Poll: Is Final Fantasy IX the Best Final Fantasy?

No Final Fantasy 13 is the best especially Lightning Returns that one was amazing.

Nothing will ever top Dirge of Cerberus.

Always will be Final Fantasy XII for me.

I know Im in the minority but FF8 was by far my favourite Final Fantasy. Then 6,7,1 in that order. 9 was my least favourite right after 10...

@Splints I'm with you on VIII, minority maybe, but not alone!

FF XII and IV.

9 and 12 are my faves. Playing both again recently, I gotta say that IX is THE best Final Fantasy game I've played. Anybody who disagrees is an oglop.

I’m only about five hours in, but really enjoying it. I would say it is currently my 4th favorite ff game. My top 3 are VI, X, and VII.

Really like the art style and a lot of parts of it though! And I really like how the regular battle music is a variation of VI

Nope, 7 is the best ff, and after that 10

personally it is for me only one that's ever held my interest to the end

Not even close, VI, XII, VII, V, XIV, than maybe 9.

7, X, 8, 12, 9, XV, 13

X, VIII, VII, VI

@finalstan Good to hear Im not alone! I found Squall more relatable than most main characters and the love story was in my opinion done so well...and that opening sequence. I caught onto the draw system right away so it never bothered me.

I downloaded this last night. I didn't have a lot of time to play so I'm barely at the part where you control Steiner. This is only my second Final Fantasy game, XV being the first, so I can't comment on how it ranks among the others. I like the art style. I'm gonna need to get used to the battle system.

@Splints IX is my fave but VIII is my second and IX only beats it because the story and characters remind me of DBZ

IX, VIII, XV, VII ,VI, XII, IV, X, XIII, V, I, III, II would be my order, not counting the MMO's because i like them but i still believe they had NO right being numbered FF games, they should have been their own separate series FF Online and FF Online 2 but if you want to add them it would be XIV & XI at the bottom of the list

I'll list it in my top, being 4, 6 and 9. Obviously strong nostalgia for the sprite based versions and 9 being a call back to those.

VI is the best and my entitlement is better than yours, ha!

I love how everyone has a different favourite though!

MyTop 5: 6,9,7,5,15.

5% of people have terrible taste and should be banned from Push Square!

Really liked IX, but not buying it on the PS4 as I'm happy enough being able to play the original version on the Vita. Funnily enough that is the same reason as I never bought VII on the PS4, portability is far more important to me than upgraded visuals.

One of my three top favourites in the series for sure, and the only sort of "high fantasy" among them (the other two are VIII and XIII). The second tier is stuff I found less enticing but still impressive - V, VI, VII and X/X-2. I haven't played XII and XV yet, so can't comment on these.

That said, PS4 version is nowhere in my plans since the game's already accessible on Vita. And out of the three top faves, XIII trilogy is the only one I'm eager to replay as is. VIII and IX? Maybe if there are remakes with full voiceover. The old impressions still live cherished in my memory anyway.

My favorite is VIII, but from a critical standpoint IX is the best one (never played V), it´s the one i recomend the most.

It's got to be VII then VI for my favourites. X and IV are great too but not quite as good as them. I really did try with XIII but it bored me to tears although XIII-2 wasn't bad. I will get round to playing IX at some point but I'm trying to finish VIII just now as I'm replaying them all I-XV including the sequels. Yes, I do realise there isn't an order I'm just going through them all for fun. II's experience system was essentially broken but the music and story wasn't bad and I was pretty good. I finished III on the DS and I'm not sure whether to play the original since there's differences in plot. IX is next on my list so here's hoping I can finally click with the draw system and finish VIII in order to get on to it.

FFXIV? Best Final Fantasy.

I made it through 6, 7, 8, and 9 while growing up, but 9 is the one that really stuck with me and I keep going back to. I had a very surreal experience while replaying 9 in college, when my roommate was playing the soundtrack to Braveheart, and the cutscene and following gameplay synced up with the music for about 5 minutes. It was amazing, but before the time of cell phones, otherwise I would've recorded it. I do have a witness though! We had to pick our jaws up off the ground!

FF7 for me, but 9 is an extremely close 2nd!

@Th3solution its battle mechanics are classic Final Fantasy. Far more than X. But of course playing with 3 female leads in a somewhat girly game is a menace to the feeble virility of the average gamer...

@Bliquid yeah t is LOL! but that's cheating

For me it will always be 8. I know a lot of people didn't like it I think it's mainly due to how the junction system was so different to 7 but there is something special in that game.

I used to love FF9 when I was younger, but after numerous playthroughs the tedious parts of the game, namely the Chocobo Minigame and stealing from bosses wore me down to the point where I really don't feel like playing it anymore.

Final Fantasy 7 and 5 are my favorites in the series.

