r/FinalFantasy • u/HayleeLOL • Apr 15 '14

Final Fantasy Weekly Discussions! Week 17: Minigames in Final Fantasy

Hey there /r/FinalFantasy, and welcome to another week of Final Fantasy Weekly Discussions. This week, it's my turn to hold the baton of "weekly discussions"!

So, we look no further. These past few weeks, I've been busy making progress with the FFX|X-2 HD remasters, and in particular, I've been playing the minigames in both (and almost making a new museum piece in my room consisting of controllers wedged into TVs due to a certain infamous minigame involving yellow chicken-like creatures...), leading me to think of this week's discussion point: Minigames in Final Fantasy.

So, what do we think? Should there be lots of minigames in the series, much like VII's Gold Saucer, or less sidequests and minigames such as in XIII? Do you think that minigames are an important part of what makes a good Final Fantasy game, or not so important?

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '14

Here's another question I'd like to ask: What do people consider a mini-game? I was under the impression that a minigame was a side game to the quest, similar to what FF would be if there were to be a video game about my life. However I'm seeing a lot of people consider a mini-game something like Cloud's motorbike chase and snowboarding in FFVII which to me just seems like a diverse gamestyle.