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[Aion002]

V: The first FF I played and the game that got me in to jrpgs.

VII: My favorite. I finished it so many times.

Tactics: Other than FFVII it is the most memorable FF in my opinion.

 

[Muffdraul]

6, 7, 10

No wonder I'm not hyped for 16.

 

[Madflavor]

3. FFVII
2. FFX
1. FF Tactics

 

[mortal]

It's why I fell in love with XI its the closest thing to V out of all of them.

Despite the creative differences, I always thought FFX-2's Dressphere system felt reminiscent of FFV's job system.

 

[Myths]

5, 12, 6.


I can very easily see the inspiration from V in 16. I noticed many of the enemies are literally pulled from the bestiary and the environment (including the color palette) reminds me of what a would expect from a FFV remake (that’s just my imagination). I understand how the Summon ability system was a basis for XVI, as in V collecting the Summons felt more like a pact of friendship throughout the story while calling upon them for temporary aid offering various effects.

I’m glad that they actually place 5 so far up because it is one of the most solid battle system in the entire franchise with its job mechanic. It’s rare to hear 5 up there, typically it’s 6, 7, and 10.

Honestly, Minagawa should lead an FFV remake. His top choices are extremely close to mine which tells me where he stands as far as vision, expectations, and experience.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

IX
VIII
V

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

7, 10 & 12 are my favorite FF games.

 

[Neofire]

Unpopular opinion but I loved 9 the most, the setting I really liked.

 

[Irobot82]

4
6
10

 

[Danjin44]

For me

VI, VII, X.

Also if counts then also FFT.

 

[Maddux4164]

1) FFVIII
2) FFVII
3) FFVI

 

[Sleepwalker]

Tactics is the only one i cared for so thats de facto my favorite

I do own 7R but it sucks so never finished it.

 

[009EspadaSageJay]

Wont rank but iv enjoyed from 4-9 in terms of the ps1 games 1-3 are rough even on emulation compared to Shin megami games especially on the famicom. HD games/spin offs X,X-2,12,13,13-2,15, type zero, crisis core,7 remake, Tactics. NO ff14 is on the list because ff14 arr arr 1.0 and the re done they did sucks the scions, cid and some of the side characters you meet are great characters. The mission structure the "game play" the overly dialogue will put you to sleep the only good parts of ff14 arr is towards the ends and later raids nothing else heaven sword bring the 5/10 experience up to a 6/10 boss fights are better and the raids but the story and some of the way they wrap up different things especially the nanamo sub plot pissed me off to no end and no that ending didnt fix anything it was cheap AF and was just an excuse to get to the very boring dragons story line.

 

[Pagusas]

Explains why the game feels off.

 

[Mhmmm 2077]

4, 6, 9

 

[poodaddy]

6
12
Tactics
I believe 16 will join this illustrious list.

 

[Generic]

FF12 is a red flag. The game has the most boring, repetitive and unbalanced combat in the series.

 

[Hero_Select]

FF12 is a red flag. The game has the most boring, repetitive and unbalanced combat in the series.

I've tried so many times to play FF12.

I dislike so many things about it.

 

[TGO]

FFVIII need more votes and I can officially say GAF

FFVII Remake should have more too (although I didn't vote for it myself as it's not finished) so understandable


But that's a good ranking GAF..

But yeah, FFVIII need more votes!

 

[TheKremlinBossMan]

I voted
1. Tactics
2. FFXI
3. FFVI

 

[KàIRóS]

Scenario writer Kazutoyo Maehiro: Tactics

Now I'm sure the story will be a banger

 

[LavitzSlambert]

1. FF7
2. FF10
3. FF6

 

[Kumomeme]

Hiroshi Takai, Kazutoyo Maehiro, Koji Fox, Hiroshi Minagawa = no.1 FFV


Ryota Suzuki = no.3 FFV


underrated. probably FF that has most balanced in term of story, gameplay and exploration.

moden open world remake of FFV might be the dream rpg that nobody realize they want

 

[Mung]

Ff7, Ff7 remake and Ff10 for me.

 

[Cyborg]

No one giving shit about FF-X

 

[March Climber]

No one giving shit about FF-X

In my opinion there is no JRPG on earth that quite matches the world and tone of FFX.

Sit back and enjoy the relaxing sounds of Besaid Island.

 

[Korso]

I don't see "World of Final Fantasy" on your list. That was an underrated game in my opinion.

 

[DelireMan7]

Haven't play all but it'll go something like that :

1. Final Fantasy X (by far)
2. Final Fantasy Tactics
3. Final Fantasy VII

VI and XV are not far beyond. Actually XV could be my number 3.

 

[20cent]

 

[Nautilus]

No one giving shit about FF-X

Just so happens to be the one most mentioned by the directors and the users here.

Go take a look at OP again.

 

[Esppiral]

By the way, it's very telling that not a single one of them mentioned 13 trilogy or 15. There's not even a mention of Lightning or Noctis.

And VII is only mentioned by one of them...

