Odds or evens?

If you could only play Final Fantasy games from one of these two sets, which would you choose?

  • I, III, V, VII, IX, XI, XIII, XIII-2, ...

    Votes: 13 68.4%

  • II, IV, VI, VIII, X, X-2, XII, XIV, ...

    Votes: 6 31.6%
  • Total voters
    19
  • Poll closed .
Flintlock

Flintlock

Pro Adventurer
This is completely random, but it's the kind of thing I think about, so humour me.

If you could only play either odd- or even-numbered Final Fantasy games (and their directly numbered sequels), which would you choose?

Odds: I, III, V, VII, IX, XI, XIII, XIII-2, ...

Evens: II, IV, VI, VIII, X, X-2, XII, XIV, ...

The restriction applies to future games as well, so if you pick odds you can play XV when it comes out, while you'll have to wait for XVI if you pick evens.

I think the sets are pretty balanced: they contain the same number of games, and they each contain one online game and one sequel.

I can't decide which I'd pick. My top four games are VI, VII, IX and XII, and although I'd probably miss VII and IX a tiny bit more than VI and XII, I think the rest of the even set is stronger than the odd set. I'll have to think on it. How about you?

Don't stop at modulo two - how about three, four or more?
 
Lex

Lex

Administrator
Not a fan of II, like IV but didn't love it, not on the VI IS THE BEST THING EVER bandwagon, would miss VIII, X and XII, but this choice was easy for me. Odd all the way.
 
Abortedj

Abortedj

The Crawling Chaos
AKA
Abortedj, The Offender, Abortedjesus, Testicules,
Very hard choice. Basically comes down to 4 vs 9 to me. Best of the 2d vs best of the 3d.
 
trash panda

trash panda

---m(O.O)gle---
AKA
Howl
Okay, I nominate Flint as the member most likely to make me cry in the face of hard choices. :wacky:

I actually have not finished anything before VI, so...

Never played:
I-V, XI, XIV

Can't live without:
IX

Play often/enjoy gameplay the most:
VIII, XII

Read about more than I actually play:
VI, VII

Can live without:
X, XIII, XV



The fact that I can't live without FFIX makes me choose odds. I guess that leaves me with VII and XV when it comes out. 8|
 
Octo

Octo

KULT OF KERMITU
AKA
Octo, Octorawk, Clarky Cat, Kissmammal2000
FF's I've played (as in actually played - not completed) VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII**

FF's I've liked VII, IX.

odd's it is :monster:

**XII is in my queue of 'Games to play when Freybs has gone to university' I played it a little but didn't get past that first crystal thingy bit and haven't had much of a chance since SO DON'T BEAT ME TO DEATH WITH MY OWN SHOES YET FANGU!
 
Ghost X

Ghost X

Moderator
FFXII is my favourite game so far in the series, but I think I'll pick odds just because I would be a more cultured person as a result :P. FFV, FFVII, and FFIX are my 2nd, 3rd, and 4th favourite final fantasies (not in any particular order) :P.
 
Joe

Joe

I KEEP MY IDEALS
AKA
Joe, Arcana
I could probably play more of X, X-2, XII and XIV than any other game. With that, Evens was an easy choice.
 
Flintlock

Flintlock

Pro Adventurer
The Man said:
This. Can I pick multiples of three instead?
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Sure, I mentioned as much in my "extra credit" section. But you still only get to pick one set, and it's obviously going to contain fewer games. Quality over quantity, I suppose.

A: I, IV, VII, X, X-2, XIII, XIII-2, ...
B: II, V, VIII, XI, XIV, ...
C: III, VI, IX, XII, ...
 
Ⓐaron

Ⓐaron

Factiō Rēpūblicāna dēlenda est.
AKA
The Man, V
Yeah, I'd have to go for multiples of three, since that list contains my two favourite games in the series. V is honestly the only one outside of that list that I'd truly miss.
 
Flintlock

Flintlock

Pro Adventurer
I might regret this later, but I've thrown my lot in with evens.

Here's my reasoning. If I line up the games in each set in order of how much I like them, then compare like-for-like, evens come out on top. I've had to do a bit of guesswork because I haven't played all of these games the same amount, but I think the idea is sound.

VII vs VI: VII wins (odds 1-0 evens)
IX vs XII: IX wins (2-0)

Not looking great for evens so far, but...

V vs X: X wins (2-1)
XIII vs VIII: VIII wins (2-2)
III vs IV: IV wins (2-3)
I vs II: II wins (2-4)

I don't particularly like X-2 but it would be nice to have a game with a job system, seeing as I'm not getting V. It's a toss-up between XI and XIV but the latter is newer and will probably be supported for longer, so that makes the score notionally 2-6 to evens.

I'd cry over the loss of VII and I'd be upset by the loss of IX, but other than that, there's really nothing in the odd set that I'd be desperate to keep.
 
Blade

Blade

That Man
AKA
Darkside-Ky/Mimeblade
What? No Tactics, Vagrant Story, Type Zero, or Revanant Wings?

Thou dost protest too much!
 
Roger

Roger

He/him
AKA
Minato
I>II
III<<<IV
V<<VI
VII>VIII
IX=X
XI<X-2
XIII<<XII
XIII-2<<XIV

Latter games clinch it for evens, I'm afriad.
 
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