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It can be daunting to know where to start as a newcomer to the series in this day and age.
Enter ports, re-releases, and mods into the fray, only complicating matters further.
This post covers the series up to Final Fantasy X. Entries beyond Final Fantasy X can be the subject of a future post.
Banner credit: Genki_JPN on Twitter.
Where Should You Start?
With the following recommendations in hand, a new player can jump in with the very first entry in the series, Final Fantasy, before taking on the rest of the series in release order.
If open-world chest rando is not desired as a mod theme, a new player can instead start with Final Fantasy III on the PSP before taking on subsequent entries in release order. This skips both Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II.
+ The post author is also the hack author, so take the recommendation with a grain of salt. Also, these are private mods only available via an event or via Game Jolt. * Only if a heavily modernized and more chaotic version is desired. A loose patch may be available to turn off chest rando: place a help request in our Discord for assistance.
So, what do you think? Which entry and version would you recommend newcomers start with? Would you recommend a mod? Comment below, or check us out on Discord.
This post explores eight types of mods for Nintendo consoles spanning the third and fourth generations of game consoles.
Note that external mods aren’t covered in this post. Examples include randomizer websites, achievement sets, HD texture packs, widescreen mods, Archipelago integrations, and Lua scripts.
Comparison Chart
See the Legend table further below for type descriptions.
Translating a game from Japanese to another language
3
Super Acceleration 1 (SA1)
Improving performance by retargeting certain operations to run on an acceleration chip
4
FastROM
Improving performance by activating a higher speed of ROM access
5
MSU-1
Adding support for CD-quality audio
6
Save/Load
Adding support for save files
7
Self-Rando
Adding an internal randomizer
8
Leveling
Adding a leveling system
So, what do you think? Do you know of a mod type that should be added to or removed from the list? Which listed mod type is your favorite? Comment below, or come check us out on Discord.
