Board 8 > Which Final Fantasy spinoffs are worth playing?

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andylt
05/13/25 4:35:44 PM
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I haven't played a Final Fantasy in about 3 years now, I'd like to clear up which games are worth getting around to when I eventually resume playing them again >_> I've played most of the numbered entries (not yet 1-3, 16, or the onlines), as well as Tactics, Revenant Wings, and Crystal Bearers.

Sorry to fans of Mystic Quest, Dissidia, Tactics Advance, After Years, etc, they're not easily playable on a system I own so I've not put them on the poll. And I know Theatrhythm is beloved and I love FF music, but I tried playing the demos of the 3DS and Switch versions and didn't connect at all to how it plays. I'd still like to hear thoughts on any of these, or any others!

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Zigzagoon
05/13/25 4:37:08 PM
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I would say FFCC... but the Remastered Edition is not it =/

Original FFCC is the GOAT though.

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GenesisSaga
05/13/25 4:37:46 PM
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Wowwie Dirge of Cerberus snubbed!

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Mobilezoid
05/13/25 4:39:19 PM
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World of Final Fantasy is legit fun, really does its job as a love letter to the series.

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MartinFF7
05/13/25 4:39:19 PM
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GenesisSaga posted...
Wowwie Dirge of Cerberus snubbed!

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SaveEstelle
05/13/25 4:39:26 PM
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Most of the games in your poll range from fine to decent. The only one I dislike is Chocobo GP. Its not good. Frankly, the chocobo racing in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is better.

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Leonhart4
05/13/25 4:41:22 PM
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GenesisSaga posted...
Wowwie Dirge of Cerberus snubbed!

I doubt he has easy access to it

Crisis Core is decent, haven't played most of these though

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ZaziGuado
05/13/25 4:41:53 PM
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Does something like Theatrhythm Final Bar Line count?

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Leonhart4
05/13/25 4:42:35 PM
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ZaziGuado posted...
Does something like Theatrhythm Final Bar Line count?

This would be an easy vote for me if so

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SaveEstelle
05/13/25 4:42:43 PM
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ZaziGuado posted...
Does something like Theatrhythm Final Bar Line count?

It does, but OP mentioned the gameplay didnt click

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mnk
05/13/25 4:43:09 PM
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Well Theatrhythm is the best, but oh well.

World of FF is worth it if you like Pokemon-likes. FF Fables: Chocobo Tales is worth it if you like mini/micro-games and card games. Didn't get far into the dungeon crawler, but it seemed competently made.

Crisis Core was fine.

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andylt
05/13/25 4:44:18 PM
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Dirge of Cerberus has never been ported for some reason! (Is this a meme pick or do people actually like it, I was under the impression it was widely disliked)

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SaveEstelle
05/13/25 4:45:22 PM
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Ill toss in Final Fantasy Explorers. 4 Heroes of Light, too.

Theyre both OK.

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ZaziGuado
05/13/25 4:45:54 PM
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SaveEstelle posted...
It does, but OP mentioned the gameplay didnt click

Oh wow my brain stopped reading after the sentence before that. I feel like a silly goose.

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xenosaga
05/13/25 4:46:12 PM
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Loved the Final Fantasy Legend games as a kid but can't really remember a thing about them, voted that.

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SaveEstelle
05/13/25 4:48:09 PM
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mnk posted...
Well Theatrhythm is the best, but oh well.

World of FF is worth it if you like Pokemon-likes. FF Fables: Chocobo Tales is worth it if you like mini/micro-games and card games. Didn't get far into the dungeon crawler, but it seemed competently made.

Crisis Core was fine.

Seconding Fables

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Thorn
05/13/25 4:55:44 PM
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Only played Type-0 of the poll options but it was fine.

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Wanglicious
05/13/25 4:58:56 PM
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stranger of paradise is basically not even final fantasy, it's Nioh 2.5 with a protagonist who hates protagonists.

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MartinFF7
05/13/25 5:04:14 PM
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andylt posted...
Dirge of Cerberus has never been ported for some reason! (Is this a meme pick or do people actually like it, I was under the impression it was widely disliked)

definitely meme pick, I remember it being pretty bad and only having like 2 good moments (one brief bit in a cutscene where a rando villain has the balls to fight Cloud, and the part where "Longing" by Gackt plays, really just for the song)

I suppose my PS2 was still working as of last summer so I could always try giving it another go... or hold on for next summer and 20 year anniversary, lol :(
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MacArrowny
05/13/25 5:10:52 PM
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Theatrhythm > Stranger of Paradise > Crisis Core

from what I've played. Crisis Core has some good moments but a lot of dullness. SoP's story should've been more memey but it's good in general. Theatrhythm is one of the greatest games.

Also played about an hour of Type 0 and was kinda bored.

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WarThaNemesis2
05/13/25 5:31:47 PM
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SaGa

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andylt
05/13/25 5:45:35 PM
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I didn't know World of FF was a Pokemon-like, that definitely bumps it up for me

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Mobilezoid
05/13/25 5:49:19 PM
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andylt posted...
I didn't know World of FF was a Pokemon-like, that definitely bumps it up for me
That's the big selling point! You can catch FF monsters and stack them into cute little piles to fight enemy monster piles.

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hylianknight3
05/13/25 5:56:42 PM
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Zigzagoon posted...
I would say FFCC... but the Remastered Edition is not it =/

Original FFCC is the GOAT though.

this is also true of the original chocobos dungeon vs the option here

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BlackMageJawa
05/13/25 6:27:44 PM
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WoFF has one of the most annoying mascot characters I've ever encountered. It has such an incredibly grating voice and overdone verbal tic, I couldn't even bring myself to finish the demo because I couldn't stand that damn thing for another second.

