Which Final Fantasy games have you purchased more than once?

[Mogri]

Does FF7R count as FF7? You decide.

I left off FF11 despite it being released on multiple platforms because if you played it for any length of time, you paid for it more than once. In penance, I have also omitted FFT.

For me:

• FF1: NES, GBA (Dawn of Souls), Wii (NES VC)
• FF2: GBA (Dawn of Souls)
• FF3: DS, PC (Pixel Remaster)
• FF4: PSX (Chronicles), DS
• FF5: I'm not sure I've ever purchased this one
• FF6: SNES, SNES Classic
• FF7: PSX
• FF8: PSX
• FF9: PSX
• FF10: PS2, PC (HD/International)
• FF12: PS2, PC (Zodiac Age)
• FF13: 360, PC (but it kept crashing, so I refunded it, so it doesn't count)
• FF15: PC

 

[Lokii]

Everything except 13 and 15.

 

[MJG]

1-7 and 12. I could probably count 10 and 15 in spirit as well; I only paid for each of them once, but that was after being given copies of them as gifts prior.

 

[Torzelbaum]

1 - NES and PS1 re-release
4 - SNES and PS1 re-release
6 - SNES and PS1 re-release

I'll probably be adding the Pixel Remasters to those counts (and others) at some point in time.

 

[YangusKhan]

Why do I count FF3 DS as a duplicate but not FF7R?

 

[Peklo]

All of them.

 

[Aleryn]

Port the PSP version of IV to PC or Switch and I'll do it again.

 

[conchobhar]

Um… none, actually. Every time I've gone back and replayed one, I've just dug out my old copy and system. Though it helps that I'm a relative newcomer to the franchise and haven't had any real opportunity to be tempted by ports.

 

[MetManMas]

FF1: NES, PSone (Origins), GBA, Wii, PSP, Android (Old)
FF2: PSone (Origins), GBA, PSP, Android (Old)
FF3: DS, Android (3D)
FF4: SNES, GBA, DS, Android (3D)
FF5: PSone, GBA, Android (Old)
FF6: SNES, PSone, GBA
FF7: PSone, PSP (via PSone Classics), PS4
FF9: PSone, PS4
FF10: PS2, PS4
FF12: PS2, PS4
FFT: PSone, PSP, Android

 

[Oathbreaker]

Basically everything from VI to XII. IV and V are good and all but they're just not quite for me and I don't care to go back to anything older than that. I wouldn't have actually bought XII more than the first time if not for how much more interesting the license board is in Zodiac Age, I kinda despise some of its narrative choices.

I might've ended up getting Lightning Returns a second time if I hadn't skipped it on PS3. I had so much more fun with it than the other two.

 

[Octopus Prime]

The answer is all of them.

i think FF4 is the one I’ve bought the most, however

 

[Olli]

None of them. I've been tempted by 12, though.

 

[Yimothy]

I got 6 on PS1 and GBA, 8 on PS1 and Vita, 10 on PS2 and Vita, and 12 on PS2 and Switch. 6 and 8 I’ve actually played both versions, 10 and 12 I’ve only played on PS2.

 

[Purple]

Just 6 here, and only because they keep bundling it with stuff I don't have.

 

[Violentvixen]

None, which is not an option sadly?

I think I might have bought Tactics twice, but that was because the disc was broken or something so eh.

 

[Regulus]

Of these, 15 is the only one that I haven't.

I: 3x
II: 2x
III: 2x
IV: 6x
V: 3x
VI: 3x
VII: 2x
VIII: 3x
IX: 2x
X: 2x
XII: 2x
XIII: 2x

In general, I buy them a second time for a more convenient access; my PC is functionally eternal compared to consoles, so in many cases I've repurchased them there. Other times, I've been enticed by new features or versions that differ enough from the original that I want to experience them.

IV is such a breezy replay and the versions all differ quite a bit, so I've bought and played it a ton, as you can see.

VIII is a weird case where there are two versions available on Steam. Had I known the remaster would happen, I probably would never have bought the original PC port.

