14 Chapters Later Which Final Fantasy did you prefer?

[northernsky]

Final Fantasy VI all the way.

This.
Then VII, then, IV.
I think VI and VII integrated some of the best balances between class definition and customization, while IV brought static classes definition to another level.

I liked playing X a lot, but the ending was terribly disappointing.
IX was just a combination of what worked in the previous games. It was fun while playing but like fastfood, it left a feeling of dissatisfaction once it was finished.

XII was fun and had an innovative game play and character progression, but the game was just a purpose for a massive sidequest that took predominance over storyline.

It's hard to compare XI with those. It feels like an online version of FFIV, with predefined classes that earn abilities at specific levels without much customization outside of gear.
I could see FFXIV having a similar progression over FFXI the same way FFVI and VII progressed over IV, as they are already trying to improve customization.
All they need to do, IMHO, is to find, and lock, what defines the most the different classes. In VI it was innate abilities and natural stats (before messing with the espers), in VII it was limit breaks, which is more or less the ancestor of weapon skills or TP moves.

[TonyMontana]

FFXI was my favorite.

[Dubont]

2 (4) and 6. 5 was decent as well. X-2, XII, XIII have failed horribly...and now they are making XIII-2 which will fail even more than XIII.

[Laughlyn]

My Faveorites:

Final Fantasy 4
- Awesome Music, Best rpg at time of release.

Final Fantasy 5
- Option to change class was awesome, multiple World maps.

Final Fantasy 6
- Best ingame story, Best FF soundtrack, Perfect characters, The Ultimte Final Fantasy.

Final Fantasy 7
- Brilliant story/Music/Gfx, 2D+3D polygons...best of 2 worlds combined into to 1 game.

Final Fantasy 11
- Awesome adventure with endless options, Aweseom Music, Brilliant UI & Control, no.1 of Online games.

Final Fantasy 12
- Felt like FFXI offline with a taste of FFTactics, spanking GFX, NM's, Cool Mobs.

Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1)
- The shitz ofc. Brilliant Soundtrack, Cute & ond of the most wellmade games ever.

Enjoyed "FF: Mystic Quest" too, even though it was abit diffrent.
Also the remakes of Final Fantasy 1 & 2 for PSX.

I'd love to see these old classics either remade or re-released on either XBOX360 / PS3.

[Zacky]

I think FF7 is the best one! The story-line and materia system is just perfect.
In second place, for me, it's FF10, i loved the storyline here too, the battle system with the eons and the turn-bar. I just didn't like the character exp tool.
After 7 and 10 theres 9,8 and 6

I personally dislike everything from ffx-2 to ff13, and now they announced ff13-2.. sheees...

i Played FFXI for 6 years and i still love it, but i think 11 and 14 are just different games from other FFs. So far it's:FFXI > FFXIV. I hope they'll work hard on 14 and learn from ff11 mistakes to make this game worth to keep final fantasy name

[Malakhim]

I'd love to see these old classics either remade or re-released on either XBOX360 / PS3.

Or better yet, the NGP. Give us remakes not unlike what they're doing for the latest(lol) FFIV remake with some serious attention to detail.

[Laughlyn]

Not much for handhelds, but guess that would be fine.
Would prefer sitting in my couch playing them on my big ass LCD tv in HD lol

[Fieros]

Best: 1, 4 (II), 6 (III)

Video history of Final Fantasy Series

I didn't care for 7, 8, or 9 as I did the classics. Never played 10, 12, or 13. If you came into the series on any of these later titles, I hope you check out the link and learn a bit about their predecessors. Poor Mystic Quest, the red-headed step child.

Here's for hoping they return to the classic appeal of the series.

[SizeMatters]

FFIX is my favorite FF game then FFX is second
Those are the only FF games that I could restart and beat again

[Kokos]

My fav was and still is FFVII, was the first and only game i had tears in my eyes from. I think ppl knows why.
Other best FF's for me are VI, IX, X, XII, XIII.