The Best Final Fantasy?

[Shadow Masamune]

So many FF 8 fangirls and fanboys. I must say I am surprised there are this many people that enjoyed Final Fantasy 8, I used to talk to so many people that thuoght you should skip FF8, mainly because of the repetitive battle system ( I love drawing 300 magics about 50 times, it was AWESOME!!! [sarcasm]). However, I did love FF8. I am a sucker for lovestories.

FF7 was awesome. Currently playing FF9 and love it so far.

FF6 no contest compared to the others. Kefka, lame as hell, such a weak anagonist, with his weak laugh and joker like personality, I found him lame. Character development was too broad and not deep enough. They just threw Celes and Locke together, not much story. Gau was a retard. Anyway, FF6 is the weaker of the FF's I have played.

FF10-2...All I know is hearsay, however, it sounds like it would have been better as a movie, and everyone who ever played it that I spoke to tends to agree.

[chrisfffan]

i think your right about drawing in the game it can be a bit boreing and i think people who played 7 first and loved it didnt like 8 because no matter how good it was it wouldnt be as good as 7

[Goldenboko]

So many FF 8 fangirls and fanboys. I must say I am surprised there are this many people that enjoyed Final Fantasy 8, I used to talk to so many people that thuoght you should skip FF8, mainly because of the repetitive battle system ( I love drawing 300 magics about 50 times, it was AWESOME!!! [sarcasm]). However, I did love FF8. I am a sucker for lovestories.

FF7 was awesome. Currently playing FF9 and love it so far.

FF6 no contest compared to the others. Kefka, lame as hell, such a weak anagonist, with his weak laugh and joker like personality, I found him lame. Character development was too broad and not deep enough. They just threw Celes and Locke together, not much story. Gau was a retard. Anyway, FF6 is the weaker of the FF's I have played.

FF10-2...All I know is hearsay, however, it sounds like it would have been better as a movie, and everyone who ever played it that I spoke to tends to agree.

*Looks at what you posted for FFVI*
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*Auto-life kicks in*
Your going to get bashed by FFVI fans (don't say I didn't warn you!)

Oh! And to settle how good FFVII's graphics where at the time

Never before have technology, playability, and narrative combined as well as in Final Fantasy VII. The culmination of Square Soft's monumental effort is a game that will enrich just as it will entertain. Yet, for all the boundless praise it so rightfully deserves, Final Fantasy VII is not without its shortcomings and occasional design problems. These are enough to make some gamers (who are unfamiliar with RPGs, to be sure) wonder just why anyone would bother playing through it in the first place.

This is the most dazzling visual experience to date on any console. Film-quality computer-generated cinematics blend seamlessly with pre-rendered background artwork to create the strikingly realistic world of Final Fantasy VII, both beautiful in its grandeur and terrifying in its detail. The overworld and battle sequences are presented in full polygonal splendor with just a touch of texture mapping for good measure. But you haven't seen anything until you witness some of the more powerful magic spells in the game. Massive dragons heed your bidding, dwarfing your gigantic enemies tenfold; an earth titan tears the ground up from beneath your enemies' feet, flinging them aside like toy blocks. Some of these summoning spells cut to over half a dozen different camera angles as the catastrophe unfolds. Meanwhile, a masterfully orchestrated soundtrack - courtesy of veteran composer Nobuo Uematsu - is a major force behind the intense emotion of Final Fantasy VII. The synthesized musical score hearkens Final Fantasy's golden age on the Super Nintendo, consciously staying true to its roots.

[Bolivar]

I personally think Final Fantasy 8 is the best FF game ever! a lot of people say 7 and I can understand that but I love 8 the characters the story and the graphics are still good considering it was made in 99.

I agree with every word you said there, I personally enjoy Final Fantasy VIII a lot more than Final Fantasy VII, to be honest, I find that Final Fantasy VII can take a bit of time to get into, most of the beginning of the game is spent walking around doing very little and not taking part in many battles. Final Fantasy VIII gets right into the action, plus it has the Junction ability, which I thought was a fantastic way of upgrading your characters stats etc. The story was a lot better in my oppinion, the battle system was a lot fluent, and the overall look of the game was a lot more impresive. FFVIII is one of those games that I could play all night and day without getting one bit bored. But for me, nothing beats Final Fantasy X!

I think you have to the two games mixed up.

FFVII starts off when you jump off a train and immediately plunged into battle. You continue in battles until you destroy the reactor.

FFVIII starts off in an infirmary and you must walk around the garden and in class before you are able to leave and let real action take place.

Complete reverse right there.

[Nasarian Altimeros]

FF10-2...All I know is hearsay, however, it sounds like it would have been better as a movie, and everyone who ever played it that I spoke to tends to agree.

Considering its greatest asset was its battle system, no.

[xezero]

final fantasy 8 is without a doubt the best

[DynasticJam]

I personally think Final Fantasy 8 is the best FF game ever! a lot of people say 7 and I can understand that but I love 8 the characters the story and the graphics are still good considering it was made in 99.

