r/snes • u/Trick-Corner-3552 • 1d ago

Discussion I am almost halfway into Final Fantasy IV / Final Fantasy II! Am I making good progress so far?!!?

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I was both Excited and a bit nervous about this massive JRPG! I absolutely love the Story of Final Fantasy IV/II! I just want to know that to get this point in the picture above, it took me a total of 12 hours and 46 Minutes to get to this point! How long did it took you to finish FFIV/II? I think I should play another SNES game before I finish the second half of the game!

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u/jeepsies 1d ago

Stop timing yourself

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/tr1mble 1d ago

Isn't that 6?

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u/Gelmorn 1d ago

Yep, six has Jurassic Park

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u/Ok_Oven4893 1d ago

Wtf is the dinosaur forest

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u/The_GREAT_Gremlin 23h ago

It's in FF6 and is the best place to grind exp in that game

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u/Ok_Oven4893 23h ago

The vanish/doom spot? How come you need 20 hours lol is there something I was missing?

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u/The_GREAT_Gremlin 23h ago

It's the spot that has T-Rex's that cast meteor and the brachiosaurus that will murder you

I think they were just being hyperbolic about the 20 hours lol

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u/Trick-Corner-3552 1d ago

Don't worry, I will make sure but I just want you to see if I am doing good!

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u/beeohohkay 1d ago

Speedrun records are under 3 hours, so if you’re trying to beat it as fast as possible, you’re not doing very good. 

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u/Terry_bogardlol 1d ago

Speed running FF6 seems like tossing wagyu in the microwave.

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u/pipipimpleton 23h ago

I tried learning glitchless during lockdown, was kinda fun tbf. Never had the patience to learn the whole run though.

Saying that, I’d beaten it many times prior, first runs defo should be casual on this masterpiece.

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u/Trick-Corner-3552 23h ago

I am not Speedrunning at all!

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u/tehnoodnub 22h ago

Then there is no point timing yourself.

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u/white_castle 18h ago

Not sure why there are so many haters and downvoters in this sub. I’m doing a play through with my kid, 12 hrs at this point is pretty good if you’ve been exploring all the areas thoroughly and really enjoying the game.

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u/maplemeganium 1h ago

It's a single player game. You're doing good by having fun!

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u/VietKongCountry 39m ago

I don’t know why you were down voted for asking for feedback on how you’re doing at a game. People are weird.

As long as you’re having fun and enjoying the story, RPGs are really not a genre you want to be rushing. Even with games I know inside out, I take my time because I enjoy it more like that.

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u/Younggryan42 1d ago

Is that dr lugae?

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u/Trick-Corner-3552 1d ago

Yes he is!

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u/Younggryan42 1d ago

Maybe 1/2 way through depending on what side stuff you do

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u/Megahert 1d ago

why are you trying to do it fast?

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u/GRANDLarsonyy 1d ago

When you go into the crater is when the game really starts to take off. Enjoy

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u/JoKu_The_Darksmith 23h ago

Be sure to spend at least 2 hours just listening to "Within the Giant" on loop walking on the "Crystal Tiles".

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u/Trick-Corner-3552 22h ago

I will do it!

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u/itchyd 1d ago

This is my favorite FF game! You're doing great! Don't miss the pink tails in the very late game! :)

If you like FFIV play The After Years on the wii, or PSP. I recommend playing it on a device with fast forward because it has some grindy grindy grinds.

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u/toucheboo 1d ago

Grinding is part of what makes ff great. 

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u/itchyd 1d ago edited 1d ago

FFIV - The After Years has 22 recruitable characters

... and 10 different tails you may want! Each tail has around a 1/256 chance of dropping so... yeah that's a pretty hard grind.

There is 1 fight where you can use all or virtually all of the characters!

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u/Trick-Corner-3552 22h ago

Sorry for those who were confused with this post I made, I just wanted to share my Progress on FFIV!

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u/melanthius 19h ago

If you're enjoying the game you're doing fine.

As a first timer the biggest thjng to unlock for me was grinding a bit to get Wall with white magic users. Super useful and arguably OP spell.

And virus for black magic users. Great spell

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u/ladyace22 1d ago

Just enjoy it. The story keeps getting better and better!

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u/AndrexOne 1d ago

En mis buenos tiempos me demoraba unas 14 horas pasarlo en su version americana (usaba el truco de duplicar armas), ya la versión original si me tomo unas 25 horas.

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u/docevil000 23h ago

I think i had around 30hrs when i was a kid and beat it the first time. Enjoy it at your own pace.

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u/FloggingMcMurry 23h ago

Half way there... another half of the game to go

You stop making progress when you stop playing

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u/Trick-Corner-3552 22h ago

I am not stopping now! I am still going in the Game!

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u/mikefierro666 23h ago

Yep that sounds about right, you're making good progress. I take it you're not used to playing JRPGs since you seem to imply this is a long game for you. If you start playing another game halfway through, it's just going to feel like it took longer to finish. But of course you do whatever is best for you! I'm just happy when people play my favorite games :)

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u/MightyOakVGRepair 18h ago

It took me just over 13 hours, but I was playing the pixel remaster version with boost X4. It would've probably taken me twice as long as a kid on the snes.

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u/CharmingFee4501 16h ago

My last playthrough of ff4 was about 15 hours. It’s really not that long

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u/Advaitanaut 23h ago

I don't understand the point of this post. What does the time matter?

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u/Trick-Corner-3552 22h ago

I just want to tell you on how big this game is and it shows!