Rank the Final Fantasy Games from Best to Worst

[Holy Lancer]

Rank the Final Fantasy Games from Best to Worst...
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy I
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy Chrystal Chronicles
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Final Fantasy X-2

[DarkLadyNyara]

Of the ones I've played...
II
IX
VI
VII
I
VIII

[Crossblades]

FF VI
FF IV
FF IX
FF I
FF III
FF II
FF VII
FF X

Spinoffs

FFTA
FFT
FFMQ
FFCC

[Captain Maxx Power]

Boy this is a tough one:
FF2
FF6
FF5
FF7
FF8
FF4
FF1
FF9
FF10
FF3

I think...

[Roto13]

Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy X-2
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy Chrystal Chronicles
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy I
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest

Notice how low VII is on my list.

[DMKA]

EDIT: I didn't know we were including FFXI.

Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy X-2
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy I
Final Fantasy XI
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest

Notice how low VII is on my list.
Notice how low III is on my list. Your point being?

[Lexy]

Not including the ones I haven't finished, or Tactics b/c the criteria for judging it is so different-

III
IV
VI
VII
X
VIII
IX

[Slade]

'Worst' is such a cruel word to use.....In my case i'm going to change it to 'not so good', because even if a game is last doesnt mean I hate it.

Ok, from GOOD to NOT SO GOOD.

FFVIII
FFIX
FFV
FFVI
FFX
FFVII
FFIV
FFX-2

[feioncastor]

Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy X-2
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy Chrystal Chronicles
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy I
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest

Notice how low VII is on my list.


Having played both, you can't possibly really think that FFTA is better than FFT...

Anyway:

Tactics
6
4
7
1
Mystic Quest
Tactics Advance
2
9
10
8


I think that's all that I've played. But I will use the word "worst" to describe 8. I think that Final Fantasy 8 may be one of the worst RPGs ever made. I've tried so many times to choke that game down, and right near what I'm told is the end of the first disc, I can take no more, and I have to give it up and try again some other time. The game is just so freaking awful. I don't think I'll ever beat the game because it is so boring. I retract my earlier statement. In my experience, Final Fantasy 8 is one of the worst games ever made, of any genre. Seriously, off the top of my head, I can't think of a game that was a bigger disappointment than FF8.

EDIT - No offense to the poster above me. I just now noticed that 8 was first on his list. If you like it, enjoy it. I'm sure you don't like FFT that much, and that's okay with me. Just please don't think that my post was a stab at you. It seriously was not. I just don't like FF8. I've tried and tried to like it. I've played it a lot, hoping that one day, I'd like it. I'd just turn it on, and actually enjoy it. But so far, it's just been boring, disappointing, and not interesting at all.

[Roto13]

Having played both, you can't possibly really think that FFTA is better than FFT...

I most certainly can. FFT was way too unbalanced, and the story was convoluted. FFTA was fixed.

[Slade]

EDIT - No offense to the poster above me.
I take it you mean me? No offense taken. To tell you the truth, I didn't even once think while I was reading your reply that you were taking a stab at me :)

[TheAbominatrix]

My list, of course taking into account only the games I've played.

IV
VI
X
II
VII
Tactics Advance
X-2
I
V
XI
IX
Tactics
VIII

[xtreme112]

Excluding the FF's not in the numeral collection:
FFVII
FFVIII
FFVI
FFV
FFIX
FFX
FFIV
FFX-2 *shudders*
and yeah the others are in there somewhere

[Roto13]

I guess VIII was too much of a departure for some people. That's too bad. I like the fact that it was so different.

That game soothes me...

[TheAbominatrix]

For me, it had nothing to do with changes. It had to do with what I saw as an extremely flat pair of main characters, poor backstories, horrid plot, and a very very lame love story.

All my own take on it of course, but it had nothing to do with the game itself for me. I loved the game play, Draw was a bit tedious but not bad, and Triple Triad was amazingly fun. Oh, and the Laguna segments were a blast.

[Setzer Gabianni]

FFVI/FFVII
FFII
FFIX
FFX
FFV
FFX-2
FFVIII
FFIV
FFCC/FFI

Yes, I even think X-2 was better then FFVIII. Why? At least the main cast had different and half exciting backgrounds.

