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[Thaedolus]

They’re all in the same ballpark IMO. V is criminally underrated/forgotten and is possibly the most fun to play of the three.

 

[Naked Lunch]

Not a hot take.
FFVII is for the casuals who just discovered the 'rpg' genre with FF7.
The gameplay of 7 is so dumbed down from the past 2 entries.
Even my middle school brain back in 97 was extremely disappointed and didnt get the hype.

 

[Captain Toad]

That's not a hot take. That's a pretty common belief, especially 6. It's one I probably agree with.

 

[SF Kosmo]

FF6 and you have a fair debate


FFV?

smh.

Sad. A prime example on why one shouldn't do drugs

FF5 is better than FF6 in most ways. FF6's world is interesting but it has too many characters and too episodic a structure to really develop any of them. They also dumbed down a lot of the gameplay from 5.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Having played all three I must say that my favorite, and by a long shot, is V.

I think it has the best gameplay out of those three, and the story is fine enough without being too convoluted, like VI did.

 

[ANDS]

Is 5 the one with the twins and the moon? If so. . .absofuckinglutely. I know 7 is just everyone's favorite for some reason, but 6 has way more heart than anything in 7 and is just more fun. I'd say I'd love to see a remake of it, but not at the expense of what made it great and how they've "modernized" FF7.

 

[Fuz]

 

[Sorcerer]

There’s an argument to be made for VI, but V, not so much, it’s the best version of the job system for sure, but the story is rather weak. VII is amazing for a reason.

Five was strange in the timeline of releases, a move back to mechanics after the more story driven 4. And I guess the last of its kind.

 

[Arcadialane]

8 Wins for that card game alone

 

[Graciaus]

Literally has the most replay value to offer in the series lmao. This board used to have yearly playthroughs for it.

Eh. Final Fantasy Tactics takes the job system and perfects it.

 

[DukeOfX]

6 is close I think. 7 is still my favorite followed by 8. FF9 can go kick fucking rocks

*Kick fucking rocks at kids while in the middle of the road

 

[CaptainSlayAHo]

Most of the series is better than VII. VIII, XIII, and XV are the only entries that are clearly worse. II, III, V, IX, XII are in the same bracket and everything else is easily above VII.

Somebody really needs to keep their retards locked up and away from internet access

 

[AV]

I just recently played 6 and 7 for the first time with zero nostalgia / rose tinted goggles.

They both have theirs strengths and weaknesses honestly and I couldn't tell you which I preferred overall. Can't speak to 5. Playing 8 now and... not loving it at the end of disc 1.

 

[GreetingsMortal]

Unfortunately you are not a special snowflake like your mom lied to you about. It is a fairly common opinion.

 

[Koenigssee]

VI is better imo.
V is a forgettable POS.

 

[Lognor]

Maybe FF6 was great back in the day, but it isn't great if you're playing for the first time now. I played it for the first time a year or so ago on the SNES Classic and didn't really enjoy it. The story was decent, but I thought the mechanics were too obtuse. I need a bit more hand holding. Or at least give me a tutorial on how the different characters fight. I was so lost and had to spend a lot of time on wikis trying to figure out the different characters.

And I haven't played FF7R, but the original was decent. Again, at the time. No idea if it would hold up now. The story was far worse in FF7 though. Characters were probably worse too. But it had better gameplay imo.

 

[pleaseinsertdisctwo]

Hot take:

All Final Fantasy games are grossly overrated. And that film they did... the cringiest shit.

Here’s the attention you ordered

 

[Tams]

Here’s the attention you ordered

 

[ReBurn]

People tend to put FFVII on a pedestal because it's the first Final Fantasy they ever played, Also the PlayStation changed the way the series was presented and it became more desirable to people who didn't care for the style of the prior entries. It's a good game with a great story. But yeah, it's not the best Final Fantasy game.

 

[March Climber]

 

[fart town usa]

I think FF6 is better than 7.

