Square' s Final Fantasy takes on Nintendo' s Legend of Zelda!!!

Two of the biggest franchises of all time have both been well- recieved series, so it was just a matter of time before we pit them against each other!! Plus, two new games based on these series are coming out this year, Final Fantasy XII and Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, so that gives me an even greater excuse to make this thread. So....

Which is your favorite series? Explain your pick and say why you didn' t choose the contrary. My favorite series is..... um..... I guess the Legend of Zelda, because it' s the type of game that anybody can appreciate, because it' s very much like a fairy tale, while games like Final Fantasy X tend to confuse me....

What are your thought??

You are wrong Jason!

Ys series > EVERY other RPG game in existence


The wondrous fantasy world, the gorgeous fantasy music, the fantasy creatures!! The wonderful world of Ys shall live on forever!

nah you can compare Zelda and FF they' re too different.
...and for the record Zelda > FF

They' re not too different to compare..

After all they are both RPGs (Zelda' s also kind of an adventure, but has RPG elements as well), and they both are about the protagonist saving the world of turmoil, so that' s comparitive enough..

They also have different kinds of creatures to compare, and different towns and cities.. So yeah, they are definately comparable.

And Ys is very nice, but it' s not nearly as popular as FF and LOZ.

What the heck?!?!?! Is this the new trend now? How can you keep trying to compare to unlike things?

What' s better? Oranges or milk? Lettuce or running shoes? Cattepillars or elephants? Root beer takes on laptop computers, it is a fight to the finish!

ROAR! I mean seriously, can we get some real threads going?

ok, rant is over.... at least for now.

And Ys is very nice, but it' s not nearly as popular as FF and LOZ.

Popularity doesn' t make a game better than another least popular title

Rant number 2 coming in 5..4..3..2..1..

I' m not trying to compare two very similar things guys! I' m putting the two MOST POPULAR game series against each other because it' s awesome. They are both the most popular game series of all time! And I' m asking which game do you like MORE!! Which game do you get more enjoyment from! I' m not comparing oranges and milk, because they are both video game adventures. Can we just vote??

And yes, Ys is very good, but I' m comparing the most popular, highest-grossing games of all time, most hardcore, most well-recieved, most talked about, and most anticipated. Ys is a great title, but it' s not as POPULAR as LOZ and FF. It could be just as good, even better in some cases, but Ys isn' t a nominee in this thread.

Rant over. Sorry about that, I just want to make cool threads and hear people' s opinions. FF and LOZ are titans in my head, so I want to see which does the public prefer. And so are Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, which is why I created that thread in the other section. So Terry and Rikka, I know these games are kind of differerent, but which from these TWO games do you like more??

Wooh....

Well since you put it THAT way I' ll go with Zelda, for the simple fact that the battles take place in real-time.... Me and turn-based battle systems just do not get along well. Never have really but I feel that it MIGHT be changing since I dig Metal Gear Ac!d so much and the entire friggin game is turn-based.

I agree with you Terry, I don' t like turn-based combat. I just want to fight my enemy with freedom of doing what I want in a battle. I don' t like the whole ' wait your turn' , ' you lost 20 Hp' type of fighting, because in real life, there' s no such thing.

At least I think there' s no such thing.

I don' t like the whole ' wait your turn' , ' you lost 20 Hp' type of fighting, because in real life, there' s no such thing.

At least I think there' s no such thing.

You are wrong Jason!

Ever seen those real life fights or movie fight scenes where one guy tells another to take his best shot, and after the guy takes his best shot then the other guy returns fire with a punch of his own? That' s turn-based

I said I don' t think there' s such a thing

Too many people said ' you' re wrong' to me in my life, so please don' t add to the trend...

Too many people said ' you' re wrong'

YOUR WRONG! Theres never too many ppl to say that, how else are you gonna learn?

i like the final fantasy series more.my favorite one is 10

Well, I have loved both games since I was but a wee lad. And I can understand what Jason may really be getting at with his question. I think he might be asking wether you enjoy something lighthearted and exciting to play in your free time. Or do you demand something that is more dramatic....driven....you know...in the way all of square' s games. Even crystal chronicles didn' t touch Zelda' s cute factor.

Well, I for one prefer a game that makes me happy just to look at so I am gonna have to go with Zelda.

If your going to compare anything with Final Fantasy surely it' d be Dragon Quest. Dragon Quest by the way is far superior.

Anyhow I don' t particuarly like either Zelda or Final Fantasy. I' d probably go with FF though simply for FFIX which was excellent.

I think both of them are wonderful games, but like them for very different reasons.

Final Fantasy wins Zelda hands down with its exceptional storylines and usually offers far more innovation if you' re looking for something a bit different.

Zelda on the other hand is pleasingly accessible, and nice when I don' t feel like playing around with complex mechanics and stats and has some nice puzzles and dungeons.

I love them both, but, being a fan of the more traditional RPG, overall I probably prefer Final Fantasy.

I' m not a big fan of either series...but I do like the following:

Final Fantasy:
1) Seems to be more thought out and this shows in the deeper gameplay.
2) Storylines that pull the player ' into' the story.
3) Great cut-scenes.
4) If I remember right, at least one FF game had multiple endings.


Zelda:
1) A light-hearted whimsical delight to play.
2) Many challenges to find items (at least in the original games).

As you can see, I have stated more that I ' like' about FF - thus, FF wins my vote.

If you ask me what RPG series I prefer over these two, I will tell you this...

The Shining Force series.

I hate turn-based games so Legend of Zelda wins by defalt.

Just my opinion, i like both real time fighting and turn based, but I would have to pick Zelda over Final Fantasy because I like the whole mood of the game, music, graphics, movement, areas and so on. And the only thing that looks good in FF games except FFCC is the cinemas.

They' re both really phenominal.

The best comparison between these two series would be Final Fantasy VII for PS, and Ocarina of Time for N64. Compare those two.

I' ll let you guys do that. I personally liked both equally. But I owned OOT, so...