Every Mainline Final Fantasy Game Ranked 

Final Fantasy 7, 8, 4/Interlude/The After Years, 3, 5, and 6.

I love final fantasy 8,10,9,7,5,15. But final fantasy 8 is my best.

7 hands down not close

FF8 is ridiculously low.

I Absolutely Love Final Fantasy (1987), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15. They're all just the Best of the Best Epic Final Fantasy Games Throughout the Years!

Same X is my favorite with VII and IV being a close second

Golden age final fantasy was 6-10

@@jacobgiles8425 Absolutely

X is the best hands down. I have yet to finish 9 though and I’m loving it. 7 is massively overrated IMO to the point to where it was frustrating.

10 is my Fave story 8 is my fave game, never really got on the 7 bandwagon tbh

9 is arguably better than 7 in term of overall quality, even though 7 remain the most popular one.

It's better than VII and most critics agree. Most critics will place VI as the best in the series for good reason, and IX is often placed second. The main debate is whether VII or X is 3rd. I personally think X is better.

@@MistyKathrine there is no doubt that X is better. I love 7. But that’s only because of nostalgia. It was my first ff. But hands down x is better.

@@sirownzalotgaming3025 I think most people who are able to put nostalgia aside agree that X is better.

Of course it's placed above 7. It's better

It's called personal opinion.

I agree in my opinion 3 is only better than 2.

I mean I won't lie I do like 4 and 5 more but you gotta admit 3 did left an impact by having lots of different jobs, had the first female antagonist, and came up with summons

If it was FF3 Remake then I feel like it would’ve been justified a little. but again, this is his opinion, and each have their own opinion.

@@williamjackson5778Yeah, but it was a last minute switch boss, so does she really count…?

cannot agree more. all down hill after that.

@@whypopme88 12 was amazing, you take that back

The beauty of OPINIONS

I agree

I mean, if that's the biggest flaw you found, it would be a pretty good list.

Totally true man, same for me , it's such a good game considering how old it is, and it's story line is the best till now ,for me.

Finally a list that doesn't put FF7 at nr1.. Yeah I love FF7 but imo FF6 is still the best and I'm glad some people agree. Kefka is still by far the best villain and the story has some of the best moments in the entire franchise.. The suicide scene, The Phantom train...THAT poison scene.

FF6 is the best jrpg .

It is the masterpiece that brought me to this wonderful series

Absolutely. Eagerly waiting fort the pixel remaster of FF6.

Yeah FFXII have pretty fun gameplay, that game change me how i feel and think about RPG.

12 is the only one that doesn't suck ass. Sorry, but this series was never good.

Same wit me bro 👍

I just started this game last night. I hope I like it. I don't fully understand if I'm doing my licenses right but I'll figure it out.

@@chrishastings7583 once you grasp it, it’s crazy fun

I agree about 8 having the best music

7 & 8 always will be the best FF ever. exploring the gigantic 3d world map with a PSX game was at that time just un-imaginable. just the gold saucer or triple triad game were so iconic and fun to play.

My problem with it is that it's too long to replay, otherwise it's great, I'd place it top 6.

Random chest loot grinding, first mainline too not be turnbased, maps were ridiculously large in some areas. Those were bound to be turnoffs for some. I hated the battle system at first. Until I unlocked a bunch more magic and tecs and maxed out gambit slots, then I loved the customization. The zodiac age fixed the obnoxious walking distance with speed up and autosaves.I still hate the chest grinding, though. Still one of my personal top 5 in the series.

Agreed

@@badass6300 Long is good I hate short games, hence why I love Xenoblade I need a long thought out story.

@@slick_anonymous1126 If you have the time, I love xenoblade chronicles, but if I only have 1-2 hours a day to play games, it takes too long to finish irl, and I lose interest in the game, the world, story and characters. if the game is 60 hours and I play 1.5 hours a day that means it will take me 40 days to beat the game, that's a long time.

I don't get why so many ppl dislike VIII. I'm 10hrs in and I've got to say it's one of my favourites so far

@@judethst people hated the junction system

@@ItzyYou I heard that but I thought that one you get used to it it's no problem. However I understand if superfans were not happy with change to a series they so love

But there's so much misinformation in this list

Oh no who doesn't love the crystal tower, nothing wrong with than dungeon whatsoever...

Last week I finished the pixel remaster of ff3. I liked it so much that I started playing the original on an NES emulator, I just got the Eureka jobs (Ninja and Sage) Only the final dungeon (Crystal Tower and World of Darkness) and The Cloud Of Darkness are left for me to beat. This entry really surprised me. I never expected to like it so much. Now it's on my top 3 (with FF5 as the second place and FF6 as the first) There's something special that FF3 has that the others don't, I don't know how to explain it. FF3 is amazing. When I finished the NES version I will be on to the 3D remake.

