X-2 is the best Final Fantasy game.

[Ayen]

It terms of gameplay I think few jRPGs let alone FF games beat X-2.

I enjoyed the story when I played it as for a large section it didn't really take itself seriously and was honestly a nice change to the uber-seriousness of X.

That seems to be the case for both secondary parts in the series, namely FFX-2 and FFXIII-2. They both have a more light-hearted setting compared to the original game, and the games don't take themselves too seriously. The gameplay, though, is highly enjoyable for both. Strangely, the same seems to be true for FFV as well.

Yeah, I don't know why anyone would think FFV was to be taken seriously. At one point Exdeath hid as a splinter in someone's foot, for crying out loud

That is without a doubt the greatest hiding place ever conceived. Long live FFV!