I agree with every word you said there, I personally enjoy Final Fantasy VIII a lot more than Final Fantasy VII, to be honest, I find that Final Fantasy VII can take a bit of time to get into, most of the beginning of the game is spent walking around doing very little and not taking part in many battles. Final Fantasy VIII gets right into the action, plus it has the Junction ability, which I thought was a fantastic way of upgrading your characters stats etc. The story was a lot better in my oppinion, the battle system was a lot fluent, and the overall look of the game was a lot more impresive. FFVIII is one of those games that I could play all night and day without getting one bit bored. But for me, nothing beats Final Fantasy X!

I think you have to the two games mixed up.

FFVII starts off when you jump off a train and immediately plunged into battle. You continue in battles until you destroy the reactor.

FFVIII starts off in an infirmary and you must walk around the garden and in class before you are able to leave and let real action take place.

Complete reverse right there.

Nope, I'm talking about Final Fantasy VIII, alright, I see what you're saying, but I suppose what I mean is that Final Fantasy VIII has a lot more to it, there is of course the Junctioning System and so many other things to get involved in, obviously it may not get streight into the action, but at least you can summon GF's early in the game. Materia was cool, but not as cool as all the features in FF8, but that again is a personal opinion. I found FF7 to be a bit too dark for my liking.

[chrisfffan]

i think thats what made 7 great the darkness of it!

[Bolivar]

I personally think Final Fantasy 8 is the best FF game ever! a lot of people say 7 and I can understand that but I love 8 the characters the story and the graphics are still good considering it was made in 99.

I agree with every word you said there, I personally enjoy Final Fantasy VIII a lot more than Final Fantasy VII, to be honest, I find that Final Fantasy VII can take a bit of time to get into, most of the beginning of the game is spent walking around doing very little and not taking part in many battles. Final Fantasy VIII gets right into the action, plus it has the Junction ability, which I thought was a fantastic way of upgrading your characters stats etc. The story was a lot better in my oppinion, the battle system was a lot fluent, and the overall look of the game was a lot more impresive. FFVIII is one of those games that I could play all night and day without getting one bit bored. But for me, nothing beats Final Fantasy X!

I think you have to the two games mixed up.

FFVII starts off when you jump off a train and immediately plunged into battle. You continue in battles until you destroy the reactor.

FFVIII starts off in an infirmary and you must walk around the garden and in class before you are able to leave and let real action take place.

Complete reverse right there.

Nope, I'm talking about Final Fantasy VIII, alright, I see what you're saying, but I suppose what I mean is that Final Fantasy VIII has a lot more to it, there is of course the Junctioning System and so many other things to get involved in, obviously it may not get streight into the action, but at least you can summon GF's early in the game. Materia was cool, but not as cool as all the features in FF8, but that again is a personal opinion. I found FF7 to be a bit too dark for my liking.

i agree with the rest of that though.

8 was a much more complete game. The Junction system had alot of depth. As big of a jump 7 was from 6, 8 was still able to push the series forward.

[Elpizo]

Well, I enjoy playing VIII very much. It's the last Final Fantasy I have to beat to have finished FF I till IX. But to sya it's the best? Not really... It IS a great game, though, ranks up tehre in my top 3, battling with III for the third place.

FF VIII was a step in the rigth direction when it came to graphics, good graphics and beautiful FMV's, what more do you want?
The battle system is, well, 'fast'. With the right junctioning, battles are a breeze. On the end of Disc 1 I had Squall with 3000 HP+ thanks to the 100 Curagas junctioned to his HP. I love the junctioning. In my humble opinion, it beats Materia in every way. I didn't like Materia, I shall be honest. And, unlike most people, I welcomed drawing. It was great to see soem form of spellcharges back, something that had disappeared since III.

Characters, well, Squall and Rinoa get most of the attention. And while most people loath Squall (but like Cloud, explain me that?!), I think he's a very good main character. You get to see his thoughts quite much, which adds to understand him. And, while I'm no fan of big swords, I like his gunblades. It's fun to always strike critical with 100 Ultimas junctioned to your strength. :rolleyes2
Other characters are good as well, and I really like Irvine. His Limit Break has some cool poses. I like trigger happy cowboys. ^^

The stroy is fresh and new. tehre's no real super evil, powerful uber cool villain with a big sword. It's a girl.
And I like it, makes the story a bit newer, in ways. And more original.

The soundtrack in this game is great! Liberi Fatali, the Man with the Machine gun, The Extreme, they are all great examples of excellent tracks.

A good game really, but it misses a few things for me so I would call it one of the best Final 'Fantasies'. The futuristic placement is a bit of a setback for me, but it works much better in this game than in VII.

It certainly deserves a high score, but it just can't beat Final Fanatsy IX, which is the only Final Fantasy that I would call a 'true' Final Fantasy in the second generation. IX still remains the best in the series. Before yo uall go sayign how sucky IX is, I didn't call VII nor VIII sucky, because they aren't, and if you guys out there are true FF fans, you wouldn't call ANY FF sucky.

