Favorite Final Fantasy?

[Sweeney]

I searched and couldnt find a thread already, so I figured Id start it. Which Final Fantasy is your favorite, from 1 to 10? Mine would have to be seven, just because its the one that got me started on the series, and its still one of the most incredible experiences ive had with a video game my entire life.

[reaverofsouls05]

you cant beat 7 it was undoubtedly the best

[Asuka]

I'd have to say eight for the same reason. It's the one that got me started. But ten is a close second. Strangely enough I've never beaten seven, only because it's hard to get a copy of the game nowadays.

[Sweeney]

I'd have to say eight for the same reason. It's the one that got me started. But ten is a close second. Strangely enough I've never beaten seven, only because it's hard to get a copy of the game nowadays.
I went on a quest for this game about seven months ago. I spent a month a half trying to find a copy, and whenever I would come across one it would be 50+ dollars. Finally, I stumbled upon a EB that was selling the game for 20 bucks. I bought it quickly before they pulled out the hidden camera's and said it was a joke. I got lucky I guess :Domo

[♥ Tess]

^lmao at that.
i didnt know it was that hard to find ;3

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for me, i would have to say FF9.
then 10 would be 2nd.
8 would be 3rd <3
http://www.squarehybrid.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/01/seifer.jpg

you should put tactics on that list.

[Asuka]

You lucky, lucky bastard. I could always try online...

[BrokenImage]

My favorite part about any ff is the summons, which is probably why 10 is my favorite... its the only FF based around a summoner and her quest. But every final fantasy is amazing in its own right, i love them all. And you forgot to add 11 and 12... 12 is amazing as well.

[Sweeney]

My favorite part about any ff is the summons, which is probably why 10 is my favorite... its the only FF based around a summoner and her quest. But every final fantasy is amazing in its own right, i love them all. And you forgot to add 11 and 12... 12 is amazing as well.
Maximum of 10 choices in a poll :sad

[BrokenImage]

Maximum of 10 choices in a poll :sad
Oh i see nevermind then haha... I vote they make polls as big as the number of FF games. WHOS WITH ME!?

[silverwolf801]

I have 12 right now and it seems very good so I will go with 12

[Ethanol]

None of the above.

Final Fantasy Tactics was my favorite FF. It will always be #1 in my heart.

Final Fantasy 12 is getting up there though, I don't care what people say about boring storyline or whatever. It has a lot of great moments and is extremly addicting, just like all FF games are. lol

[Sweeney]

None of the above.
Final Fantasy Tactics was my favorite FF. It will always be #1 in my heart.
Final Fantasy 12 is getting up there though, I don't care what people say about boring storyline or whatever. It has a lot of great moments and is extremly addicting, just like all FF games are. lol
Tactics is a fantastic game. Wish I could have added it to the poll.

[Ethanol]

Should of bumped 1-3 off the list. I don't even know that many people that have played those. lol

[Sweeney]

Should of bumped 1-3 off the list. I don't even know that many people that have played those. lol
Eh, they've been re-released a bunch recently, its been easy to play through 'em.

[Terra]

Final Fantasy X was the first one I've played, though my favourite is VIII. FFX would be my second fav. Both games had very good storylines and music.

[Kyoko<3!]

I really can't choose. They're all too good. Buuuttt I know 7 isn't my favorite. I think it's over-hyped. It's not THAT good! and I KNOW I'm about to get flamed for saying that xD

I played the Snes ones first so they'll always hold a special spot in my heart.=)
ff5 and ff6 were really good....those were the 2 that initiated the "AWESOME STORY" of FF's. Epic indeed. Heck I'm listening to the ff5 soundtrack right now! xD

[Sweeney]

I really can't choose. They're all too good. Buuuttt I know 7 isn't my favorite. I think it's over-hyped. It's not THAT good! and I KNOW I'm about to get flamed for saying that xD
I played the Snes ones first so they'll always hold a special spot in my heart.=)
ff5 and ff6 were really good....those were the 2 that initiated the "AWESOME STORY" of FF's. Epic indeed. Heck I'm listening to the ff5 soundtrack right now! xD
In my opinion, 7 is indeed the best. But your entitled to your own opinion, and I hope you wont get flamed for stating it.
The Snes ones are indeed incredible. The job system in 5 is just fantasticly addicting.

