The DEFINITIVE Final Fantasy RANKING - Worst To Best 

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If there's one thing FF fans can agree on, it's that there is no agreement whatsover on ranking the games and doing so never fails to end in people yelling

David, I think you're missing two games. You said all the mainline games but you left out FFXI and FFXIV. Now we all know why you did, but I just wanted to be a smartass so in fairness here's a review of both just to help out lol. FFXI - Square's first attempt at the MMORPG genre was a success but not without it's growing pains. Whether it was the lack of any PVP, some of the hilarious levels of grinding needed for certain weapons and items, to the insanity of fights like the Pandemonium Warden and Absolute Virtue, Square definitely jumped in with both feet and took their lumps as they learned on the fly. However, the numbers didn't lie, and for all the missteps many people still view this as one of their favorite MMORPG, I'd put it just below the top tier. FFXIV - Now this one is more tricky, because it really comes down to are you rating the original FFXIV or are we talking ARR? (A Realm Reborn). The original FFXIV launch was to put it bluntly a complete and utter shit show. Square was still in their FFX period of focusing on graphics over gameplay and as such the launch of FFXIV was tremendously terrible and the game looked doomed for the trash bin as a cataclysmic failure. But then Yoshi P decided to not only Canonically destroy the original world of FFXIV and build a new game from scratch, he applied the failures and lessons learned to create what is considered maybe the best MMORPG on the market today, even eclipsing that "other" MMORPG we won't name. ARR's saving of the FFXIV has only continued with truly excellent expansions including Heavensward, Stormblood, Shadowbringers, and Endwalker, with no signs of slowing down. We've even seen high ranking players from that "other" MMORPG playing FFXIV on streams which stands as a testament to how fun and polished the game now is. While still having an interesting dilemma when it comes to allowing addons, Yoshi P has guided the ship masterfully. FFXIV's original launch is down there with FF8, while ARR and the expansions should likely be top tier.

Glad to see final fantasy 5 getting the recognition it deserves

I'm playing final fantasy VI lately and I'm loving it, characters, soundtrack, very fun game. I played a lot of jrpgs in my life but never got into final fantasy games but this one got me.

Hearing 8 being low hurts every time. I'd like to point out, 8 is only broken if you know it inside and out, and it rewards you for that. I love that, it's difficult if you don't know it, but let's you get OP if you do know it well.

I’m so happy to see 5 at number one, it’s got my favorite battle system by far, endless replay ability. While the story isn’t the best I think it just has such a unique silly charm. Love the list

FFIX is perfect (to me). It’s the only FF I replay all the way through every time. The emotional highs and lows, the pacing, the more whimsical art direction, the campy characters, Vivi 🥺. It’s the best iteration of FF that there is. I’m open to arguments for VII, but IX is my all time fave.

I’m so happy for the ranking for 13-2, it’s one of my favorites ! The monster hunting mechanic, refined gameplay over 13, the OST. It’s underrated for sure.

Wow, soooo cool to see FF5 finally get some love. I always feel like it's the most forgotten title amongst fans. I love 5 so much, for me this is the best FF before the series came to Playstation. Though my personal ranking is totally different, I can understand every single argument about why you don't like a game. So great list. 😊

I think you might enjoy some parts of FFXIV, even as kind of a single-player experience to see the easter eggs and stuff. That game is effectively a celebration of everything in the franchise and does eventually stabilize itself with a very heartfelt story.

After so many years of playing final fantasy series, my fav mainline are FF9, FF7, FF6 and FF5 but the most favorite out of everything is FFT which I still come back and play nowadays. I played it on the PS1 and then on the PSP and I play it on my mobile now.

I'll always love FF4 and FF6, cause honestly, they were the first FF games I've played. More importantly enough, with another game, helped me to become a player of RPGs. I'd always preferred 4 over 6, cause I always loved replaying it over and over again.

My first final fantasy game was Final Fantasy Tactics on ps1. I didn't understand it. I thought the music was captivating. But it wasn't until 7th grade when I got into it again, I loved the story and characters. Which leads me to one of my favorite mainline Final Fantasy games, Final Fantasy 12. I love how both Tactics and 12 are made by the same people and follow in the (while very loosly) same world, Ivalice.

