH of our interests. Second, realize that older FF Games now show their age, and aren't as accessible to newer gamers. I found that slowly breaking down that barrier by working BACKWARDS helped tremendously. My girlfriend wasn't ready for VII a year ago, but now she's looking forward to it, after being... De-sensitized to late 90's Playstation Graphics. At the end of the day, though, your child will have his/her own interests. I'm sure this goes without saying, but encouraging and leading through positive motivation will be much more successful then pushing  Good luck! |
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Post by crimsoncommand on Mar 11, 2015 4:21:48 GMT -7
I got my girlfriend hooked on Zelda (my other game addiction), and she had seen a few cutscenes of FFXIII and thought it looked gorgeous. I tried to get her started on VII but she couldn't get over the graphics. So we just played through XIII, then XIII-2 and Lightning Returns. I decided to have her slowly start working backwards to get used to the graphics, so we did FFX, then IX, and then VI. We're starting VII again when the PS4 version comes out. After VI, she's really understanding that a good game does not require good graphics (by todays standards). So, 2 things: First, she was interested because *I* was interested (Good point, OxBellows). I work with kids on a daily basis, and when people like and respect you, they want to share your interests. I know I was the same way with my dad, too, and I'm the same with my Girlfriend. We try to share BOTH of our interests. Second, realize that older FF Games now show their age, and aren't as accessible to newer gamers. I found that slowly breaking down that barrier by working BACKWARDS helped tremendously. My girlfriend wasn't ready for VII a year ago, but now she's looking forward to it, after being... De-sensitized to late 90's Playstation Graphics. At the end of the day, though, your child will have his/her own interests. I'm sure this goes without saying, but encouraging and leading through positive motivation will be much more successful then pushing Good luck! No doubt. Honestly, I don't mind if he is or is not interested in video games. I have many more interests to share with him. I'm more wondering if anyone has really thought about it or had experience with introducing Final Fantasy to a younger generation. I wasn't really around video games until I inherited a PS. That's when I had gotten FFVII, Parasite Eve, Resident Evil, and Crash Bandicoot along with it. Well, scratch that, my first game was Gauntlet for the NES when I was 10. Other than that, we had no video games in the house just because my parents never really played them. Being that I play games and my wife likes to play sometimes, I'm wondering how that would start to manifest. I think that the "de-sensitation" idea is a good one. I suppose I wouldn't have played the earlier ones if I hadn't started with VII and VIII. I tried to do the same thing with my wife (at that point girlfriend) but it didn't really work. She never could get past the graphics compared to X. At this point he is only six months so the extent of his interests lie in plastic keys and bouncing. That and it's kind of nice knowing that I'm the funniest guy he knows. Honestly I think he is more interested when I build architectural models than anything else...which is nice and a bit disconcerting at the same time. |
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Post by gammonstark on Mar 11, 2015 11:41:22 GMT -7
My daughter already as a couple Moogles and other geeky stuffed animals. Maybe I will continue the alternate media approach by introducing her to the things that have been generated by the popularity of the video games and hoping she gets into the figure games as a result.
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Post by dgunther on Mar 11, 2015 22:24:40 GMT -7
My daughter already as a couple Moogles and other geeky stuffed animals. Maybe I will continue the alternate media approach by introducing her to the things that have been generated by the popularity of the video games and hoping she gets into the figure games as a result. Not a bad choice. I actually started my girlfriend on Lord of the Rings, and then we watched fun fantasy movies like Princess Bride and Stardust. She loved both of them (especially the tone), and I told her she might like Zelda. She played for about an hour and then asked if we could play again that night. Bickety-Bam P.S. Love the Avatar, Gammonstark. I can't even tell you how many times I've read the Calvin and Hobbes Series  How old is your daughter? Has she started any activities yet? |
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Post by gammonstark on Mar 12, 2015 22:06:22 GMT -7
She'll be two soon. The only thing she has gotten into from this board is My Neighbor Totoro. There was a discussion in October and I picked up the movie for her. She never wanted to watch it. Now she wants to watch it twice a day. I thumb through Calvin and Hobbes all the time. I was tempted to buy a Game of Thrones themed print from hijinksensue, but when with a Star Trek TNG/Princess Bride mash up instead. store.hijinksensue.com/product-category/prints/I just noticed a Fire Fly/Calvin and Hobbes print, too. |
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Post by Shinryu on Mar 13, 2015 1:21:24 GMT -7
I've watched Totoro a lot when I was younger (the original dub not the Disney one)
I have a few Calvin and Hobbes book collections in my house I always enjoyed that series.
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Post by gammonstark on Mar 16, 2015 21:33:11 GMT -7
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Good luck!
How old is your daughter? Has she started any activities yet?