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Post by void on Dec 4, 2014 20:21:20 GMT -7
What's your favorite Final Fantasy to grind in?
The reason I ask this question is because I just finished my playthrough of FFXII and I absolutely hated grinding in that game. After you get a good set of gambits the battles take no user input whatsoever. You just have to walk up to a group of enemies and then set down your controller until they're all dead. It made for a lot of snack breaks. By the end of the game I was just sick of the battles and I was glad I no longer had to grind.
But, in some games in the Final Fantasy series I had no trouble grinding.
I guess part of it can depend on the mood you're in and whether or not you feel like grinding, but there are definitely some battle systems and progression systems that are more fun than others.
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Post by Shinryu on Dec 5, 2014 6:52:40 GMT -7
FF5, FF7, FF13, FF13-2
Grinding never felt tedious in those games and was actually fun to do battles and level up.
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Post by husk on Dec 5, 2014 8:12:17 GMT -7
Thus far in our play through, Final Fantasy V has been the most fun. The job system made the random encounters awesome. I did enjoy VI and VII too, but I found myself crying out at a random battle when I was in the middle of a puzzle or some other objective.
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Post by kalebfcraig on Dec 6, 2014 23:37:28 GMT -7
I like to grind in all grind capable games. But out of the ff series I'd say 4,5,7,and 13.
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Post by Shinryu on Dec 7, 2014 3:22:48 GMT -7
I like to grind in all grind capable games. But out of the ff series I'd say 4,5,7,and 13. I agree with 5, 7 and 13. But 4 really? That game is a bit brutal when you first go to the moon. I think I grinded like 10 levels and it wasn't fun. |
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Post by void on Dec 7, 2014 9:47:19 GMT -7
I like to grind in all grind capable games. But out of the ff series I'd say 4,5,7,and 13. I agree with 5, 7 and 13. But 4 really? That game is a bit brutal when you first go to the moon. I think I grinded like 10 levels and it wasn't fun. That's true, but it's the only brutal part in FFIV. The rest of the game is really easy and doesn't require grinding. |
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Post by kalebfcraig on Dec 7, 2014 12:24:02 GMT -7
Yeah but in the ds remake the game is harder and it required it more. Plus it was cool when you leveled up because that's when you learned new spells. I'd say that's why I liked it in 4 because it kind of gave you incentive to grind.
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Post by gammonstark on Dec 7, 2014 13:42:10 GMT -7
I liked grinding in 9. Just something about filling up the AP bar. Getting levels was a side-benefit.
Same in 6. I felt like I had real power to customize each character by making sure I had the right Esper equipped when they were about to level.
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Post by kalebfcraig on Dec 7, 2014 18:11:21 GMT -7
You know what's a fun one to grind in? 8.
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Post by Shinryu on Dec 8, 2014 3:46:51 GMT -7
You know what's a fun one to grind in? 8. that was sarcastic right? grinding was pointless there. |
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Post by void on Dec 8, 2014 12:46:40 GMT -7
You know what's a fun one to grind in? 8. that was sarcastic right? grinding was pointless there. It's gotta be sarcasm  |
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Post by void on Dec 8, 2014 12:48:33 GMT -7
I liked grinding in 9. Just something about filling up the AP bar. Getting levels was a side-benefit. Same in 6. I felt like I had real power to customize each character by making sure I had the right Esper equipped when they were about to level. I really liked grinding in 9 too. Getting new abilities through gear felt very rewarding, even though you could never equip all of the abilities at once. |
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Post by husk on Dec 8, 2014 13:19:48 GMT -7
It definitely adds different strategy options.
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Post by kalebfcraig on Dec 9, 2014 10:23:44 GMT -7
Yeah it was sarcasm. Even doing the thing where you just card everything is a pain in that game.
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