Favorite Final Fantasy [Intellectual Version]

[Mydako]

Unlike everyother cheap what is your favorite FF topic, I want this one to be Intelligent.

I want you to tell your Favorite FF on several levels, and why.

Which FF had your Favorite Music?

Which FF had your Favorite Characters Overall?

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

Which FF had your Favorite Battle System?

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

Which FF had your Favorite Storyline?

Which FF had your Favorite Ending?

Now since I will this to be an intellectual discussion any post that's reason is two sentences or shorter will be deleted.




My Favorite Music was from Final Fantasy VII. I use alot of it in my magic act. Aerith's theme is inspirational, I honestly want it played at my funeral. Not to mention One-Winged Angel's beautiful merging of lyrics, on top of an extremly well written song.

I believe my favorite FF cast was FFX's. It was an interesting mix of characters, though similar to other FF's, I think it worked better. The opposition between extremes in Rikku and Kimari, and Auron and Tidus in points. I found it really hieghtened the story line and made the characters believable.

My favorite character from all FFs would probably be Aerith. She was a Martyr, a beautiful pillar of strength for a dieing world. Her selflessness and grace that carried her to her sacrifice. I think without her the wonder of FFVII would have fallen apart.

My favorite battle system was without a doubt FFV. It allowed alot of freedom and customization, while still keeping enough restrictions to make it challenging. The jobs added a lot to it, the idea of training with powers granted by crystals intrigued me. Also it had Jikuu Mages, which made it kick ass anyways.

Another vote for FFVII for favorite villain. Sephiroth, calm, cool, collected, calamity, chaos, and more C's. He has a believable character, with enough background to understand him, and know where he comes from, yet lacking enough to keep him a mystery. His outfit is allow very cool. His appearence with those bright green eyes was almost misleading. His idea to destroy the world is also one of my favorites.

FFVII is neck and neck with FFX for story line, and it is FFVII by a nose! FFVII had a storyline the I think brilliently weaved together the lives and concerns of the entire party. Each going towards the same goal, with a slightly different reason. The fact that you can play it again, and catch subtleties you missed before. The story was compelling and heart breaking at points. When Aerith died, part of my heart went with her. The foe changing slightly, and his reasoning shifting, yet never to the point of being absurb. It handles plot twists with an ease and grace most FF's lack.

The final vote is tossed to FFX. The ending movie was moving, I was never so touched by an ending. The sight of Auron wisping away as Pyreflies, his promises fulfilled. The Fayth, awakening, dieing, getting a true chance to rest. The world, finally safe, an occasion for rejoicing. Yet the party is sad as Tidus begins to fade. Even when he can no longer touch others, he still mimes hugging Yuna, just as a final Time, a wish to show her he cared. Then the inspiring speech by Yuna about memories, and carrying them with it, a speech that transends the Video Game world, and is something I could easily see a motavational speaker saying.

1. I liked FF8's music best. The music is very well done and fits in to the environment and what's happening at the moment. And remember that Uematsu had a very short time to make such a masterpiece.

2. I liked FF8's characters best because I can reflect to them much easier when they are real-looking, real-acting etc. I think FF8's characters was the most real overall.

3. My favourite character ever in an FF in Zell Dincht from FF8. I can't really explain why on this one, I just think he's so funny and stupid in a way, but at the same time very smart.

4. I think that FF7 had the best battle system. The materia system is very well done. I didn't like FF6's and FF9's battle system because of the annoying factor that you had to keep an item equipped until you've learnt a skill. I didn't like FF8's either because you always ended up drawing magic all the time making the battles too long. The materia system of FF7 is easy to understand; you find a materia, equip it and you've got a magic!

5. Hmm, hard question. I must admit that I've only beaten the S-generation except FF10, so I don't have a big choice. SPOILER WARNING! I'll go for Sephiroth after all, since he's the only one that has a real goal with his struggle. The other villains are just trying to be pure evil but Sephy wants to gain control of the planet because he thinks that it is his mother's right to have it. He also wants to stop the evil Shinra corporation from gaining control of the planet so he's not pure evil. My favourite final boss battle is from FF8 against Ultimecia though.

6. FF7 had a very deep and twisty storyline. The first time I played it I got shocked when

SPOILER!!:

I found out that Cloud was a clone and so on.