[Kyoko<3!]

In my opinion, 7 is indeed the best. But your entitled to your own opinion, and I hope you wont get flamed for stating it.
The Snes ones are indeed incredible. The job system in 5 is just fantasticly addicting.

Yeah I know what you mean about FF7. True a lot people truly like it and it's their favorites. Then there's the fucking bandwagon of people who don't even know why they're on the wagon and overwhelm the other fan bases with their flames. Sorry. Those people just make me crazy. Which is why I have to say something everytime someone says FF7 is the best, to see if they're a real fan or just some idiot.

[Kray]

Adam uses funny words. :Domo


7 FTW!
then 10
then tactics advance! :)

[ちい~ちゃん]

7 all the way hell yeah

[Neku]

FF7, nothing compairs to it imo, although ff9 and ff10 do come close.

[Mugen]

seeing as I`ve played EVERY single FF I`m going to have to go with FFVIII. I`m going with that one because the story was so damn good and the Characters were very indepth. The Junction system was genius as well but I didn`t like the fact that you could ahve a character with over 5000 Hp at the end of Disk 1. FFVII comes second and thrid would have to be the Original FFIII

[Sweeney]

^ I loved the Junction system, it allowed for so much customization. My only problem with it was it was indeed cheap at times, and allowed for you to become very powerful very fast. But, the enemies follow your levels, so it evened it out a bit.

[Mugen]

^ lol yeah.......especially if you try to fight a level 100 Ruby Dragon >_< then you`re screwed

[silverwolf801]

I have only played 9,10 ,10x2, and 12

[Mugen]

^wow........dude you`re missing out on so much goodness........

[Reefern86]

I have played and beaten them all! Including XII which u didnt put up there :( but VII was the best...It's my personal favorite game of like...all time, so yeah....

[Mugen]

meh FFXII was an Excellent game but........it straed too far from FInal Fantasy so after I beat it I don`t play it too much anymore

[Reefern86]

meh FFXII was an Excellent game but........it straed too far from FInal Fantasy so after I beat it I don`t play it too much anymore


Strayed? no it didn't! if anything it went BACK to the way FF's used to be man. it reminded me a lot of the first one for a bunch of reasons...ever play any besides the new ones? or at least before they hit PS1?

[Mugen]

^ I played ALL of them.......I dunno it was just that the story didn`t even actually have a real main character....It was divided amongst all of the characters but some of their stories were quite dull so that`s why I say that It kind of strayed from the regular FF series

[Ethanol]

I like it better that it didn't focus on one main character. I find that stupid sometimes that one character is the only character in the whole world that can save it and stop what the crisis is. Its better when you don't imo. I'm actually training all the people now since it helps to have more than just the "Primary 3" trained. I definitly think it is a great game.

[Mugen]

^ The only part that really bothers me is that some character`s storylines are so Dull!! *coughpeneloandfrancough*

[davidn15]

i really like final fantasy 7. I just finished it. I'm working on disc 2 of final fantasy 8 now

[Kalashnikov]

imo id have to say Final Fantasy 7 was the best - ive only played 7 and 8 -

those were the only ones recommended to me - i really love 7 - i really enjoyed playing it

[Ethanol]

^ The only part that really bothers me is that some character`s storylines are so Dull!! *coughpeneloandfrancough*

I agree....Penelo is a waste of space. LOL Although I shouldn't say that...she somehow was the only one alive after the trickster hunt. But yeah, I don't know if she even had a storyline. Fran had a little bit when you go to her village, but other than that, not much. I think it probably goes:

1. Ashe
2. Balthier
3. Basch
4. Vaan
5. Fran
6. Penelo

in terms of their storyline. At least for me. *shrugs*

[silverwolf801]

Man now I only train basch, Vaan, and Ashe that's all the rest are just pwns to go into a hard battle first and then the elites take over

[Mugen]

All my characters are at least Lvl 75 or higher but my high level people are Balthier,Basch,and Ashe. And I thought Balthier was the best in terms of story line followed by Basch and Asche

[silverwolf801]

wow you hurt my feels my highest are lvl 35

[Sweeney]

I have only played 9,10 ,10x2, and 12
Yeah, you really need to play 4-8...asap

[Mugen]

@silver wolf: ouch.........how far are you??

