The 10 WORST Final Fantasy Games 

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Even if you hated Dirge Of Cerberus, saying that Vincent Valentine is easily forgettable is ridiculous. Also, 8 & 12? Who made this stupid list???

FF12 Zodiac Age and FF8 are in my top 3 of FF games.

I get why 13 isn't everyone favorite. But it's one of mine. I liked most of the characters (mostly disliked Vanille) right from the start, and the linear feel of the game just didn't bother me 🤷🏿‍♂️ I'm replaying the game on my Steam Deck.

I enjoyed playing FFX-2, granted there were some flaws in the game, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

FF12 is extremely underrated. Sure it wasn't 100% perfect, but t still fun nonetheless.

I was expecting Dirge of Cerberus and other spin offs... didn't expect a kick in the teeth with 8 and 12

8, 12, and 10-2 don't belong anywhere near this list. There are tons of crappy games within the FF universe and all three of these games had lots of great things about them. Even 13 wasn't all that bad despite it's flaws. It actually required some strategy besides auto-attacking like most other FF games, and all of the roles were very useful.

12 is one of my all time favorites. When it came out I was at a point I didn't play video games much at all but easily got wrapped up in all the optional side content it had to offer. Easily put 100 hours into it. I also put 8 very high up, probably had more fun with it than 7.

This list is such a misfire that I truly believe somebody at WatchMojo needs to be fired.

1. FF12 is a underrated masterpiece you can feel it's influence on games like Xenoblade Chronicles 2. FF8 is my fave game of all time and a unique MASTERPIECE 3. FF13 is still a gorgeous and good game, idk why the hate 4. Dissida NT had potential and was acctually fun but was sadly a let down 5. FF10-2 is a unique gem Put games like all the bravest or a new empire in this list and not acctually good games

Ouch. 12 and 8 at the start.

Final Fantasy 12? Are you sure? No way 12 was a bad game. FF8 I can understand due to its gameplay mechanics, but come on.

I feel like FFX2 gets too much hate as the battle system is really fun and engaging with you being able to switch Yuna, Rikku, and Paine to whatever job you want and you having to think on the fly more and make quick choices.

Tbh, I feel like Final Fantasy X is one of those video games that didn't need a sequel. Though FFX-2 isn't necessarily a bad game, it just didn't exactly have good gaming mechanics in it.

This entire list could have been entirely comprised of FF cash-grab mobile games. Brave Exvius, Record of Final Fantasy, All the Bravest, The First Soldier, A New Empire, Chocobo GP, Opera Omnia...etc...

crazy they thought 12 was one of the worst. wow

Just got to say that FF7 Dirge of Cerberus was an awesome game for it's time and Vincent is the 2nd coolest character in the whole game

There is no winning with a list like this because every ff seems to have some degree defense brigade. Case and point, I love XIII and will not budge on that opinion

I've played X-2 on the PS2 and the re-release later on the PS3. Did you and I even play the same game @MojoPlays ?!?

Bruh FF12 was fcking amazing wtf 💀 It was controversial, but one of the "worst"?

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FF8 was good, Vincent was one of the popular characters of 7 and while not re-released, the events of Dirge are being included in the FF7 remake from I've seen.

FF12 is one of my favorites, got into the story and love it! Bought the Zodiac release and also was not dissappointed with the job system

Final Fantasy XII: 92 on metacritic Final Fantasy VIII: 90 on metacritic This list makes total sense.

Is Final Fantasy X-2 as good as Final Fantasy X? No. Is Final Fantasy X-2 fun to play? Yes! I don’t care what anyone says. Final Fantasy X is my personal favourite Final Fantasy game and I really enjoyed X-2 as well.

FF7 DoC needs another take. Vincent is a fan favorite. Story wasn't that bad, and the combat needed a little bit of polish. The majority of the issues people had with it, us that it's a shooter-hack n' slash hybrid, and people expected something more traditional to the JRPG genre for some reason.

FF8 is actually my second favourite game.

8 is a masterpiece. It came after 7 thats all

I admit that I felt there didn't need to be a sequel to Final Fantasy X but it wasn't exactly a bad game

Ouch, guys. Calling 8 and 12 "worse" is really harsh.

FF 8 was not a bad game for me. The only few things that i didn't like was that the enemies level up while you grind for exp and the junction system was pretty difficult to learn for newcomers in the FF franchise.

I knew FFXIII was going to be here. Personally I really enjoyed it, my only issue with that game is Snow... The dude is so dense and annoying.

