Final Fantasy Trilogy: A Reddit Discussion on the $12 Steam Deal

Considering grabbing the whole trilogy for $12 on Steam, the Reddit community discusses the games’ merits and flaws.

I'm about to grab the whole trilogy for $12 dollars in steam. I have never played them, what's you opinion on these games? Has it improved over time?
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Summary

• Community recommends fan patches for smoother gameplay
• Mixed opinions on combat and story depth
• Differences in preference for characters and gameplay mechanics

Opinions on Gameplay

To warn you, the second and possibly third games do not run well on PC, requiring fan patches for better performance—user Poohbearthought

Some users enjoy the combat system, while finding the gameplay repetitive—DCrowed

Storytelling & Lore

Crystalpenguinss praises the story and recommends fan patches for enhanced performance

Frostywrench_ suggests watching cutscenes on YouTube for the sequels

Overall Reception

Virtuous-Grief rates the trilogy as a 6-7/10, not particularly memorable compared to other titles

Used_Heart_5312 appreciates the characters and story, lambasting the English dub

PeaIll2000 loves the games after understanding the lore on multiple playthroughs

Almostcyclops deems the trilogy wacky, critiquing the character and level-up systems

BrightArcticFire854 defends XIII as overhated, lauding the music and characters

JCFD90 finds the gameplay dated and shallow despite the cool story and music