Xenogears- yeah not a FF but by square and this has story than any RPG should strive to achieve. Also innovative battle systems.

XII- I loved the large open area and was totally into the government suspense stuff. And I got to play an English version of the international. So jobs, turbo mode, hard mode, 100 floor challenge etc = awesome

VII- My first final fantasy. A lot of people hate it but I loved the fact that every character had to handle some problem and it showed them going through it. Also Having a main character and villain not know who they were until certain points was a great parallel. Cloud having PTSD thinking his was Zack, and Sephiroth, just not knowing until he found out on his own.

VI- The first truly great story RPG of the final fantasies. The gameplay was great and for its time, the characters we so appealing even though they were in bit format. I felt with them.

Tactics- I love tactics games and a FF spin made this even better. The idea of playing a character that worked in the background and NEVER got full recognition for he work (his old best friend got all the glory) was a truly different experience, also going from castles and knight fights to demons and hellions by the end of the game.

XIII- Again because of characters. Every character had sides they would not show to people but because of the situations they were flung into, you were able to see their real feelings and emotions. Such as Vanille crying in her sleep, the strong dad Sazh about to kill himself over his son, the man who calls himself hero all the time eventually breaks down, the strong willed soldier lightning admitting she has been wrong. And a whole world that lives in false belief.

X- I loved the battle system and the end really made this game worth playing though, such twists. And as the first second gen entry of playstation it was revolutionary.

IV- A story with good characters, and the DS release was actually balanced well. I'll always love the characters, they gave so much and tried so hard.

V- True success at the job system!

IX- I have mixed feelings. Loved the ability system and Freya, but some aspects I could just not get into.

VIII- I loved the gameplay except for drawing magic. The story didn't strike a chord with me personally but I enjoyed it.