What Final Fantasy universe would you most want to visit and why? [Archive]

Icestorm245

2012-01-15, 10:15 PM

If you could travel to any Final Fantasy universe, which one/s would you most want to go to and please say why, in terms of what you'd (humorously or seriously) get up to there.

Wow, so many good ones to choose from. FFIV (j) is a great one, being the first FF I played, I really enjoy the "anti-hero to apologetic saviour" theme. If I was there during the main plot, I would probably rob some innocent children, use their money to buy a sword, kill goblins for a long time, sneak onto the Lunar Whale, and steal it when the party gets off on the moon. I would then punch the Lunar Whale through the midsection of the Giant of Babil and die a heroic death.

FFV is a good one too. This one is a little more complicated, though. By travel, I assume you mean there is a way back. So I would seek out Dr. Cid and become his apprentice. I would soak him for all of his knowledge on machinery and futuristic technology, though ironically FFV is set in a would-be past setting. Then I would go back to earth after ExDeath's defeat and build my own airship.

FFVI, I would probably join the Empire, so I can crawl my way through the ranks and eventually become a General. I would then destroy Kefka before he gains the goddess' power and then sleep with General Celes. Seriously.

FFIX has to be my all time favorite, though. I would become a Knight of Pluto under Steiner and eventually replace him as captain when he goes gallavanting across the world protecting Princess Garnet. However, I would put myself in Queen Bhrane's favour and learn of her diabolical schemes and put an end to them internally, probably by kicking Zorn and Thorn out of the palace after framing them for poisoning the Queen's food and killing her. I would then welcome Captain Steiner and Queen Garnet back to Alexandria, surrender my position to Captain Steiner and become an advisor to Queen Garnet using my favour from the previous Queen.

Triaxx

2012-01-15, 10:47 PM

VII for the casino.
VIII for the Card Game. Random this.
IX for the Airships. And Chocobo Hot and Cold.

And Tactics, for the backstabbing.

DiscipleofBob

2012-01-16, 11:52 AM

I don't know. Most of the Final Fantasy verses seem to be in a constant state of impending doom. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 would be horrible to visit.

7 would be good for easy access to materia, available at any of your local shops. Save up for a house in Costa Del Sol, visit the Gold Saucer every once in awhile.

8 on the other hand has the greatest educational institution ever. I'll take a major in monster-slaying and mercenary-work, especially if it comes with a free GF. You could make a lot of money drawing magic and selling it. Better take to blogging and journal-keeping for that memory side-effect though. Not to mention the magazines are great reading material. I'll just try to conveniently step out when Balamb Garden inevitably goes to war. I'm sure I can find a nice town in need of some monster-slaying mercenary work.

Can I pick Kingdom Hearts? If that Sora kid can make out just fine, I'm sure I'll be able to manage.

My fiance's an archaeologist, so she'd probably get a kick out of 1, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 12 for the potential ruin-exploring and archaeology work (though I guess that applies to most of the FF's.)

Mixt

2012-01-16, 12:28 PM

Probably 7, for reasons i will not disclose.

Although going there would mean putting my soul in danger.
Between the Geostigma, the constant threat of Sephiroth returning again, and everything else going on...so many things that could go horribly wrong.

I would have very good reasons to be paranoid if i went there, not that there's anything i could do about it if Sephiroth did anything.

Can I pick Kingdom Hearts? If that Sora kid can make out just fine, I'm sure I'll be able to manage.

I wouldn't be so sure about that if i were you.

Brother Oni

2012-01-16, 02:12 PM

Probably Ivalice, circa FF12 era.

Join a clan, become a big game hunter. Life would most probably be fairly short, but oh so sweet.

Comet

2012-01-16, 03:25 PM

8 on the other hand has the greatest educational institution ever. I'll take a major in monster-slaying and mercenary-work, especially if it comes with a free GF. You could make a lot of money drawing magic and selling it. Better take to blogging and journal-keeping for that memory side-effect though. Not to mention the magazines are great reading material. I'll just try to conveniently step out when Balamb Garden inevitably goes to war. I'm sure I can find a nice town in need of some monster-slaying mercenary work.

The Gardens produce emotionally handicapped, broken child soldiers with memory-wiping monsters wreaking havoc in their brain. I thought that was the whole point of the main characters' development in the game. Definitely a life I would not want for myself.