I'll give you that FF12 had problems on the ps2, but with the zodiac remaster it deserves to be among the best in the series

Dude, Final Fantasy X-2 is GREAT! I Played it and really love the continuity and dress sphere mechanic.

FF2 is somewhat good in its own right. The shocking fact in this list is that sure FF8 and FF12 has it's flaws but they are criminally underrated as one example is this list.

"Did you enjoy all these games? That's awesome! We'd love to hear from you, so let us know in the comments below" Bro putting up his shield before starting a controversy ☠️

They're just looking for things to fill the list. Why the hell did they choose 12, 1, 8 and 10-2?! Besides there's more bad final fantasy games like Mystic Quest, All the Bravest, The After Years (maybe), and that crappy mobile tower defense Final Fantasy XV game.

I like 8 and 12. It would have been stale if no one took risks to change the formula from time to time. If things don't work out, they can always go back to what worked.

13 was what introduced me into the Series so yeah im kind of offended

12 gameplay wise is still my favorite to this day, though narratively definitely a bit weaker. The lore of the world of Ivalice though was phenomenal to learn and absorb.

Had some massive balls putting in 8 and 12 in this list - I don't even like 12 but people do consider it great. The rationale for putting 8 is really stupid just because it never reached the heights of VII and IX, yet its still considered a PS1 classic.

I feel like a lot of older Final Fantasy games can be really good, if you have the right port.

While I agree that Dirge of Cerberus belongs on this list but I do think you are incorrect about the character Vincent. Also Vincent and Yuffie werent meant to be optional characters, they were cut from the original game due to lack of time so with Dirge I could see where they thought it was a good idea to tell more of his story (along with fans of the character) but just wish it wasnt this game. I do hope they treat the character much better in Remake.

Reading the comments I read all the 12 as 13 and thinking that's not right... Then I saw it was actually 12 and went, "oh, no that's actually a good one".

12 and 8 are my personal favorites.

Well i played all of them, I agree with their list but I wouldn't name the video "Worst FF games" rather "Least Favorite FF by Fans" because the word "Worst" will trigger a lot of fans lol xD. They are the least favorite FF games for me also. But overall, all Final Fantasy games are good and each have their own special touch!

WHO PUT 8 on this list😭😭😭 8 is my 2nd favorite final fantasy game!!! Also I loved being sucked into the Laguna sections of the game!! That was my favorite part😅

This is a shit list lol. 8 is a goddamn classic that we all love, even just having Triple Triad is reason enough to love it. 12 was revolutionary with differences, and 10-2 was fine, just had stupid classes. I grew up with FF and I would never complain about the things you pointed out lmao. This list should just be all the online ones, because we all hate them😂

i'm playing Theatrhythm Final Bar Line on Switch, i bloody love it and then this popped up, great content (an idea: Yakuza games ranked worst to best? i'm loving Like A Dragon Ishin at the minute too)

Sorry; I'm not here to watch, only to tell you, you are wrong. Final Fantasy X-2 was a great time; I played it through 6 times, just to get all the dressspheres, spheregrides, and and max out each spell. I spent hours in the desert; trying to get the best cards, to win the card game. I even bought the Remaster; because it was X/X-2, and I love both those games. And yes; I will Die on This Hill! I don't need to watch this video; because everything you say is wrong with this game, it actually right about it. The was not only a great game, but a great sequel as well.

Remove 12 from this list, the people have spoken.

Final Fantasy 12 is the most well balance Final Fantasy main series games in term of combat, story, lores, and charaterization.

If you've watched JonTron's "Top 10 Most Overrated Games" list, you'll know that he has Final Fantasy 8 at number 4 on that list and that he hates the game.

FF10 is just as linear as FF13, but nobody wants to acknowledge that. I tried to go back and get the Destruction Sphere in Besaid about halfway through the game because I realized I'd forgotten it, and I had to walk corridor to corridor through basically the entire world.

Wish they'd bring back being able to see downvotes for this one video. I guarantee it'd be a record breaker

Wow! I loved Final Fantasy 8 one of my favorites in the whole series

Love play Dirge of Cerberus. Definitely one of my top favorite Final Fantasy games. I enjoyed and finished Final Fantasy on the PSP release. Tricky knowing what to do or where to go but had the time of my life. Dissidia NT is definitely not as strong as the first two, but it was still an enjoyable experience. Plus, I like the new playable characters that were added.

