>> Final Fantasy spin-off games

>>> So, how many FF Spin off games are out there exactly?
Any hidden gem among the more unknown ones?

Here is a list I managed to get, I guess there are even more. :luca:

Crystal Chronicles
Chocobo games
Compilation of Final Fantasy VII
Crystal Defenders
Final Fantasy Dimensions
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Final Fantasy Type-0
Final Fantasy Adventure
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy All the Bravest
Final Fantasy Artniks
Pictlogica Final Fantasy
Itadaki Street

I've played Crisis Core which was great, and Tactics Advance (but not finished that one) which was an excellent "one more turn" kind of game that I wouldn't mind getting back into.

I have Dirge of Cerberus, but haven't played it yet.

>>> I played Crisis Core, but it was not great for me..
I think the simple and basic games are the best, like "Crystal Defenders" I have never been so humiliated before by a game in my life. It will be a thorn in my side until I finish it perfectly..:luca:

I had to play DoC multiple times in order to find the G... I feel the game had promise but more than a few of the concepts fall short. I like the story though.

I have Chocobo Racing, if that counts. It has its limitations, but I really love it. It's basically one of those character racers, and it features traditional creatures from Final Fantasy games, with a Chocobo as the main character - it has a storymode which I love playing, and one of the most heart-warming ending songs ever.

There's a lot of call backs to Final Fantasy as well, mostly in music, but also in gameplay as you can use the usual magic as firepower or defense from whatever the other racers do. Haste also features as a speed-boost (it is a racing game after all). There's also bits an pieces in the storyline that makes it pretty Final Fantasy-ish as well. I'd recomend it.

There are disadvantages, such as it only goes up to two players (I think), and only two of the secret characters come with unique skills, and their own track. The Create a Racer feature is false advertising as all you do is recolor racers that you already have, also I wouldn't have minded a track based on the FFVII chocobo race since it was the first game to have a chocobo racing game (FFX didn't exist at the time).

Apart from DoC do any of the other Compilation games actually qualify as spin-offs? Crisis Core was a prequel to VII, and unless I'm mistaken The After Years and Revenant Wings are sequels.

Chocobo Racing is really fun and I love TheaterRhythm but music games are kind of my thing.

Type-0 is pretty good, Tactics franchise is really good, and Four Heroes of Light is pretty awesome.