​@@windwaker0rulesi swear im the only person who enjoys the tower. Its the world of darkness part i don't like. Eureka is still really cool imo

@@snuggie1849 Usually when people talk about the Crystal Tower we are just talking about the big gauntlet after the final save.

@@windwaker0rules yeah i know that. Its just that ive talked to people who beat the game and they don't realise you can save after the maze of the ancients. Also eureka you can leave after getting the treasure too and alot of people don't know theres a secret shop there as well as life water

The top two games are VI and VII. VI is always the jrpg fans choice, but there's no denying the influence VII had. Third is a distant third and should be X or IX. Again depending on taste. IX's battle system was too slow for my tastes, and it had a habit of highlighting it (lots of the game without a full party, high % of back attacks, etc). Also having no control over trance was a major flaw. Good story though. X was too linear and didn't really open up until the end, but the battle system was probably one of the best in the mainline series.

Very funny, I was the exact opposite of you. VIII was my first FF, but I beat VII first, then went on to beat VIII, IX, X, X-2 (super guilty pleasure), and XII. Did not manage to beat XV.

I see FF6 more that way much like the infamous opera scene.

Nice hearing about 13 and the sequel. Always wanted to start but Im frequently discouraged

Also basically every "4th character" in 2

If you want to get Lion Heart in Disc 1

@@ff3player no. You need to mug Elastoids for Laser Cannons inside Lunatic Pandora when you’re in the second dream world sequence and refine them into pulse ammo. Adamantoises drops adamantine, and T-Rexes drop Dragon Fangs. Nothing of this require any triple triad grinding. You need a high level and a bit of patience but it is easily obtainable before Galbadia Garden on disc 1.

8 was not that great. I bought it when it came out, and it's the only FF game I regretted buying new.

@@JustinStrife it was WAAAAY too easy...even with hard mode mod for PC...

@@JustinStrife 8 was amazing, the junction system was unique, the party was diverse & squall is probably the dopest FF main protagonist ever.

@@giiotm8272 The characters were stupid, and Squall had no redeeming qualities as a person through most of the story. A plank of wood was more intriguing and engaging.

@@JustinStrife You clearly didn’t beat FF8, the further you get in the story the more he opens up and shows his true character. you’d have to get deep into the game to know that. lmao.

Agreed. It is hard to compare different games in different eras.

Makes sense

Like or not SE made 11 and 14 MMO's. They are and will always be numbered main series games. They completely belong here because it is a list of main series games which they are.

Finally a list that doesn't put FF7 at nr1.. Yeah I love FF7 but imo FF6 is still the best and I'm glad some people agree. Kefka is still by far the best villain and the story has some of the best moments in the entire franchise.. The suicide scene, The Phantom train...THAT poison scene.

FF9 is my favourite, but I will have no arguments with anyone who thinks that FF6 is #1. Both FF6 and FF9 are truly amazing games that deserve to be on a separate tier from every other FF game. I can't say the same for the overrated FF7. It really drives me nuts when someone calls it the best FF game, best JRPG or even best game in general. I think most ppl who make such claims have not played FF6 or FF9 before.

6 is always on the top of everyone’s list anymore. Nowadays it’s trendy to call 6 a masterpiece and shit on 7. 6 was great in so many ways but I definitely see people look at it with nostalgia glasses.

@@nightstrider15 My favourite game is 9, and while I played 6 back in the day, I never completed it. In fact, I think I only played the first 2 hours or so. I've just recently finished 6 like 2 days ago, and it really IS that good. The story is amazing, sure the beginning was a little slow but gradually becomes one hell of an epic emotional roller-coaster as the game progresses. It really does become a masterpiece by the end of it. I'm also one of those who shits on 7, because it really is just another average JRPG to me and I find it baffling that so many people call it the best game of all time. It also sickens me that 7 gets all the extra content and sequel while every other entry gets ignored. I get angry when someone says 7 is better than my favourite game 9, but I can't really say that I do if someone says 6 is better, because 6 actually is a great game just like 9 is and 7 isn't.