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My opinion on this: Final fantasy XII - difficult to get into for newcomers but 100% play it today with the speed boost. Don’t expect a good story but some very, very genius and creative gameplay with an insanely beautiful open world and lots to do. Final fantasy CC EOT - yeah he’s right. Final fantasy VII - you stop right there. At 3:30 I know you didn’t understand the system because it’s unproductive to level since the monsters scale with your level. Laguna was 10/10 and connected the dots wtf Final fantasy 1 - yeah the grind was awful. Play it on pixel remaster or even the GBA Final fantasy 2 - encounter rate was also terrible. I leveled up in the beginning for about 2 hours to have a smooth game but it was underwhelming. The emperor 10/10 glad he’s back in Final fantasy DOC - played in HS 15 years ago my opinion is worthless but I remember having fun considering the controls didn’t age well I’m guessing. Final fantasy XIV - I played it because I never got to play 11 but I just remember no one was on the servers it was a dead game… until realm reborn. Final fantasy Dissidia NT - if they just made it 1v1 less DLC and not stupid expensive in game content (songs cost you about 5-6 hours gameplay) was god awful. Final fantasy X-2 - straight up beautiful RPG gameplay. The dress system was godlike. The story was good too aside from the cringe YRP but the singing does tie into the story so it makes sense. It was just strange overall. Final fantasy XIII - I don’t understand the hate on the linear style it had. look how long it took to make ff15 and it wasn’t even ground breaking. People have unrealistic views on how open world should be. People expect CGI quality gameplay because it’s square with 100+ hours of open world content and will complain if it’s more than $60. Look past that and you’ll see 13 was good but play the trilogy too. And if you don’t like the story/rpg gameplay then you’ll finally have formed your own opinion. Or play ff12 since that has a good open world.

I actually liked Dissidia NT and still play it to this day

I hate you!! - Tidus (Final fantasy 10). Jecht (Final fantasy 10): I re wrote the game where he was allowed to die in episode 3 finale! ;)

Who made that list exactly? 10-2,12 & 8? 😮 And I also enjoyed Dirge of Cerberus a lot back then. I was flashed seeing "Yuna" singing in 10-2. "Real Emotion" is one of my favorite songs until this day. ❤

Tbh I like FF XII It's good step up from the traditional turn base rpg, still remember first time playing it on ps2 Yeah I know, by today's standards, FF XII combat is considered slow but for its time, it is a really a great style combat

FFXII is one of the best JRPGs ever made.

Lets all be real here. This is what the real title should be. Top 10 Final Fantasy games that WM dislikes.

I love FFX12, the story was very captivating for me. I have CC Echoes on Wii and its literally unplayable, its windowed format made it too hard to see. FF1 reminds me of Pokémon XD. I want a Cait Sith game! So cute! I love FFX like hell, but FFx-2 was abit too weird and didnt feel like it was in the same universe but a parallel one. Still cool, but odd. I'm stuck on FF13, the levelling system is a bit drawn out for me. I'd rather play FF12 again, or go play FF Crystal Bearers which I absolutely love.

12 shouldn't be on this list at all. And where is Mystic Quest or All the Bravest???

It’s not April 1st so what is trash list 😂

I dont know about you you but one of my guilty pleasures was final fantasy 12 and 8 was also good.

Dirge of Cerberus is an absolute banger/gem. I remember it being the first non turn based FF game I played and putting hours into it on ps2.

FFX-2 was a good game. You get it or you don’t.

Final Fantasy xii is amazing! I liked it way better than 10 in my opinion. Then when they released the zodiac age on ps4 I had to buy the collectors edition it was worth every dollar

Dirge of Cerberus was fun. I like it when Spinoffs do something different, better than switching the main series from rpg to Devil May Cry

Honey, you've got a huge storm coming your way.

Final Fantasy 1 is the best game ever of all time, it aged like the finest wine ever, escpecially the NES version!!!!

The comments defending 12 made me happy. So glad that I was one of the few people who loved it. Sure, it's not perfect and kinda Star Wars-ish but it's still good imo.

If FF8 and FF12 are the worst games. How come then FF8 and FF12 both won game of the year the award. I like the battle system in FF12. It got rid of the annoying random encounters.

Despite my issues with FFXII, FFVIII, & FFX-2, I found those games to be a lot of fun to play.

When a worst of list starts off with FFXII, you know it’s gonna be a BS list

Honestly dissidia final fantasy's battle system didn't make much sense especially the HP bar system and the fact that you have to literally pull off a special move just to win the fight.

