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Let Us End the Argument Once and for All





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 05.06.2012 11:43pm


RenoOfTheDwarve
Registered Member

Best Game (Your Overall Favorite) 3pts - FFIX
Best Story 2pts - FFVI
Best Playable Ensemble Cast 2pts - FFVI
Best Playable Character 1pt - FFX (Auron)
Best NPC Ensemble Cast 2pts - FFVIII
Best NPC Character 1pt - FFVI (Ultros)
Best Overall Score 2pts - FFVII
Best Song 1pt - FFVIII (Eyes On Me)
Best Battle System 2pts - FFXIII
Best Ability Gaining System 1pt - FFIX
Best For Replayability (ie which have you played the most) 2pts - FFVII
Best Overall Character Design (as in artwork) 1pt - FFIX
Best Difficulty Curve 1pt - FFV

Worst Game -3pts - FFXI
Worst Story -2pts - FFXIII
Worst Playable Ensemble Cast -2pts - FFIV
Worst Playable Character -1pt - FFVI (Umaro)
Worst NPC Ensemble Cast -2pts - FFV
Worst NPC Character -1pt - FFVIII (Ultimecia)
Worst Overall Score -2pts - FFIII
Worst Song -1pt - FFX (Chocobo Theme - seriously)
Worst Battle System -2pts - FFII (and not for lack of trying, the idea was the best; the implementation failed, though)
Worst Ability Gaining System -1pt - FFVIII
Worst For Replayability (ie which have you beat 1 or less times) -2pts - FFXI
Worst Overall Character Design 1pt - FFXII
Worst Difficulty Curve (ie too frustrating or too easy) -1pt - FFV




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 05.07.2012 8:21am


Lews
Lord of the Morning



kirbenvost said:

He was saying FFX-2 doesn't count.


Ah, yeah.  Totally overlooked that.

Calling it now, though.  FF6 is taking home best overall.




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 05.07.2012 3:36pm


Darth Howie
Darthpool
Administrator



Best Game (Your Overall Favorite) 3pts - FFVI
Best Story 2pts - FFIX
Best Playable Ensemble Cast 2pts - FFVI
Best Playable Character 1pt - Squall - FFVIII
Best NPC Ensemble Cast 2pts - FFVIII
Best NPC Character 1pt - Kuja - FFIX
Best Overall Score 2pts - FFVIII
Best Song 1pt - Dancing Mad - FFVI
Best Battle System 2pts - FFV
Best Ability Gaining System 1pt -  FFV (Job System)
Best For Replayability (ie which have you played the most) 2pts - FFVI
Best Overall Character Design (as in artwork) 1pt - FFVI
Best Difficulty Curve 1pt - FFV

Worst Game -3pts - FFII
Worst Story -2pts - FFXIII
Worst Playable Ensemble Cast -2pts - FFXIII
Worst Playable Character -1pt - Cait Sith - FFVII
Worst NPC Ensemble Cast -2pts - FFXIII
Worst NPC Character -1pt - FFXIII - Orphan
Worst Overall Score -2pts - FFXII
Worst Song -1pt - Decison on the Dock - FFX
Worst Battle System -2pts - FFII
Worst Ability Gaining System -1pt - FFII
Worst For Replayability (ie which have you beat 1 or less times) -2pts - FFXIII
Worst Overall Character Design 1pt - FFIX (love the game, but the look....)
Worst Difficulty Curve (ie too frustrating or too easy) -1pt - FFII



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- Squall 15:11




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 05.07.2012 7:30pm


Blayze
Registered Member

Best Game (Your Overall Favorite) 3pts - VII
Best Story 2pts - VII
Best Playable Ensemble Cast 2pts - VI
Best Playable Character 1pt - Cid Highwind (VII)
Best NPC Ensemble Cast 2pts - IX
Best NPC Character 1pt - Blank (IX)
Best Overall Score 2pts - VII
Best Song 1pt - Sending a Dream into Outer Space (VII)
Best Battle System 2pts - X
Best Ability Gaining System 1pt - X
Best For Replayability (ie which have you played the most) 2pts - VII
Best Overall Character Design (as in artwork) 1pt - VI
Best Difficulty Curve 1pt - X

Worst Game -3pts - XIII
Worst Story -2pts - XIII
Worst Playable Ensemble Cast -2pts - XII
Worst Playable Character -1pt - Snow (XIII)
Worst NPC Ensemble Cast -2pts - XIII
Worst NPC Character -1pt - Zorn and Thorn (IX)
Worst Overall Score -2pts - XII
Worst Song -1pt - Can't remember the name, but the ending theme of XII
Worst Battle System -2pts - XIII
Worst Ability Gaining System -1pt - XII
Worst For Replayability (ie which have you beat 1 or less times) -2pts - XII
Worst Overall Character Design 1pt -  V
Worst Difficulty Curve (ie too frustrating or too easy) -1pt - VIII




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 05.18.2012 7:01pm
Thread Creator

grey_haven
Formerly known as 'Trekster'

As most of you suspected Final Fantasy VI is by far the winner. Here are the final rankings although I think the online ones should probably be excluded as nobody really voted positively or negatively for them. Another thing I found interesting is that if I exclude the "Favorite Game" category the rankings actually remain the same.

