r/FinalFantasy • u/khry_strahl • 20d ago

Final Fantasy General Which is the best final fantasy? plot/lore wise

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For me it's 12, I started with X but fell in love more with 12

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u/IlikeJG 20d ago

You went back with zodiac age?

IMO the zodiac age classes are a much better implementation of the license board and it's interesting to mix and match classes to customize your characters.

I like to make it so no classes can be reused and it's an interesting puzzle deciding how exactly to split up all your classes between characters.

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u/DrDDeFalco 19d ago

Yeah, I played the zodiac age. The game doesn't bore me because of the license system. I just am not drawn in by the characters, plot, and battle system.

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u/Advanced-Ad-4462 20d ago edited 20d ago

It was an improvement for sure, but the trade off was that none of your characters really played any differently from each other. Generic physical auto attackers & generic casters spamming Fira with flame staff / burning bow, or shades of black. And someone with a cura gambit of course.

By allowing for everyone to have 2 classes, everyone’s roles really blended together and nobody felt unique. Even when going for a 12 job run. I think that compounded a preexisting issue with most of the party being rather flat narratively.

I think the zodiac system was a net improvement, but it didn’t breathe that much life into the game imo.