Rate ff games

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Rankings (with emphasis on the top 5)

1. Final Fantasy VII (100.0) In my mind, the best, most compelling characters; the best, most powerful story; incredible music; lots of subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) humor; entertaining minigames; and fun gameplay. Oh, and to the FFVII-bashers out there, I suggest you at least do a little research. Find out what Kaballah is before you dismiss the game, since it adds yet another dimension to the thematic structure.

2. Final Fantasy VI (96.0) Great story, memorable characters, amazing music, good humor, good gameplay. This game was also able to quietly address certain issues, like suicide and teenage pregnancy, which was bold to say the least. My second favorite FF, though I prefered FFVII in almost every way.

3. Final Fantasy IX (92.0) Excellent (and underrated) story, creative characters, good music, successfully recalled much of the series without diminshing the uniqueness of the game in it's own right. Very fun to play.

4. Final Fantasy Tactics (91.5) The series' second best story (after VII), excellent characters, interesting tactical gameplay with a good computer A.I., and very fun to play. The music was good, although I feel it's not on the same level as the numerical FF's. Although it doesn't get extra points for it, the retrohistoric nature of the game was interesting.

5. (tie) Final Fantasy VIII (90.0) and Final Fantasy X (90.0) Both games had excellent stories, although I prefer X's over VIII's. Excellent characterization in each, and both had great music (a slight preference for VIII). While I ignore graphics in assigning scores, it's worth noting that both absolutely amazing graphics at the time of release.

and the rest....

Final Fantasy V (85.0) Much better story than given credit for. Loved the job system.

Final Fantasy IV (77.0) Decent story and characters, although much overrated. Excellent music. Revolutionary in many ways.

Final Fantasy X-2 (76.0) The story was actually fairly good. Extremely fun to play. Unfortunately, certain characters added whole volumes of meaning to the word "annoying."

Final Fantasy III (n/a) Great improvement over the first two installments in terms of story. Job system was a plus. My experience with this game is limited, so I'll avoid giving an official score for now.

Final Fantasy I, II, TA (72.0) At least Garland threatened to knock me down. And Guy/Gus told that guy to shut up. TA had fun missions. Seriously, FF was very innovative for the time, FFII was the first to give the characters (a little) personality, and FFTA got more interesting toward the end.

Final Fantasy XI (n/a) I'm just not comfortable comparing story-based RPG's to an MMORPG. It's good for its genre.