At first, I was thinking that Final Fantasy I wasn't going to be all that interesting, because the characters are cardboard; you have to invent all their dialogue and characterization in your own mind. The story is also quite basic. But I've surprised myself; it's been a lot of fun.
I'm very fond of III. Again, fairly weak on characterization and plot, but still enjoyable. (And I love the jobs in that game.)
ETA: Of all the old-school games, the one I'd rec most is V, because of Faris the cross-dressing pirate. She just... rocks, even in the PSX port which doesn't have the manic silliness of the GameBoy Script (excerpted above; I would read each bit of the GBA script after finishing a session). But I don't think there's an iPad version.
And now I really, really, REALLY need to stop playing hooky and get back to work. I was a bit wrecked after my parental visit and had some kind of bug or just plain old breakdown... I was sick all week. But now it's time to buckle down and stop goofing around, gah.
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Date: 2013-01-12 07:04 pm (UTC)I'm very fond of III. Again, fairly weak on characterization and plot, but still enjoyable. (And I love the jobs in that game.)
ETA: Of all the old-school games, the one I'd rec most is V, because of Faris the cross-dressing pirate. She just... rocks, even in the PSX port which doesn't have the manic silliness of the GameBoy Script (excerpted above; I would read each bit of the GBA script after finishing a session). But I don't think there's an iPad version.
And now I really, really, REALLY need to stop playing hooky and get back to work. I was a bit wrecked after my parental visit and had some kind of bug or just plain old breakdown... I was sick all week. But now it's time to buckle down and stop goofing around, gah.