IV is definitely the hardest FF for me to rank. On one hand, it's iconic. On the other hand, I don't entirely feel it's that good...?
I feel in my heart that if there was one Final Fantasy I would pick as my least favorite, it's this one, however I do enjoy it more than I and III, so I'm not sure at the end of the day.
The gameplay is underrated in my opinion. The lack of freedom only allows the game to create tailored challenges for your party and can be decently tricky at times. It's on the right track.
The story is just fucking dumb. It hurts because the first third, everything up through the paladin scene, is genuinely fantastic stuff. And then it just drops the ball so hard. Cartoonish twists, hilarious fake deaths (and a shit ton of them), thematic developments that feel like non-sequiturs. I'm curious why I don't see more people talk about this stuff and I feel like the only person who doesn't consider IV to be the first great FF like most others. Still, that OST bangs and I do enjoy my time.
I feel in my heart that if there was one Final Fantasy I would pick as my least favorite, it's this one, however I do enjoy it more than I and III, so I'm not sure at the end of the day.
The gameplay is underrated in my opinion. The lack of freedom only allows the game to create tailored challenges for your party and can be decently tricky at times. It's on the right track.
The story is just fucking dumb. It hurts because the first third, everything up through the paladin scene, is genuinely fantastic stuff. And then it just drops the ball so hard. Cartoonish twists, hilarious fake deaths (and a shit ton of them), thematic developments that feel like non-sequiturs. I'm curious why I don't see more people talk about this stuff and I feel like the only person who doesn't consider IV to be the first great FF like most others. Still, that OST bangs and I do enjoy my time.