Favorite Final Fantasy [Intellectual Version]

Spoilers ahead, duh.


Best Music: FF8. It was just perfect in every way. The opening score was awe inspiring, the theme and it's varients were absolutely beautiful. All the music fit the scenes perfectly and with the exception of the final castle it all stayed where it should be - in the background. No blasting into some huge score when all you're doing is walking around. It was perfect and did what music in games is meant to do.

Fav characters: FFX. While it was real close between this and FF8, the characters in FF8 were too similar. They all seemed to be average teens who reacted to the situations in remarkably human and realistic ways, but all too similar. They had personalities, but their movites were the same. FFX however had a cast about as good (Yuna sucked but eh) yet far more varied. They didn't only have their own personalities they had their own backgrounds, and just a sin real life these worked in tandem with their personalities to shape how they acted and what they said. They all had different roles, different reasons, and played them out and worked together well. In fact their companionship and interaction was about the only thing that kept me going through the game. It was also cool with the flashbacks and such that went to truly develop Auron, and play out the search into Jecht and what really made the man.

Fav character: My, now this is a hard one. I really like so many, it's very difficult. Though out of all of them I can separate them all into two groups, and then pick the best of those groups, yet I cant decide between the two. First for the serious group (talking about if I'm in the mood for a *real* character) it would be Lulu. She is basically everything that my previous fav (Quistis) was, but to the next level. She is mature, intelligent, strong, wise, and yet still has her more warm and human side that shines through. A background leader with plenty of background herself, she is really excellent all-round, and the more serious side of me identifies with the way she responds -not reacts- to the many things around her.

Yet on the other side on the more light hearted characters there is Rikku like many before her she is more apt for fun or for action, yet what I like about her is that she doesn't take it to the unrealistic extreme of so many other characters before her. This makes her outstanding (in the literal sense) yet realistic. Add to this her mechanic abilities and Al Bhed (SO COOL) heritage, and she is a very unique and wonderful character that plays closely to my more fun-loving side. So anyways I guess that comes out to FFX as well.

Fav Battle System. This is difficult, but I would give it to FF7. FF7 had the depth of newer age systems with the rewarding and progressive nature of the old school. Older games are too basic, yet newer games could quite stay balanced. In FF8 it gave you supreme control which made thigns too easy and effortless, taking the point out of battling (which led to me using Enc-None all the time) and then FFX while ingenius in so many ways (character switching *drool*, all the abilities), basically was very unbalanced. You were very weak for a long time (relying on Aeons when things got tough) then suddenly had massive power that could destroy anything. Status effects were also useless because anything weak enough to actually be hurt by them could be easily taken out by sheer strength. However Final Fantasy 7 gave you all the depth of newer games, the different magics, status spells, command abilities, and ability to mix them all together. Yet kept it all in old-school progression, rewarding you progressively for time and effort. Not only in magic growth, but in magic use and combination through weapons which progressively held more at a time. Complex but not hard, control but not overpowered, perfectly balanced and progressive. FF7 is definitely the best dispite lack of small refinements given with the current gen of systems.

Fav Villain. FF7. As someone said before Sephiroth had reasons, sure he was still nuts but he seemed far more deep, intelligent, and even yes - human, about it all. His quest for power is very human, though amplified by madness and increasing power. He started out cool and ended a different flavor of the same cool. His role through the game was far more important to everyone than villians in most other games. And plus the thing that gets him the biggest props - he offed that stupid ditz Aeris! He sure knows how to pick em, it's sad I couldnt shake his hand and thank him for that before I offed him. But yeah, she was my most hated character in any RPG, he gets MAD PROPS for that, heh. FF7 also has the best supporting villians - the Turks! they are just so cool.

Fav Storyline. FF8. Most people don't like it, though from all what I've seen it's because they didn't pay enough attention to get it. But I got it, understood the meaning, understood the characters, understood the metaphors. It's all the most beautiful love story, better than your novels or movies or other games. It's all so hard to explain but it's really great, so beautiful I got a little teary-eyed a couple times, and that really almost never happens for anything.

Fav Ending. FF8. It was the climax and tying together of everything in the game, not only that but the most beautiful CG sequence I've seen in my life. Theres not really much to say, it just finished and revealed so much at once, it's the best by far.