[Masamune·1600]

FFVII
FFVI
FFIX
FFT
FFVIII
FFX
FFV
FFIII
FFX-2
FFIV
FFTA
FFI
FFII

Please note that FFVI, FFIX, and FFT are basically tied for second.

Also note that I greatly enjoyed FFII. My placing it at the bottom of the list does not mean I dislike the game; it merely means I preferred the others.

[feioncastor]

My list, of course taking into account only the games I've played.

IV
VI
X
II
VII
Tactics Advance
X-2
I
V
XI
IX
Tactics
VIII


Just out of curiosity, what made you like FFTA more than FFT? I can't possibly understand how someone could like FFTA more than FFT. And you're not the first to say that on this list! So I'm wondering, what was it about FFTA that made it better than FFT? BTW, I'm glad to see 4 and 6 so high up on your list. They are certainly two of the best FF games, and quite high up on my list as well.

[TheAbominatrix]

For me, TA was more fun, better implemented, and less slow. My biggest turn off regarding Tactics was how slow it was. Plus, when I first played Tactics I was less experienced with tactical games. It wasnt until I played Vandal Hearts, a game with a similar but better worked battle system, that I started really understanding and enjoying tactical RPGs.

[Miriel]

XI
VI
VII
IX
Tactics
V
X
I
VIII

Just a note, I haven't actually finished any of these games. I have a problem with finishing things up properly.

[squall64]

VIII
VII
XI
X
VI
CC
X-2

[Yuffie514]

Final Fantasy VIII...cliche, but "8 is great"
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance...better than its predecessor
Final Fantasy XI...well, now the melancholy is over
Final Fantasy X...hm - i think i'll play this tonight
Final Fantasy IX...the second best medieval style
Final Fantasy VII...um, well you did get me started
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles...i just know i liked it
Final Fantasy Chronicles...just the Final Fantasy side, you know
Final Fantasy X-2...never played it enough
Final Fantasy Origins...i liked the second game better
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest...neither did this, but better than :greenie:
Final Fantasy Tactics...absolute :eep:

[TheSpoonyBard]

From favourite to least favourite.

FFVIII
FFVI
FFIX
FFVII
FFX-2
FFX

[Shin Gouken]

V-There are no words to describe my love for this game.
VIII- Junction system was just so enjoyable.
VI- Gripped me from the start
I- Playing this one now for the first time. Brillance in it's initial form
VII- Midgar, mako, materia, lifestream, the world of ffvii is amazing
IV- Story incredable (job system /xxx.gif/xxx.gif/xxx.gif/xxx.gif but meh)
X- hmmm aeons are the /xxx.gif/xxx.gif/xxx.gif/xxx.gif
X-2- half naked bimbos on crack

[CStrife]

The greatest are FFVII&VIII! (But i haven´t played X, X-2, XI)

[Little Blue]

X
IX
X-2
VII
III, IV, VIII

The last three are tied to be least favourite as I've never had the motivation to finish them...

[Gilthanes]

My choice is based on how I liked them game when I first got it, not by todays standards and such.

FFVI
FFTactics
FFVII
FFIV
FFIX
FFX
FFIII
FFI
FFVIII
FFV
FFX-2
FFII
FFMysticQuest (wtf)

Honestly, VI, VII, and Tactics all tie imo. All 3 are great games that will never die (though you could say the same for most FFs from a certain point of view, this is just my opinion)

[Dreddz]

FFVII
FFV
FFVI
FFIV
FFIX
FFX
FFVIII
FFT
FFIII
FFI
FFII

:cool:

[DMKA]

My choice is based on how I liked them game when I first got it, not by todays standards and such.
As is everyone else's.

[Holy Lancer]

I am offended that someone would put Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and Final Fantasy X-2 over Final Fantasy IX.

[NM]

FFVII
FFVIII
FFX
FFIX
FFV
FFX-2
FFVI
FFIV
FFII
FFI

[Ramza Beoulve]

Well my list is:

Favorite
FF VIII
FF Tactics
FF VI
FF X
FF VII

Least
FF CC
FF IX

[Acid Raine]

Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy X-2
Final Fantasy I
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (THATS WHAT YOU GET FOR GOING BACK TO NINTENDO!)

