Top Tier

1. FFVII - it has the best of everything and the pacing and mini games propels it beyond what other entries were able to achieve.

2. FFX - another high watermark for RPGs, it was fun, beautiful, and very emotional.

3. FFVIII - arguably Square's most ambitious game and some of the most imaginative fantasy I've ever seen.

4. FFIX - what can I say, the VII-X design is the greatest gaming formula ever, but IX was not as original as its sisters.

Mid Tier

5. FFXII - an all round outstanding accomplishment of a game, but it's design just can't go as far as the above games.

6. FFV - this game has light-hearted scenes, disturbing scenes and everything in between. Great dungeons and combat with a grand adventure.

7. FFXIII - the most fully depicted characters to date with astounding production values. It's mechanics hold it back.

8. FFII - the most fluid customization system and a character-driven story on the NES? Way ahead of its time as an underrated game of many "firsts".

Low Tier

9. FFI - gotta give it to the game that started it all, it's still very mysterious to play even if there's not much there.

10. FFIV - the story, artwork and music still stand strong but this may have easily the worst gameplay in the series. Dungeons with nothing in them that only require the A button to get through (Attack).

11. FFIII - I enjoyed the crap out of the DS version but it doesn't have a lot there drawing me back.

12. FFVI - an ambitious, creative, well designed game and I see why it would top anyone's rankings. For me, personally, it has the fewest amount of things I want to go back and see, the other games just have more hooks for me for one reason or another.