@1funkylionsfan913 I like both tbh. Big fan of the ds thing they did, but also would love more of this too. Just do each game like both and I'll buy both I guess lol take my money
I really like ff2, but only the pixel remaster. They removed the minus to stats and that made it so much better. I also like the story, it is the little guy versus the big evil bad.
Agreed. Every version before it is.. F tier. There isn't even an F tier in this video but it's there. The Remaster made it WAY better and I actually kinda like it now!
I never played any version of FF2 until the Pixel Remaster, so I have nothing but lore to go off of. I LOVE this game. I started it and couldn't get into it because of the leveling system, but I was committed to playing through all of them. After I got the hang of it, I adore it. I like it more than I and III
I never found the minus to stats to be that bad, but it was definitely a bit annoying. When I was trying to hyperfocus on making my characters a specific way, losing one stat in favor of making another was not that big of a deal. Having no penalty is great though, can't complain about it.
Great tier list. I like the wording for the tier list. Better than S,A,B,C,D. I still have to get the pixel remasters and play them. I keep hearing that they are great. Better than the originals. But i think I'd almost prefer if they made them all like the PSP versions of ff11,2 and 4, the years after.
Half of it isn't even used, ff4 loses the most compared to psp/3d versions (others a dungeon or a few classes/espers at most) and it's predictable. Honestly I'd prefer what Boost helps: 1) most (ff2 stat growth/trap door encounters/ff6 espers/setzer) 2) some (ff5 dualcast and ff1 for their super bosses), or 3) hardly (ff3, even that damn Onion Knight needs character level to be 95-99 and random drops that don't help, with 5 defend/actions to job level, and ff4 has no customization and is easier than 3d, which had augments). None of the games are bad when optimized (and ff6 launch bugs fixed, like going back to world of balance).
I like how you had put FF2 in the "just be careful" category - if you walk west of the starting town your party will find strong enemies and quickly die... yep gotta be careful playing that one, lol
This is a great explanation of how you regard each of these games and I always really enjoy varying perspectives. For your points on FF6, I 100% agree with you, as someone who was always one of the "SNES is the only way to play" people for nearly 30 years, the Pixel Remaster definitely did the game justice and made it accessible while also giving us some of the most beautiful orchestrated music in human history, and expecting much else short of a full-fledged Remake (like the treatment FF7 is currently getting) is getting way too nitpicky. Grateful that more people can experience FF6 because of Pixel Remaster.
Hey thanks so much! You mentioned the soundtrack - the remastered “Searching For Friends” from FF6 is just jaw dropping. Thank you for commenting! I’m glad you’re here!
Glad to see another video! I agree with your ranking before the final ranking. I do wish that the final dragon dungeon had been in the pixel remaster of FFVI…
biggest issues with the remasters imo is the lack of added content. I get they went for classic but the exrta stuff would have been great to play in that style.
I need to give the pixel remasters of the NES/Famicom trio a go - especially FF2. I am 100% on board with the PR versions of these games - love having more ways to play this series. And yeah, I think we all knew what games were going at the top of this list. 👍
@@TheReturnersHideout I won’t spoil anything for yourself nor anyone else..but will only say that the game and characters draw inspiration from Final Fantasy 4. Some nice references in there as well. For myself, the main character Clive was very well written and acted. As was everyone within the game. A very human and believable hero. The game did an excellent job of “creating” this strong “force to be reckoned with” character within the story itself..instead of he being awesome “just because he is” like many stories do.
FF3 was a bit of a disappointment to me. The story was fine but the entire time I was playing it I kept thinking they did such a better job on the FF5 jobs. It just made me want to skip to that one. Also the multiple airships got annoying.
@@TheReturnersHideout I say very strange things but 6 don't click with me. I is second best game between first 6 after 4. But not NES though. I taste it with PS1 version.
The only issue is this version of FF IV is not as good as the psp version. It has the quality of life features which are great, but it's lacking all that additional content.
It’s the additional content I didn’t like personally. That’s why I like them so much. I felt like the additional content was tacked on as a reason to sell copies of the game - and I feel like that across the board with all of them!
i've only just started getting though the pixel remasters and I'm pretty new to ff (FF7R was my first back in 2021). I've played 1,4, and I'm almost done with 6, and I've loved them all. 1 is a bit confusing without a guide ngl, but the cute time travel twist is fun. 4 is the one i would probs replay over and over again since it's story is more simple and party members switch automatically. As much as I loved the beginning of 6 and the WoB, I'm not really liking WoR as much. I guess I miss more action and story, and some of the back stories kinda feel tacked on to the end. Probs just a product of it's time tho.
Thanks for sharing! Parts of the WoB can be a little slow, but it's all a part of the overall narrative. There is a point of frustration when you first start in the WoB where you don't seem as powerful as you once were, and the lack of other party members is really felt. It does pick back up and become fun again, but that whole segment is for you to feel as the characters felt: kinda lost and weird about everything.
