Made this topic a long time ago I think, or someone else did. Might have been done more recently but I haven't seen it.

Which FF game do you feel had the most consistently bleak and depressing atmosphere? Consistency is important because something like FFIX or even X02 had its dark moments but they are generally fleeting and overwhelmed by the bright, levity of the world.

X, XII and XIII all are very serious compared to their forebears. There's little comedy in them, especially XIII. However I don't know if I'd say XII is particularly dark. It's not a war for survival really, it's just a war. There is not an impending feeling of doom in the game, ya know?

VII could have been a good choice if all of VII was Midgar. But it's not so I personally disqualify it.

None of the others fit so I'm left with either X or XIII. But that's just me.

What about you all?