[sefiroth]

best music: i gotta say the best music was a tie between ff7 and 8 to be honest

best overall characters:the best ff crew was ff7 because they were a mix of weird people which made it an unusual line up

best character:well i dunno i say it has to be tidus coz he was an idiot which made it funny and his ***** arse sayins if ya run from battle

best ff storyline:well i gotta say ff7 had the best story line because it was the weirdest most confusing one

[Zephyr Oraculum]

Favorite Music: Has to be Final Fantasy VI. This is when the music of the game really started to change into something legendary.

Favorite Overall Characters: A tie between VI and IX. I know IX takes a lot of crap but I love the characters in the game especially the non playable ones.

Favorite Character: Ive got a 3 way tie here. Zidane, Locke, and Squall. I know most people dont like Squall but he developed so much in the game I couldnt help but feel like we had some kind of connection. Zidane was just carefree and Lockes a bad ass and a half.

Favorite Villain - Tie between Kefka and Kuja. Kefka was just plain awesome and I felt sorry and I had an understanding for Kuja. A lot of people say Sephiroth and I just dont understand that. Ill play 7 again and see if I change my mind.

Favorite Ending - Final Fanatsy IX. It was fantastic and wrapped up most or all the loose ends (I cant remember if it got all of them). I didn't really like FFVI's ending and I didn't really like FFVII's. FFVIII's was pretty good and so was FFX's. FFIV's wasn't so great either. I havent beat FFV yet.

Best Storyline: Final Fantasy VI. I can play it over and over just because of the story. You can play time and time again and get something different out of it or play with different characters and get a new experience. Definetly the best FF ever.

[Kana]

Which FF had your Favorite Music?

My favourite music was from Final Fantasy VII. The character's themes suited them perfectly, virtually all of the location themes were great and Aerith's theme... well, that was just moving. I love Aerith's theme, it's beautiful.

Which FF had your Favorite Characters Overall?

I'd have to say 7. All of the characters (except maybe Vincent) were well-developed and fully fleshed out throughout the game. They all had their own little sidequests ('cept Vincent) which help you understand them better. Besides, 7 is the only FF game where I like all of the main characters; in all the other games, there's at least one party member who makes me want to scream and throw things. Well, not so much in Final Fantasy 9, but I prefer 7's characters.

Which FF had your Favorite Character, and who is it?

My favourite character tends to change constantly, right now it's a tie between Aerith, Rufus and Yuna. Aerith because she's beautiful and brilliant in battle, and her personality is fleshed out (I wish she hadn't died, but her deathscene was also beautiful). Rufus because he's just so funny and for a side villain, he really is quite interesting. Yuna because her determination and willpower is really admirable, I love her outfit design and, well, she looks damn good ^_~

Which FF had your Favorite Battle System?

Hmm... a tie between FF7 and X-2. The Job system was fun in X-2, and the fast-paced battling was great, but because of it, it made the game so easy. The entire materia and complete customising system in FF7 was cool, but there should've been at least one move per character that was exclusive to them, so that there was some variation and strategizing involved in picking who should be in your party.

Which FF had your Favorite Villain, and who is it?

My favourite big villain was Sephiroth, because he looks very cool, it was interesting how his character completely changed after Nibelheim (and interesting to think about how he was beforehand and how things could've changed) and his whole character design was very fleshed out. Plus, I loved it in the flashback when he was in the party, he was so powerful.

Which FF had your Favorite Storyline?

I'm not sure... FFX was the one that had the most twists and turns for me. FFVIII was a very cool one (but a bit farfetched with the orphanage thing). FFVII was good, but a bit clichéd at points. FFIX was pure cliché, but in a fun way. FFIV really threw me, but I liked it. FFX-2 was a bit cliché, but there were still a few nice twists, although I think the story was a bit too customizable in some parts. Overall, probably FFX. It definitely isn't my favourite game, but it surprised me the most with it's twists.

Which FF had your Favorite Ending?

I haven't actually finished that many. I was very displeased with FFIX's ending, it left many loose ends, but not in a good way. I can't think about FFVII's ending now that AC is due because I was so firmly convinced everyone on the planet except for Red XIII's race was dead. I liked FFX-2 and it's perfect ending. That was sweet, I had a big grin on my face for the rest of the day.