As soon as I saw Final Fantasy X-2 on the thumbnail, I knew this was clickbait and I fell for it. when I saw Final Fantasy XII on this list I realized oh this is for people who don’t play final fantasy.

ohnoes... Final Fantasy X-2 was amazing, I had so much fun w/ that game! I rather that one much more than XII-3 (Lightning Returns)

X-2 is a masterpiece

I would say the two game series that have been the most disappointing for me in the FF series so far were 10 and 13 as well as their (for me DLC) games. Both FF series of titles play linearly, as if the player is denied to find the right way, the stories are boring and have nothing great to offer like their predecessor games. The enemies are only colored differently and then equipped with a little more damage and HP. I got these games back then because I was a FF fan and it was so disappointing that they walked away from their ways beforet. Personally, I still say that FF 10 was the step into the grave for FF 13 garbage fire because both games have many of the same moments in them where I wondered why they hadn't learned from the mistakes of the past.

One thing I absolutely hate about FF1 is that in one of the final towns, the amount of money you need to pay for magic spells is broken. In the same line where the price is shown, the level of the spell is shown and in one of the final towns the price gets so long that the digits „merge“ with the level number, making it look like it’s more expensive than it actually is

Finally someone puts XIII where it belongs. Game almost killed my enthusiasm to try any more Final Fantasy games back in 2010.

12 among the worst? Seriously??? Sure, it HAS the weakest story of all mainline entries, but in terms of gameplay, I believe is among the series BESTS!!! Personaly, I enjoyed it WAY more than 10!

Wow coming right out swinging with one of my favorite in the series haha. I love FFXII. I really enjoyed the story, though, as something similar to (by design) to Final Fantasy Tactics. I don't love the remakes as much since I feel like it it kept me from making creative job decisions (like I can't make the dark knight Basch I played in my original playthrough of the PS2 version of the game) Also I'll say I unironically love FFX-2. I'll be the first to admit the story of the game is incredibly weak and kind of bad... but my god the game is a lot of fun to play. The combat was something I really enjoyed, and it was nice to just see the girls of YRP just seem like they're actually having a lot of fun and enjoying the world that was saved in the previous game.

I kinda like the Dirge of Cerberus... actually it was one of my favorite FF games, takes you out of the usual turn base mechanics of Final Fantasy games... or I'm just biased since he was my favorite character on FF7 and was really happy to know more about him

I didn't like 8 or 12 on release but now I'm older and appreciate them more, like most my first ff game was 7 and is still my fave, even over the remake..

Sucks to be you for putting those games on that list. I actually like some of 'em. 8 and 12 are in my top 3, and I love the gameplay of X-2

Here's a top 10 Worst Final Fantasy games from someone who actually knows what they're talking about. 10 Chocobo Racing GP 9 Final Fantasy IV The After Years 8 Dirge of Cerberus Final Fantasy VII 7 Final Fantasy XIV 1.0 6 Final Fantasy All The Bravest 5 Final Fantasy Explorers 4 Final Fantasy Mystic Quest 3 Final Fantasy Dimensions 2 Final Fantasy The 4 Heroes of Light 1 Final Fantasy II

I really liked FFX-2, its so vivid and nice pace, action oriented. I enjoyed it much!

Watch mojo do us all a favor and leave video games and anime alone.

Final Fantasy XII is an amazing game in its own right, just an okay FF game tho. Final Fantasy VIII, yeah, even a lot of die-hard fans can't defend that game with all it's shortcomings. Final Fantasy X-2, its battle system is really the best thing about it, everything else is so "bleech". Final Fantasy (OG)? Really? Mojoplays deserves flak for this. Final Fantasy II definitely earns criticism for the leveling system. Final Fantasy XIII, best in the trilogy, but not great. Everything else here, I don't disagree, but they could've added Lightning Returns, All the Bravest, First Solider, or Chocobo GP.

8 is my absolute fave followed by 13-2 and 10-2 i like under dog games always have plus 13-2 and 10-2 had in game markers to completion ie fragments in 13-2 and an actual percentage to completion in 10-2 witch is actually possible in 1 playthrough if you choose the right route PS i no 13-2 is not on the list but still :P

FF X-2 is a solid (albeit kinda cringey) game it was certainly different from what fans expected (definitely catering to a specific *ahem* crowd) but at its core it was a fun game. Now it was originally slated to cover the journey of Jecht, Auron and Braska which I would have loved to have seen, but I'm tired of people referring to this game as the quintessential bad final fantasy game.

FF2 showed that Square was willing to explore new mechanics! Dont egg on it just because the game became too grindy. If you look at it ff2 had very mature themes, a good soundtrack and story as well as a villain who had an impact within the story