@@nightstrider15 I've seen many lists that put 6 all the way down at 5th even, or if not just listing Final Fantasy games but RPGs in general, not even have it in their top 10. FF7 was well done for what it was, and when you include its spin-offs, it moved the franchise from moderate success to a massively marketable enterprise. I do think FF7 deserves a place in the top five, but I would at least put it lower than FF6, because so much of what made FF7 work... had been done in FF6 and earlier games at the trope level. It did, however, have its own sense of style (as most games FF6 and later did), and the cutscenes, such as they were with the limited technology at the time, were very striking. If compared to everything the company put out (as a combined entity or its separate parts), I would, of course, put Chrono Trigger higher than either, but FF6 and FF7 would still be in the top 5 for RPGs that they ever put out. I don't think it is nostalgia so much as a recognition of what came before. I played FF7 before I played FF6, and I still love FF6 more for what it managed to do, and could see elements that FF6 took from it, because FF7 came later, despite the order I played them. FF6 took the franchise in new directions with the storytelling and characters specifically that wasn't done often, and certainly not as successfully, until after FF6 was overshadowed by the financial success of FF7. Both have their issues, but I would still say both are masterpieces with taking a grain of salt for the technical and financial limitations of the time. Chrono Trigger is its own separate thing in comparison, due to how it all blended together and feels more timeless as a result, but it too has a few flaws here and there, and Chrono Cross had even more. All four of those games deserve to be in the all-time RPG top 20, as well as many others in the FF franchise having a solid go depending on whether they count only English-release games or those that required patches or were never translated. I personally love Secret of Evermore, but it is on so few people's lists, for assorted reasons, despite being a polished game with great graphics, story, sound, and mechanics. Not everything has to be a masterpiece or thrown into the dung heap, but it is important to recognize that the best of the best may still owe its own success to earlier games which didn't do as well financially, but may have fewer flaws. To me, that's what puts FF6 higher. It achieved much of what FF7 did earlier, had even more memorable events, deeper story and characters, and just happened to get overshadowed with the next release. If they ever made a FF6 remaster that put it into proper 3D and expanded it ala FF7:Remake (whether fixing some of the minor flaws or not), I'm sure it would be extremely well received even by those who never played it, because many of its core elements are much more relatable in a broad sense, than things which happen in FF7. In a vague sense, FF6 is the older sibling who ended up in the news for one success before the internet became massive, and FF7 ended up in the news when it was starting to become huge, allowing for so much fan art and fan fiction, reviews and critiques, and so much more sharing what the game is about in an easier manner, by those who had never played the earlier games. It owes its wild success to more interconnectivity between its fans and those they could convince to either play the game, or enjoy what fan works were made. This, in turn, led to spinoffs, which only further fueled the fandom with more official content to expand even further with the fandom's take on them. FF6 has its original game, a few characters in Dissidia, and then the fan content. There is just far less that has been around to draw in new fans, and the console itself is older while FF7 now has the Remake to draw in even more new fans. Hopefully one day FF6 will get more than just a high placement on lists from old fans, so that newcomers can see why the old fans place it so high. Yes, it ended up on the Wii virtual console and on the Super NES Classic Edition, but with the Wii Virtual Console closed and the SNES Classic Edition being so limited in release... it still doesn't have a tenth of the exposure FF7 Remake has.

The only thing about 9 was that damn near random final boss at the very end. Other than that it was a great game

@@Tekkias Hey, man. That fight was awesome

FF9 has always been rated as the best FF alongside FF6 amongst most FF fans, but more mainstream reviewers such as Mojo have neglected its greatness in its previous videos. I still remember it was placed even lower than X in their last video. I'm glad that they have righted this wrong though. FF9 is my favourite game, and I also think it's the best, but I will have no arguments with anyone who thinks FF6 deserves the #1 spot.

Agreed, 9 is my favorite of the whole series, it along with 6 definitely earned the praise!

Interesting. I love 9 with a passion but I can’t stand 15. Curious to know why you like 15 as much as you do? Can’t get into it.

VIII has the best soundtrack hands down. The Man with a Machinegun is just top tier, with one of the best opening game sequence of all time and its soundtrack Liberi Fatali. Coming close in second would be X, To Zanarkand, Otherworld.

@@hethna4166 Agreed! Also wanted to add that comes to boss music I'd personally go with FFIV and the Battle at the Big Bridge is PHENOMENAL from FFV

I've played 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9, and I'll rank their soundtracks in this order... 9 > 4 > 6 > 5 = 7

Not for everyone lol. My favorites are 12, 7 and 8

I'll also chime in and say not everyone. 7 > 10 > 6 > rest. I was pretty disappointed with 9 when I played it at release. Everything up through Disc 1 was great, same as with 8, but then went downhill for me. I think I might appreciate both it and 8 with a replay, but I've neve replayed either.

That's because it was/is remarkably popular, but popularity isn't enough to prove one game is better than another.

But both 3 and 4 got remakes.

Something about 3 being above 5, 8, and 4 lmao!

Yeah I would've ranked it above FFIV too. Its story might be basic, but at least it made sense and wasn't melodramatic like FFIV's. It was a fantastic adventure with a great job system.

Finally someone who plays FFXIV at the comment section

Agreed

Yup. Perfection.

