Board 8 > Gamespot's Official Ranking of Single Player Mainline Final Fantasy Games

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SHINE_GET_64
02/28/24 12:58:45 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/3/3bbeab32.jpg

I'm sure this will upset someone

Like X being too high

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andylt
02/28/24 12:59:52 PM
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Unless Zodiac Age has nothing in common with the game it's a remaster of, bad list.
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TheManaSword
02/28/24 1:00:50 PM
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Im upset

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Robazoid
02/28/24 1:02:33 PM
#4:


Why do we get Zodiac Age and VII Remake but everything else is the base game?

From what I've heard about the III DS remake, XIII would've at least scored higher than that!

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tcaz2
02/28/24 1:05:22 PM
#5:


andylt posted...
Unless Zodiac Age has nothing in common with the game it's a remaster of, bad list.

It changes a LOT about the gameplay. Making characters class based so there are meaningful choices and adding turbo buttons alone makes the gameplay much more interesting by itself and there are loads more changes on top of those. XII Zodiac Age is actually one of the best gameplay FFs in the series.

The story still kinda sucks for the most part though, they didn't change that. I probably wouldn't put it second but in the upper third is definitely acceptable.

Otherwise its a pretty good list. XV down where it should be. I'd have a few changes here and there (V and IX would be higher and VIII a bit lower) but its fine.

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ctesjbuvf
02/28/24 1:05:50 PM
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SHINE_GET_64 posted...
Like X being too high

No way that would be it

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Radix
02/28/24 1:10:08 PM
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13 too high
9 too low

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swordz9
02/28/24 1:13:49 PM
#8:


Is pretty bad despite having 2/5 of my top 5.
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Nanis23
02/28/24 1:16:18 PM
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lol

lmao even

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ZenOfThunder
02/28/24 1:16:56 PM
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Radix posted...
13 too high
9 too low


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LiquidOshawott
02/28/24 1:19:29 PM
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VI is probably the casual favorite king of the bunch. Good setting and probably the one that kickstarted the future settings with its steampunk focus over traditional fantasy so yeah not surprised its 1

Zodiac Age well I guess it is fun to go run around in turbo mode but is turbo mode enough to be good

Remake over VII is there anyone with that position on board 8?

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Mobilezoid
02/28/24 1:22:24 PM
#12:


LiquidOshawott posted...
Remake over VII is there anyone with that position on board 8?
Me. VII original feels super dated

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pezzicle
02/28/24 1:22:32 PM
#13:


nah

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ZenOfThunder
02/28/24 1:24:15 PM
#14:


I think if given the ability to play FFVII and FFVIIRemake... I'd probably take Remake but I think I might take FFVII if it's the re-release version with the QoL improvements. Guess it depends on my mood. I am not a VII purist

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Fiop
02/28/24 1:25:17 PM
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12 is too high, but I kinda appreciate the jab at Vaan by including Ashe instead, next to the other two protagonists (at least Terra is the closest thing VI has to a protagonist).

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pezzicle
02/28/24 1:27:06 PM
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Fiop posted...
12 is too high, but I kinda appreciate the jab at Vaan by including Ashe instead, next to the other two protagonists (at least Terra is the closest thing VI has to a protagonist).
i get you play as vaan but ashe is 100% the main

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SHINE_GET_64
02/28/24 1:29:40 PM
#18:


Mobilezoid posted...
Me. VII original feels super dated

I also like Remake over VII

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FFDragon
02/28/24 1:29:40 PM
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13 too high

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UshiromiyaEva
02/28/24 1:30:02 PM
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Honestly, even though I disagree with some of it, it all seems totally fine to me......except for XII at #2, that's fucking nonsense. At least they got the right #1 since XIV isn't here, XV is essentially rock bottom for games people actually played, and they correctly put Remake over original.

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NBIceman
02/28/24 1:35:14 PM
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Nice to see XII getting some respect.

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redrocket
02/28/24 1:39:04 PM
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This is actually halfway decent.

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tazzyboyishere
02/28/24 1:39:09 PM
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IX way too low omg

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LiquidOshawott
02/28/24 1:44:27 PM
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Mobilezoid posted...
Me. VII original feels super dated

I suppose if you play them both for the first time Remake would appeal just because its a modern game. (Much like how most modern games are better than their previous games even if I may personally just enjoy older ones more)

I feel like the lego models still have a lot of charm though

Also I actually think IX is where I would put it.

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MacArrowny
02/28/24 1:53:01 PM
#24:


Where is Rebirth???

Also X too high. Swap it with IX and this is actually a decent list.

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MacArrowny
02/28/24 1:54:22 PM
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wtf just went to Gamespot's front page and saw this

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/1/1c64655e.png

Is the site dead or what?

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MartinFF7
02/28/24 2:02:27 PM
#26:


MacArrowny posted...
Is the site dead or what?

People who made the ranking are braindead so checks out

I know I'm overdue to replay FFV and it's been so long I forget most of it, but 5th, come on. Assuming job system bias in the rankers, which wouldve only been acceptable if they included Tactics, damn.