"Angst, cringe, Ramen Noodles, and photographs." That is the best description of FFXV I've ever seen! 😂

The fact that you have Final fantasy 10 at 11 is just a slap in the face. One of the most groundbreaking Final fantasy games. Introduction of voice acting, amazing graphics for its time, a soundtrack that would kick the ass of most of the games on this list, and a story that was timeless. If you can excuse the main character, the rest of the cast is memorable.

I genuinely didn't expect Final Fantasy V to be at the top of your list, but it makes me incredibly happy. I feel like I always get strange looks from people when I tell them that Final Fantasy V Advance is my favorite game in the whole series.

FF VII, X, and VI are my favorites, along with being some of my favorite games of all time. All three have such heartfelt, meaningful stories that I really connect as they relate to experiences I've had for myself. I could go on and on about why all three are so good, their messages, their worldbuilding, their personality, they're just amazing experiences in my opinion

I dont agree with your entire list, obviously since its not mine, BUT.....THANK YOU for giving 10-2 some respect. That battle system *chefs kiss*

I love this guy! This video is quite good. Your commentary about each game had me laughing pretty hard. You gained a sub from me. I stopped playing FF after 10. I just can't get along with the series it stopped being turn based. My first FF was IV and then VI. Vi is my absolute favorite, but I respect your list because most of the top spots went to the Classic FF games. Being just a few years older than you I can understand why you placed everything where you did. Even though this was a ranking of the mainline FF games, I was expecting your number 1 to be FF tactics. That game is like a wet dream for people who love the job system.

While I fundamentally disagree with your ranking, I appreciate your views. It also shows that anyone who enjoys RPGs is going to find a Final Fantasy game they like.

Me at the start:”Please don’t put 2 dead last. Please don’t put 2 dead last….” Him:”first up. Final Fantasy 2.” Me:”Agh-…”

Ff6 will always be my favorite! You had some shocking placements to me as we got higher and higher but what I appreciated is your detailed reasoning. I agreed with every point you made for every game in your top 5! Another great video!

Great video was a lot of fun to watch. It's interesting how everyone has different favorite Final Fantasies. I just played and beat 13 and really loved it. I am not sure why but the story really resonated with me and I loved the characters and voice acting. I was surprised how in depth the battle system gets later in the game. I really need to play 5 now after hearing you talk about it.

I’m always so happy to see 5 get the recognition it deserves, it’s my personal favorite as well

6:56 My eyes went wide as in "whaaaaat?" Fair points though.

I also liked Final Fantasy IV better than Final Fantasy VI when I was growing up, but I think that's because I found the World of Ruin to be a little too depressing for a setting where so much of the game took place at the time. Final Fantasy IV certainly had it's dark moments, but seeing the whole world basically get treated like the Village of Mist felt like a bit much. By the time Final Fantasy VII came along and started in the downtrodden Midgar, I felt more ready for it and didn't mind so much.

I really think FF 12 is very underrated. I do agree that 16 fell short and that 13 it's in "my opinion" a worst gameplay version of FF 12. A very interesting video! ❤

My 3 favorites are 6, X, and 8. I feel like they all hit a really good balance of fun gameplay and good story for me.

That's awesome that FFV is your favorite. It's my 2nd favorite behind your 2nd favorite FFIX. So our 1st and 2nd favorite are reversed.

Here for more 8 slander.

Wow, someone who puts FF5 at the top of their list. Cool. I can respect that. FF6 may be my favorite, but I get what you're saying about FF5, it's my #2 on my own list. FF5 is what I would call Square's biggest mistake for not sending it over seas sooner in an official release than they did. It's a truly epic game that still holds up today!

i feel like FFT should be an honorary numbered final fantasy in these lists because it truly is a paragon of greatness made from the human species. its my #1 and doesnt even need a number in its name. ohohohoh~

Of what I’ve played, in order: 12, 7, 13, 10, 1, 3, 4, 2, 8 The massive world and real-time battling of XII blew my mind as a kid, but the story starts off strong for a few hours then TANKS 😔 If they would have nailed the story it would top everything imo

Honestly have to say FF9 is my favourite. Beaten it 4 or 5 times so far. Has my favourite cast of characters. Zidane's my personal favourite Final Fantasy protagonist, Kuja is one of my favourite video game villains, great game play, love the music and story. A lot of the side quests weren't my favourites and getting trance is battles that I didn't want get trance in were a couple flaws I had with the game but every game has its flaws

This is the most mad ranking of final fantasy games I’ve ever seen, but I’m not even mad. Can’t believe I finally found a list that doesn’t have 6,7 or 10 at the top

Can't ever remember seeing anyone prefer FFX-2 to FFX before. My list would be very different to this but it's your own list so I'm not going to hate!