I'd probably pick FF X-2, oddly enough. I never bothered playing all the way through it but there didn't seem to be any immediate apocalypse going on and the world of Spira is awesome for tourism. It's all very tropical.

That or I'd pick FF6, provided I could visit the opera house at the exact same moment the heroes do for the big show. Seeing Celes perform the opera to its Ultros-y conclusion would either be amazing or amazingly hilarious. Either way, totally worth the dystopia and armageddon just to see that.

Terraoblivion

2012-01-16, 03:34 PM

FF 12 era Ivalice does sound good. I wouldn't want to rush out and do all the dangerous stuff, but an extended weekend in Archades or a major Rozarrian city seems like it would be pretty nice...At least as long as Ivalice has proper plumbing, the technology is a bit inconsistent.

DiscipleofBob

2012-01-16, 04:17 PM

The Gardens produce emotionally handicapped, broken child soldiers with memory-wiping monsters wreaking havoc in their brain. I thought that was the whole point of the main characters' development in the game. Definitely a life I would not want for myself.

I'd say that's exaggerating things a bit. Sure, there's some memory loss involved as a side effect of GF use, but once the side effects are known they can probably be treated. I don't remember anyone suffering too extreme side effects besides that in the game. Though that could just be the memory loss talking...

...

What were we talking about again?

I'd probably pick FF X-2, oddly enough. I never bothered playing all the way through it but there didn't seem to be any immediate apocalypse going on and the world of Spira is awesome for tourism. It's all very tropical.

Vegnagun plot aside, since you'd likely not be aware of it, the big problem with X-2's world is politics, with the religious New Yevon and the Youth League ready to tear each other apart pretty much everywhere. Still, as long as you can stomach the politics it'd be cool. That and you could learn to hold your breath underwater indefinitely.

Brother Oni

2012-01-16, 04:57 PM

Vegnagun plot aside, since you'd likely not be aware of it, the big problem with X-2's world is politics, with the religious New Yevon and the Youth League ready to tear each other apart pretty much everywhere. Still, as long as you can stomach the politics it'd be cool. That and you could learn to hold your breath underwater indefinitely.

The whole 'turn into a monster/ghost if you're not buried properly' is a bit of a downer too.

Given the very small population centres and very polarising nature of the politics though, you'll probably won't have a choice about opting out - you're either Youth League or New Yevon and if you don't pick, a side gets chosen for you. The Al Bhed and Yuna are probably the only ones who can stay apolitical.

DiscipleofBob

2012-01-16, 06:11 PM

The whole 'turn into a monster/ghost if you're not buried properly' is a bit of a downer too.

Implying that the undead aren't problems in other Final Fantasies.

Given the very small population centres and very polarising nature of the politics though, you'll probably won't have a choice about opting out - you're either Youth League or New Yevon and if you don't pick, a side gets chosen for you. The Al Bhed and Yuna are probably the only ones who can stay apolitical.

Even Yuna is forced to pick a side at one point, even if she doesn't really care about the politics. And you could go Machine Faction, but then you're stuck digging in the desert for a living.

Istari

2012-01-16, 11:35 PM

Hello Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, as noted during the game, its a pretty awesome place to live. Easy fun combat (only death in specific areas), just join a clan and you are set.

ryzouken

2012-01-17, 12:07 AM

Hello Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, as noted during the game, its a pretty awesome place to live. Easy fun combat (only death in specific areas), just join a clan and you are set.

This, as long as it's in high res, 3D. I do not want to be a 2D sprite. It's a thing...

Brother Oni

2012-01-17, 08:01 AM

Implying that the undead aren't problems in other Final Fantasies.

I'm sure they are, but in no other FF universe is it explicitly stated that if you aren't Sent, you come back as a monster to prey on the living.

Becoming an Unsent is apparently a rare, but not unheard of, event.

Hello Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, as noted during the game, its a pretty awesome place to live. Easy fun combat (only death in specific areas), just join a clan and you are set.

Isn't the FFTA world, a storybook version of Ivalice? Also, you'd have to live under the constant scrutiny and enforcement of the various Judges, who apparently enforce the various laws everywhere (it's been a while since I played it, so some details may be wrong).

So yes, easy fun combat in exchange for constantly living with Big Brother lurking over your shoulder.

The Succubus

2012-01-17, 11:53 AM

I'm sure they are, but in no other FF universe is it explicitly stated that if you aren't Sent, you come back as a monster to prey on the living.

