Well I think you've reached the first problem with Neo's list, where you list a great game and find a good place for it on your rankings, but it's so high that there's literally dozens of games where we have to question if you really think they're better than FFIX.

FFIX could be a candidate for best game of all time for me, but the 4 or 5 FF's it's sandwiched between were all more innovative and refreshing.