[DfKimera]

I personally think Final Fantasy 8 is the best FF game ever! a lot of people say 7 and I can understand that but I love 8 the characters the story and the graphics are still good considering it was made in 99.

I agree with every word you said there, I personally enjoy Final Fantasy VIII a lot more than Final Fantasy VII, to be honest, I find that Final Fantasy VII can take a bit of time to get into, most of the beginning of the game is spent walking around doing very little and not taking part in many battles. Final Fantasy VIII gets right into the action, plus it has the Junction ability, which I thought was a fantastic way of upgrading your characters stats etc. The story was a lot better in my oppinion, the battle system was a lot fluent, and the overall look of the game was a lot more impresive. FFVIII is one of those games that I could play all night and day without getting one bit bored. But for me, nothing beats Final Fantasy X!

I think you have to the two games mixed up.

FFVII starts off when you jump off a train and immediately plunged into battle. You continue in battles until you destroy the reactor.

FFVIII starts off in an infirmary and you must walk around the garden and in class before you are able to leave and let real action take place.

Complete reverse right there.

When I tryed for the first time to play FF7, I gave up after the first battle. The beginning was so boring that i just closed it and started to replay FF8. A few weeks later I tryed again and finished it. Its a kickass game, but FF8 had more exciting moments, including the beginning of it.

[chrisfffan]

yea the start and finnish were better than 7 but maybe thats just because of the graphics im sure they would of done a better job of 7 if it was made in 99 and if they had the money!

[Goldenboko]

yea the start and finnish were better than 7 but maybe thats just because of the graphics im sure they would of done a better job of 7 if it was made in 99 and if they had the money!

Once again don't say anything bad about FFVII's graphics because...

Oh! And to settle how good FFVII's graphics where at the time

Never before have technology, playability, and narrative combined as well as in Final Fantasy VII. The culmination of Square Soft's monumental effort is a game that will enrich just as it will entertain. Yet, for all the boundless praise it so rightfully deserves, Final Fantasy VII is not without its shortcomings and occasional design problems. These are enough to make some gamers (who are unfamiliar with RPGs, to be sure) wonder just why anyone would bother playing through it in the first place.

This is the most dazzling visual experience to date on any console. Film-quality computer-generated cinematics blend seamlessly with pre-rendered background artwork to create the strikingly realistic world of Final Fantasy VII, both beautiful in its grandeur and terrifying in its detail. The overworld and battle sequences are presented in full polygonal splendor with just a touch of texture mapping for good measure. But you haven't seen anything until you witness some of the more powerful magic spells in the game. Massive dragons heed your bidding, dwarfing your gigantic enemies tenfold; an earth titan tears the ground up from beneath your enemies' feet, flinging them aside like toy blocks. Some of these summoning spells cut to over half a dozen different camera angles as the catastrophe unfolds. Meanwhile, a masterfully orchestrated soundtrack - courtesy of veteran composer Nobuo Uematsu - is a major force behind the intense emotion of Final Fantasy VII. The synthesized musical score hearkens Final Fantasy's golden age on the Super Nintendo, consciously staying true to its roots.

[Neo Blackheart]

I have not played FF I, II, III, IV,V,or VI but the ones past that where good in their own catagories and is better for which each person plays it. FF VII I like because the materia system I thought was bad ass. where FFVIII not so much because of the draw and cast part. the story was good and the junction was pretty good. the graphix was better because it was made later so that catagory is not appable.

FFIX I did not play

FFX was one of the most in depth and as you always had something to do in each area even if it was your 6th time there so that is what made it fun.

FFX-2 was one of the lamest FF games made in my openion you only have 3 (HOT) characters to play as where as the others you got like 4 or more to chose from and also you had only one weapon for each class and it was just plain out annoying to do all that. I was more a mission type game. go to a place run a mission and you are done.

I just will not choose which is the best because there is always a way to change your mind.

[Pharoh Amon Khan III]

Okay, if you gonna talk about 'the best' without being biased, which you are, then what about the predecessor? I, II, III, IV, VI, VI?

Y'know graphics are all there is to it. The majority of you eye-candy hoars only got into Final Fantasy because FFVII showcased FMVs on the commercials and that only lead you to play to the next FMV not the story, which was good by the way. But you don't care about that do you? No, you only want to see the pretty colors...

Look at Dirge of Cerebus. All show and not game play. It's nothing more than a cinematic game like "God Of War".

those games should be considered, but the truth is that graphics isn't the only thing that was improved over the predecessors.

The storylines were alot deeper. The character interaction was much more life-like. The dialogue was more realistic.

And that's not even getting into the battles.

If you look at I-VI, you'll notice the games are very still - nothing moves. Sure the sprites in towns occasionally move left and right but it's very irregular. In the battles you fight still-life pictures of monsters, whereas most 16 bit games at the time were having animated enemies come to life.

the PS FF's, like it or not, changed all those things. It was the first time where Square basically stopped making the same game over and over again.

It's called imagination Johnny. If you ever read a book and it had illustrations... Do the pictures move? No. This is where the fun part of this thing that a lot of New Geners are lacking; it's called E-Ma- Gee-Nay-Shun.