The rest I havent played....

[Rocket Edge]

VIII - If there ever was a perfect game, this was it.
X
V
VII
IX
VI
X-2
I
II
XI

The last three were alrite, but from there above it was ace.;)

[dragoonknight_kain]

VI
IV
VIII
IX
VII
I
V
MQ

I can't really decide between the first three of them, all of them are great. V and MQ are the only ones that I didn't like.

[Sole]

FF 7 - it's just great :cool:
FF 9 - same
FF 10 - Spehre grid is fun
FF TA - jobs and tactics
FF 10-2 - jobs (again)
FF 5 - jobs (i like jobs :) )
FF 1 - old good classic
FF 2 - interesting level system
FF 4 - nothing to say
FF 8 - junctions...:eep:
FF 6 - curse those random encounters and Kefka :mad2:

Crystals,Tactics,FF 11 and 3 i haven't played (yet;) )

[feioncastor]

For me, TA was more fun, better implemented, and less slow. My biggest turn off regarding Tactics was how slow it was. Plus, when I first played Tactics I was less experienced with tactical games. It wasnt until I played Vandal Hearts, a game with a similar but better worked battle system, that I started really understanding and enjoying tactical RPGs.
I played (and liked) VH, but it was too simple. Hardly any choice on jobs, no random battles... I don't know, FFT was more open-ended, and I like that.

[Jhei]

I don't hate any of these games, I absolutely like all of them. The FFs at the lower part of my list are just the FFs I liked the least. All the FFs listed here are the only ones I've played.

1. Final Fantasy VIII- I seem to have an unconditional love for this game.
2. Final Fantasy X- This game had a really strong storyline and gameplay.
3. Final Fantasy IX- I really like the medieval setting and the diversity of the characters.
4. Final Fantasy Tactics- The battles are really challenging.
5. Final Fantasy X-2- I like the story, (heck yeah!) and the gameplay is fast and I like the Job (Dressphere) System. I also like the non-linearity.
6. Final Fantasy VI- I like the uniqueness of the characters especially Terra. The battle system is also nice.
7. Final Fantasy VII- I don't know why, but this is just not one of the best FFs for me.

[NeoCracker]

6/9: Loved them both. Two of my favorite games of all times, not sure which one is better.

Tactics: T.G. Cid was godly. Friend got a party of lvl. 99's, went into a random fight and tried to kill T.G. with his own characters plus the monsters. Cid won.

IV: very fun,

5: Galuf is the coolest old man charater you ever control

7: Good story, a little overated IMO put still fun.

MQ: even though it was very easy and simple, not very complex story it was entertaing.

1: Also entertaining, not great by any means.

CC: Got excrutiatingly boring.

VIII: This game was crap, the characters were all stupid, except Zell and Irvine. Squall was over anqsty, though Rinoa was quite sexy. But to each there own.

I won't rate TA since I have a thing against small screens for the most pqart, though I am getting over it. So eventually I will play it on my DS when I can and maybe change the opinion.

[Death Penalty]

VII
I
II
VI
VIII
TACTICS
TACTICS ADVANCE
...

[raskerino]

1.FFVIII- I won't claim this game is undiluted, but it has so many wonderful moments, and has such well done characters that this game nears perfection. Squall is my favorite character of all time.
...
...
2.FFVII- Great story makes a great game.
3.FFX- Excellent game in every department.
4.FFIX- Strong story, with a fun feel.
(CC)- Great story.
(CT)- This game probably wins the award for most fun.
5.FFVI- I hadn't played this as I had never got into it the first time, I went back recently and it was sweet.
6.FFT- Awesome story, very fun gameplay.
7.FFX-2- I must admit I did totally enjoy this game (though I can't give a reason).
8.FFIV- Enjoyable game with some terrible (yet pleasant) characters.
9.FFI- Meh... This was kinda fun.
10.FFV- Meh... This was kinda fun.
11.FFII- Could never get into this enough to beat more than four or five bosses.

