"Final Fantasy" series ranked
A simple ranking of all the Final Fantasy games (and major expansions) I've played to date based on my personal enjoyment as well as a loose evaluation of various criteria such as gameplay, writing, graphics, and sound.
12 Games
.- wonderful world to be explored
- vast amount of content
- well-thought-out battle system
- divisive main cast
- vast amount of content
- well-thought-out battle system
- divisive main cast
1
.- one of the best antagonists in any game
- well-structured narrative featuring many outstanding moments
- well-structured narrative featuring many outstanding moments
2
.- elegant and thought-provoking conclusion to the game's main story
- less impactful ending than Shadowbringers
- less impactful ending than Shadowbringers
3
.- quirky main cast with some fantastic developments
- thoroughly competent and well-paced adventure
- remarkable sense of humor
- thoroughly competent and well-paced adventure
- remarkable sense of humor
4
.- outstanding romance under complicated circumstances
- fascinating story setup with great execution
- fascinating story setup with great execution
5
.- well-written story with great characterization
- less appealing areas than other expansions
- less appealing areas than other expansions
6
.- questionable division into two areas of wildly differing quality
7
.- very slow but effective introduction to a massive game
8
.- very good sequel revisiting the world with more freedom
- brilliant antagonist
- brilliant antagonist
9
.- unique party of individually uninteresting but well-established friends
- messy story with little direction until the linear finale
- frustrating DLC practices
- messy story with little direction until the linear finale
- frustrating DLC practices
10
.- rarely serious but surprisingly fun sequel
- fantastic turn-based combat system
- fantastic turn-based combat system
11
.- entertaining if simple combat
- exceedingly linear experience lacking in gameplay variety
- convoluted writing
- exceedingly linear experience lacking in gameplay variety
- convoluted writing
12