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DoGCyN
12/28/20 4:52:04 PM
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Which FF game has the BEST Story, in your opinion?










It was a close race, but the winner(loser?) of the most annoying/difficult optional boss/regular enemy goes to...

Absolute Virtue via FF11

It was a close race between Yiazmat and Ruby weapon until today, where votes for Ozma and AV skyrocketed. I personally voted for Ozma, and was hoping he (it) would win. Ozma is flat.

First and foremost, for this topic, please mark your spoilers if you decide to talk about a specific story and why it's the best.

I personally love the story in FF8, but I know it's generally hated amongst fans, so it's included with 12 (also generally hated).
FFs 1-5 I bracketed together, so if you vote for any of those, please tell me which one.
I almost want to put FF13/15 in the same bracket as 8 and 12, but we have 10 spots so let's use them.

Best Minigame: Triple Triad via FF8
Worst Minigame: Dodging Lightning via FF10
Best Gameplay Mechanics: Set classes and (learnable) abilities via FF4/6/9
Worst Protagonist: Vaan via FF12
Best Cid: Cid Highwind via FF7
Worst Dungeon: The Great Crystal via FF12
Best Soundtrack: OST via FF7
Worst/Most Annoying/Difficult Optional Boss/Enemy: Absolute Virtue via FF11

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Dingydang166
12/28/20 5:01:07 PM
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How did ruby weapon get so many votes what in the world. I am guessing people who's only ff game they played was 7 just said fuck it and just voted the only one they recognized
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trappedunderice
12/28/20 5:05:27 PM
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FF7 has the best story, there's a reason why it's the most popular.

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EmbraceOfDeath
12/28/20 5:07:01 PM
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14 has the best story, and it's not close.

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BettyWhite
12/28/20 5:10:04 PM
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7, 9, 10 in that order.

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squarion
12/28/20 5:22:07 PM
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trappedunderice posted...
FF7 has the best story, there's a reason why it's the most popular.

Yeah, it's just epic. Square already developed that universe more than other FF's and will continue to double down with it through Remake.

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philsov
12/28/20 5:26:33 PM
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FF7 turns into a trope-filled wild goose chase after you leave Midgar, in search of an edgy strong guy with mother issues.

FFT all the way, baby. The foil of Ramza and Delita and how they interact with the world is just magnifique.
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Stagmar
12/28/20 5:28:39 PM
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EmbraceOfDeath posted...
14 has the best story, and it's not close.


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3PiesAndAFork
12/28/20 5:29:28 PM
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15 by a long shot.

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DoGCyN
12/28/20 9:18:19 PM
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3PiesAndAFork posted...
15 by a long shot.
:gross:

But I'm happy you really enjoyed it. I guess it just wasn't for me

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obsolete
12/28/20 9:25:40 PM
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VII is my favorite game but I don't think it should win this one for story.
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Eliza3
12/28/20 9:25:49 PM
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FFTactics and there's no contest.

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EnvoyOfTheLight
12/28/20 9:46:12 PM
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9, even with the random-ass space flea.

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DoGCyN
12/28/20 11:35:46 PM
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I was expecting a closer race with 9 in the picture

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Cobra1010
12/28/20 11:52:21 PM
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And ff7 remake shat on it lol

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bladegash
12/29/20 12:01:41 AM
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Tactics. Easily. Story rivals the first 5 or 6 seasons of Game of Thrones. Total God tier story.

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Bad_Mojo
12/29/20 12:02:58 AM
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DoGCyN
12/29/20 9:35:12 AM
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Good morning.

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Panthera
12/29/20 9:38:03 AM
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XII

Tactics is a close second, it just loses a lot of steam late in chapter 4 when you leave all the interesting stuff behind to pursue bad generic fantasy shit, though even then it at least salvages things with the final scene of the ending being amazing

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Vermander
12/29/20 9:38:04 AM
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14 being on the list isnt fair since it is an MMO and has both Heavensward and Shadowbringers.
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DoGCyN
12/29/20 9:43:57 AM
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Vermander posted...
14 being on the list isnt fair since it is an MMO and has both Heavensward and Shadowbringers.
Not fair for 14?

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MaxEffingBemis
12/29/20 9:47:41 AM
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As much as I love 7, I will always be a 6 truther

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Irony
12/29/20 9:49:43 AM
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9

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Vermander
12/29/20 9:50:27 AM
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DoGCyN posted...

Not fair for 14?


No I mean for the others, especially since ShB in particular is better than the vast majority of FF narratives.
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DoGCyN
12/29/20 9:51:53 AM
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Vermander posted...
No I mean for the others, especially since ShB in particular is better than the vast majority of FF narratives.
Oh I see. Well 14 is unfortunately losing. Although I've had a lot of people talk to me about 14 recently...so much so that I started playing it.

Color me excited for those expansions

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Nazanir
12/29/20 9:53:24 AM
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trappedunderice posted...
FF7 has the best story, there's a reason why it's the most popular.
Lol no, thr bad guy literally has mommy issues and wants to destroy the world because of it.

The rest is convoluted/obscured as fuck to fill the 40 hours of average gameplay time.

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pauIie
12/29/20 10:05:55 AM
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14 with expansions

tactics otherwise. voted tactics.

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DoGCyN
12/29/20 10:06:08 AM
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Nazanir posted...
Lol no, thr bad guy literally has mommy issues and wants to destroy the world because of it.