My favorite Final Fantasy game is definitely 9. It was the first Final Fantasy game I was able to get a grip on in terms of the battle system, because I was a little kid when I tried playing the others, and they were too difficult for me. LOL The overall setting is charming, and the story is heartwarming and tear jerky at points. It's just a good solid RPG.

FF10 is my favorite, if I had to pick a pixel favorite though, it is for sure 5 all the way. Thanks for the list love seeing how different everyone's favorite FF games are.

I've been trying to get my fiancée to play a ff for years. She loves kings glaive movie, so she was like "I want to play XV!" No you don't. Well not first so as to get discouraged at least.

The best part about your rank lists is hearing your reasonings, and especially how they changed over time. I kept expecting Tactics and Tactics Advance on the list, but I see it's for numbered games only. I always see them included in the mainline games even if they're not numbered. Curious where those two would have fallen if you had included them. (For those complaining about no XI or XIV, he did say 'offline'! It's not like you can rank MMOs along with single player RPGs.)

Very cool that David got a sponsorship from a real JRPG and not some money grubbing mobile Gacha game like most RU-vidrs would have. Goes to show that he's respected by the community and even developers are aware of his reputation and ability to spread the word about their game.

Been playing FFIV DS lately and what I came to appreciate about it is that the game overall is streamline while also feeling like it has nuances that you can appreciate over time. I'm surprised at how somewhat fast paced the game could be with the pacing (which can somewhat make the story feel a bit too fast to me but still good) and when compared to my time with FFXVI so far, I find it to be refreshing because the moment to moment gameplay and story makes the game feel like I am actually on an adventure with these characters. I like the Augment system in the DS game version so far (even tho it should've been hinted at better in the game itself) because it rewards you for making temporary party members stronger. Though I feel like it could've been expanded into making those Augment rewards actually more emphasized through more actual sidequests or events from giving those characters augments. Like maybe more flavorful events on those characters if you give them Augments to balance the fast paced linear storytelling of the game.

This is the first FF Tier list I have agreed with. Final Fantasy V is the best (for replayability). It's long been my favourite all-rounder in the series.

Different Final Fantasy games excel at different things, but each game is good in their own way. When I did my massive 10.5hr video essay series on the games (inspired partially by your channel), I wanted to dive into what each game did well and what things I ended up valuing in the series. As it turns out, you and I don't actually share similar values in our rpgs, in that you care a lot more about gameplay and exploration, and I pretty much don't care and am more of a story simp. So, V and I end up ranking much lower for me in comparison to games like XV and XIII, which I tended to rank higher. It's great how everyone has their own version of the series they prefer, but I will admit to my jaw dropping a little when I realized V was gonna be #1. But hey, a lot of the Devs and even Ray Chase cite that one as their fave. Definitely not mine but I'm glad you dig it.

I have absolutely no clue how VIII could rank lower than X, XII or XIII, but that just shows how taste is different. But hey: At least FFX is on the lower hand. For me it just would rank even lower

Mary we need a dragon quest list. This final fantasy list is great even tho FFX is in the bottom mid 😭❤️