I can't say I love the pixel remasters. FFIV is my favourite game of all time and I still prefer the original SNES game albeit I prefer playing with a hacked ROM to increase the difficulty. The SNES soundscape is unmatched, although I do like some of the remixed music of FFV but nothing compares to the original SNES FFIV soundtrack. I also LOATHE the overly bright graphics and extra pixelated unoutlined sprites of the pixel remaster.
never played pixel versions...YET FF1 - never played it 😶 FF2 - GBA port, its stat leveling no FF3 - DS remake, hate it so much FF4 - DS remake, loved it so much FF5 - GBA port, loved it FF6 - PS1 port, never beat it but enjoyed what I did play tho.
I honestly think FF1 and FF5 are together and FF2 and FF3 are together after PR. FF3 gets boring even with autobattles and the final boss is too hard. FF2 is too easy but the story is actually somewhat interesting.
I came to absolutely adore FFII with the pixel remaster. But...the pixel remasters also reminded me that FFIV is dogshit as a game. It set story standards for everything that follows it, and introduced ATB, but it's just so on rails, and lacking any real player input and customization playing through it again was just miserable. The 3ds version of IV is the only one I could ever in good faith recommend to someone. I can't say I'm fond of III in any form though. Amazing music, job system feels less like choosing character classes and more like completely swapping out characters, and literally 30% of the game is final dungeon. I do agree with pixel remaster is the overall best version of V and VI though.
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No, no! VI is at the top!
Agree with this.
Final verdict I 100 percent agree. The pixel remasters are great versions
I really think they’re just a solid way to experience them all instead of spending hundreds hunting down original carts! Thanks for commenting!
They are fine if you dont have any other way to play them .
@@1funkylionsfan913i hope they do well so they do this same treatment with tactics
@@GhidBase I want them to do the Nintendo DS treatment to other 4 like they did with 3 and 4
@1funkylionsfan913 I like both tbh. Big fan of the ds thing they did, but also would love more of this too.
Just do each game like both and I'll buy both I guess lol take my money
I really like ff2, but only the pixel remaster. They removed the minus to stats and that made it so much better. I also like the story, it is the little guy versus the big evil bad.
Agreed. Every version before it is.. F tier. There isn't even an F tier in this video but it's there. The Remaster made it WAY better and I actually kinda like it now!
I never played any version of FF2 until the Pixel Remaster, so I have nothing but lore to go off of. I LOVE this game. I started it and couldn't get into it because of the leveling system, but I was committed to playing through all of them. After I got the hang of it, I adore it. I like it more than I and III
I never found the minus to stats to be that bad, but it was definitely a bit annoying. When I was trying to hyperfocus on making my characters a specific way, losing one stat in favor of making another was not that big of a deal. Having no penalty is great though, can't complain about it.
Great tier list. I like the wording for the tier list. Better than S,A,B,C,D.
I still have to get the pixel remasters and play them. I keep hearing that they are great. Better than the originals. But i think I'd almost prefer if they made them all like the PSP versions of ff11,2 and 4, the years after.
Hey thanks! You should definitely at least give one of them a shot!
Half of it isn't even used, ff4 loses the most compared to psp/3d versions (others a dungeon or a few classes/espers at most) and it's predictable. Honestly I'd prefer what Boost helps:
1) most (ff2 stat growth/trap door encounters/ff6 espers/setzer)
2) some (ff5 dualcast and ff1 for their super bosses), or
3) hardly (ff3, even that damn Onion Knight needs character level to be 95-99 and random drops that don't help, with 5 defend/actions to job level, and ff4 has no customization and is easier than 3d, which had augments).
None of the games are bad when optimized (and ff6 launch bugs fixed, like going back to world of balance).
I like how you had put FF2 in the "just be careful" category - if you walk west of the starting town your party will find strong enemies and quickly die... yep gotta be careful playing that one, lol
This is a great explanation of how you regard each of these games and I always really enjoy varying perspectives. For your points on FF6, I 100% agree with you, as someone who was always one of the "SNES is the only way to play" people for nearly 30 years, the Pixel Remaster definitely did the game justice and made it accessible while also giving us some of the most beautiful orchestrated music in human history, and expecting much else short of a full-fledged Remake (like the treatment FF7 is currently getting) is getting way too nitpicky. Grateful that more people can experience FF6 because of Pixel Remaster.
Hey thanks so much! You mentioned the soundtrack - the remastered “Searching For Friends” from FF6 is just jaw dropping. Thank you for commenting! I’m glad you’re here!
Glad to see another video! I agree with your ranking before the final ranking. I do wish that the final dragon dungeon had been in the pixel remaster of FFVI…
biggest issues with the remasters imo is the lack of added content. I get they went for classic but the exrta stuff would have been great to play in that style.