All of the characters are really well done and mysterious in the beginning.

7. The ending of my choice is the FF8 one. As you know, I like FF8's characters best and that's why I found it great to see how it ended up. The ending FMV is really beatiful too.

Thank you

[Psiko]

A note before I begin, there is bound to be something that someone will consider as a spoiler in this post. If you don't want things spoiled, do not read this.

1. Final Fantasy Six- I love the music for this game. From the uptune themes of the Veldt and the Colluseum to the heartfelt music of the Opera, this game does it all with the soundtrack. Many people overlook this game's soundtrack nowadays, but it is still my favorite, and I still get a part running through my head from time to time.

2. Final Fantasy Four- This was difficult to choose, but I thought that FFIV had a slight edge here. You have Cecil and Kain both fighting internal battles as the game progresses. You have the Four Fiends and Golbez in there. Throw in a Spoony Bard, a little girl with more power in her pinky finger than most grown men, and a bad-ass ninja to round it up and you have a killer line-up of characters. Who would have seen the betrayal of Kain, or the turning of Golbez? And then there are the twins and the elder, providing comical relief. Then there is Yang's wife who give you a frying pan to use, lmao. Wonderful characters.

3. Final Fantasy Six- Gasps from everyone, right? I love the Red Mage, but when it comes to liking a character, he has no depth within the game. For this, I turned to my number two game, FFVI. Sabin is by far the coolest character ever. The younger brother of a king who is more interested in training than ruling. Who does not think that his blitzes are cool? Especially Bum Rush. Plus, I've always thought that Claws were cool weapons, and Sabin has been my favorite for as long as I can remember.

4. Final Fantasy Four- Battle systems are closely related in all of the Final Fantasy games, at least the basic concepts. The one thing I like about FFIV's battle system is that the spells and powers come naturally as you advance levels. Each character is unique. If all of them could Jump like Kain, where would be the fun? Or if all could summon? Or if all could cast Nuke, Meteo or White? No Espers, no materia, no Sphere Grids, just simple progression.

5. Final Fantasy One- At one point in time this would have been Kain from Final Fantasy Four. He still is the number two, but there is one that I find to be a more memorable villian, Garland. Lets face it, anyone who has played the game remembers his quote: "I, Garland, shall knock you all down!" He also makes a special appearance at the end, revealing the entire scheme of the game. He may not be the toughest villian, but he is predominate in my memories.

6. Final Fantasy Six- The storyling is exceptional here. A madman striving to gain supreme power from magical creatures known as Espers, using and betraying people in the process, even his superiors. Once you think the story can't get any better, Kefka goes and destroys the world that you know, sending it into a world of ruin and opening new fun. Great characters, great story, great game.

7. Final Fantasy Four- This is a wonderful end. Golbez and FuSoYa going into their eternal sleep, the wedding of Cecil and Rosa, Rydia and Edge falling in love, Kain going off on his own path to train. This had it all, capping it all off with stellar effects that make it a trademark finish to an exceptional game.

[Ted Zanarukando]

1. Final Fantasy VIII. My favorite Final Fantasy song is Eyes on Me. The moment this song is played in the game is my favorite moment in the game. It is played as Squall Leonhart danced with Rinoa Heartilly. My second favorite Final Fantasy song is the introduction from Final Fantasy VIII. My third favorite Final Fantasy song is Rinoa's Theme.

2. Final Fantasy X. I like all the characters in this Final Fantasy. Their backgrounds seem interesting to me. Yuna has a crush on Tidus. Kimahri, Tidus, Rikku, Auron, Wakka, and Lulu are basically her guardians. Kimahri is very protective, and he initially has a gruff attitude toward Tidus. After he realized that he is on Tidus side, Kimahri tells Tidus when Yuna will return whenever she has left the party. Auron is the greatest physical powerhouse.

3. Final Fantasy X. Yuna is my favorite Final Fantasy character. Her faithful guardian Kimahri Ronzo knew her since she was an infant. Her mentor Lulu is like an older sister to her. Rikku is my second favorite Final Fantasy character. Tidus is my third favorite Final Fantasy character. Wakka is a friend of Tidus and a guardian of Yuna. Auron is Tidus' mentor.