[Kyoko<3!]

I liked the style of the snes games. FFVI was simply gorgeous! The storyline and the characters...amazing! It just doesn't cease to amaze.
Heck, even the world ends half way through the game!

Oh and Kefka from FFVI from is no doubt the best villain of the FF's. Damn crazy motherfucker haha.

Now all you Sephiroth fans are gonna flame me. But Kefka owns him anyway.

[Ethanol]

All my characters are at least Lvl 75 or higher but my high level people are Balthier,Basch,and Ashe. And I thought Balthier was the best in terms of story line followed by Basch and Asche

That's the same high level people for me. I would of said Balthier(since he's my fav char), but Ashe is involved in too much shit so I put her #1.

I also agree, Kefka was one of the greatest villians ever!!!

[silverwolf801]

I am up to going to get the sword but I am try to beat rocktoise

[Sweeney]

I liked the style of the snes games. FFVI was simply gorgeous! The storyline and the characters...amazing! It just doesn't cease to amaze.
Heck, even the world ends half way through the game!
Oh and Kefka from FFVI from is no doubt the best villain of the FF's. Damn crazy motherfucker haha.
Now all you Sephiroth fans are gonna flame me. But Kefka owns him anyway.
Ok, I have to give this one to you, Kefka is one of the be villians ever, and is the best on in any FF to date.

[God Of Hyrule]

I liked the style of the snes games. FFVI was simply gorgeous! The storyline and the characters...amazing! It just doesn't cease to amaze.
Heck, even the world ends half way through the game!
Oh and Kefka from FFVI from is no doubt the best villain of the FF's. Damn crazy motherfucker haha.
Now all you Sephiroth fans are gonna flame me. But Kefka owns him anyway.
A fellow VI fan! Tis a happy day.
After playing I-VIII I would have to say that VI is my favorite by an enourmas amount.
*Warning, Long spoiler filled rant incoming"
The story is what this game really shines in the plot, and the characters themselves, We have a cast of 14 permanently playable characters and over 10 temporarily playable characters. The game contains one of my favorite villians ever, Kefka, who in my eyes is up there with Dio Brando and Souske Aizen all the ultimate villains.

What makes Kefka special is that he is different from most villains because he was not one of the characters who followed the rule that the Major villains only reveal themself at the end of the game and that they are pure evil. Kefka was thrust onto center stage little more than an hour and a half into the game and showed his mental imbalance to a minor degree by laugh while killing an entire city of people.

Kefka is notable for being one of the few villains who was sucessful in his goal and it was he second desire that he could not achive. The characters are all very unique with their own backstories and skills, Terra an Individual with the ability to cast magic is hunted by the empire who wishes to recapture her after an incident with an Esper(Summon). After being join by a Treasure hunter (theif) she joins the rebellion against the empire.

Fastforward to the battle in the mining town of Narshe, Terra and her now large group of allies, including an Imperial General, Celes, who defected to the rebels side fight to defend the frozen Esper. Terra looses control of her powers and flies off leading Celes and friends to great lengths to help her, From traversing a town of thieves to an Opera (one of the most famopus scenes in all of the Final Fantasy series). The plot builds until Kefka aquires the power of the very beings who created magic and reshapes the face of the planet itself, destroying several towns including the empire itself and building a tower to destroy all who oppose him.

A comoatose Celes wakes up and re-unites the group, after many side quests which deeply develop the characters, and head to the tower to stop Kefka. Kefka greets the party, having developed a new point of view about life ("Why do people rebuild things they know are going to be destroyed? Why do people cling to life when they know they can't live forever? Think how meaningless each of your lives is!").