[silentenigma]

Considering I was oblivious to any popularity or advertising at the time most of these game came out and never put that into consideration:

Frickin' Awesome:
VII.....storyline
VI......overall awesomeness
IX......characters and their interractions
Great:
IV
III
VIII
X
Good:
V
I
II
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?
X-2
All variations of X-2

[Vincentsinnerdemon]

FFVII
FFVIII
FFI
FFIV
FFX
FFVI
FFII
FFV
FFIX

(i have never played FFIII, tactics or any of the others i have not named)

[flip_boi]

Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy X-2

The ones I've played anyway.

[Avathar]

Of the ones i've played so far:

1. FFVII
2. FFX
3. FFVI
4. FFVIII
5. FFIX
6. FFIII
7. FFII
8. FFI

[Darth Cid]

FFIX
FFIV
FFI
FFV
FFX
FFVII
FFVIII
FFII
FFX-2

[Dell]

favourite to the least

Final Fantasy IX - A great game they make with good character and storyline.

Final Fantasy VII - A wonderful game that Square created as the first to be in second generation line.

Final Fantasy VIII - Though I've not played the game yet, I still think this game is a great, I don't like it's serious type.

Final Fantasy X - First PS2 game, great game with greta characters, I also like the prelude song (to zanarkand)!

Final Fantasy X-2 - A sequel wasn't very interesting but this game rocks!

Final Fantasy VI - Though I've just reached Figaro and have no motivation to play, the game still make an excellent game as the end of first generation.

Final Fantasy VII - Dirge of Cerberus - A great game that have a changes in it's battle system completely though I buy them in Japanese.

Final Fantasy Tactics - I don't know. I found it to in my least favourite Final Fantasy.

Final Fantasy XII - Just bought it, can't give some grade yet

[Lychon]

Rank 'em, huh?

Ok, from 1st to 10th (best to worst):

1.)Final Fantasy VIII
2.)Final Fantasy VIII
3.)Final Fantasy VIII
4.)Final Fantasy VIII
5.)Final Fantasy VIII
6.)Final Fantasy VIII
7.)Final Fantasy VIII
8.)Final Fantasy VIII
9.)Final Fantasy VIII
10.)Not Final Fantasy VIII

:bigbiggri

LYCHON

[Druggelz]

FFVIII
FFVII
FFVI
FFV
FFIX
FFX
FFX-2

[Hinky the Pickle]

Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy X-2
Final Fantasy I
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy XI

[The Devourer Of Worlds]

Out of the games I’ve completed:

1. FFIX
2. FFT
3. FFX
4. FFVIII
5. FFVI
6. FFVII
7. FFV
8. FFIII
9. FFX-2
10. FFIV: Advanced
11. FFI: DoS
12. FFIV (any other version)

[Ballistix Man]

1.FFVII
2.FFT
3.FF2
4.FF9
5.FF8
6.FF6
7.FFX
8.FF
9.FF4
10.FFX-2

[Twilight Edge]

I only played the most recent ones...

FFIX-Super good storyline.

FFVII-Super cool everything.

FFX/X-2-Praise be to Yuna!

FFVIII-Good graphics,god's crap storyline.

[The Last Ancient]

1. Final Fantasy VII
2. Final Fantasy VIII
3. Final Fantasy Tactics
4. Final Fantasy X
5. Final Fantasy IX
6. Final Fantasy V
7. Final Fantasy VI
8. Final Fantasy IV
9. Final Fantasy
10. Final Fantasy II

[Llanowar]

Ok first of all I can't believe how many of these posts DO NOT have FF VI as one of their top 3.


FFVI
FFIX
FFI
FFVIII
FFVII
FFIIj
FFIVj
FFV
FFT
FFCC
FF X
FF X-2

[a nirvana fan]

1) Final Fantasy VII
2) Final Fantasy X
3) Final Fantasy VIII
4) Final Fantasy V
5) Final Fantasy X-2
6) Final Fantasy VI
7) Final Fantasy IV
8) Final Fantasy IX
9) Final Fantasy II
10) Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

1 being the best 10 being the worst.