Becoming an Unsent is apparently a rare, but not unheard of, event.

Isn't the FFTA world, a storybook version of Ivalice? Also, you'd have to live under the constant scrutiny and enforcement of the various Judges, who apparently enforce the various laws everywhere (it's been a while since I played it, so some details may be wrong).

So yes, easy fun combat in exchange for constantly living with Big Brother lurking over your shoulder.

We're already used to having a Brother lurking over our shoulders here! :smalltongue:

Tengu_temp

2012-01-17, 02:48 PM

As long as I don't have to actually live there, I'd probably pick FF5 or FF9. Both are cute fairytale worlds, aside from the main plot travel seems to be safe enough that non-classed Butz and random moogles can do it without getting killed, and there are plenty to sights to see. I'd play tourist for a while, visit as many of the safe areas as I can, enjoy the nice music that plays as I walk through the wilderness, and then go back home.

Worst game to visit - A Song Of Chibi And Fire, also known as Final Fantasy Tactics.

@Icestorm245 - yeah, good luck with any of those plans. The only one that most likely won't end up with your grisly death is the FF5 one, and studying very hard engineering for years in order to build flying vehicles is something you can already do in real life.

Istari

2012-01-17, 02:53 PM

Isn't the FFTA world, a storybook version of Ivalice? Also, you'd have to live under the constant scrutiny and enforcement of the various Judges, who apparently enforce the various laws everywhere (it's been a while since I played it, so some details may be wrong).

So yes, easy fun combat in exchange for constantly living with Big Brother lurking over your shoulder.

Its similar, the judges do show up occasionally (as well as for all fights), but they're shown to be trying to do what's best most of the time, and the laws are more annoying than anything else as depicted in game.

Comet

2012-01-17, 02:59 PM

I think I might have to change my answer to Tactics Advance, as well. All the magic, monsters and fighting of a Final Fantasy world with the danger factor of a soccer game? For sure!

And the Judges really aren't restrictive in the least. I mean, most days stealing is perfectly okay on the battlefield! Sure, they're a bit quirky and the laws are thrown around pretty much for the laughs, since they apparently get bored pretty easily, but on the whole it's pretty much an ideal system for a world that practically runs on mercenaries.

OracleofWuffing

2012-01-17, 03:23 PM

If I can travel there based on the idea that my visit is after the world has been saved, I'll go Final Fantasy Mystic Quest. Rocking music wherever I go, no random battles, and I'm the smartest person in the universe. :smallamused:

If it has to be before the world is saved? Um... The Final Fantasy Legend. Humans can max out at 255 attack and defense on first-level pills alone.:smalltongue:

Whaddaya mean they're "Not real Final Fantasy games?" They got Final Fantasy in their titles, don't they?

Triaxx

2012-01-17, 08:14 PM

I didn't quite get the FFTA rules. I mean, They're not exactly complicated, but I couldn't seem to remember to check the battle rule. Perhaps it's just me though.

Triscuitable

2012-01-17, 08:53 PM

I'd say FF6, for cheap thrills. Possibly the hope of being a half-esper. :smalltongue:

tyckspoon

2012-01-17, 09:22 PM

For being a general citizen, 8. It's a modernized world, with seemingly most of the personal amenities (and plumbing!) that implies, and even when the story of the game is happening it doesn't directly affect/destroy large parts of the world (excepting the nonsensical time compression bit, at which point I won't care because my brain will have been destroyed by trying to handle experiencing everywhen all at once.) If I was lucky I might get to hitch a ride on a Garden or the Ragnarok, which would be pretty awesome.

If I had to go for one of the more fantasy-oriented ones/try to be a hero, probably 9. I dig the old-school vibe, and it seems like a pretty pleasant place when somebody isn't trying to blow it up. Also, airships everywhere.

The Succubus

2012-01-18, 08:05 AM

I'm going to throw a bit of a curveball here and say I wouldn't mind being a summoned monster in the FF series. Get to see lots of different worlds, get to meet new people, the chance to show off and look really cool pounding a monster's face in....and there's always the outside chance of making out with Shiva when I'm off duty. :smallwink:

polity4life

2012-01-18, 08:55 AM

I would go into FFX and be a blitzball general manager. Seriously, blitzball was the best min- game ever made for any game, ever. I would nerdgasm so hard if someone, ANYONE, would make a stand-alone blitzball game.