The rest is convoluted/obscured as fuck to fill the 40 hours of average gameplay time.
I'm curious, what'd you vote for?

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Ilishe
12/29/20 10:17:15 AM
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Tactics, then 8

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FaytlessHearts
12/29/20 10:22:51 AM
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Tactics and it isn't close. 9 is my favorite, but FFT has all the great stuff. The world building is unbelievably well done too.

I really dunno what's so appealing for 7 though. I honestly think it's got the shittiest cast, and arguably the weakest story. FF7R part 1 changes that though I guess, with some time travel, alternative dimensions mumbo jumbo bullshit lol it's hilarious.

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DoGCyN
12/29/20 10:27:35 AM
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Ilishe posted...
Tactics, then 8
I like you

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DoGCyN
12/29/20 10:36:17 AM
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DoGCyN posted...
I'm curious, what'd you vote for?
@Nazanir

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DoGCyN
12/29/20 10:46:14 AM
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WE currently have a tie at the time of this posting

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El_Lingo
12/29/20 10:46:29 AM
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I played through FF14's main story and it was terrible. The game itself is fantastic but the story was extremely boring. The villains get no development and heroes barely get any either. The big climactic showdowns at the end felt like nothing because I'd only seen the bad guys a handful of times through the whole game.

Actually I'm not even sure what the main goal of the whole game was. Was it just "stop the imperial splinter group?" 160 hours of gameplay and it mostly felt like filler story-wise. I did really like the Dragoon class quests though, those were the only ones I felt really meant something. The Paladin quests were practically nonexistent.

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DoGCyN
12/29/20 10:58:00 AM
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I dont think we'll be seeing Nazanir again :(.

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DoGCyN
12/29/20 11:19:29 AM
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We gotta break this tie.

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Questionmarktarius
12/29/20 11:23:21 AM
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FFMQ.
It rarely gets in the way, and never pretends to be more than a thin excuse for "go there now and murder everything."
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Tyranthraxus
12/29/20 11:32:04 AM
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Eliza3 posted...
FFTactics and there's no contest.


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DoGCyN
12/29/20 12:04:17 PM
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oh shit. FFt took over

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Nazanir
12/29/20 12:36:05 PM
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DoGCyN posted...
@Nazanir
Tactics.

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DoGCyN
12/29/20 12:38:59 PM
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Nazanir posted...
Tactics.
Im honestly surprised Tactics is getting this much love for it's story.

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TheOtherMike
12/29/20 12:43:09 PM
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VI is the objectively correct answer.
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Shadowplay
12/29/20 12:44:41 PM
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I voted VI, but I'm thinking that I need to play Tactics now given the love it is receiving. How does Tactics A2 compare to the first?

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Zaltera
12/29/20 12:48:22 PM
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FaytlessHearts posted...
I really dunno what's so appealing for 7 though. I honestly think it's got the shittiest cast, and arguably the weakest story.

I don't think I am too far into VI right now, but this is pretty much how I have been feeling about it so far.

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Vermander
12/29/20 12:53:45 PM
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El_Lingo posted...
I played through FF14's main story and it was terrible. The game itself is fantastic but the story was extremely boring. The villains get no development and heroes barely get any either. The big climactic showdowns at the end felt like nothing because I'd only seen the bad guys a handful of times through the whole game.

Actually I'm not even sure what the main goal of the whole game was. Was it just "stop the imperial splinter group?" 160 hours of gameplay and it mostly felt like filler story-wise. I did really like the Dragoon class quests though, those were the only ones I felt really meant something. The Paladin quests were practically nonexistent.


Realm Reborn itself wasnt great. Id actually argue its worse then any of the expansions (Though Stormblood isnt nearly as good as the other expansions).
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Bad_Mojo
12/29/20 1:05:20 PM
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Shadowplay posted...
I voted VI, but I'm thinking that I need to play Tactics now given the love it is receiving. How does Tactics A2 compare to the first?

I haven't played Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced 2, but I've played Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced, and I hate it. It's not a bad game at all, but it isn't what I wanted because. . .

We're talking about Final Fantasy Tactics, on the Playstation. This is a God-tier game and everyone should at least try it. If it isn't for you, that's fine, but if it is, it will become your new favorite game.

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Shadowplay
12/29/20 1:18:57 PM
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Bad_Mojo posted...


We're talking about Final Fantasy Tactics, on the Playstation. This is a God-tier game and everyone should at least try it. If it isn't for you, that's fine, but if it is, it will become your new favorite game.
Damn, all this time I always assumed that Tactics Advance was just a rerelease of the Playstation game...

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Questionmarktarius
12/29/20 1:28:22 PM
#49:


DoGCyN posted...
Im honestly surprised Tactics is getting this much love for it's story.
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masterpug53
12/29/20 1:35:14 PM
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Shadowplay posted...
I voted VI, but I'm thinking that I need to play Tactics now given the love it is receiving. How does Tactics A2 compare to the first?

Just in case there's any confusion, there's three games in the series: the original Tactics (the one getting the love), and then two games in the Tactics Advance series.

Tactics A1's story is very divisive, and a vast departure from the original; I liked it for what it was, but I don't begrudge those who despise it.

Tactics A2's story is genuinely, irredeemably bad; poorly structured and thoroughly forgettable. What passes for an overarching plot is forgotten for most of the main quest and only resurfaces at the very last minute. For me personally, Tactics A2 was the official turning point between classic childhood-molding Square and modern 'couldn't write a decent story if their lives depended on it' Square.

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