My list: FF7 > FF6 > FF10 > FF1 > FF4 > FF9 > FF13 > FF3 > FF8 > FF5 > FF12 > FF2 > FF15 - Haven't played 16 yet. Don't care for any of the sequels. I hated 13-2, actually, because I actually enjoyed 13 quite a bit after I gave it a fair shot. But with spinoffs, my favorite game of all time, not just FF, is FF Dimensions. Just like you with FF5, I've replayed Dimensions more than any other game ever and never get tired of it. I'm constantly challenging my self with jobs and party builds and I love every minute of it. It's basically a better FF5 that's actually more balanced and has a pretty good story. The problem I have with FF5 is that it's very archaic in difficulty and you need prior game knowledge to know what jobs are viable, good and party builds for it. Once you understand the game and its challenges, you can do more of "whatever" but a new kid playing FF5 for the first time blind is a nightmare and not fun at all. Dimensions solves most of that while still retaining great challenge and replayability. 12 I rank so low because it's so dang forgettable. The Zodiac Age job system did help it a ton, as original 12 (like with 5) was a nightmare without prior game knowledge, but Zodiac Age consequently made 12 way too easy as well. Base 12's difficulty was actually good if you did have that prior game knowledge, I remember struggling a lot on Demon Wall and Garuda early on. 12's story is also terrible because all the cool stuff is happening off screen while you're chasing rats in sewers. I used to love FF9 much more, putting it as high as 3 for the same reasons you and everyone else usually mentions. After replaying it recently for the first time since I was a kid, I found it infinitely worse than the others above it. The battles are so obscenely slow and the enemies get actions during your animations even after you've already chosen your next moves. They get so many free cheap hits that absolutely ruin the entire game. The story is also completely stupid especially when Terra is involved. It starts off strong but goes off the deep end. FF10 is a game I really enjoyed. The story is a little weird in some aspects but I love what they tried to tell with it. I agree the EXP. system is very exhausting for every battle, but it makes up for it in every other way. Though I do miss world maps, FF10 did a good job with the story reflecting it's linearity. I like how Yuna is proper portrayed as a feminine lead, not a masculine lead, which X-2 destroys. FF8 is also a game I hated as a kid but when I got older, I found it far more enjoyable. I don't allow my self to break the game, but I do allow my self to circumvent some grinding through item and card converting into spells. This makes Triple Triad shine even more. And Squall is my all time favorite character. The music is probably the best in the series.

Such a very different list than I was expecting. I can respect anyones opinions, but some of these are definitely quite interesting. I do have to say I finally beat final fantasy 5 about a month ago when I finally forced myself to get it completed from the pixel remaster, while a good final fantasy probably would be in top 10 probably but barely. I don't think any game will ever replace 6 at the top of my final fantasy list as even to this day it's my favorite and probably the one i've beat the most out of them all, but right now my top 5 is probably something like 6, 12, 4, 10, 9. I don't think i'll ever be able to complete final fantasy 2 as I just don't like the system lol.

I always love watching people rank the mainline final fantasy games because everyone seems to have their own list! I'm still making my way through the mainline series. My personal ranking so far is IX > VII > VIII > I > X > XIII > XV > XII > XIV > XI. I didn't think I'd see another list where someone puts the first final fantasy over games like X. In most lists I always see it towards the bottom. I only played the pixel remaster for the first game earlier this year and I thought its simplicity made it very enjoyable. I was glad that it didn't overstay its welcome and given how short it is, I'd be open to replaying it in the future.

Ayyy Final Fantasy 8 isn't last place anymore lolol

Oh David! You *musn't*... What treats. Thank you ❤

I LOVE the story of X. Yes the battle system was a slog, Inhope the add an exp. Share in the future remake. But man is the story amazing, the characters layered and the world just so beautifully!! And it had my favourite soundtrack before even playing it, so that helps!

The question "What number Final Fantasy is the best one?" is actually a trick question, because the best Final Fantasy (Tactics) doesn't have a number.

I've been playing through FF8 recently and at first I thought it was trash, but then I finally learned how the junction system is supposed to work and I've been enjoying it. I think it's biggest problem is that it does a poor job of explaining it's mechanics and it's so different from not only FF games, but also traditional rpgs in general so you have to go into it with a different mindeset in order to master it. Once I learned to grind Triple Triad instead of battles everything began to click. That being said I can see how you would put it low on the list because even if you understand it doesn't mean you enjoy hell the game is still giving me headaches from time to time when messing with the junction system. 😂

All of the Final Fantasy games are amazing in their own right. Since the very beginning of this series.