[Geomancer]

Which FF had your Favorite Music?

FFVIII, FVII has beautiful music but the music in FVIII is to me more powerful, the musicianship is extremely good (regardless of the fact its all synthed, cept for eyes on me of course) Eyes on me is so multi layered its fantastic, so yeah FVIII for the fact that the musicianship is probably the best of all FF's and because its so powerfula nd emotive (julia is short and so so sweet)

Which FF had your Favorite Characters Overall?

This is hard because FVII has so many fantastic, memorable charcters, whether its the sheer deadly coolness of sephi, Barrets over the top MR Tisms, Clouds sheer brilliance...argh theres too many to list, but then FFVIII has characters that are awesome aswell though in a differant context...too tough too call...oh actually hold on, i tihnkt he characetrs in FFVIII gel together better than any other bunch of FF characters so going by that criteria FFVIII wins...phew

Which FF had your Favorite Character, and who is it?

Can't decide, theres too many to narrow down to just one, a few of my faves from across the games are:
Kefka FVI
Cloud FVII
Sephi FVII
Vincent FVII
Rufus FVII
Squall FVIII
Rinoa FVIII
Seifer FVIII
Laguna FVIII
Eiko FFIX (Eiko is so under rated, she's ****in wicked i love her)
Kuja FFIX
Steiner FIX
Tidus FFX
Wakka FFX
Auron FFX
too many to mention, they're all gems

Which FF had your Favorite Battle System?

Probably FFVII, it was nice and simple, the summons looked good and the limit breaks were awesome

but like Cobain said with FFx-2 that battle system is lots of fun, its fast frenetic and you can play dress up aswell

Which FF had your Favorite Villain, and who is it?

has to be out of Seifer and Sephi, both quite similar, in fact i imagine seifer as a callow younger version of sephi actualyl...anyoen else see the resemblance??

Which FF had your Favorite Storyline?

FVII and FVIII, FFVIII had a real film feel about it which i really liked, i thought it was a brave move doing somethign differant and in my mind it paid off, and FFVII has just a really cool storyline, a bunch of hardcore eco warriors battle corruption and evil to save the planet they love, genius...if greenpeace were anything like Avalanche i'd sign up in a second and get my white ass a Buster sword, or maybe a gun arm :

Which FF had your Favorite Ending?

FFVIII its just nice seeing the gang all back together and the fact that rinoa and squall got it together just amde me happy and warm inside, oh and also the part where you seifer and his homies is really nice too, its the kind of ending that makes you go 'awwww' oh and the stuff with laguna in the end was awesome too

talking about the games makes me want to go and play them all over again, especially FFVIII hmmm...

[Leviathan]

Which FF had your Favorite Music?
Final Fantasy VII had by far the best music, i have asked for the soundtrack every year since 1997 for christmas, and i still haven't got it, my nana, got me the FFVIII one by accident, 3 years ago, its good but not a patch on FFVIIs, i used to go to the city of the ancients just to listen to the music, i love that piece, and one-winged angel is the best thing i have ever heard
Which FF had your Favorite Characters Overall?
FFVII, i love the characters in this game, they looked so good, like mydako said in his first post its amazing how they all have different stories that intertwine with each other all in hoping of the common goal.
Which FF had your Favorite Character, and who is it?
FFVII again, Vincent ~ he was an absolute master, i wish he'd be in some FMV though, the secret character bit was amazing but bad for that reason
FFIX Vivi ~ i thought he was amazing, he was so small yet so powerful, i like the mysterious look about him, as you can't see his face, like all black mages, but Vivi was the best
Which FF had your Favorite Battle System?
FFVII ~ the materia system is flawless, it works so well, you people get to absoluter badasses by the end, and there is an endless numbers of combinations you can do
FFTactics ~ i love the job class, and the strategic battlefield, it makes this game my second favourite FF after FFVII.
Which FF had your Favorite Villain, and who is it?
FFVII, No contest, Sephiroth is by far the greatest villian ever, he is so evil, the first time you hear of him, he kills the president of the world's biggest industry with a sword only he can use, then you see him in the flashback, he is invincible and kills everything effortlessly, then the third time you see him, he has impaled a giant 30ft serpent on a tree, HOW CAN YOU GET MORE EVIL THAN THAT?! his idea for destroying the world is also the most original, none of that bring war to gaia or compress time b*llshit...just destroy most of the planet consume the energy gathered to heal the planet and become an all powerful god SEPHIROTH IS AN ABSOLUTE F*CKING LEGEND!!!!
Which FF had your Favorite Storyline?
FFVII ~ immense storyline, by far the best, i still don't understand it all, everything about it was amazing, a lot of FFs have the start out small helping people, eventually you are responsible for the whole world, this pulls it off better than any other FF.
FFtactics ~ second best storyline ever, i loved the storyline, plot twists, people manipulating the war its amazing.
Which FF had your Favorite Ending?
FFVIII ~ i played FFVII first, then i got FFVIII so it was my first FF that i knew what i was doing from the beginning, i was so glad when i completed it, that i was watched in awe at the amazing FMV, the ending itself prob goes to FFVII though, it was amazing to see Aeris' face at the end.