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KanzarisKelshen
02/28/24 2:11:20 PM
#27:


Robazoid posted...
Why do we get Zodiac Age and VII Remake but everything else is the base game?

From what I've heard about the III DS remake, XIII would've at least scored higher than that!

FF3 Pixel Remaster (both the most recent AND most definitive version of that game) is a genuinely terrific and tight gameplay experience that fixes just about all the flaws of OG FF3 without shitting the bed in the process like FF3 DS does. It's much superior to FF13 tbqh

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UshiromiyaEva
02/28/24 2:13:35 PM
#28:


FFV is theeeee......

Wow, huh, yeah I'd say it's the second best numbered single player FF after VI. 3rd including Tactics, 4th including XIV.

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plasmabeam
02/28/24 3:31:29 PM
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Any list that has FF6 at #1 is trash. I don't care how innovation it is, it's a slog to play because of the bloated cast and imbalanced plot.

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Isquen
02/28/24 3:34:50 PM
#30:


11 or 14 are mainline and not included. Joke-ass list.

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Joelypoely
02/28/24 3:38:34 PM
#31:


NBIceman posted...
Nice to see XII getting some respect.

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ChaosTonyV4
02/28/24 3:39:02 PM
#32:


Swap VI and VIII and its a damn near perfect list.

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swordz9
02/28/24 3:41:17 PM
#33:


Way back when I replayed them XII was the one I didnt replay because I had no deserve to ever touch it again and I still dont. Theres no saving that game for me. Other than Stranger of Paradise I havent played a new FF game in nearly 15 years
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redrocket
02/28/24 3:42:31 PM
#34:


swordz9 posted...
Way back when I replayed them XII was the one I didnt replay because I had no deserve to ever touch it again and I still dont. Theres no saving that game for me. Other than Stranger of Paradise I havent played a new FF game in nearly 15 years

Did you like Stranger of Paradise?

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Zylothewolf
02/28/24 3:42:40 PM
#35:


XIII way to high.

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swordz9
02/28/24 3:45:33 PM
#36:


redrocket posted...
Did you like Stranger of Paradise?
It was pretty good despite an embarrassing budget compared to what youd expect of Final Fantasy stuff. I liked it a lot more than the first 4 FF games and FF12 at least for whatever thats worth.
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Leonhart4
02/28/24 3:55:01 PM
#37:


LOL FFXII at #2

But at least they ranked VIII over IX

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MacArrowny
02/28/24 4:06:23 PM
#38:


Isquen posted...
11 or 14 are mainline and not included. Joke-ass list.
Joke ass user, unable to read the name of the list?

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UshiromiyaEva
02/28/24 4:11:58 PM
#39:


It doesn't actually say that in the picture, and there's no link.

How much faith we putting in Shine here? Where are the receipts??

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Leonhart4
02/28/24 4:12:27 PM
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I'm fine with disregarding the MMOs

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scarletspeed7
02/28/24 5:03:35 PM
#41:


This list is fine


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NFUN
02/28/24 5:05:16 PM
#42:


UshiromiyaEva posted...
It doesn't actually say that in the picture, and there's no link.

How much faith we putting in Shine here? Where are the receipts??
https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/ WHY IS THIS SITE SO ANTIQUATED SPACE best-final-fantasy-games-ranked/2900-4038/

"Well, almost all of the mainline games--we left Final Fantasy XI and XIV off this list since theyre long-running MMOs (yes, Final Fantasy XI is still active) that are difficult to compare against their single-player counterparts. But rest assured many of us play and enjoy both and would list them high on our personal Final Fantasy rankings."

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MacArrowny
02/28/24 5:13:36 PM
#43:


why's shine posting an article from september of last year anyways

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Lord_Bob_Bree
02/28/24 5:19:43 PM
#44:


Lol Gamesp- Actually, I can accept this mostly.

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yellowwolley
02/28/24 5:19:55 PM
#45:


XII should not be anywhere other than dead last/bottom.

II is not as bad as most make out. Certainly better than a few.

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shane15
02/28/24 5:27:22 PM
#46:


Well done Gamespot putting 9 near the bottom. Never played 6 but as far as FF ranks go this is decent.

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pjbasis
02/28/24 5:42:56 PM
#47:


MacArrowny posted...
why's shine posting an article from september of last year anyways

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ChaosTonyV4
02/28/24 5:45:47 PM
#48:


shane15 posted...
Well done Gamespot putting 9 near the bottom. Never played 6 but as far as FF ranks go this is decent.

Gamespot just tweeted this today, for whatever reason.

pjbasis posted...
Interaction Get!


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Punnyz
02/28/24 5:55:05 PM
#49:


XII being that high is disGUSTING

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MartinFF7
02/28/24 5:57:35 PM
#50:


I was successfully ragebaited.

ChaosTonyV4 posted...
Gamespot just tweeted this today, for whatever reason.

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