 

[ozacrot]

FF1: NES and PS (Final Fantasy Origins). This one might not count, as I didn't buy the NES copy with my own money (I was 6)
FF4: SNES, GBA, and the iOS release of the 3D remake.
FF6: SNES, GBA, and a SNES Classic
FF7: PS1, PS4 remaster. (I also bought remake but it's a different game)
FF8: PS1, Switch remaster
FF9: PS1, PS4 remaster
FF10: PS2, Switch remaster
FF12: PS2, PS4 remaster
FF13: X360, Xbox Series X
FF15: PS4, toon-edition Switch version

The only thing keeping me from re-purchasing 2, 3, and 5 is that I'm waiting for an announcement of a console port of pixel remasters. If that hasn't happened by the time I finish Lightning Returns and the XV post-game, I will begrudgingly return to touchscreen Final Fantasy.

 

[Voncaster]

FFIV: GBA and Wii VC.
FFVII: PC, PS3 (PS1 Classic) and PS5 (Remake).
FFVIII: PC and PS3 (PS1 Classic).
FFX: PS3 and PS4.

I think FFIV is the one I'm most open to buying again because its short and sweet. I don't need any more RPG time sinks in my life right now.

 

[Kirin]

1 - NES and PS1 re-release
4 - SNES and PS1 re-release
6 - SNES and PS1 re-release

I'll probably be adding the Pixel Remasters to those counts (and others) at some point in time.

Almost same, except swap 1-NES (I played a friend’s copy but never bought it) for GBA (dawn of souls), and likewise I get 2 in with GBA/PS1.

It feels weird for someone who’s been an FF fan since forever that my numbers are so low, but I just don’t tend to re-buy games much, especially as an adult with less free time.

I have 3 for Chrono Trigger though, SNES/PS1/DS.

 

[Sarcasmorator]

All of them except XV and, for some reason, IX.

I am counting games I received reviewables of many years ago as "bought," because I would have bought them.

EDIT: Actually, looks like I got IX on Steam at some point, so all except XV.

 

[4-So]

I've bought all of them more than once except FF15.

FF4 is the one I've bought the most; 5 or 6 times, I believe.

 

[narcodis]

Everything except 13 and 15.

Same. I still haven't bought 13 at all.
Trying to think which one I've bought the most.

It has to be 6, I think. Had it on SNES, Wii VC, Playstation, GBA, SNES Classic, and the Pixel Remaster.

 

[Paul le Fou]

...Huh. Weirdly, I think I've only ever bought one of them twice, and that was 6. And that's only because it was in the PS1 release that I picked up for FF5.

That said, I plan on getting the pixel remasters if they ever come to Switch, or possibly elsewhere, so that would add FF3 and FF5 to the mix, as I bought them on DS and PS1 respectively. I know I've never bought 1 or 2, and pretty sure I never bought 4 - the first time I played it was when I emulated it in college.

Haven't bought any of the remasters of 7-10, I have the FF12 remaster on my wish list but haven't pulled the trigger, which would make that a second purchase. Bought 13 once, relatively recently, and haven't bought a 15 yet.

 

[Beowulf]

Stealing Mogri's formatting:

• FF1: NES, GBA (Dawn of Souls), PSX (Origins), Android
• FF2: PSX (Origins), GBA (Dawn of Souls)
• FF3: DS, Android (3D)
• FF4: SNES, GBA, DS, PSP (Complete Collection)
• FF5: GBA
• FF6: SNES, GBA
• FF7: PC
• FF8: PSX, Steam
• FF9: PSX, Steam
• FF10: PS2, PS3 (HD Remaster)
• FF12: PS2
• FF13: PS3
• FF15: PS4

I think that's every time I've paid for the games. I've also played various fan-translations via emulation and I borrowed the PSX versions of 5 and 6 from my college roommate.

Also, I've purchased Final Fantasy Adventure / Sword of Mana / Adventures of Mana at least 4 times, too.

 

[WisteriaHysteria]

I: GBA/PS1
II: see I
III: DS
IV: PS1
V: PS1
VI: GBA/PS1
VII: PS1/PC (PS4/PS5 if you count 7R which I don't)
VIII: PS1/PC/Steam
IX: PS1
X: PS2/PS3/PS4
XI: PS2/PC
XII: PS2/PS3/PS4
XIII: PS3
XIV: PS3/PC
XV: PS4 x2 (Royal Edition)

I have played through 1-6 on their native platforms, but never *bought* them; just borrowed from friends or The Internet.

I'd love to replay XIII and then dig into its sequels on PS5 some day. And it's too bad SE's plan on making a single player game out of XI fell through because I would have been all over that. (Though I assume they cancelled the project because they realized it would take too much work bringing the game and its story up to modern standards.)