all in all i think FFVII is the greatest computer game ever made, FFTactics is second

[Sasuke]

Which FF had your Favorite Music?
Final Fantasy 7 Had some good music, it seemed to fit in properly with the mood it was trying to create.

Which FF had your Favorite Characters Overall?
Final Fantasy 7 had my favorite characters. Aeris and tifa were hot, and Sephy is my favorite villain. and i guess cloud was cool too.

Which FF had your Favorite Character, and who is it?
Final Fantasy 7, Aeris. I think she's hot, and she has a good personality

Which FF had your Favorite Battle System?
Final Fantasy 10-2 because you could change you class anytime you want, even during battle.

Which FF had your Favorite Villain, and who is it?
Final Fantasy VII. Sephiroth He is the pefrect villian. evil looking, strong, awesome weapon.......(shall i continue)

Which FF had your Favorite Storyline?
I liked Final Fantasy VII's storyline because of some of the character's mysterious pasts. the way people kept switching from good to evil, evil to good. it was an overall, very interesting storyline

Which FF had your Favorite Ending?
Uh.......i would say 10. (this is an evil reason but still) because the main character never existed in the first place, making the other characters sad. Mwuahahahahaha....

[Valruin 574]

Favorite Music
FFVII. One-Winged Angel sweeps every final fantasy music category (except love song). Every aspect of the piece shows an emotion, perfectly expressed in musical form.

Characters
FFX. Every character (in the party) was so in depth. They each had their own interesting story. I just like theirs more than most other ff games.

Character
FFIX. Vivi!!! Man... wow.. He is so Concious about his own mortality. It's an amazing new philosophical character.

Battle System
X-2. Just a fun battle system.

Villain
FFI. To tell the truth, I really don't like many of the FF villains. They all seem sceptical.

Storyline
VII!!!! Wow. Clouds past was amazing, there was the love triangle, and basically just the entrance into Clouds psyche was amazing. Never really done quite as well.

Ending
X. For three words. I love you. Never before said. ONly understood.

[King Fenii]

I'm glad someone wants an intelligent opinion about people, and not just short blabbers on how 'LOL' a Final Fantasy can be. Okay, enough about that, back to the topic!

Favorite Music:
The best music used in a Final Fantasy was in Final Fantasy IX. Why? Simply because it accentuated the whole situation you were in every time. In FFVII or FFVIII, the themes of the games were more modern, thus making the music more modern, that doesn't mean they weren't good, but I just pick FFIX because of the whole fairy-tale setting.

Favorite Characters:
This is without a doubt in Final Fantasy VII. It's hard to say who isn't cool in the game. I even like Cait Sith! The characters are in the game just have so much spunk, and seem invincible. So self-confident and so much morale. And every character has his own history (of course ANY character in a RPG has), but in FFVII, you can find out everything about the main characters, what makes you more connected to the characters.

All Time Favorite Character:
In Final Fantasy VII, the first person you see is Aeris, well that isn't my favorite character, I always thought she was a bit weak and non-persistant. My favorite is Cloud Strife. Okay, it's noy really original, but he is just the best. The perfect swordsman, attitude like hell. Rides a motorcycle, and kicks his idol's *ass. My second favorite character all time is Red XIII, just because he is so noble and wise (Ok, he's an old geezer), but being smart AND being strong, that really impresses me. On the third place is Cyan from Final Fantasy VI, he has a tragic history, he's a noble swordsman AND he is always polite.