4. Final Fantasy X. I love Final Fantasy X's battle system, because it is three-dimensional. Final Fantasy 1 had my worst battle system. I like that the feature enabling us to switch between party members during battle. This reflects the concept of guardians. If Yuna is near death's door, I will switch her for her guardian Kimahri Ronzo.

5. Final Fantasy VIII. Edea is so cool. That villainess is influential to some fans. Mayuka Aoki, the original Japanese voice actress for Yuna, did the end-motion capture on Edea and Rinoa Heartilly. Final Fantasy VI had my second favorite villain, Kefka.

6. Final Fantasy IV. Final Fantasy IV was the first Final Fantasy that I ever played. I love some of the moments in the game, such as when Cecil is teleported from the attack of Leviathan near Fabul to the land of Mysidia. I also like when the Tower of Zot collapsed and the party teleporting to Baron.

7. Final Fantasy IV (as of yet). Final Fantasy IV has a happy ending. At the last part of the ending, the paladin Cecil Harvey is coronated the King Baron. The coronation ceremony is great. This vote is subject to change, because I have not beaten all the existing Final Fantasies yet.

My favorite music would be FFVIII except that they repeated so much of it. The opening theme and its different versions were the most inspiring pieces of music I've heard. Overall though, I have to go with FFVII because every score fit the character it was for.

The cast of characters that I felt most attached to would be FFX. I really think the voice acting had a part in that, but I understood each. HOwever, once again, FFVII takes the category because I liked each of the characters and their motivations, and their designs were the best. Nothing beats Cloud, Sephiroth, and Vincent in the same game.

My favorite FF character would have to Squall. He is my absolute favorite character design, and his own development was one of the deepest of any character in the series. He was truly a Lionheart, and I really connected with him.

Battle sytem goes to FFVII without a doubt for the materia system which will always be my favorite battle system of any RPG. I can't imagine something better, and it allowed me to enjoy and experiment in each battle.

Favorite villain is without a doubt Sephiroth because he was how a villain should be. I'm sick of these Kefka characters that are just pure evil, and not developed well for their reasoning. Sephiroth was developed and I truly felt for him. Plus his character design was amazing; the One-Winged Angel is the greatest symbolism I;ve seen.

Favorite overall storyline goes to FFVII of course because it had a conflict that made the most sense, and was really great. Sephiroth is what won this award since he was the basis for the conflict.

Favorite ending goes to FFX as it was the most emotional, and I already really felt for each character, especially Yuna. The extra plus that I love is the mystery at the end of the ending cinema. Tidus awakens, but why and by whom?

My favorite music was definitely from FFX. The Zanarkand song struck a dramatic chord for the game. Also "Isnt It Wonderful?" fit the scene with Yuna and Tidus perfectly.Aurons theme was pretty cool.The Hymn of the Fayth set the mood of Spira.

My favorite FF characters were the FFVI characters.With 14 characters, not to mention Banon and the Empire, there were the serious to comic relief characters.Unfortunately,with all the characters, some like Umaro and Gau got little attention.
Which FF had your Favorite Character, and who is it?
My favorite character ever has got to be Cid Highwind the FFVII one.Lines like "Hold onto your drawers,and dont piss in em!" made him memorable.

My favorite battle system would have to be FFIV.You didnt have to worry about learning anything,it all came with level ups.FFV was to long,and the extras with Esper level ups unbalanced my team.VII and VIII only let you hold so little magic.FFIX was okay,but X appalled me.

My favorite villian would have to Seifer.You got to see him become evil in present tense,unlike most who were already evil.I was pissed at him at the end of Disc 1 when I saw him with Edea.That is a real trait for villians.

My favorite storyline would probably be VI because the Returners were weak compared to the Empire,unlike super-strong groups like Avalanche and FFIV. Returners slowly gained their power,especially in the World Of Ruin.

The problem is,I have only beaten VII,VIII, and X. X had the best ending because it struck a strong emotional chord.

[Neo Necron]

This is a good question. Of course, my overall favourite FF game has to be FFVIII. Although it is unliked by many, FFVIII was unique in a great way to the other Final Fantasies.