Yes.

im looking forward to play 5 & 6 but what i have played / seen so far was really epic

Going so good there in the first half of that

9 is my favorite and even I know tetra master was a pile of garbage. To this day I still don't understand how it works

@@felforen Ikr

Truly 😭😭😭😭 because wtf?

My biggest problem with 7 is that materia kind of robs characters of individuality in battle snd the graphics have aged horribly

FF 7 is like Michael Jordan. Popularized the series to the world and most popularly known as the GOAT. Only true fans can argue otherwise.

Thanks for actually saying what I was thinking. It has just become herd mentality to make fun of that scene, whilst it was actually quite deep and meaningful to the entire story.

Would definitely agree with the first two, but #3 just has to be X for me. But yeah, XIV is absolutely top 3 material either way.

Right? What could possibly make 3 better than 4, 5, 8 and even 13 and 15? If it's about the job system, FF5 did that better and with a better story and characters and with save points.

As long as they don't make it a dopey action rpg I'd love it. Take the 3d style of say.. DQ11 and I'd pay $100 easy. Games like FF6 all i really want is a new coat of paint. Don't mess with the systems, maybe tweak the story to add more dialog and flesh out a few things for fun (like they did in 7remake) but leave the story and everything alone.

@Tom Ffrench Just shut up . VI is overrated.

@Tom Ffrench That is not the point. You said the list is about quality. There is nothing special about VI.

FF12 doesn't have a story, it's a bunch of people walking from here to there. It's why it's so boring, despite okay gameplay.

@@silentsaturn7604 It really isn't, there is definitely a story involved and it's a very good one in my opinion. Not as good as 6, 7, or 9 but still very good

If the team's work on XIV is anything to go by, it's gonna be a return to amazing form. It's about damn time, too.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes 8 so much lol

FF8 is the best

Yup

imo kinda sux that this review didn’t even try to highlight each series soundtrack, which this series are best known of. Don’t get me wrong, i do rly like 9, but at least give a more proper effort…

@@boarMcberry they've gotten lazy with a lot of their top ten lists. I mean I give them the fact that these lists have kinda lost their flair. You can only top ten a subject so many times. But ffix has amazing music.

Hell no it’s not. It doesn’t matter whether you like Vlll or lX more, there’s no denying that Triple Triad is infinitely better in almost every way

FF 7 is like Michael Jordan. Popularized the series to the world and most popularly known as the GOAT. Only true fans can argue otherwise.

Agree

9 is my favorite of the whole franchise

Final Fantasy 4 is easily the most "Final Fantasyish" game of the franchise.

@@zzz43344 9 it's perfect as it is having a solid gameplay of the classics with great story telling. This don't need to be a remake and it still have lots of love.

@@adamtideman4953 Agreed, maybe it's just me, but FF4 is the beginning of the whole love for FF.

@@AvengerKit Perhaps, but I wouldn't mind tbh. I'd LOVE to witness how all these characters and scenes would be like with actual voice acting and in 4k resolution! I mean, if 7 can get a full fledged remake, why can't 9?

I agree with you. Well said. I definitely enjoyed playing FF5. For me it has a well-balanced gameplay, if not a bit too difficult. And that’s what I want in an FF game. A truly challenging game. Some areas have enemies that are surprisingly too strong but not impossible to beat. Maybe it’s different in other versions. I played the SNES version, fan-translated. But I definitely enjoyed this game way more than FF6. I wasn’t impressed with 6 gameplay-wise. I felt like things just passed. It may have a nice story but I felt more immersed into FF5’s world. Its story and characters were actually great.

Ikr

The reason XIII manage to get 2 sequels is due to square nearing bankruptcy due to the failure of FFXIV 1.0. XIII was able to kept them afloat and milked it just enough for them to be back on track.

They needed to make money quick, thankfully the sequels were cheap to develop because they could easily be considered flops with 13-2 doing half the sales of 13 and LR half the sales of 13-2. I actually do like 13 a lot, my point is just that they didn't make sequels because it was good.

@@fffan11 I also like 13. When they made the sequels, I was caught off guard with the sudden plot change and introducing time travel in 13-2 and saving souls in LR. I dislike it at first because it was different from what 13's story was telling but ended up liking it later on.

@@tsunaxsawada10 While I did enjoy 13 a lot, I had the same feeling as you when it came to the sequels and it never really changed afterwards, 13-2 felt too different from 13 for me, I didn't really care for Serah as a main character, for the whole time travelling thing and for the fact that they basically had to rewrite the ending of 13 for 13-2's story to make sense, the gameplay was fun though. LR made the story even more convoluted and looked super cheap and downright ugly in some parts, which was a shame seeing as the original 13 was a gorgeous game, and I wasn't a fan of the countdown thing, so I also didn't care much for that one.

Triple Triad is one of the best parts of VIII Tetra Master is a waste of time