TheSummoner

2012-01-18, 09:39 AM

Tough one... Mainly because the games in the series I like the best also happen to be horrible places to live.

Part of me wants to say FF6 because it's the best of the lot... But there's that whole "world destroyed by an insane clown who becomes god" thing to consider. I suppose that if I survived, I could join the cult of Kefka. Walking slowly around a tower all day... That could work...

Tactics is only marginally better (as a place to live. Not as good as FF6 but still amazing as a game)... Sure, the bad guys don't actually succeed in that one, but I'd either be a commoner who gets treated horribly by the nobility or a noble whose likely to get a sword through my chest... Or posessed by a demon... Doesn't seem is particularly appealing.

Bad Situation

2012-01-18, 10:12 AM

My favorite Final Fantasy game is Tactics. But the prospect of living there would be met with a resounding: lolno

8 would probably be a decent place to visit, provided all of that Sorceress nonsense is all sorted out by the time I get there...

Daremonai

2012-01-18, 01:20 PM

I think I'd probably go for FFXII, if I had to choose one. Though after having had my party slaughtered by flying monsters after my ranged character died, I think I might want to educate the world on the possibilities inherent in carrying a sword AND a gun. Also, try to figure out exactly how the license system is administrated and if it's exploitable.

EDIT: Or maybe XI, because it seemed like a fairly nice place to live, generally (pre-Dynamis when I still played, at least). Though given that the craft system required you to fight and kill dangerous creatures just to be able to take the beads off a bit of string, I suspect that amenities may be lacking*

Worst one? Probably FFXIII. Nice tech, but an opressive government that doesn't even try to hide it, and on the off chance you get given a job by the FalCie, you're pretty much boned whether you choose to obey or not (would you rather be a monster or a rock?)

DISCLAIMER: I only played FFXIII for about 5-6 hours. It's possible that stuff was revealed afterwards that I don't know.

*for those that don't know the crafting system in XI, you had to use elemental crystals obtained from killing monsters while a certain buff was active, but you could only get crystals off monsters that were high enough level to give you XP. Because it was such a group-focussed game, just about any enemy that gave you xp once you got past about level 20 was far too tough for you to solo (even the ones that were labelled "weak" when you inspected them)

Luka

2012-01-18, 01:24 PM

FF 3 seems pretty cool, including there's a flying submarine that goes extremely fast and looks awesome

But FF 13 seems simply like AWESOMELAND :smallbiggrin:, though yeah getting L'Cie'd sucks

Mixt

2012-01-18, 02:54 PM

And if you go there after the end of the game, during the period of XIII-2 then...

Caius...Chaos...Time...Everything goes to hell...Bad Guys win...Everyone dies...Caius is victorious.

"Now and forever he will remember the entire timeline, Caius. He is beyond death"

Talk about a downer.

Yeah, FF XIII would be a very bad place to go, you might as well commit suicide.

Brother Oni

2012-01-18, 04:02 PM

Ivalice circa Vagrant Story, would probably rate up there too.

Renaissance-era level technology, but in the middle of what appears to be an Inquisition style purge.

Starwulf

2012-01-18, 04:37 PM

*for those that don't know the crafting system in XI, you had to use elemental crystals obtained from killing monsters while a certain buff was active, but you could only get crystals off monsters that were high enough level to give you XP. Because it was such a group-focussed game, just about any enemy that gave you xp once you got past about level 20 was far too tough for you to solo (even the ones that were labelled "weak" when you inspected them)

Hmm, just had to jump in after reading this, because your statement is patently false. Even pre-solo buffs that happened around 2008, and then the second set in 2009/2010, it was quite possible to solo for MEANINGFUL experience by yourself, and not even be a beastmaster. I used to take my monk to Bibiki Bay and chain VT Hobgoblins together for a consistent chain 4-5, all by myself. Granted, I was an avid soloer, and one of the better known soloists at that(on my server), but I knew a lot of people who could chain together T level monsters all day long, and Beastmasters of course could chain VT-IT with ease. As far as Easy Prey or Too Weak...even as a base newb I could kill those quite easily for a while before I had to stop and heal(post 20).