FFVIII had the best music on my opinion, although FFIX is not far behind. FFVIII's music was just amazing, especially Liberi Fatali (Or however it's spelt!) and Eyes on Me. Although the normal battle music was pants, the boss music and the other boss music was pure genious. I love you, Nobuo Uematsu ^_^

I like FFIX and FFVII's variety of characters, so it's a tie there. These two games had a lareg rnage of charcters, including humans, non-humans and stuffed toys.

As for favourite character, that's a toughie. I really like Cait Sith because he is really unique (I love uniquety in games, so I'll be going on and on about it!) and even though he's a spy, he really wants to be friends with the rest of the FFVII cast, which I admire.

I loved FFVIII's battle system. I liked the GFs, the draw abolities and the way you don't have to use MP, and instead collect magic, not unlike collecting items.

I think Kefka was an amazing villain. He had no reason for destroying the world, therefore he is absolutely undoubtably pure evil. He found destruction fun, and did not belive in Peace, Love and Friendship. Pure, Pure evil. Total Villain.

Since I know a heck of a lot about the storyline of FFVIII, I'll have to go for that. FFVIII's plot has a lot of mysteries and logic behind it, such as the Sorceress' passing on on powers, and the infamous Rinoa is Ultemecia theory.

Best ending has to Be FFVIII's. It had amazing graphics, and it was confusing at first but eventually you will understand it very very well and I found it very interesting, as it really brought out Squall's emotions, and it added evidence to the Rinoa is Ultemecia theory.


FFVIII 4eva!

My favorite music has to be from FFVI. From the minute that I started playing that game it seemed to captivate me in such a way that the music drove so much emotion. It has the best expression of any of the FF games. It seems to flow so well from town to town and every moment inbetween.

Overall the characters that were the best in the whole series from what I've played would be probably FFVI. The great mix of good and evil and everything else. Even the side characters had amazing personallities...like the turks. I really enjoyed talking to people in the towns because they had acutal intellegent things to say. Seporith, even though was controlled by Jenova ultimitely, was and still is the coolest character...I mean...he walks among the flames!!

My favorite character...well...it's kind of odd. It is Squall. His deep thinking and his mellow thoughts is most like mine. I can relate to him in so many levels. His mind is complicated and so is his actions. Also Tidus...because I can relate with his type of family life that he has held. Also he is a athlete or a very awesome game. And is not depressing and loves to have fun and care a lot about everyone else...much like me sometimes.

My favorite battle system is without a doubt FFX's. You get to control the characters leveling with the Sphere grid. You can customize weapons much like in the other games. The thing I really liked was that you could switch in a out your characters during battle...which gives the player the advantage to really have all the best attacks in one battle.

Seporith is the best Villian...he's awesome...driven by his past and his journy is one of the greatest of all told. I also think that Keflka was a crazy person! Who else would not care to kill a village and then still go on in life...that takes some guts.

Best story line...this is where I can split a lot. I think overall FFX had the best story. It had all the elements in the game that are needed and was told the best. With the constant reminders of the past and the few friends that were there in the present. FFVII is a classic and is there for deserving of this title for me but in it lacks the depth of character...in which you obtain a very obscure and shallow thought of each person. FFVIII was extremely deep in that and had so much romance. The story was indeed very powerful...but lacked focus.

FFX's ending while simple was beautiful and got the point across very well. It's theme was that I will never forget for it will be a big part of my life with my dad and tring to go back and change things. FFVIII is one I will never forget...the disturbed views of Rinoa and the lost within the time compression is just great. I the ending is so powerful it made me cry.

Music: Definetly FF8. "Eyes on me" theme is one of the best themes I ever heard. FF8 music is very memorable and is very preatty.

Best characters overall: Tie betaween FF8 and FFX. The voices of main characters in FFX(excluding Tidus, and Yuna) gave them plenty of peronality. I really liked character development in FF 8. By the end of the game I grew to care for every single one of them.

Best character: Squal from FF8. He started out as the biggest jerk, but later you found that he is a very caring, compassionate person.

Best battle system: Final fantasy tactics. Hard to explain, but those of you who played it know what it's all about.

Best villains: Rajin and Fujin. They fought you not because they were crasy, or because they were ordered. They did it for their friend Seipher.

Favorite storyline: FF 8. It starts more optimystic, and then the story just draws you into the world of FF8.

Best ending: FF9. I almost cried.

