The intelligent FFT vs. FFT:A poll

[awall]

Originally Posted by Dudeio

i havent playde FFT but i have played and completet FTTA

Originally Posted by LegendMaster

I've played FFTA so that means somebody has and i prefer FFTA prolly cuz i think the playstation sucks! on the playstation!

Peace!

Originally Posted by sephirothvsyuna

I didn't like FFT... For some reason it just kicked my as*... I could relate better to FFT Advance. I liked the Different races.

Sigh... so much for the "intelligent" part of this thread.

There's a reason I started a new poll rather than tacking this to the end of the old FFT vs FFTA poll. Fortunately, most people have made descriptive and intelligent posts here, but it really would be nice if people put more than 30 seconds into their posts, especially in a thread that specifically asks for it. Read the first few posts, guys.

[Dudeio]

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[LocoColt04]

Originally Posted by Dudeio

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...I'm confused. Awall explicitly mentioned that this thread was supposed to be the spam-free version of this popular topic, so then you go and post something like this? I know that I and the other staffers have asked you a few times now to beef up your posts and stay on topic, so consider this your first official warning. Two more strikes, and you're out of here.

[Asch]

FFT is much better than FFTA cause its not as kiddy and has a much better story than FFTA

I've played both but would have to say FFT cause theres no rules or judgesbut i hate FFT because if a party members health drops to 0 you have three turns to revieve that person. I hate FFTA for the judges and laws.

[Masamune master]

FFT was better than FFT:A, because it had a better storyline to it, and all FFT:A is about, is a bunch of school kids that ended up in their own fantasy world. FFT had cooler job classes too.

[marc]

I like FFTA is better then FFT because i have not played FFT before.

[Moondancer]

I finished Final Fantasy Tactics and have started the GBA version....
I haven't played very far into it, but so far, I have to say the PS version was better. Why? It's not the graphics as the characters in TA are psudo-3d, same as T. Alot of it has to do with the judge and rules, which I find irritating and unneccessary. Also, in TA instead of being in a seperate and unique world, the main characters are transported to "Final Fantasy"! Because that is what the main character wishes for! None, and I do mean NONE, of the previous games had to stoop so low as to say "Oh, look! We transported to a world in a video game!". Just an utter and complete assinine way of gettign even younger people to play the game in hopes of getting to play the other square-enix games, in my opinion.
And then there are the ways of getting your abilities... Tactics was waaay better in my opinion because you had an exact list of what you could learn for your current class. In Advanced, you have to go through countless weapons, armor, etc, etc, just to find one that has an ability for your team members. I have spent more time on THAT SINGLE ASPECT than on anything else in the game, I think. And then, you don't get to decide what they learn if the weapon or whatever has multiple abilities for that one person... nooooooooooo! The system automatically does that for you, yet again taking an element of control out of your hands.
There is much more, but I am sure that if I keep this up I will just make my athritis worse! And I plan on wear out my poor little fingers playing games, not typing!

[awall]

Originally Posted by marc

I like FFTA is better then FFT because i have not played FFT before.

How about reading the first post? Or the post that's 8 posts above this one? Or maybe reading the title of this thread (the part where it says "INTELLIGENT")? I'd really prefer it if people put more than one-line responses in this thread... care to explain at least what it was that you liked about FFTA?

Moondancer: Yeah, getting sucked into a game is sorta cheesy, but if you accept that FFTA is a lighter game than FFT, it's not so bad. Also, I completely understand your gripe with the judge/law system... it was a really good idea I think, but they completely flubbed the execution of it. I'd like a chance to play with that system myself; I think I could do a lot better.

As far as abilities go, I actually didn't mind the system that much; however, I understand how you could feel that it takes a degree of control away from you. I also loved the JP system in FFT, but one of the gripes I had was that it often made sense to skip over the low and mid-level abilities and go straight for the big ones; see Lancers' Jump skillset for the worst example of this, but there are some other offenders as well (my Black Mages often skipped over most of the low level abilities and went straight for level 3/4 spells and Flare). FFTA's system was an attempt to mitigate that by saying, "Okay, we're not going to give you Fira until a certain point in the game; until then, go learn the rest of the level 1 spells." It's also interesting in that your characters have extremely limited skillsets if you confine them to the weapons that are easily available in stores; this system forces you to go hunting for rare items to get some of the cooler abilities.

But yeah, your complaints really do make sense, and as I said, I understand how you could feel this way.

[Wolf]

I would have to say that I liked them both, but if I really had to pick one I would pick Tactics for Playstation, sure you had three turns to revive a character, and sure you had to charge magic / abilities but you also didn't have to deal with laws, and the story seemed a lot darker. FFTA also seemed easier because you actually regenerate 5MP every turn. So its basicly a double-edged sword. Each game has its pros and cons.

[luminaire]

I like FFT on PS one cos it have fantastic storyline.

EDIT BY CAIN: Please add more to your posts. This topic is for a REAL discussion not just a quick sentence you whipped up in a less than a minute. Read the first post please.

[luminaire]

Sorry Cain I forgot that.
I like FFT cos it had better storyline, gain ability, music is so cool when I heard.
None on FFT:A, I try to gain a new ability but is so far away to learn a new ability.
And of course I get so easy to learn job on FFT because it have simple job system.
(I confuse about ability system on FFT:A)
Oh yeah I forgot, music on FFT:A wasn't good.
aND the last.............I like FFT better FFT:A
And to Cain....thank for your ALERT!!!!!!

[Georg Prime]

i've played both games and while advance is fun, it is in more of less a kiddie version of Final Fantasy Tactics. While that might appeal to younger gamers, i missed the epic story of the original. All in all, i'd say FF Tactics is much better though i like both games.

FFt in my opinion was much better
because of three major things
1. i hated the judge thing in FFT:A
2.the story in FFT was way better
3.and FFT:A was way to short and simple

[ACloudintheSky]

I dont know about you guys but I didn't like the new Final Fantasy Tactics: Advanced at all. It just seemed a little two childish and the story wasn't grabbing me either. I did not finish the game because of it too. And the red and yellow cards and how your characters couldn't die was just... meh. Anyways I was thinking maybe you guys could help me out a bit.

I am curious to see which ones better and why lol. So just go wild and explain as much as you want with how one is better then the other, because I can't make a decent conclusion without having played the second one. Anyways hope to read some posts and I really hope that someone can change my mind about the second one because as of now... I just think it was crap.

[Light_Dragon_Ryu]

If you ask me I like Tactics better myself. I wasn't fond of the battle system for Advanced. Those stupid laws were very unfair and made it hard to win a battle.

[Asch]

I didnt like FFTA either lol FFT has a awesome story and was way more serious and more realistic i guess lol about war. And ya FFTA seemed really childish lol and at first when i found out ppl cant die i felt relieved but later on i felt as if i got no challenge wut so ever. FFT was challenging and yet fun.
FFT is better buy a long shot lol. But dont put out FFTA just like that. Its a good game but not as good as FFT.

[Gvuz]

I din't really care about FFTA. FFT was really cool and that's all I needed. Plus it has Cloud. I don't know if the other one does but I don't care.

[Red]

FFT:A had it's moment's but all in all, FFT still PWNS FFT:A because it was harder, cooler, and all out better. I especially liked the skills and how you gained them in FFT, FFT:A was kinda easy and childish.

[Dimi]

I've played both games, but I'd prefer FFT. The reason why is because you can gain so much abilities and choose which classes you want and plus Cloud's in it to. Anyways apart from that it seemed more challenging than FFT:A and seemed less childish than it.