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The Pessimist 
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Posted: June 06 2011 at 11:16 |
One of the most successful gaming franchises to come of Japan, and probably in the world, they are favourites of mine. Almost every single one is brilliant (excluding maybe ones past X, although XIII was pretty good), and have pretty much been the cornerstones of my childhood. Extremely deep games that you return to after playing them 10 times and still find something new, a little bit like good albums in a way  Which brings us to the music: staggering. Nubuo Uematsu has been described as the John Williams of gaming, and I disagree: I think he's better and more creative than John Williams if I'm honest! All consistantly have a stunning soundtrack, to compliment the amazing gameplay. Surely the Emporer of all RPGs? Let's celebrate it with a vote on your favourite  It's a really tough call, but due to how influential it was on the installments after it (Final Fantasy VII almost directly copies the storyline), the characters and how deep they are, the storyline, the bosses, the growth system, the MUSIC (hats off to Dancing Mad), the depth to the game... Everything is perfect. The SNES graphics don't bother me in the slightest  (Followed by X, V, VII and then III)
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Horizons
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Posted: June 06 2011 at 12:13 |
Honestly i don't know why, but i never played the series.
They always interested me in a way but never did.
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Posted: June 06 2011 at 12:19 |
I was initially confused because My FF2 was on SNES, but that was the initial outside-of-Japan title.
Anyway, I have only played the FF1 (NES), FF4, and Mystic Quest.
Not enough to vote, but I like these games. I really ought to play 3. When 3 came out, it was huge.
Edit: By "3" I mean 6.  Stupid title changes!
Edited by Epignosis - June 06 2011 at 12:40
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Posted: June 06 2011 at 12:23 |
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I almost flunked out of college because of VII.
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Posted: June 06 2011 at 12:46 |
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VII. But I've only played a few of them.
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Posted: June 06 2011 at 13:13 |
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Vi followed closely by IX - these are the two that most represent what I love about the series.
VII, IV and X deserve mention. I'm in the middle of XIII right now and not really caring for it too much. But it does make me appreciate XII more. V was also pretty solid with the class system, but the story wasn't quite as strong.
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Posted: June 06 2011 at 14:05 |
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Mr Greeen Genes
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Posted: June 06 2011 at 16:11 |
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I've only played and beat 1,2,5,6 & 7... I got pretty far in 8 and tried 9 and 11. 10 looked really bad to me, but 3 & 4 are next on the list. I doubt I'll go past 9.
Of these, I definitely like 6 the most followed closely by 7.
I doubt any game will ever top FFVI for me...
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The Neck Romancer
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Posted: June 06 2011 at 16:47 |
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I've played VIII, IX , X, X-2, XII and Tactics. Haven't beat IX though.
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Alitare
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Posted: June 06 2011 at 16:49 |
I've played and finished all of them from 1-12, including chrono cross, chrono trigger, vagrant story, valkyrie profile, xenogears, final fantasy tactics (most of squaresofts games in general - used to be my favorite game company until I discovered bioware/black isle studios and Bethesda).
My favorites are difficult to explain. I guess it would be this way:
1. Chrono Cross (for the music, visual elements, gameplay, and plot) 2. Final Fantasy VII (for the music mainly, but also for the plot and gameplay) 3. Final Fantasy X (Just for the plot, but it's my favorite plot in the whole damn series) 4. Vagrant Story (Love everything about this one) 5. Final Fantasy VI (Plot all the way) 6. Final Fantasy VIII (Nostalgia hits me hard, it was my second Final Fantasy game - actually adored the combat/leveling mechanics) 7. Xenogears (Long, but brimming with ingenuity) 8. Chrono Trigger (The Snes epic, pals) 9. Final Fantasy V (The class system was loverly) 10.Final Fantasy XII (Worthless plot and music, but the gameplay really surprised me)
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Harry Hood
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Posted: June 06 2011 at 17:01 |
Tactics is definitely my favorite. But of the titles listed in this poll I think I'll have to go with XII, with VI being a close second.
Honestly the Ivalice Universe might be the best thing to come out of the whole series.
Dragon Quest is a better and more consistently awesome series.
Edited by Harry Hood - June 06 2011 at 17:03
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CCVP
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Posted: June 06 2011 at 17:15 |
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I've only played X, so that's my vote.
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The Neck Romancer
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Posted: June 06 2011 at 17:22 |
 Harry Hood wrote:
Honestly the Ivalice Universe might be the best thing to come out of the whole series. |
TRUE DAT
The Kingdom Hearts series and Legend of Mana are also amazing games, BTW.
Edited by Polo - June 06 2011 at 17:23
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sleeper
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Posted: June 06 2011 at 17:29 |
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I've played VII through XIII, except for XI (nobodies played XI though) and have V DL'd on to my PS3 (havnt played yet though) and will soon add VI as well. XII is definitely my favourite of the bunch followed by VII.
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Queen By-Tor
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Posted: June 06 2011 at 18:48 |
DisgruntledPorcupine wrote:
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Ew. What is wrong with you.
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: June 06 2011 at 22:23 |
I've played VI probably around 30 times. It's absolutely perfect. VII, IV, IX, and Tactics are almost as good.
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: June 06 2011 at 22:25 |
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I thought they were all the same game with a new graphics engine and main character's name for each installment
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UndercoverBoy
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Posted: June 06 2011 at 22:52 |
Triceratopsoil wrote:
I thought they were all the same game with a new graphics engine and main character's name for each installment
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Obviously you've never played a Final Fantasy game.
FFVIII for me, but Chrono Trigger is really my all-time favorite game period. I just played through it again, and it's just as glorious as ever.
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: June 06 2011 at 23:00 |
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Why do they call it Final Fantasy when it never ends?
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...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined
to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology...
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: June 06 2011 at 23:07 |
Triceratopsoil wrote:
I thought they were all the same game with a new graphics engine and main character's name for each installment
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lol baseless comment
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