FFS's rankings of the series
1 - Final Fantasy 6
2 - Final Fantasy 7
3 - Final Fantasy 9
4 - Final Fantasy 10
5 - Final Fantasy 5
6 - Final Fantasy 8
7 - Final Fantasy 4
8 - Final Fantasy 14
9 - Final Fantasy 11
10 - Final Fantasy 1
11 - Final Fantasy 3
12 - Final Fantasy 13
13 - Final Fantasy 2
14 - Final Fantasy 12

Here are some other stats you may find interesting:
Games with the best story: Tie between Final Fantasies 6 and 7
Game with the worst story: Final Fantasy 13

Game with most loved playable characters: Final Fantasy 6
Game with the most hated playable characters: Final Fantasy 12

Game with the most loved NPCs: Final Fantasy 7
Game with the most hated NPCs: Final Fantasy 10

Game with the most loved music: Final Fantasy 6
Game with the most hated music: Final Fantasy 12

Game with the most loved battle elements: Final Fantasy 10
Game with the most hated battle elements: Final Fantasy 2

Games voted most replayable: Tie between Final Fantasies 6 and 7
Games voted least replayable: Tie between Final Fantasies 9 and 13

Game with best character design: Final Fantasy 9
Game with worst character design: Final Fantasy 12

Game with the best difficulty curve: Final Fantasy 5
Game with the worst difficulty curve: Final Fantasy 2




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 05.19.2012 4:56am


Enkidoh
Time Travelling White Mage



Not surprising FFVI took top honours, with VII and IX close behind. If I remember rightly, the old Foundation poll on FFO from years ago had a simillar result.

And poor FFXII and XIII. So unloved and unappreciated. :p




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 05.20.2012 1:48am


Atma Weapon
I Am Pure Energy

Best Game (Your Overall Favorite) 3pts - Final Fantasy VI
Best Story 2pts - Final Fantasy Tactics
Best Playable Ensemble Cast 2pts - Final Fantasy VI
Best Playable Character 1pt - Celes (Final Fantasy VI)
Best NPC Ensemble Cast 2pts - Final Fantasy VI
Best NPC Character 1pt - Kefka (Final Fantasy VI)
Best Overall Score 2pts - Final Fantasy VI
Best Song 1pt - Aria (Final Fantasy VI)
Best Battle System 2pts - Final Fantasy IX
Best Ability Gaining System 1pt - Final Fantasy XII
Best For Replayability (ie which have you played the most) 2pts - Final Fantasy VI
Best Overall Character Design (as in artwork) 1pt - Final Fantasy X
Best Difficulty Curve 1pt - They are all easy.

Worst Game -3pts - Final Fantasy III
Worst Story -2pts - Final Fantasy V
Worst Playable Ensemble Cast -2pts - Final Fantasy XIII
Worst Playable Character -1pt - Final Fantasy VII (Cait Sith)
Worst NPC Ensemble Cast -2pts - Final Fantasy IV
Worst NPC Character -1pt - Shelinda (Final Fantasy X)
Worst Overall Score -2pts - Final Fantasy XII
Worst Song -1pt - Tough one...Golden Saucer's theme is pretty annoying.
Worst Battle System -2pts - Final Fantasy XIII
Worst Ability Gaining System -1pt - Final Fantasy II
Worst For Replayability (ie which have you beat 1 or less times) -2pts - Final Fantasy XIII
Worst Overall Character Design 1pt - Final Fantasy IX. I won't judge the sprite era on this one.
Worst Difficulty Curve (ie too frustrating or too easy) -1pt. Final Fantasy XI. It takes years to learn all of the ins and outs.




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 05.20.2012 3:30am


FenixDown
The King's orders are absolute



I forgot to participate in this before the tally went up, but looking at the results, that does sound about right. I might fill in my own answers later if I remember/feel like it just for fun.