Final Fantasy 7: Crisis Core, is the best Final Fantasy.

Final Fantasy 13 is the best main game.

7 is the best. Then 4, then 9.

@Th3solution oh yeah - the story was really terribad, you are even too kind to thr game - I just get mad when people stress out the dress change thing(just job change, really!) to bash that game. FFXV is not an all male cast, we have Prompto 😜😉

7 will always be number 1 i my heart. But if I could have a three-way tie for my favorite game of all time, it would be Final Fantasy 7, 8 and 9.

Love this series, and I’ll probably have to say a three way tie between 6, 10, and 9. Followed by 4.

This series, along with Dragon Warrior, remain among the best!

VI and VII will always be my favorites.

Ohhh man. Why does this comments section make my blood boil? I think I might have issues. But let me just say my peace.

FFIX would be the best if:

... the main villain didn't look like a girl
... the final boss wasn't introduced in the last 10 minures of the game
... there was more to do at the end of the game (side quests and mini games)
... the characters were better designed. They had Zidane the thief be one of the strongest damage dealers for some reason. I guess because he's the main character? That role should have been the ninja, but he was weak and oafish looking. Theives are meant to be weak but quick and supportive. And the knight was a doofus with eye-liner. And what was up with that tongue guy? And why no hidden characters like in 6 and 7?
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Nope. FFIX is a second tier FF game. Can't compare with 6 or 7.

@Hapuc "No Final Fantasy 13 is the best especially Lightning Returns that one was amazing."

Oh man, the trolling, and in first post too!

@Feena @Th3solution OMG that coin mini-game in FFX-2! Played it to absolute death.

Doesn't hold a candle to 7, 15 or 8 but it's top fun.

Lost Odyssey is the best final fantasy game.

Can we talk about how this port is actually not very good though? No analog control, only 8 way movement, and an input lag which makes their stupid jump rope trophy pretty much impossible

IX is a brilliant FF game but VI is the best closely followed by VII.

X is my favourite. It's splendiferous in every way and a very special game to me. VI is my very close second favourite Final Fantasy (it's amazing in every way) followed by VII and then IV and XII.

I guess IX would therefore be my sixth favourite Final Fantasy. It's a very charming game with lots of gorgeous areas to visit and a beautiful soundtrack. It's probably the most "fantasy-ish" of the lot and I love the opening sections. The evil forest is so creepy! I also really like the main cast and comedic villains although some of the stuff they get up to is really quite horrific. The only real negatives I can think of are that the battle system is a little slow compared to the others and I will admit to getting stuck on the card game in Treno. Once I got past it I thoroughly enjoyed the rest of the game.

I never played much of FFIX on the original Playstation so I cannot judge it. As for which FF game is best, that always comes down to a fight between FF7 and FF8

9, 7, 8, 6, 4, 10, 15, 3, 13, 12, 5, 1, 2 for me...some at the bottom might get shuffled around a little but from memory that seems right. I love final fantasy, but 9 has always had a special place in my heart, and is the only game I have completed around ten times. I love it. Everything from the music, to the characters, to the story is perfect. I love how square liked to the past, while still keeping one eye on the future and for me this is the last 'pure' final fantasy game. And I played this at a key period in my life where I was dealing with my own changes. So this will never ever be topped for me. So happy to play through again.

FFVII for me followed by IX then VIII. Some of my favourite psone memories right there.

I personally think FFVI is the best of the series. Although IX is the last one that I've played.

IX is my second favorite game of all time and is my favorite Final Fantasy, followed by IV and VI.

@finalstan that was an addicting mini game! I spent hours in the desert just to dig out new coins.

Id like to pick it up , Id like to have played all the final fanstay games in my lifetime , tall order huh

VI by far. I tried IX for a bit, was so annoyed running around trying to find the princess and that kind of errand running. The somewhat awkward combat didn't help. I find Zidane a weak protagonist, as well. I'm done with it, too many other better games out there to play.

I loved equally VII, VIII and IX.
I'd like to play this again but for € 20 it should be on disc with a nice cover... I thought Nintendo games on VC were too expensive, but € 15/20 for those PS1 and PS2 games...

It was the last good FF I played, the series has lost it's magic.

It will always be [insert Final Fantasy played at age 13] for me.

I loved XIII and VI also...

@Th3solution Never played it but i think it will be good the more people hate the better it is. 😀 😁 😂 🤣 😋

For me its 7/8/9 i have the early 1 till 6 on PSP never got to it. I think after i finish the Samurai Warriors 4 Platinum trophy already clocked 120 hours. Ill start with 10/10-2 and then 12.

They should remaster 1 till 6 with updated 2D graphics.

@Hapuc Thats for sure, it's one of a kind