I liked your FF rankings. Everyone is different and I love hearing why their ranking is the way it is. My ranking has changed as well. I used to have FFV in the middle. But after replaying the game in Pixel Remaster, FFV has moved up higher in my rank. In fact, you doing a category ranking, by grouping these games together, is a better method. Thank you for the video, this was fun.

Lightning is a fan favorite character especially in Japan, she always tops favorite character polls or makes top ten. I wish you had mentioned that instead of making it seem like she's just hated. FF13 isn't in my top 3 but I absolutely enjoyed my time with it. It has highly fun and engaging gameplay, amazing soundtracks, and innovated the stagger system that is now used in FF7 remake and many other RPGs like Octopath Traveler and even the new Star Ocean 2 remake has something similar to it (break enemies to stun them and deal massive damage to them). I will always remember how much I enjoyed playing FF13, and I will not be gaslit into believing it's a bad game when it was highly successful and has an 83/100 on metacritic, which is not bad at all. It's not a top 3 FF, but it's a good game nonetheless.

Lightning Returns exists because Motomu Toriyama (the Director for the FF13 trilogy) had an absolute hard-on for Lightining.

FFX: 'A Slog Through Spira' I'm dead 💀💀

Having just completed V yesterday and am now stating XIII-2, this list feels very exciting for me!

I love your ranking! I thought I was the only person who preferred FF5 over 6. I just wonder what it would have been like to have gotten 5 when originally came out. I remember how excited I was when I "found" this gem in the late 90's via emulation and fan translation.

Glad to see the X-2 love, it was my first ever Final Fantasy game and I didn't have a clue what the hell was going on but it sure was fun! Still one of the best battle systems in the series.

I can't agree with the list, but I can absolutely respect it... and at the end of the day I would rather have a list that challenges my thoughts on my list, vs just tells me what I already thought. Great video and it's so uniquely you, I loved it... but if we ever meet I promise to raise your opinion on FF3j by atleast 3 spots XD (jk, but it is my favourite and one of my earliest RPGs so I'm biased, lol)

Agreeable on a lot of these actually. To me, FF16 just doesnt feel like a FF, it feels more like Devil May Cry with a FF coat of paint and mmo elements thrown in, not to say its a terrible by any stretch, just not on my list whatsoever. I can appreciate the later games since you know what they were going for but it just didnt pan out all the way. FFX was fun but only for a certain extent and you burn out quickly doing the side quests since they were designed to be difficult and take a long time, FF12 seemed to have brought mechanics from the FF11 mmo including drop chances and grind time but still fun. FF9 on the other hand is my all time favorite, people in the past discounted it for their weird looking character designs and art style but honestly that just adds to its charm and not much i can say bad about it, characters are enjoyable, battles scaled well, grinding is quite minimal except for a few things *cough dragon farming and frog hunting cough*, if i was to pick one thing mid about it then that would be the card game, FF8 just did it better. FF4 is the first FF i ever played from the mainline games and i did beat it when i like 7 years old so needless to say it had enough impact to keep me wanting to play rpgs. FF6 to me was fun, i just wasn't a fan of the apocalyptic world, i see what they were going for, but i did like half of the things before i got bored and went to go fight Kefka, it was just too much for me.

I realise this is just your opinion, and i agree with most of it, except 8. 8 is my favorite. Please give 8 another chance, story is great, especially with the laguna subplot. And they way they handled lore and history, the classroom computer and timber maniacs, is incredible. I learn something new with each playthrough. And let's be honest. It's not easier than 7 or 9. Yeah, you can max junctions fairly early, but you have to work for it. Just have an option to spend 4 hrs playing cards instead of 4 hrs grinding on enemies. If spend the same amout of time fighting grand dragons with limit glove on disc 1 of 9 as you do playing cards in 8, you will be just as overpowered.

I told my friend to play Final Fantasy VI, he really liked Earthbound and was looking for another turn based JRPG to play. He got 7 hours into the game, somewhat after the Opera House scene and he liked that scene. But overall, he told me he didn't like the game and stopped. This surprised me because it's my second favourite FF, just behind IX.

