What Was (is) The Best Final Fantasy?

[kamrantaz]

Hopefully XII will be as awesome as we all expect it be!

[Stolly]

Another XI

On the single player front it was IX.

[ianwuk]

For me it will always be FFVII.

[Icebox]

I'm looking forward to XII as it's supposed to be more like XI in terms of battles and such... so a bit like an offline XI but with better graphics etc and a proper storyline.

[Liquid Myth]

I always preferred Secretion of Mana.

[Popo]

Its so sad the more time that passes the less people that say 6.

I wonder how many of those people saying 7 and above actually played 6 when it came out.

Fuck that, I wonder how many people who say FF VI have even bothered to play FF I! Scum!

Seriously though, FF VII is the bestest.

[U2031]

Personally I think 7, then tactics. I've spent so much time on tactics it's untrue, I deleted a save file which was 70 hours, I have a current one which is about 20 hours, and I must have deleted about 120+ hours altogether. I spent 70 hours on FF7 roughly

[Corleth the Fey]

Your Favorite Final Fantasy will be the first one you played!

(FFXI with it's on online play, may be a favorite with some after playing previous FF's. Mainly because of it's social play.)

[Hackign]

I think I've spent something like 300 hours on 7

[BloOd Red]

7 by far

[patriot]

Six, obviously. It had the best story, characters and had a game that actually allowed you off the rails every now and again.

agreed. although i only have ever played 6,7 and 8. never got to play 9 and above. 8 left a baaaad taste in my mouth.

[Pungee]

XI!

Yes.

[CarloOos]

*Sigh* I must be the only person who really enjoyed X. I thought it had a nice relaxed atmosphere, and some genuinely new ideas.

Linear as fuck though, I admit.

[Bojangle]

Final Fantasy VI

Pure magic.

[Stroker Ace]

Final Fantasy VI

Pure magic.

It was just rammed with magic. As someone noted earlier, it's a pretty safe bet that most (though not all) of the people going for seven didn't play six.

[Mr Ben]

Played Final Fantasy games from 4 onwards, and for actual gameplay, 6 was the one I enjoyed the most.

[Coen]

I enjoyed VI the most, but VII was the most touching experience.

[will2097]

SeVen

[Pandy]

Final Fantasy 7. I was one of the PS/2 Final Fantasy players, and haven't really played much of the pre-VII's. I do have FF6 on a disc somewhere though, so I shall give it a go, soon.

7 was best because for me, the characters and storyline were ace. 8 was alright, but 9 was a disaster. The final boss had buggerfuck to do with the rest of the story, the main bad guy had a thong on, and the story didn't really begin to progress anywhere untill halfway through disc 3. It wasn't a bad game by any means, but the flaws in the story flow presented the game in a really bad light.

[Rayn]

I'm equally split between 6 and 7. Both are in my top 3 list of personal RPG favs.

6 had a bit better overall gameplay, more fluid, a couple of epic battles, more interesting bosses and some truly great locations. Some of the characters were a bit dull, but in the end this game had it all; Great story, a couple of nice twists, good battles and an ending to remember.

FF 7 had (imo) better characters, a better told story and slightly better music. It also has the best end of game boss ever. 7 has some dull locations, but also some great ones, the best locations in 7 are better than the best in 6, but also the worst locations in 7 are worse than the worst ones in 6. I adore these games so much that I can't choose either, so I must say 6 AND 7 as my fav. FF game.

[JoeK]

Final Fantasy V for me.

I've had the Japanese SNES version for years and years, and it was only until I managed to find a patch for the ROM of it that I was able to play the thing.

Brilliant stuff.

Of course, it's been released on PS since then, but still.

But I've enjoyed all of the FF series really (number 8 was fantastic - reminded me of a really bizarre version of Beverley Hills 90210!)

[Laine]

I love X-2 the most.

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8

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[George Clooney]

It was just rammed with magic. As someone noted earlier, it's a pretty safe bet that most (though not all) of the people going for seven didn't play six.

I did, and I prefered seven to be honest.

Both great though.

[rcb]

It was just rammed with magic. As someone noted earlier, it's a pretty safe bet that most (though not all) of the people going for seven didn't play six.

I did, both good but I personally prefer 7

[Moose]

I'm in a GameFAQs forum thread!

[realityboy]

Gotta be VI. No, it didnt have fancy CG cut scenes, tedious minute long summon attacks, angsty spiky-haired "uber-cool" heroes & villains, badly written romances or any of the other crap which seems par for the FF series nowadays, but it just rocked.

Loads of crazy stuff like the phantom train, mobile castles, the Opera Scene, Celes "suicide" and the whole island episode, Mecha-piloting and of course Kefka. The huge cast of characters (all with great subplots of their own) and their special powers means the battles had FAR deeper range of tactics that any FF since, especially during the final battle vs Kefka. Plus the pre-post apocalyptic structure of the game is brill, making it extemely openended in the second half of the game.

[Landshead]

Id have to say Final Fantasy 9

closely followed by FF7 and then FF8. I did enjoy FF10 but the voice acting was truely dreadful.

[McFly]

6 and 7 even, but i've only played 4,5,6,7,8

[Meat]

I simply can't decide between VII, VI and Tactics.

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And I'm not going to!