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mnk
05/13/25 6:34:59 PM
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What a the silly reason to the drop a game.

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SHINE_GET_64
05/13/25 6:35:44 PM
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Chaos

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Xiahou_Shake
05/13/25 6:36:59 PM
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Unironically Stranger of Paradise

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redrocket
05/13/25 6:39:11 PM
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Stranger of Paradise is very good, but you should really play FF I first.

The Final Fantasy Legend games are good but very old skool.

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colliding
05/13/25 6:42:07 PM
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If you can somehow play Crystal Chronicles in its original form (Gamecube + Gameboy SP Link Cables) it's a top tier multiplayer experience

I'd give Stranger of Paradise a shot

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andylt
05/13/25 6:57:34 PM
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Crystal Chronicles would be the remaster, so I guess it's out. Out of curiosity how did they mess it up? I'd have thought it'd be easier to do something like that in the modern age with online multiplayer.

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colliding
05/13/25 7:05:11 PM
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I just think it's only fun if you're in the same room with your friends. I also heard the remaster had performance issues.

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KingButz
05/14/25 7:46:40 AM
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The multiplayer no longer works the same way. It's now a single player game that you can join up with other players in a level to play cooperatively, but there's no shared progress. Only the host progresses.

The original game had co-op throughout the entire experience. It's hard to explain why the new version is bad if you didn't play the original, except to say that the original wasn't a very good game if not for the unique co-op features, which are now gone.

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Zigzagoon
05/14/25 9:31:56 AM
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Pretty much that yeah. In the OG, you could play through the adventure with your friends together. It was an incredible experience and is one of the selling points for the game. It's crazy that this aspect was removed for the remaster, clearly made by those who didn't understand the draw and magic of the game.

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MacArrowny
05/14/25 9:37:47 AM
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Are there mods that fix that on PC?

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Leonhart4
05/14/25 9:46:28 AM
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As someone who tried to solo the original game, I can confirm it is a really boring game to play alone

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Lopen
05/14/25 9:48:18 AM
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Yeah some games are just better as couch co op and I totally could see that being the case with that game even if multi-player was exactly the same (which I guess it isn't?) having played it some. Like with people near you shouting at someone who is being an idiot walking around with the crystal and making the party getting eaten by miasma is fun and like general coordinating is fun-- I doubt it would be that way online feels like it'd be more likely to get heated.

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notdave
05/14/25 9:58:56 AM
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i thought Final Fantasy Dimensions was decent fun, but I'm a sucker for job systems
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Zigzagoon
05/14/25 10:13:20 AM
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Lopen posted...
Yeah some games are just better as couch co op and I totally could see that being the case with that game even if multi-player was exactly the same (which I guess it isn't?) having played it some. Like with people near you shouting at someone who is being an idiot walking around with the crystal and making the party getting eaten by miasma is fun and like general coordinating is fun-- I doubt it would be that way online feels like it'd be more likely to get heated.

I think there's some merit to that, sure, but I still think if everything was kept the same it would be a very enjoyable online experience.

But yeah, any sense of adventuring through the story with your friends is completely removed. You literally have to play the same level 4 times in a row for each person to progress their own "story". The story moments in between levels are gone in "multiplayer".

As someone who has FFCC in their top 5 games of all time, this remaster was the biggest let down of the year for me. I was so incredibly excited for it... =/

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andylt
05/14/25 3:19:24 PM
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I'd probs be doing Crystal Chronicles solo anyway so that's off the list.

Is the Chaos game still fun if I absolutely suck at fast paced action combat?

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FL81
05/14/25 3:24:01 PM
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ZaziGuado posted...
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line

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Xiahou_Shake
05/14/25 4:14:01 PM
#43:


andylt posted...
Is the Chaos game still fun if I absolutely suck at fast paced action combat?
You can select your difficulty level and there are two different "Easy" modes, so at minimum you won't need to worry about being able to clear the game. Can't promise how fun it is at those levels though since from what I've heard it basically enables you to just facetank and mash through bosses, which means you won't be engaging with the game's (very fun) combat system much. Even on normal/hard though, I'd say the game is generally easier than its peers until you get into post-game stuff.

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andylt
05/16/25 6:23:29 PM
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up for any more final fantasypinions

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Chaeix
05/16/25 7:53:13 PM
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FFTA2 is unironically amazing. The characters admittedly leave something to be desired but the actual gameplay experience is wonderful. I was thoroughly addicted to getting cracked gear through the auction house system and cheesing time skips through Ezel's hut.

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Lopen
05/16/25 8:11:50 PM
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I like FFTA2 also. Think it got more harshly judged than it should've due to FFTA.

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ChaosTonyV4
05/16/25 8:22:10 PM
#47:


BlackMageJawa posted...
WoFF has one of the most annoying mascot characters I've ever encountered. It has such an incredibly grating voice and overdone verbal tic, I couldn't even bring myself to finish the demo because I couldn't stand that damn thing for another second.

The Moogle?! It's so cute though

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Leonhart4
05/16/25 8:24:05 PM
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Some verbal tics were better off never being vocalized

"Kupo" is one of them

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Kotetsu534
05/16/25 8:25:39 PM
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The only FF spinoff (not counting Tactics or X-2) that I'd call excellent is Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line. Crisis Core had some great content in it but the ratio was markedly poorer than in most main series releases.

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Xiahou_Shake
05/16/25 8:56:40 PM
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Wish so much that they'd bring Final Bar Line to PC. Absolutely incredible game but I really dislike playing rhythm games on the TV (and games generally on handheld) :(

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BlackMageJawa
05/17/25 7:07:52 AM
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ChaosTonyV4 posted...
The Moogle?! It's so cute though

I've got no problem with moogles, Kupo. The WoFF one that annoyed me is some sort of cat thing called Tama.

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