Before I start, I'm fully aware that I'm going to get mauled by statisticians for not specifying which average I mean from the off.

Which FF game would you say is the most average? I'm not going to be terribly specific, but in terms of - say - quality or relative to the other games, which would say is the median Final Fantasy game? Not great, but not bad, just there in the middle. Not necessarily a game that sums up the series on the whole, but perhaps the game you think would be a good barometer of success to judge a new game by (i.e. whether it's good or bad by comparison).

I'd probably say that in my opinion, FFIII fits the bill here for me. I'd say that it's a game that I always tend to have placed in the middle when I try to rank the games. I never have it ranked lowly (as I might have X or VIII), but at the same time it's never up there with the likes of IX, XII or IV for me.

Weird thread, I know, but I thought it'd be rather more interesting than the usual 'which is the best', 'which is the worst' fare.