Best overall: FF8

1.) The final fantasy that had my favorite music was ff7. This is because i love the ancient temple music, i dunno why it like sounds cool.

2.) Final Fantasy 10 because they had nice characters and you needed each one for the game and i felt that all the characters were involved a lot more in this game then having one party throughout the game.

3.) My favorite character is Seph because he's so cool looking and like how he acts and stuff, i dunno he's just cool. (Gosh, I feel like i'm writing answers for q's at school, but o well)

4.) Final Fantasy 10 or Final Fantasy Tactics had the best battle system because in ff10 i felt i was more involved and so did the characters and also you can do many new different things in battle. Now for fftactics, it had a very nice battle system and u were definitly involved in each battle and there were MANY things you can do in the battle.

5.) Seph and read #3 for details.

6.) Final Fantasy 7 had the best storyline because it was soo deep, it made u feel as you were in the game and theres soooo much to the storyline.

7.) This one is tough, a lot of the endings sucked, but I like ff9's because
**SPOILER**

Because i accually thought Zidane was dead and that fooled me, which was pretty cool. I say it ended up perfectly.

**End of SPOILER**

[kilo]

WARNING: Spoilers ahed.

Which FF had your Favorite Music? FF7. The soundtrack was big, and I didn't even get enough of each song to make me sick of it, they were very well dispersed throughout the scenes. I loved every single piece.

Which FF had your Favorite Characters Overall? Again, FF7. I loved Cloud, since he was so much like me and I could relate to him. I liked Tifa and Aeris, and their relationships with Cloud. The whole cast was very well done, and even Cait Sith had an interesting story behind him.

Which FF had your Favorite Character, and who is it? In FF7, Cloud was a bastard. And that's what I am. He just didn't give a ****.

Which FF had your Favorite Battle System? I liked the way everything was unique in FF7, as far as the special effects and how things were named and equipped. However, FFX just blew me away by removing the ATB and using a turn-based system.

Which FF had your Favorite Villain, and who is it? FF7, Sephiroth was the original badass. In the games to follow, the villains were just wannabes that couldn't even compare to him. As cliche as it is, Sephiroth is still one mean mutha fukka.

Which FF had your Favorite Storyline? FF7. Placed in a semi-futuristic world that was rundown. The evil company Shinra ripping people off, Mako energy. It was just a classic, and told very deeply and very well. Very complex.

Which FF had your Favorite Ending? Hmm...I really expect a lot from endings, and none that I can remember can really measure up to what I craved. I'd have to say either FF7 or FFX. I hate happy endings. I want an ending that pisses me off.

[Kyoji Toratomi]

Music: Final Fantasy 7, it was the only one that really clicked for me. I mean I bought the soundtrack, I donwloaded all the music onto my computer, I just loved it, especially Aeris' theme, it was very moving.

Characters: definetely FF7: their characters were just so much more remembrance than all the other characters. they stuck out, they each had a different attitued and you got to learn a lot about each character.

Character: Cloud of course because he acts so much like i do. He can be arrogant (trust me ask anybody that knows me, especially DragonHeart) , selfish at times and overall a great leader. He had the coolest look out of all of them and the best story behind him.

Battle System: NOT FF7 haha. Id go with ffT or FF5, or FF3. Just cause I really liek the job system and it was a very good idea. I also liked X how it had the bar while battling so you would know who would attack when which would give you a better strategy when fighting tougher enemies.

Villain: Sephiroth, why? It's because he was such a badass. he did so many things that just shocked you like
SPOILER
Aeris' death for once, how could you not feel all cold inside after you saw him stab her and listen to her death music as the white materia dropped into the pool and watching Cloud say, what i think a very good line
"She will never laugh, amile, or cry again..." It was something like that, I didn't feel like writing it all cuz it was long.

Storyline: I really like Tactics Zodiac Brave Story, but yet again FF7 pulls up on top. I am just so shocked how great the story was. It had everything you wanted, action, romance...just about everything a good movie or other game has.

Ending: To tell the truth I haven't seen ff8, 9, or 1's ending. So Im gonna have to go with FF7. I didn't seem like it was such a great ending the first time but after you see it a couple times you really get to see how its unique from all the other ones. Insted of telling you, why don't you find out yourslef.

Overall Id say FF7 was teh best one.