Favorite Battle System:
Final Fantasy always, generally, had the same sytem: The ATB system, it's the system I know the best and cherish the most, the good will play an incredibly fast battle, the weak will play with a 6 Battle Speed and Wait.

Favorite Villain:
I think this is a retorical question.....of course I'm gonna say Sephiroth. He is just, too cool. A little insane though but still. This guy even has his own theme song! I also reallly loved Kefka, this guy screwed the whole empire, and gained power for himself, and I like his sinister laugh.

Favorite Storyline:
Again, Final Fantasy VII, because Cloud was struggling with himself and finding out the truth during the game. Always knwoing that Sehpiroth was stronger than him, he defeated him in the very end. It was just beautiful.

Favorite Ending:
That's a though one, I liked almost all the endings. I liked the one from VII, but it isn't my favorite. My favorite ending is from FFIX. I'm not gonna tell the ending, cuz it's kind of a spoiler, but I just loved it, very dramatic.

In the end I choose FFVII as my favorite Final Fantasy, this doesn't mean I didn't enjoy the rest of the Final Fantasies. The reason no Final Fantasy below 6 is listed here, is because Square learned from his mistakes and improved with almost every new Final Fantasyl they released..........

[BrownMagic]

The best Music from a final fantasy, for me had to be FFIX, I love the music from terra and burmecia and i just can't get enough of them. I actually bought the soundtrack for it but they are pretty hard to find, in short it just made me feel into it more than ony of the others.

I think that the characters from IX were great as well, they were very diverse and it was the first game where the character was based on the job they performed. Up until then you could basically make anyone anything you wanted. It was good to see the original black mage and at the beginning when Garnet/Dagger wore the white cloak to escape she reminded me of the classic white mage. I think that my only problem with any of the characters was Amarant Coral, he just wasn't a very good monk also would have been nice to see a red mage used.

My favourite character is Rikku from final fantasy X, shes fast, agile, and in the end has one of the most useful overdrives. My respects also go out to some of my other faves, Vivi, Barret and Auron.

The best battle system was X-2, the fast overlapping moves where allies can take damage for eachother if timed right. It's such a pity the ability system was so bad, along with the storyline and the overall hype of the game. The best ability system i think should alos be mentioned here and I think that that was the junction system from FFVIII, whilst i didn't like the game much I had heaps of fun drawing spells from enemies to beef up my characters resistance and added abilities.

I would have to say that there have been some really evil villains in the series and although Seymour was scary evil, i think that the most evil of the evil was Kuja. There was an FMV sequence to the end of that game where he blows the crap out of Terra and he spins in mid air and it is the most menacing thing I've ever seen in a game.

Storyline for me goes to FFX it took me so long to work out but after I did it made the most sense and just worked so well for me i had to play it again to marvel at its beauty, with all the little subtleties in the script.

The best ending had to be X also because the plot went so well and watching it was just so good, especially when Auron gets sent.

[Rikku]

1. FF9 had my favourite. It really fitted in with the theme of the game. And I really enjoyed it.

2. FF7 had my favourite characters. The characters were well thought out, and really cool!

3. FF7. My favourite characters are Aeris and Tifa maybe..

4. FF7. Its was easy and the materia actaully fitted in with the story-line.

5. I wasn't really into the villians, but my favourite was The Shinra.

6. FF7 defently had the better storyline. It really confused me at times, but I loved it!

7. FF9 had the best ending. It was really great.

[awall]

Music: FF8, hands down. Force Your Way has got to be the single best boss music ever. Don't Be Afraid is the only battle music I can listen to over and over again and not get tired of it. I also am somewhat partial to the eerie Sorceress themes mid-game. And of course, who could forget the final boss suite (The Legendary Beast, Maybe I'm a Lion, The Extreme)?

Cast of Characters: FFX. Usually parties are just collections of characters thrown together for gameplay purposes. FFX's party, however, had personality as a whole. There was tension between Wakka and Rikku, Lulu was a bit condesending toward Tidus at times... the inter-character dynamics were very well thought out.