This was a very well thought take on a ranking list while i may not agree with all of it its ur own opinion with ur feelings about them an i can respect that 😊

Oh boy, an ff rank list. Love your lists and I agree with this 100%, especially with ffx-2 getting some love, tgat fighting system was lit. But ff fans can be nasty, so take care when reading the comments David and never forget your true fans love you even in disagreement! And have a good day.

Seriously, i don't understand how you arent up to over 500k subs. Your channel is a breath of fresh air.

It’s all about preference and opinion. I respect your opinion David but I totally disagree my list is completely different than yours for the most part. I’ve played and beaten most of the Final Fantasy games without getting to lengthy I’ll list my top 5 favorite FF games. 1.) FF14 2.) FF16 3.) FF7 4.) FF12 5.) FF9 I haven’t beat/played 6, tactics, 13 series, 10-2 and 11 so I can’t speak on those games.

FF5 is really absolute peak Final Fantasy that all the other Final Fantasies are drawing inspiration from endlessly. It's what keeps fueling future entries as well.

I love that your favourite is V. Despite VI being my favourite Galuf is my favourite character and I love to see some love for its game.

X-2! Yes!!! My "Desert Island" game for sure!

I agree with many of your points, but one thing that always bugs me with how fans see the FF series is that XIII gets the most heat for being linear, and then after that X get criticised for it. But people so often give IV a free a pass. That game is so linear. And on top of that, there's no character customisation (in the original version) and you almost never even get to choose who's in your party. Like XVI, it often feels like it's barely an RPG (well, to be fair, XVI isn't even an RPG whereas IV at least is somewhat RPGish). You just have whatever guys the game gives you, walking through a linear area, with characters you can't customise outside of equipment.

People never seemed to believe me when I said there were people that loathed VIII, and here we are. I used to have a friend who said VII was the death of FF and that Phantasy IV was better, so you've proven me right when I say that taste varies wildly in this fandom. I don't think I hated any FF or thought it meh besides XII and parts of III. XII because the story didn't grab me after 20 hours, and the combat system felt dry, where even a grinder like me that for most of his characters to level 200 in SO2 felt the board in XII was a slog.

Just glad to see you have the guts to put Final Fantasy X where it belongs on this list. Ignore the pushback, that game has so many flaws that you didn't even have time to mention. It's also the game that started truly pushing us into a hallway, and everything wrong with XIII and the over-compensation from XV is all caused by X. Great list!

Great list! Your top 2 are actually my top 2 as well!

It's always fun to hear different opinions, even though emotions can get a little heated 😛 I really like the mechanics in Final Fantasy 2, but they really should be explained and.. you know, actually visible (that decision is baffling). I probably would've hated the game if I played it when I was a kid, but I first played it quite recently. You shouldn't need internet to understand how to play a game. But with the knowledge, I thoroughly enjoyed breaking the game haha.

5 is the one usually ignored, but probably the only entry NOBODY hates. Where would you position Tactics?

Final fantasy xv was one of the best experiences i've ever had playing videos games.

If you also think FF fell after Sakaguchi left 👇

Interesting to see your list. I find it interesting your complaint about 6 when the esper system is the job class system in 5 where you can specialize your party or make them all the same. As you said, maybe its a little too abstract for you, but they serve the same purpose. My list from best to worst that I have played, 6, 4, 7, 9, 16, 10, 5, 13, 1, 3, 2, 15 and 8. Keep up the great work.

This must be the FF ranking I desagree the most with. Impressive.

I definitely agree that 5 has so much replayability. It's nowhere near my favourite story, but I play it often because it's just so fun to mess with the Jobs. If I had to rank, I'd probably go: 1. 6 2. 4 3. 7 4. 12 5. 1 6. 16 7. 8 8. 5 9. 10 10. 9 11. 3 12. 2 13. 15 14. 13 15. 14 16. 10-2 17. 11 I haven't played 13-2 or 3, and honestly haven't played much of 11 and 14, but I'm enjoying 14. The only thing I like about 10-2 is the combat. I found 11 super frustrating.

Not going to lie. I was expecting number 2 to be number 1 but respectable list. Was an enjoyable watch.