The party enters the final battle, which has four stages, each one an acension to a higher plane (From the underworld, to the mortal relm to Heaven and the domain of God/Kefka). The game ends, with Kefka being destroyed all of magic ceases to exist and the world is finally in a state to start rebuilding itself.

For those of you that have not played this, I would highly recommend it, no If you call yourself a fan of Final Fantasy or Rpgs and have not played this game, you don't know what you are missing. Luckily it is being re-released for the game boy advance in North America of the 5th of Febuary.
This is just something I noticed.

My favorite part about any ff is the summons, which is probably why 10 is my favorite... its the only FF based around a summoner and her quest. But every final fantasy is amazing in its own right, i love them all. And you forgot to add 11 and 12... 12 is amazing as well.

I would like to note, that Final Fantasy IV had a summoner who was of vital importance to the plot, and not to mention that the Game Boy Advance remakes bonus dungeaon contains dark versions of the Summons as bosses and boss forms of the main summons the character uses.

More notably In VI the Terra, is half esper, born of a union between man and esper

[Mugen]

Kefka is the best villan of any FF just because he`s one sick maniacal bastard.

[IntoTheHollow]

ff7 cause of the awesome storyline

[Zack_jenkins]

i have only played 7 and 8 and 7 was the better of the 2 soo yeah seven is my favorite

[candyb3ar]

HEY Its not on your list...final fantasy tactic advance or what ever it was called for the GBA i loved that one!

[Kray]

HEY Its not on your list...final fantasy tactic advance or what ever it was called for the GBA i loved that one!


I agree. It's actually my seccond favorite. 7 is my favorite.

[Sweeney]

HEY Its not on your list...final fantasy tactic advance or what ever it was called for the GBA i loved that one!
Yeah, I could only have 10 choices on the poll, so I picked the obvious ones. Should I make another for the more obscure and later games?

[Gunther Herrman]

7, but please disregard my opinion as the only other FF I have played is tactics for a few minutes...

[Lethe]

FF7, and next to that would be the GBA one, lol...

[Neku]

Yeah tactics advance was pretty good, although sometimes the battle system annoyed me abit, iirc im stuck on this boss on it.. since ive not played it a real lot, same with dawn of souls (ff 1 and 2 on gba) not played on it enough.

Can't wait till my ff iii i imported comes... ordered it ages ago but it was out of stock so i had to wait till they got it in stock.. :(

[Sweeney]

FF7, and next to that would be the GBA one, lol...
Tactics Advance was SUCH good game, though not as good as the PS1 original. The PS1 game was so friggin' hard, I was stuck on the first real fight for hours the first time I played.

[Lethe]

Tactics Advance was SUCH good game, though not as good as the PS1 original. The PS1 game was so friggin' hard, I was stuck on the first real fight for hours the first time I played.
I'll have to ask my cousin for that one then.

:Haha

[Rukia's Angel]

My favorite is Final Fantasy IX. It's simply excellent, and is very underrated. The story was a masterpiece, full of emotions and quirks. The design of the areas was done very well, and had a truly adventurous feel.

The music was definitely very good. Oh, and the characters and character development..woot!! Too bad Amarant and Quina got really shafted..Even Freya got a little shafted, and Eiko too.

[Sweeney]

I'll have to ask my cousin for that one then.
:Haha
Eh, dont bother. The game was almost TOO hard, if you know what I mean. To the point where I didnt even enjoy it anymore.

[OutLawBankai]

7 easy as lol

[Lethe]

Eh, dont bother. The game was almost TOO hard, if you know what I mean. To the point where I didnt even enjoy it anymore.
But I like those kind of games...

:lol

[lovehouse.MOON]

Final Fantasy 7.
Not only because it was a revolutionary game,
but because the point of my childhood I was in where everything seemed more amusing then it does now. :D

Good memories.