Anyways, if I had to pick a FF world, it would probably be FFXI or FFXII. FFXI just because everyone could become an adventurer if they so chose, and if you knew what you were doing, you could make one hell of a profit playing the market. I'd be an adventurer for a while, acquire a decent stockpile of gil by farming rare drops, then retire and play the market for a few years, make a ludicrous amount of gil, then buy the Duchy of Jeuno. Or maybe Kazham......yeah...Female Cat people.

FFXII, as someone else said, I'd probably be a big game hunter. Both hunting marks, and the other group of rare enemies you get to hunt later on in the game. Would be a blast. Plus, some really scenic locales in that game, lots of yummy vacation opportunities :)

darkhunterjag

2012-03-14, 09:12 AM

FF 6. I love that game and would love to live in Narshe as oddly it's one of the few towns that even though stuff happens to it, it remains intact. That and I grew up in Maine so I get crappy climates, know how to ice fish and the fact there is a desert nearby that I could get to in a bit of time reminds me of Freeport.

I'd also take a gander at FF 2. Wouldn't mind the town near the waterfall. Was quite nice.

oblivion6

2012-03-15, 12:33 AM

FFX: become one of yunas guardians.:smallsmile: and play blitzball of course.

FFX-2: fly around spira with the gullwings and side with the youth league(new yeven sucks)

FFXII: explore the ogir yensa sandsea and hang out in archadia on my free time.

Lost Demiurge

2012-03-16, 02:05 PM

FF VI, post world of ruin, post Kefka. Sure, the place is a mess, and there's a lot of monsters around, but there's still HOPE. I could go help towns rebuild and grow, wander around with no one to forbid me from doing so, and go poking around in ruins if the whim took me. With no "eye of god lazer" to blast me out of the air, I could do as I pleased and do some good along the way. And if I grab an esper shard or two, hey, magic!

Yeah, that'd be the way to go. I could have fun in that world.

Mr.Moron

2012-03-16, 02:20 PM

Probably Final Fantasy 8s world. Of them all it seems to be the most consistently technologically advanced, while maintaining relatively high stability.

I'm not an adventurer or a world-saver and I don't particularly want to be one. I'm just looking for a place I could live comfortably.

FF8 has modern technology, widespread working infrastructure and is in a (relatively) stable political state. At least compared to the other FFs.

TheSummoner

2012-03-16, 08:30 PM

Lord Raziere

2012-03-16, 08:58 PM

Final Fantasy Seven.

Mostly because I want to play it someday and never had the chance. I'm sure it will go away once I actually play it.

wiimanclassic

2012-03-16, 11:39 PM

Crystal Chronicles if its post CC. With the miasma gone the world should be a lot safer, and wasn't that stuff caused by the same thing making monsters anyway?

A world relatively free of monsters sounds nice....

killem2

2012-03-18, 07:41 AM

FF7. At least they have TV. :P

CGforever!

2012-03-18, 12:42 PM

Knight13

2012-03-19, 12:04 PM

FF Tactics Advance 2 Ivalice. All the benefits of FFTA 1 Ivalice without the sociopathic kid trying to destroy the world or judges imposing arbitrary rules on you (judges are now supernatural entities that only impose rules on you if you want them too, plus you don't have to follow them). Even Luso makes excuses to not go back home just so he can stick around longer.

Plus, there's dragon-chicks.

Lost Demiurge

2012-03-19, 02:33 PM

Post Kefka, there are no esper shards. Magic died with Kefka in that world, remember?

Oh, did it? Hm, I never DID finish it, did I? Still a worthwhile place to visit, and help rebuild. A wandering gunslinger could go far in such a place...

Merellis

2012-03-20, 03:30 PM

FFTA if only so I can go punch Marche in the face. :smallfurious:

Although FFTA2 has a lot of fun races and classes, so i would hop there afterwards for fun. :smallamused:

TheSummoner

2012-03-20, 10:14 PM

Oh, did it? Hm, I never DID finish it, did I? Still a worthwhile place to visit, and help rebuild. A wandering gunslinger could go far in such a place...

Yep. Long story short...

The Warring Triad, the three statues, were the source of all magic in the world. To become a god, Kefka absorbed their power. The party fights and destroys them in Kefka's tower, but because Kefka absorbed so much of their power, he had become the source of magic in the world. When he is defeated, the tower begins to crumble (having been little more than a massive pile of junk held together by Kefka's will), the party escapes, and the espers disappear. Terra, being half esper, loses her esper side and becomes fully human. Life begins to return to the world. Babies are born, plants begin to grow again, people start to rebuild.