Individual Character: Squall, FF8. He was such a beautifully designed and well developed character, and his rivalry/friendship with Seifer was a masterpiece of characterization.

Battle System: FFT. The entire game was about battles. Need I say more? If so, there were many parts of the system that I loved... the strategic nature of the battles... the difficulty (when was the last time a FF was actually hard?), the parallel nature of characters and enemies (they play by the same rules you do... same max HP, same damage scale, same abilities, etc.)... the customizability (I've replayed countless times and had a drastically different party each time), and the huge range of abilities.

Villian: Hmm... I like villians who honestly believe they're good guys... or at least not bad. Villians who are being evil for their own selfish goals are no fun... In order for a villian to seem believable, I have to be able to sympathize with him, or at least understand where he's coming from. Seifer (FF8) and Wiegraf (FFT) are both very good in this regard. Even Ritz (FFT-A) was okay as far as this goes. Seymour and Sephiroth are sorta okay, but they're a bit too much on the maniacal side of things... I can't sympathize with someone who's trying to destroy the world.

Storyline: FF6. Epic... simpily epic. Moreso than FF7 in my opinion. VI is a struggle for survival against a cruel god raining destruction from his tower. VII was also very good, but it felt too... forced... (for lack of a better word)... in some places. FFT was also great, but it's really hard to tell a story in a tactics-RPG.

Ending: I don't like the endings of the older games... after you beat the final boss, that doesn't mean the world should all of the sudden become all wonderful and peaceful... (glares accusingly at FF6). I'd have to say I like FFT the best because it's very open-ended and allows for interpretation.

[TrueBlueOtaku]

Final Fantasies VIII, X, and Unlimited by FAR were in posession of the greatest score. I would have an extremely difficult time trying to discern my partiality to any one of these, though. All are delightful.

I thought that Final Fantasies VIII and X had the best developmental and personality differences in the series. Again, both are too challenging to tell which is my personal favorite.

My favorite character, eh...? Hands down, Squall Leonhart of Final Fantasy VIII. What an amazing and inspiring story of change and growth this young man portrays as he goes along in the story; his boyish and confronatational rivalry with peer Seifer Almasy does not harm his reputation in the least.

...and the omnipresent and ever-controversial topic, the battle system. Mine? Final Fantasy Tactics Advance; undisputed, unswayable, imperturbable. The epitimy of enjoyment, especially when knocking one's foe off a large drop-off. Mmmyes.

I cannot say which villain was the best, mostly because I have not beaten most of the games and what little I have watched does not provide me with sufficient grounds on which to make my claim. But drawing on what little knowledge I have, I will be driven to say Sin/Jecht, from Final Fantasy X.

The penultimate reply; the storyline! Many cheers and dancings about. Final Fantasy VIII, completely and utterly. Wonderful characters, engaging story, and although somewhat partial to tangents (what Final Fantasy isn't, is my question!), utterly spectacular!

Awww... of course, how fitting to terminate this syllabus with my favorite ending. I declare this the ending to (somewhat obvious, no?) Final Fantasy VIII. Love it. There is not much to define why, save for the fact that it was the smoothest one, and did not (thankfully) leave room for ruination from a sequel. Marvelously grand.

[Sharzademar]

Well, i've only played 3 FF's and haven't fineshed FF8 do to the fact that my "friend" Scratched it up like a mofo. But here i go.

Music: FF7, hell i'm listening to One Winged Angel as i type. But then again, Liberi Fatali or whatever was exelent to, so i don't know. And yet, FFX's Sad Victory, Suka de What ever the Hell it is, and the Hymn of the faith....... God Damn Usmastu's good..FF8. The Loser just gets me.

Over all, FF8 goes to that one. They all seemed like regular peole you can relate to, you know?

Fav Character: Squall. He's the lone wolf that has buried feelings. That just gets me.

Fav battle system: hmmm.. That's FFX. you're not rush, which leaves room for strategy over reaction. And the Sphere Grid rocks.

Fav villain would be Setphroth. Super Nova kicks ass.

Fav storyline would be FFX. Tidus isn't the leader, there's nothing really special about you're party, execpt for Tidus. And I just love that Under water scene with Suka whatever the hell playin' in the background.

The best Ending had to be FFX. It made me.. cry *sob*. Just... a little...