[Ropen]

i voted 6 because it's one of my first RPGs and coz its the only FF i managed to play to the end...all the others that i played i just...stopped for some reason or the other..

[Anubisrage]

MY fav of all is Final Fantasy 7, and by the looks of the polls, most people loved 7... Cloud and Sephiroth ROCK \m/

[MFN]

Well Ive only played the first 4 and 4 was my favorite if I remember it right with all the elemental gods and such. But looks like number 7 is the best so il have to get that for gba sp :D

[Sweeney]

7 isnt on gba...only ps1 right now. Id ebay it asap if I were you.

[Phasmatis]

I have played all of them up to 9 at one point or another, and FF7 will always be the greatest. Period.

Second greatest would have to be FF3j. I can't stand the watered-down DS remake. Games are supposed to be difficult, not something you can waltz through in a day!

EDIT: I once picked up a used PS1, FF7, FF9, and the very rare Suikoden II for $40. Feel free to envy me!

[Captain Ukitake]

Final Fantasy VIII.

[Sakura_Drops]

FFX...but VII comes close.

[Thelindra]

hmm.....i must have missed this thread or smth XD

my fav would be FF8...but come to think of i, its the only FF i played ^^;

[Lust]

hmm FF 1,7,8,10,x-2
really like playing X ^^

[Sweeney]

The early FF just didnt do it for me :/ Im not much of a level grinder; I dont think its necessary to waste hour just to beat a boss, and THEN have to go do it all over again.

[Neku]

I agree... never really got into the ff's under 6 myself, started playing them but just got bored when every so often theres a big mob/boss buff meaning you have to grind...

[Terra]

I haven't played any of the FF games older than VII. The first one I've played was FFX, and it quickly became my fav game. XD

[Dark Fire]

I own and have played 7,8,9,10-10.2,12, and tactics (for ps1), 9 is my favorite but 12 is getting there.....

here is a secret did you know FF IX has a 2 player mode *note it is very limited though*

another thing that is funny the FF series started out as a American game but now it is all in Japan

[skyoon]

I'd have to say 12 is my absolute favorite, but I also really like 6, 8, and 7 in that order. I've played 6-12, excluding 11.

[sinkinswimmer]

only two other people voted for my favorite FF. ouch! FFVI was my favorite growing up, and it still is.

[Toutaku Chuuei]

i find the beatiary in FF VIII so cool.

[DireCry]

FFVII, but why does it only go up to 10?

:sad

FFIX is also my second favorite, I love the story and OST for it. The final boss is bloody brilliant.

[yahhzoo]

FFVII was and still is my favorite because the story rocked!

[skyoon]

weird...i was just talking about this in another thread. 12 is my favorite. :)

[Seta]

I enjoy playing 7 and 9, personally.

[StoneTitan]

FFIX, my first FF, played I think 7-8 diffrent FF games.

FFXII got the most Cinematic story and plot, for plot and how its told FFXII earns points, yet corse of the lack in Visuel skills its not a favorit for gameplay.(Talking about the attacks looking to blant)


FFX had the best Summon type.



My Fav FF character of all time= Vivi from FFIX

[Lust]

ff 1,7,8,9,10,x-2 stilll my favourite =3

[reaverofsouls05]

FFVII was and still is my favorite because the story rocked!
i must agree and the meteria system kicked ass too.......second favorite would probably be a tie between 6 and 8 because 6 just was awesome and 8 the only thing i didnt really like about it was the draw magic thingy

[Christopher11]

FF7 Hands Down.

[skyoon]

yet corse of the lack in Visuel skills its not a favorit for gameplay.(Talking about the attacks looking to blant)

...how do looks equate to gameplay in any way?

[Hiyuu Tatsuma]

that is hard for me i like 4 6 8 the best
so i guess 4 is my fav of all time this link has some funny thing on ff
http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Aeris_Gainsborough_Murder_Trial
you forgot 11 and 12 and Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy X-2 and Dirge of Cerberus: Lost Episode
Crystal Chronicles

[Hugoinaboxlives]

Final Fantasy VI.
Freaking Kefka, people!
He's shooting laser beams!
And he's laughing!
And he called Edgar a "Son of a submariner"!