I need to give the pixel remasters of the NES/Famicom trio a go - especially FF2. I am 100% on board with the PR versions of these games - love having more ways to play this series. And yeah, I think we all knew what games were going at the top of this list. 👍
Hia Lenny, it’s BENhamut. I finally for around to making a FF channel! Also FFV music lives rent free in my mind.
BEN! Hey brother! Glad you got rolling with it! I'll check it out for sure!
@@TheReturnersHideout leeegeeend
I know it’s not part of the list and conversation, but I recently played FF16…and it’s main character Clive became one of my favorite FF characters.
I can’t wait to cover it on the channel! I’ve heard nothing but good things about it
@@TheReturnersHideout I won’t spoil anything for yourself nor anyone else..but will only say that the game and characters draw inspiration from Final Fantasy 4. Some nice references in there as well. For myself, the main character Clive was very well written and acted. As was everyone within the game. A very human and believable hero. The game did an excellent job of “creating” this strong “force to be reckoned with” character within the story itself..instead of he being awesome “just because he is” like many stories do.
If I was to get one final fantasy (pixel style), do I get a remastered version (4/6) or... Original final fantasy vii?
FF3 was a bit of a disappointment to me. The story was fine but the entire time I was playing it I kept thinking they did such a better job on the FF5 jobs. It just made me want to skip to that one. Also the multiple airships got annoying.
I definitely will agree that FF3 isn't perfect, I just love that old school RPG vibe that it gives - and of course the music is stellar!
They did way better on 5. Id be disappointed if they hadn't.
II Is Dont eww. Just be carefull at best and because remaster. I is great especially between first 6 games. After 7 9 and 10 yeah. Mediocre
I'm definitely going to have to do another one from 7 and on. I just haven't played them in so long it would be a mess! Thanks for commenting!
@@TheReturnersHideout I say very strange things but 6 don't click with me. I is second best game between first 6 after 4. But not NES though. I taste it with PS1 version.
The only issue is this version of FF IV is not as good as the psp version. It has the quality of life features which are great, but it's lacking all that additional content.
It’s the additional content I didn’t like personally. That’s why I like them so much. I felt like the additional content was tacked on as a reason to sell copies of the game - and I feel like that across the board with all of them!
i've only just started getting though the pixel remasters and I'm pretty new to ff (FF7R was my first back in 2021). I've played 1,4, and I'm almost done with 6, and I've loved them all. 1 is a bit confusing without a guide ngl, but the cute time travel twist is fun. 4 is the one i would probs replay over and over again since it's story is more simple and party members switch automatically. As much as I loved the beginning of 6 and the WoB, I'm not really liking WoR as much. I guess I miss more action and story, and some of the back stories kinda feel tacked on to the end. Probs just a product of it's time tho.
Thanks for sharing! Parts of the WoB can be a little slow, but it's all a part of the overall narrative. There is a point of frustration when you first start in the WoB where you don't seem as powerful as you once were, and the lack of other party members is really felt. It does pick back up and become fun again, but that whole segment is for you to feel as the characters felt: kinda lost and weird about everything.
I can't say I love the pixel remasters. FFIV is my favourite game of all time and I still prefer the original SNES game albeit I prefer playing with a hacked ROM to increase the difficulty. The SNES soundscape is unmatched, although I do like some of the remixed music of FFV but nothing compares to the original SNES FFIV soundtrack.
I also LOATHE the overly bright graphics and extra pixelated unoutlined sprites of the pixel remaster.
I love the ending of this video. Play them all. :)
I can never get enough if ff1
never played pixel versions...YET
FF1 - never played it 😶
FF2 - GBA port, its stat leveling no
FF3 - DS remake, hate it so much
FF4 - DS remake, loved it so much
FF5 - GBA port, loved it
FF6 - PS1 port, never beat it but enjoyed what I did play tho.
PS1 port of FF6 has the nice cut scenes but the slow load times between battles kills the enjoyment of the game.
@makasete30 the load times are HORRENDOUS on the PS1 version! I fully agree
I honestly think FF1 and FF5 are together and FF2 and FF3 are together after PR. FF3 gets boring even with autobattles and the final boss is too hard. FF2 is too easy but the story is actually somewhat interesting.
Fair.
I came to absolutely adore FFII with the pixel remaster. But...the pixel remasters also reminded me that FFIV is dogshit as a game. It set story standards for everything that follows it, and introduced ATB, but it's just so on rails, and lacking any real player input and customization playing through it again was just miserable. The 3ds version of IV is the only one I could ever in good faith recommend to someone. I can't say I'm fond of III in any form though. Amazing music, job system feels less like choosing character classes and more like completely swapping out characters, and literally 30% of the game is final dungeon. I do agree with pixel remaster is the overall best version of V and VI though.
From worst to best, 1,2,4,3,6,5. Five is best by far. People that say 6 are just cringy. Don’t be them