Mi list
1-X
2-VIII
3-IX

 

[cash_longfellow]

None of them say FF4 (FF2)…this is BS, pre order cancelled

 

[cash_longfellow]

The most shocking thing to me is that they all love 5. Not my favorite but I can respect any answer from the SNES or set in Ivalice.

I hated 5…until the Pixel Remasters came out and I gave it a shot again, pretty great story and job system. Probably in my top half FF rankings now.

 

[SyberWolf]

FF VII / FF VII Remake
FF XV
FF IX

(and from what i have played in the demo i think XVI will be my favorite.)

 

[Allandor]

VII, VIII, VI, IX

With FF X it went straight down and got worse and worse.

 

[Doom85]

Yoshi-P: Okay, everyone, did you finish your homework? You were supposed to list your top 3 FF games and why they are your favorites.
Hiroshi: Yep, here’s mine.
Yoshi: All right, let’s see here: “Final Fantasy IX” and then…”Final Fantasy IX”…and finally, “Final Fantasy IX”. ……
Hiroshi: You going to read why they‘re my favorites?
Yoshi: Favorites? You only listed one, eh, whatever, let’s see, “fuck you if you think this requires an explanation”.
Hiroshi: I think that’s more than adequate.
Yoshi: Okay, well, maybe Kazutoyo’s paper will have more variety…..this is exactly what Hiroshi wrote. Did you copy his paper?!
Kazutoyo: Of course not, remember, I was out of town, I only got back this morning. You can check my texts and such.
Yoshi: No, that’s fine. Ryota, I’m going to assume-
Ryota: Yep, same thing.
Yoshi: All right, goddamn it, people, look, we all know IX is obviously the best one. The series creator says it’s the best, the series composer says it’s the best, my grandparents who have never played a FF in their life somehow knew IX was the best when the topic came up at our family reunion, but goddamn it, lists like this need variety! So right now, I want new lists from everybody, and IX is excluded because it’s completely obvious it should be everyone’s #1! Got it?!
Hiroshi: Wait, so what was your list like-
(Yoshi tosses his list out the window): Uh, irrelevant, like I said, new lists!
Everyone else:

 

[swaffles23]

1. FFX
2. FFXIV
3. FFVII

I love everything about FFX

 

[SaniOYOYOY]

6,7remake,9,15,13

but I still really enjoyed 13 even more than some people here. I always championed LR battle system to be reused in another ff

 

[Lokaum D+]

14 > 10 > 8 > 7

Like 7 a lot too, but i didnt know english when i played as a teen, thats y he is my 4th

 

[ByWatterson]

Genuinely hard to choose. I went with 7, 9, and 10, but love:

4
6
7
9
10
7 Remake

Haven't played 5 but now I guess I have to.

 

[Gp1]

For me:
7- tactics- 12.

As strange as it may sound, i'm more certain about the number two and 3 than the first one

 

[March Climber]

For me:
7- tactics- 12.

As strange as it may sound, i'm more certain about the number two and 3 than the first one

Does your certainty depend on the quality of the remake?

 

[AJUMP23]

1
7
12

and 9

 

[Paltheos]

Hipster adult me says 5, 10, and 12 I think.

10's probably my favorite. I replayed it a few years ago and it's amazing how well it holds up. The world is so fantastically creative, something I'm just not used to seeing from this genre. The cast is a likeable bunch, Tidus is a great fish out of water lead, the adventure builds on this sense of inevitability. The combat strikes a great balance of being just challenging enough throughout most of the game to be interesting. Endgame content is a little blase - I enjoy the arena grind but the other minigames I could pass on besides blitzball. Definitely an area where 5 and 6 win cleanly.

12 has a boring first act and has an obviously patched together ending after Matsuno left, but once the game actually got going (opened gambits, licenses, hunts) the loop was really addicting for me. I loved pushing ahead and seeing what challenge I could take on next. It's a game I love but have reservations recommending though because of how long it takes before you reach the good stuff to see if you even like it.

I voted 5... and I still do really like it - the adventure is upbeat and exciting and the job system always keeps thing fresh and compelling - but as I'm typing this out I'm thinking of the other games. I loved 7 so much as a kid (although I haven't played it in over ten years) and after playing through the Pixel Remasters I'm reminded of how brisk an adventure 4 is... when it's moving forward. Because man there's not much to that game off the beaten path.

 

[Naked Lunch]

XII, 6, Tactics
The holy trinity.

Cool to see several of the devs with a similar list.

 

[Mozzarella]

Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy Tactics

I never played anything before FF7.

 

[Beechos]

Wow surprised by the lack of love for ff4.

 

[IAmRei]

ff 5 eh? somehow, i see some similarities between these two hairstyles, even it's different but kinda similar

 

[March Climber]

ff 5 eh? somehow, i see some similarities between these two hairstyles, even it's different but kinda similar

I can kind of see it.

 

[IAmRei]

yep, it is similar in some ways, although the output are different, this makes me want to replay 5th again

I can kind of see it.