Awesome!

[Terra]

I'm starting to like Final Fantasy XII more as I play it. :) Final Fantasy VI is pretty good as well (especially the music), and I'm playing FFVI Advance atm.

[Arkturus]

FF7 is King!! :biggrinki It just owns on a completely different level compared to all the others. :D :Domo Sephy is *two thumbs (and more) up* :headbang

I liked the Limit Breaks of 8, the 'traditional RGP' feel of 9 and jumping about in Dirge of Cerberus. I honestly enjoy the Hunting thing more that the story, in FF12 for some reason... :s

[The_Irving]

I love FFX. It's my favorite, as it was the first one I played and the only one I could bring myself to finish. My copy of FFVII broke, although it was good, and FFXII I thought flat-out sucked and is extremely overrated (my opinion, so don't flame unless you can give a reason it didn't). FFX had awesome summons and plot and Sin and Seymour made damn-cool villains. 12 had the worst combat out of any FF. You either had a hard time scrolling through the menus, or you used Gambits and made your characters retard zombies (Asch: "Well, I'm getting beaten to death, but Curaga is 2nd Gambit, so I better attack first!") Once again, my opinion. FFX rocks! Tactics was sweet too, although it's not on the list.

[calgar]

My favorite would have to be IX as I found it the most enjoyable as every character have different specialty's like Vivi is black magic and zadaine is thieving. I thought at times during VII my eyes were going to bleed, I found VIII was too easy with the junction system and I never really got the sphere grid in X. I was too short, II was annoying, I haven't played three to comment on it, IV was soo hard I could not complete it and I haven't played V or VI.

[Rare]

FF 7, 8 & 10 are my favs <3

[Chikiru]

I love final fantasy 7 beacause tifa lockheart is bomb XD tee hee

[Wacer]

It is really hard to choose between 7 and 10 as i love them both. each had great storys and the graphics where great for their times. If i had to choose i would have to say 10 because i played that one first but both where great games

[SaberBlade]

I have a hard time choosing between Final Fantasy VIII and Final Fantasy X. I pick FF8 because I try not to let the sexful graphics sway my judgement and I love the FF8 characters.

I loved FF8 and always have. I consider it to be a great game and the best Final Fantasy game and i've always enjoyed replaying it time after time.

[Jethro]

I love all FF games

but 7 would have to be my favourite, closely followed by 9 and 10

[omega255]

i've played VII to XII and i can safely say that, although i reckon VII is the best, my favourite is IX
i've decided to do a review of these games to show why: SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FINAL FANTASY VII
PLOT & CHARACTERS: the plot itself of VII is actually one of the weaker points, as much of the first disc and some of the second is spent chasing sephiroth until his true motives are discovered. however, to make up for this, there are the major shocks, such as the death of aeris, and sephiroth butchering shinra hq. however, it is the depth of the story which makes it so good. after five plays fully completing it i think i finally understood the back story behind cloud being a 'clone' of sephiroth, and i'd seen how everyone else's story (ie vincent, shinra, jenova) actually fitted in to the bigger picture, and how the events of five years ago in nibelheim are the basis of the entire game. the characters are brilliant. cloud is the moody guy with the ridiculously big sword who has the strange connection with sephiroth, nearly died five years ago and assumed the identity of his former best friend, sephiroth is the best result of the jenova warrior project with another ridiculously big sword, but went mad when realising the truth of his birth. the other party characters, excluding aeris and tifa, have minor roles but all contribute in one way or another. all of the bad guys are very evil, and sephiroth is the coolest bad guy ever. 10/10
GAMEPLAY: the hardest FF i've played, where some bosses are damn near impossible. the materia system is simple, easy to use, but very effective. the only minor quirk is that there are nine characters, but only 3 are usable in battle. like any ff, the battle gameplay is brilliant, but i didn't like there being a button needed for running 9/10
GRAPHICS: it was made ten years ago, so the crappy character graphics are almost forgivable. however, the characters in battle are done very well, the backgrounds are brilliantly grimy, and the cut scenes are as brilliant as ever 8/10
EXTRAS: lots of stuff, such as the ultimate weapon and limit for each character. there are a couple of new areas, suh as the sunken ship and the forest place, but the most famous extra is the Weapon super-bosses, that keep ya playing for ages. 10/10
OVERALL: 10/10

