The Final Fantasy Series Thread

[Sephiroth]

No, he didn't do the music for XII, either. And in X, he shared his duties with two other composers (although in that game, even the tunes that aren't his are good, I figure some of the master's genius temporarily rubbed-off on his disciples).

[thaddeus6th]

The music for XII was done by the guy who did Vagrant Story. Sadly the music wasn't up to VS levels (incidentally, VS is also a great game, but you should definitely make sure you know what sort of game it is beforehand as it isn't a standard rpg).

Favourite monster...hmm. I also liked the chimaera types found in X, and the three bouncing orange balls found in the crater of VII. They gave tons of experience, but were quite rare and enjoyed running away.

If we're on favourite, then favourite music has to be tie between the Mako reactor theme and One Winged Angel, and second (third?) place to the Sorceress' theme from VIII.

[Talysia]

I liked those Orange Ball monsters too, for exactly that reason (although I remembered the Magic Pots more, for some reason).

Favourite music? Now that's a tough question. I think I like most of the music from FFVII - One Winged Angel is a favourite, as is the Jenova theme and the Cosmo Canyon theme rates very highly to me. I liked the Sorceress' theme, too - very atmospheric - and there were a couple of pieces of music in FFIX I liked too, although I can't remember the names. I'll try wracking my brains a bit more and see if I can't remember them to post later.

[thaddeus6th]

Oh yeah, Cosmo Canyon was cool, as was Red XIII.

I could take or leave most tunes from IX, but the harpsichord-type music from Pandemonium was good.

[Talysia]

I think that was one of the tunes I liked, the harpsichord-type from the Pandemonium. One down, one or two to go!

[Sephiroth]

I third the comment about the orange balls, they were cool.

Music? Hmmm...well, top ten from FFVII:

One Winged Angel (of course!)
Birth of a God (Bizzaro-Seph)
Jenova Absolute (SYNTHESIS fight)
Those Chosen By The Planet (Sephiroth's theme)
Still More Fighting (best boss music ever, IMO)
Cid's Theme
J-E-N-O-V-A
Mako Reactor
ShinRa Company
Turks' Theme

...oh, and Cosmo Canyon (and Red XIII's Theme), and Oppressed People (the Wall Market reggae tune). The Main Theme, the tune from the boat crossing (It's Difficult to Stand on Both Feet, Isn't It?), Cait Sith's Theme, the Prelude is a brilliant opening...

...Forested Temple (of the Ancients), You Can Hear The Cry of the Planet (Forgotten Capital)...did I say ten?! Pretty much everything in that game.

The Liberi Fatali in VIII was a good tune, but my favourite was the Lunatic Pandora theme, it was wild. I actually liked the tune of Eyes On Me (), but I could have lived without the vocals.

I haven't played IX in a while, but I seem to remember a lot of the music evoking a Mediaeval sort of feel. I liked it a lot.

There were tons of good tunes in X. Enemy Attack, the music when Sin appears in the water, I liked. I probably have far too many favourites to name in that one, too (so this time I won't actually do it).

[Mithridelle]

I really like the 'Main Theme of FFVII' - aka the world map music. When you first start off and go out into the world it brings a feeling of excitement at beggining a new adventure, but as the story progresses, I find that the music hold a sad note and it depresses me slightly.

[Sephiroth]

I totally agree. It's poignant; slightly melancholic...

[Mithridelle]

I also really enjoy hearing the music from the Sorceress Memorial in FFVIII.

[Sephiroth]

That was a good tune, too.

[Quokka]

I had a look at the ff7 summons on youtube which has made me want to go out and buy a PS again , apart from knights and bahamut my favourite summon was leviathan's tidal wave attack which looked great and Titan partly because it reminded me of another favourite attack, the Quake from the Wipeout series.

Favourite materias? probably counter/cover and magic barrier.

[Talysia]

Favourite materia? Hmm, that would be a toss up for me between Double Cut and Final Attack. Double Cut because it hit 4 times when it reached the next level (doing lots of damage if you had the right sword/weapon) and Final Attack because it was so useful towards the end of the game, especially with Ruby Weapon.

Spells-wise, I liked Comet/Comet2, and for Command/Support materia who could forget Mega All?

[Sephiroth]

Double Cut has to be a candidate, as well as Mega All, no doubt about that. I didn't use Final Attack in VII the way I relied upon Auto-Life in the hardest fights in X, though; I favoured Quadra Magic.

Green ones: FullCure; Contain; Shield (was amazing)

Along with my most favourite, my treasured Ultima materia.

Mime was good, too. Free spells!

[Talysia]

Oh, how could I forget about Mime? Mind you, I was a little disappointed the first time I tried it and found that you couldn't mime Limit Breaks... Still, I got over that little disappointment when I tried it with Knights of the Round.

[Sephiroth]

I've just realised that what I said above made no sense whatever!

Since when were Final Attack and Auto-Life the same thing?!

Miming limit breaks?! You don't expect much, do you!

But yeah...130,000 damage points for free. Sweeeeet!

What about our favourite playable characters, then?