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The never-ending "Which Final Fantasy is the best" and why it's pointless
Zeag | 2:13 PM on 12.09.2007 9 comments




This debate isn't new, it pretty much dates from the time Final Fantasy II was released; as soon as they could, fans started pulling each others' hair over which game in this series deserved the "Holy Grail" award.

While most fans these days give this honor to the seventh game, quite a lot of fans still stand by other installments of the series, notably FFIV, FFVI, FFVIII and FFX.

There's a reason why this debate (just like the series) will never die: It's all about personal opinions. Just like music and clothings, video games are about personal preferences. Games are not a science, they are pieces of art, and thus are experienced as such. Some may hate Picasso, some think it's one of the greatest painters to have ever lived on this planet, and most just wonder what the hell is a Pick Ass Hoe.

Does everyone love Halo 3? I sure wouldn't have given it the game of the year award but some people (especially Microsoft) believe it deserves a 10 out of 10 everywhere it goes.

A game will never be universally acclaimed by everyone, it just can't be. Just like there will never be a single genre of music that will reign supreme. Of course there are some games that are more popular, and it's because obviously more love and effort are put into these games, but even games that seem almost flawless to some will leave a sour taste in the mouth of others.

Some liked Kefka (I sure did!), others prefer Sepiroth (boo!); there are so many factors beyond technical execution, beyond hardware limitations, that make games a hit or miss with players, that we will never reach a consensus about these kinds of issues.

Although we can certainly agree that not all games are equal, I'm only saying they can be rated on a 1 to 10 scale, but this will never truly determine if a game is a memorable experience or not, or if everyone feels the same about the said-game.

Bow down before the mighty Kefka!



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Zeag's Destructoid Blog
Just for the heck of it: My favorite is FF6 :D
Jonathan Kerr's Destructoid Blog
I'm on my first play through of FF6 right now and so far it is my favourite, though I've only played 1,2,4,7, and 9. I'm at the part where I'm searching for my peoples and I just got Mog and Yeti(?)
vexed alex's Destructoid Blog
The only Final Fantasy I ever liked was Tactics. Everything else bored me to tears.
h3lios's Destructoid Blog
lol @ the pic.

For me it was Final Fantasy X,VII, VIII and XII (yes in that order).
rooo's Destructoid Blog
I agree with what the OP is saying, but not exactly why. Just because a game is a hit doesn't mean more lover and/or effort was put into it. It just means that for whatever reason, it struck a chord with more people.


There are plenty of games that you can tell the developers were intensely passionate about but bombed (BG&E, Okami, Psychonauts, etc...) while games that were pumped out just to make money with little regard for anything else (too many examples to name) have sold hundreds of thousands.

But yes, I agree that it's pointless to argue over something so trivial. We all have reasons why we like one game more than another, and trying to beat that into someone else's head isn't going to make two plus two equal five.
007's Destructoid Blog
love the pic.

8, 10, 12 & tactics for GBA
ArrestedDeveloper's Destructoid Blog
X, because even though I own all of them it's the only one I've ever beat.
Koobert's Destructoid Blog
To Rooo:

No, you're wrong, and Final Fantasy VIII isn't anywhere near as good as X.

I mean, is there ANY scene where Squall tries to teach Rinoa to laugh? NO.

Does VIII have a chanting thing that at first is just annoying, but then becomes an object of the plot? NO.

Does VIII have a big burly man with a shield? NO. Wait. Yes. I mean. No. I mean. Shut up.

Obviously, Final Fantasy Adventure is the best. Statistics and bar graphs prove my theory. Now fight!
Gorgoncete's Destructoid Blog
FFVIII is a bad joke to the Final Fantasy sagas. It probably has the worst main character ever... and the most funny plot in years.


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