Quite the unique list. My own list would look like this; 1. Final Fantasy VI 2. Final Fantasy XIV 3. Final Fantasy VII (id also put Remake here in this spot) 4. Final Fantasy V (got to play this one for the first time thanks to the pixel remaster and absolutely loved it and it trumped my former number 4 which is now at 5) 5. Final Fantasy X 6. Final Fantasy XVI 7. Final Fantasy IX 8. Final Fantasy IV 9. Final Fantasy X-2 10. Final Fantasy XIII-2 11. Final Fantasy XI 12. Final Fantasy XII 13. Final Fantasy XV 14. Final Fantasy 15. Final Fantasy VIII 16. Final Fantasy III 17. Final Fantasy II 18. Lightning Returns 19. Final Fantasy XIII

About people hating lightning, that may be true for the occident. But in Japan people really like her, and when I say really I meant it, its easy to find top FF characters japanese pools with lighting in the top 1 spot.

Considering how much fun I had playing FF 8 and 15 and you putting them so low, FF series as a whole is a boon to humanity 🙂

Damn dude, based on this list, you're probably going to hate my picks for the *_Square-Enix_* Fantasy Hockey Team ??? Goalies: (1) Chocobo-Knight Mog, (2) Don Tonberry, & (3) King Cactuar 1st line: Wakka w/ Tidus & Jecht on wings and Lock & Lightning on defense. 2nd line: Cloud w/ Aerith & Tifa on wings and Barret & Vincent Valentine on defense. 3rd line: Shiva w/ Terra & Celes on wings and Cid & Kain on defense. 4th line: Ramza w/ Erdrick & Frog on wings and Vivi & Freya on defense. Alternates are Zidane & Squall... But it absolutely tears me up that so many beloved characters didn't make the Team. However, I tried my best to be representative of the series while also making semi-sane line pairings. Team Name is currently, the *_Phoenix Blitzballers_* ...unless someone makes a better recommendation ?

It’s crazy how divisive FF8 is. Some people deadass think it’s the best in the series.

I love X-2 and i don't agree that the plot is stupid. I also quite like Lightning as a lead but i still need to finish that trilogy 😅 15 was ok but was missing quite a bit. Although despite that, i'm alwaya able to find bits i love out of all the games.😊 😊😊

Are we sharing a brain here? I'd put XII and X-2 higher, but other than that, this is pretty much my list. It's always good to hear someone calling out the "XIII is just a hallway" by pointing out that the much-beloved X is even more guilty of that linearity.

FF10 FF7 and FF6 are my favorites Also I don't accept this FF8 slander.

Ngl there must be a special frustration I have for games like FFXV and FFXVI and it's the fact that they try TOO HARD to be their independent action RPG games where they sometimes forget about the RPG when the fact that they HAD PEOPLE from the Kingdom Hearts team to work on those games. Kingdom Hearts games are not peak RPG customization but at least I feel like I'm setting up characters for specific battle situations (especially in KH critical modes...) while FFXV and FFXVI make me feel like they want me to just ignore the menus. When some fun of an RPG believe it or not is the ability to setup your characters for different situations. Strangers of Paradise oddly enough is the best Final Fantasy game that scratches my itch for an action RPG final fantasy game. You have to actually PLAN your combat.

Yes! Final fantasy 5 is the most replayable final fantasy to date. I love everything about the game play of final fantasy 5. I didnt know anything about emulation when i was younger. I first played it on the ps1. I got it at the sametime i got final fantasy tactics. Now i got both games on my phone. Great for down time.

The ff15 disrespect 💀💀 Ff15 is my personal favorite, I loved bonding with the characters, especially through the dlc. I also loved the open world and felt that it never got stale because there were always monsters roaming around.

This topic causes tension, ends friendships and tears apart families. It is interesting how differently we perceive the games. Agree on FF16, I am 20 hours in and it’s a chore to play. My list including only ones I have played: FF7 FF10 FF Tactics FF6 FF12 FF15 FF9 FF8 FF16 FF13 FF13-2 FF10-2

putting FF8 at bottom is insane, the game is not terrible at all, junction system is polarizing sure but its not definite bad. Some people like me prefer it over FF9 for instance.

Ff13 has the best battle system in all of ff, there I said it! I hated this game forever till just this past year when I finally liked it after 4-5 attempts to play it over the years