FINAL FANTASY VIII (i played this a long time ago, so i can't remember all of it)
PLOT & CHARACTERS: oh dear. i ahted this plot. it seemed to have a lot of potential, with the garden versus that evil army, with the sorceress (why call her a sorceress? it sounds so shit) as the badass leader. problem is, the first two discs are spent going for her, and then, when she gets defeated at the end of disc 2 (after that brilliant battle), all of a sudden 2 new sorceresses come out of nowhere and suddenly they're the bad guys, and the evil army goes almost completly out of the story. then, there's the space trip and the lunatic pandora thing, which to me seemed pointless beyond belief, and then all of a sudden you're off to the future to meet the final boss for the first bloody time, find out she says everything with a k for no reason, and that's it. the chracters aren't any better. ultimecia is an unknown entity with no reasons behind her intentions (whereas spehiroth was a pissed off lunatic who believed he was the rightful ruler of the world), and the other sorceresses are pretty unknown as well. as for the party characters, i can only remember squall and rinoa, coz the others were so shallow, so pointless and boring. squall is even moodier than cloud, without much reason for it, with very little back story (i can't remember what rinoa's story was except she was magic or something). in fact, the only character that had depth was the guy in squall's dreams, who, if i remember rightly, was only there to introduce another character who would eventually bump into them. the only bits where i thought the story was good, was the garden battle in disc 2, and when squall suddenly decided he was in love with rinoa (out of the blue) and tried single-handedly to save her). somehow they managed to spread it over 4 discs 4/10
GAMEPLAY: WHY?????? at first, it seemed good again: instead of mp, you draw magics and gfs away from enemies, and then use them or equip them to boost your attributes. but then it hits you: if you use magic that's been junctioned, your stats go down, so that magic can never be used unless it can be quickly replaced. also, this business of junctioning the gfs to junction your magic wazs so complex, that i only fully understood it halfway through disc 3. apart from that, the battles were engaging, the gfs being a good idea, if overlong(especially the last one), and the field commads were simple. although each character had only one weapon, it seemed as though the gunbalde was the only effective one (and the only cool one) 7/10
GRAPHICS: naturally, a great improvement from VII, with characters actually having facial features and being to communicate more emotion, and the gfs and cut-scenes looke stunning. however, it looked at times like they tried too hard, and as a result some of the quality of the characters in the field was compromised. ultimecia's castle looked fantastic, though 9/10
EXTRAS: can't remember much, except the secret with bahamut and that big boss was brilliant, and omega was a tricky fight. 9/10
OVERALL: 6/10

