Crystals, crystals everywhere!

[Goldenboko]

Which final fantasy do you think uses the crystals the best, or the most cleverly? I personally like the use of the crystals in FFVI, where they are known as Magicite, and FFIX where they are all shards which make one big Crystal.

What are your favorites? Discuss.

[LunarWeaver]

I cared about FFV's the most because they gave me spiffy new outfits to try on.

[Bahamut2000X]

FFIV and IX had nifty stories behind them all. I also liked the graphics they used for IV's. Though the crystal on the Lunar Whale always confused me.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

I like FFII's Crystals, because no one ever pays any attention to them.

[The Crystal]

Talking about crystals, i heard that in the new trailer of FFXIII, (SPOILER)is revealed that the Crystals tell Lightning to destroy the world. I don't know if this is true, but is very cool.

And my favorite is in FFIX. The most powerful crystal ever created in a FF game.

[Goldenboko]

Talking about crystals, i heard that in the new trailer of FFXIII, is revealed that the Crystals tell Lightning

Thanks for the unspoilered spoiler

[Zeromus_X]

Can't Materia count as Crystals? If those annoying stat-orbs in the Mysidian Tower and Magicite can count, then...

Anyway, I like IV's, just because there are an obnoxious amount of them.

[boys from the dwarf]

FF4s crystals are good but its a bit wierd.

there are the four crystals.
the four dark crystals.
the crystal on the lunar whale.
those crystals in FusoYas crystal palace (or are they the same as the 8 crystals of dark and light.)
and also the one golbez gives to cecil in the final boss fight. where'd that one come from or was it one of the ones mentioned before.

overall, its pretty confusing.

the crystals in FFV seem less important when you get to world 3. but in world 1 and 2 there good.

FF1s just plain and simple.

FF9s is probably the coolest crystal and probably my favourite.

[Mirage]

I liked FF5's crystals. :)

[Little Blue]

I must've been quite blind to the crystal in IX as I never really thought it played a big part of the story other than at the very end with Necron's ramblings.

I think III had good use of crystals, but I can't really say which FF had the best crystals...

[Wild0ne]

FFIV I think uses the crystals the best. The story actually gives meaning to the crystals, and there are 8 of them (well more counting the one on the Lunar Whale). And the crystals have their own crystal room at each castle...thats neat.

What I don't get is that the underground is supposed to have 4 crystals right? Well you find 2, one at the castle and one at the sealed cave. Where were the other 2 held before Golbez got them??

[Zeromus_X]

FFIV has sixteen Crystals. Don't forget (SPOILER)the moon's crystals.

[boys from the dwarf]

in FF4. the crystals are probably more important to the story than they are in any other FF. arguably even more than FF1 but seems as FF1 is quite simple its hard to say.

i think FF4 wins for being the most about the crystals

[The Crystal]

Talking about crystals, i heard that in the new trailer of FFXIII, is revealed that the Crystals tell Lightning

Thanks for the unspoilered spoiler

Already fixed. Sorry.

And i heard from a guy that said that he readed the FFIX UOG, that (SPOILER)each planet in FFIX universe, have a crystal in its core, and that Terra's crystal was "dying" and this is why Garland wanted to "replace" it with Gaia's crystal.

[Amadeus Windfall]

To me, it's obviously Crystal Chronicles, since they take such an important role in storyline and in the multi-player gameplay.