Let's Play Chrono Trigger
Let's Play The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past
Let's Play Final Fantasy VI




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 05.20.2012 6:36am


Rhaegar
World Warrior 21007



Enkidoh said:

And poor FFXII and XIII. So unloved and unappreciated. :p
Considering they're genuinely two of the worst games I've ever played in my life, rightfully so. :P




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 05.20.2012 7:09pm


Cameron
Registered Member



Best Game (Your Overall Favorite) 3pts -  Final Fantasy Tactics
Best Story 2pts - Final Fantasy Tactics
Best Playable Ensemble Cast 2pts - Final Fantasy VII
Best Playable Character 1pt - Ramza Beoulve
Best NPC Ensemble Cast 2pts - Final Fantasy VII
Best NPC Character 1pt - Sephiroth
Best Overall Score 2pts - Final Fantasy VII
Best Song 1pt - Cloud's Theme (Main Theme)
Best Battle System 2pts - Final Fantasy Tactics
Best Ability Gaining System 1pt - Final Fantasy Tactics
Best For Replayability (ie which have you played the most) 2pts - Final Fantasy Tactics
Best Overall Character Design (as in artwork) 1pt - Final Fantasy XII
Best Difficulty Curve 1pt - Final Fantasy XII

Worst Game -3pts - Final Fantasy X-2
Worst Story -2pts - Final Fantasy XIII
Worst Playable Ensemble Cast -2pts - Final Fantasy XIII
Worst Playable Character -1pt - Cait Sith
Worst NPC Ensemble Cast -2pts - Final Fantasy X-2
Worst NPC Character -1pt - Fuijin
Worst Overall Score -2pts - Final Fantasy VIII
Worst Song -1pt - Golden Saucer Theme Song
Worst Battle System -2pts - Final Fantasy IX (too slow)
Worst Ability Gaining System -1pt - Final Fantasy VIII
Worst For Replayability (ie which have you beat 1 or less times) -2pts - Final Fantasy V
Worst Overall Character Design 1pt - Final Fantasy XIII
Worst Difficulty Curve (ie too frustrating or too easy) -1pt - Final Fantasy VIII

Ahh, didn't see the tally was already done.  My bad.  I'm sad to see that no one likes Final Fantasy XII.  I loved it.  Thought it just needed more story, less wandering.  It was the first time I genuinely wanted to uncover all the secrets of the world without using the internet or a guide of any kind.  But then, I loved Tactics, and that was probably a huge part of that.




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 05.20.2012 9:08pm


Monetary Dragon
Just keep swimming

I kind of don't want to vote, because I'd skew the results horribly, but if I were to vote I'd answer FF7 for all of the 'Best' categories, and FF8 for all of the 'worst' categories except Replayability, which would go to FF9 just because the battles are so slow.

A caveat to this is that I haven't played FF2, 3, or 10 or later.




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 05.20.2012 10:15pm


Fincher
Deep Water Horizon



Cameron said:
Ahh, didn't see the tally was already done. My bad. I'm sad to see that no one likes Final Fantasy XII. I loved it. Thought it just needed more story, less wandering. It was the first time I genuinely wanted to uncover all the secrets of the world without using the internet or a guide of any kind. But then, I loved Tactics, and that was probably a huge part of that.

It's not that no one likes XII.  I love it, but it doesn't come out on top for me in any one category.



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 05.20.2012 10:59pm


Cameron
Registered Member



Fincher said:

It's not that no one likes XII.  I love it, but it doesn't come out on top for me in any one category.

When I replay the games now, it's the only one I actually get lost in.  I remember enjoying VII the most on the initial playthrough (though it was also my first Final Fantasy experience - which tends to be the "be all end all" for most people), but XII and Tactics are the only two I still love to replay.




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 05.21.2012 9:59pm


Spidey
So Sigh Ety



I used to hate FF12. then I played FF13 and didnt realize how good I had it. Bow FF12 is just average to me upon letting my rage go and being objective about it.

I know its been decided but Im gonna post my votes tonight!




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 05.22.2012 1:37am


SuperSquall
Shortening His Posts



Monetary Dragon said:

I kind of don't want to vote, because I'd skew the results horribly, but if I were to vote I'd answer FF7 for all of the 'Best' categories, and FF8 for all of the 'worst' categories except Replayability, which would go to FF9 just because the battles are so slow.

A caveat to this is that I haven't played FF2, 3, or 10 or later.
Don't play 2.  I recommend the FF3 DS remake though.  It's good, particularly if you were a fan of FF1.

Also, I would have pumped FF7 a bit too had I cast my vote in time, as I have a slight preference for it over FF6.




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