FINAL FANTASY IX
PLOT: this plot is pure perfection; a truly epic ff plot that is a million times better than anything else, and it keeps you fully engaged all through the 4 discs. what makes it so good, is how the story is constantly progressing, and there is no one, constant plot line to follow (except the 2nd half of disc 2, where they try and find kuja). the brilliant thing is, it strats off with a band of thieves trying to kidnap a princess but after, you learn that the queen is going mad and attacking other kingdoms, and then she destroys cleyra and burmecia, and then it turns out she is being warped by kuja, who in the end kills her, and then it turns out kuja has much darker motives.... and then you end up having to save the entire universe. the best disc plotwise is the third, where you uncover kuja's real motives, and learn of the dying planet terra, with its plot to assimilate gaia in order to keep itself alive. that's the beauty of it: the plot keeps at a perfect pace, so that the revelation of terra is not a sudden impact, but none of the other parts ever get slow. along with the main plot, many of the other characters have significant sub-plots and many play a huge part in the story: garnet aka dagger, struggles to cope with life outside her home, and the reality that her mother is being twisted to evil; vivi searches for thruth of his birth, and tries to come to terms with death; steiner is the loyal knight who must realise that his loyalties can't always be with his queen. however, it is zidane and kuja's intertwining storyline that is the main highlight, with an amazing moment at the end of dsic 3 that was just stunning. kuja, while not immediately threatening, gets more developed in disc 3, as his role in terra's plot along with zidane gets revealed, and, as with sephiroth, in the end he gest pissed off and lows up a lot of stuff. 10/10
GAMEPLAY: apart from the evil forest, the black waltzes and the final bosses, this is probably the easiest of the ff's, but it manages to not be so easy that you can walk it. the equip system is at its simplest, with an ingenious way of making characters learn abilities using their weapons. the best thing, is that, for once, each character ha\s their own personal traits, such as vivi: black mage, zidane: thief, garnet: white mage/summoner, which i like much better than 'customisable' characters. another great point is that at no point does magic become obselete, and vivi is still one of the most effective characters, even at the end 9/10
GRAPHICS: beautiful. it's gone back to meideval settings, and each area is very different, but are astonishing to look at. the cut scenes are spectacular (see the opening film) and the characters have been giving a cartoony look, which refelcts the light-hearted tone of the game 10/10
EXTRAS: Not massive amounts, but the chocobo hot and cold is addictive, ozma is a very difficult superboss and there are some other little things to find, such as ultimate weapons and the stellazio coins 9/10
OVERALL: 10/10

FINAL FANTASY X
PLOT & CHARACTERS: good plot, brilliant characters. the plot is perhaps a bit too simple and narrow, but it is still engaging, with a few sub-plots chucked in (seymour and operation mi'ihen). after the revelation that yuna will die, it steps up a gear, with the rescue from bevelle, and yuna and tidus' love story. the plot reaches a great climax with the death of yunalesca, and it has a brilliantly emotional ending with tidus' own revelation. admittedly, the first couple of hours (expect the 1st 15 minutes) are quite dull, but it soon picks up as you leave besaid. there are 2 main characters, tidus and yuna, which keeps the plot going from 2 different points of view, and the other party characters are also a main part of the story, as they all have their own stories while focusing on helping yuna achieve her own goal. seymour and sin make good bad guys, especially the former, who appears a number of times.8/10
GAMEPLAY: a new system, and it works perfectly. it allows easy battles to be over very quickly, and the hard battles can take as long as you want without getting tired. again, the characters have their own personal traits, until you decide to complete the sphere grid. the turn-based system is very clever, and allows you to plan out moves without rushing it. the only problem is that the fiends aren't very challenging, with the majority being one-hit kills. 9/10
GRAPHICS: The best thing on the ps2. ever. 10/10
EXTRAS: Millions. let's see... the monster arena, the chocobos, the extra aeons, the ultimate weapons, the omega dungeon, omega weapon superboss, the dark aeon megabosses and the penance uber boss- the hardest fight ever which i still haven't defeated after over 160 hours gameplay. that speacks for itself, i reckon 10/10
OVERALL: 10/10

*phew*

[-Renae-]

Ive always been a fan of FF6. It's one of the very few times that we get a bad guy who doesn't care what he's doing. He's probably one of the more sadistic bad guys out there. The other favorite of mine would have to be FF9. I really enjoyed the storyline and the characters. I liked going back to the 'old school' games with it.

~Renae

[Esedess]

Got to go with 7!

Although 3 was pretty good, for the DS.

[notpr0nerz]

Trance Kuja > Sephiroth

Likes: 6,7,9,10
Dis-likes: 8, 12

Favorite: FF9 I guess

Kuja vs. Sephiroth in Dissidia FTW

[omega255]

Trance Kuja > Sephiroth

Likes: 6,7,9,10
Dis-likes: 8, 12

Favorite: FF9 I guess

Kuja vs. Sephiroth in Dissidia FTW

i second that, except i like sephiroth better than trance kuja; although kuja was much more destructive, sephiroth was just cooler