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Puniyo
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FFX does become better if you ignore the existence of those (which I imagine most people who voted for it did too). I'd put 7 first in terms of actual quality, but there a plenty of games I love which aren't the best, but leave way more of an impression on me than a technically 'good' game. The PS2 probably was just generally more accessible, too. Surprised Lightning isn't higher up in the character list, only because the whole reason FF13 was able to carry on for so long was because she alone was so popular. To Zakarkand at the top is something I can get behind, though. |
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Megiddo
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Tactics not even being in the top 10 makes me very sad
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yuna49
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Having played X first, I can understand its appeal. Whatever I disliked in Tidus and Wakka was more than compensated for by Yuna, Auron, and Lulu. I really like XII a lot for its large map and the introduction of the gambit system. I also replayed IX recently and quite enjoyed it. I beat the game this time around; don't recall if I did that on earlier playings. VI, VII, and VIII were all pretty good, but I prefer full-sized character models not the chibis in VI and VII. I might pick Rinoa in VIII as my favorite female character for her personality and her awesome powers.
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BadNewsBlues
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That and the dodgy translation.
You say and yet you got 9 as the best Final Fantasy over 3 other games that people like more than it. |
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ThrowMeOut
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I'm sorry but hard disagree. "Son of a submariner!" is still the best line in any Final Fantasy ever. Never knew the main creator of Final Fantasy stepped down after X, but now it makes sense as to why the franchise dramatically changed after that. It really lost me after X. I tried XII, I tried XV, and while they weren't bad games, something always felt like it was missing. They stopped being whimsical fun... or something. |
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Lynx Raven Raide
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For the first part, an here I thought it was "You spoony bard!" On the second, yeah, thats why we have a raft of sequels/spin offs from the main game line. Hironobu Sakaguchi had a hard and fast rule: no direct sequels. Each game was to have their own storyline, with some common elements like mechanics, summons, chocobos and mogs, but contained in their own worlds. After he stepped down, you got X-2, XII (set in the world of Tactics) then the whole Compilation of Final Fantasy VII |
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Silver Kirin
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This is a very interesting list. I was expecting to see FFVII in the number one spot so this was truly a surprise, though I have to confess that I haven't played FFX. It's also nice to see FFVI and IX in the top five, it would be nice to both games remade in 3D, but in the style of III and IV on the DS, not like FFVIIR beacuse they would probably take years to remade them.
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BadNewsBlues
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I find it funny that scene has gotten over more than Yuna and Tidus's laughing scene. |
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DeviousDybbuk
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I'm not surprised FFX was the most popular in Japan. It feels very Japanese, with the Okinawan-like setting and the fact that the theme song singer Rikki also has roots there.
I really enjoyed it, it was the first FF I played (I went back and played 7 & 8 later). I've replayed it often, including the International version. I also helped my sister play through it (she didn't normally play rpgs but wanted to see the story). So I would argue it's a very accessible game compared to some of the others. The story and characters are special to me. The theme "To Zanarkand", for me, really evokes the feeling of the journey they take together. Sorry. got emotional for a second there.  I feel it's a well deserved win, with absolutely no hard feelings to the other FF titles, which all mean something different for everyone. It's interesting to see which titles imprint on people, depending how old you were or where you were in life when you first played it. Doesn't make one better above another, we're all different and like different things. It keeps life interesting!
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yuna49
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I believe I've read that production staff wanted to make a "more Japanese" game when X was conceived. |
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