[Classic] A good reason to start a FF thread...

I've *finally* got round to playing FF6 for the first time! This is due to the fact that I have had no spare time in my life to play games, christ, it took me over 2 years to get around to completing 5! Completing this game will close the chapter to my FF experience, unless I bother to buy 12, but it won't be for a looong while.

Thing is, I'm just wondering how to tackle this; do I play it like I did with 4 and not worry too much about levelling up and finding all the secrets (which take up the most time), or play it like 5 which did all that (I got every skill and mastered every job almost as soon as I got them).

My preference generally goes with the pnwing tactic, but I don't want to break the game up too much with it. I dunno. What do you guys think?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Cheers for the input guys, I guess I should be a little more specific now

First off, I'm in agreement; elitism is exactly how I play them. I've done it with every single FF so far (even 4, up to a point). And there's no doubt if I don't get every weapon/item/magic/skill and find every secret the first time, I'll do it the second (probably using GameFAQS :ashamed: ).

So really, I'm just wondering whether to play this the perfectionist way the first or second time. Normally I wouldn't give it a second thought, but seeing as this is THE FF to play (as stated by countless people I've come across during the years), do I risk ploughing through the storyline at the expense of maybe missing something, which I would not have missed given the extensive exploring I usually end up doing.

Maybe I'm reading too much into this. Maybe even that last paragraph didn't make sense. Who knows??

EDIT:

Originally Posted by Megavolt

Unlike FF4, which is pretty much completely linear and plot-driven, a good chunk (the latter chunk) of FF6 is open-ended. That means taking your time to explore the countryside won't break up the game in any way. Since you did the extra stuff in FF5, I imagine that it won't bother you in FF6 where the sidequests yield more than just material rewards.

I like how that sounds...

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Question for those of you who have played the game. After the first Ultros battle, which order should I do the next quests when the party splits up? Is there any difference? Just in case there's a set order of doing them to gain/lose an item or something. You know what I mean.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Excellent, cheers for the quick answers guys. I reckon I'll go for Lockes scenario first, I'm not too worried about shopping a bit earlier as I'm a little overpowered at the moment...

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Calculusaurus

i think you should just play the damn game

Thanks for that amazing contribution Calculusaurus. I'll take it into account.

P.S. Caps and punctuation never hurt anyone...

How ya doing, buddy?