Better characters and villains to me. Gameplay is more or less identical, just the graphics/story that differ. (though honestly, the stories are incredible similar with 6&7.) Crisis Core had a better story to me than FF7.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

Hot take: IV is better than V, VI or VII

 

[64bitmodels]

added a poll

 

[TintoConCasera]

Hot take: IV is better than V, VI or VII

IV almost puts me to sleep, game's just waaay too easy.

I'll give it another go on the SNES with the hardtype patch, maybe that's the good version.

 

[Shifty]

I haven't even played any FF before 8 and I still know that's not a hot take.

 

[Thaedolus]

IV almost puts me to sleep, game's just waaay too easy.

I'll give it another go on the SNES with the hardtype patch, maybe that's the good version.

The best version is the DS remake and it may be the hardest version too

 

[Celcius]

FF7 is the greatest game of all time

 

[onQ123]

If that was the case you wouldn't be comparing it to FF7

 

[Little Mac]

At the time 7 was revolutionary, but 6 is a better rpg imo. Both probably in my top 5. Sadly I never play 5 as 6 (originally 3 in the US) was my first real rpg. I think Breath of Fire was my second. Fuck we were spoiled in the 16bit era. Regardless, I'll definitely play 5 if they do a 2dhd remake of it.

 

[Trunx81]

FF7 made people literally cry over Aeris. But it was also the first mainstream FF. Heck, the ones before didn’t even release in Europe.

Gameplay wise I love FF6 over every other installment. It’s the only FF that I played through so many times, with different teams.

 

[Balducci30]

The best is clearly final fantasy one, without that there is no final fantasy

EDIT: Kidding, FF7 is obviously the best there’s a reason its not the underdog here

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Couldn't tell you a single character name from ff5. That's how forgettable that game is to me.

Edit: golbez? Is that a name from ff5?

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[TintoConCasera]

Hey SlimeGooGoo , why do you think FFVII is so great?

Couldn't tell you a single character name from ff5. That's how forgettable that game is to me.

Edit: golbez? Is that a name from ff5?

That's some bad memory if you don't remember Gilgamesh, being such a popular character and all that.

 

[anothertech]

How opinions work

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[TintoConCasera]

I really like 5's gameplay better, but 7 has higher production values and I really like pre-rendered backgrounds more than 2D sprites.

My favorite one is 9 though.

I get it. I couldn't get into FF7 when I tried it, maybe I should give it another chance.

And 9... Man everyone keeps saying is one of the best and I still have to play it. Hope it's good!

 

[64bitmodels]

I get it. I couldn't get into FF7 when I tried it, maybe I should give it another chance.

And 9... Man everyone keeps saying is one of the best and I still have to play it. Hope it's good!

i have played 9, the gameplay was pretty decent and the backgrounds and models are some of the best looking in the series, like drop dead gorgeous

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[Mikey Jr.]

Hey SlimeGooGoo , why do you think FFVII is so great?


That's some bad memory if you don't remember Gilgamesh, being such a popular character and all that.

Nah. Ffv is the most forgettable of the SNES games and certainly the most forgettable of 4-15.

 

[German Hops]

man, night-time gaf , you guys are pretty wild.

 

[Holammer]

How can it be a hot take if it's true?
I drifted away from the series after the move to 3D, 8 and the terribad PS2 game with the laughing. Dragon Quest managed the jump to 3D much better, but they mainly did handhelds for a long time.

 

[Pallas]

I think you made a typo OP and meant to say “IV and VI” are better than VII. I did enjoy V though.

 

[TintoConCasera]

i have played 9, the gameplay was pretty decent and the backgrounds and models are some of the best looking in the series, like drop dead gorgeous

Definitely do, it's a great game.

FF9 is the most polished one of the PS1 era, and it has that nostalgic feeling since it brings back once again castles, knights and black/white mages.
Just talking about it makes me want to play it again.

Guess I know what I'll be playing once I finish Okami. Thanks fellas!

Nah. Ffv is the most forgettable of the SNES games and certainly the most forgettable of 4-15.

It has it's moments, I wouldn't call it forgettable at all but whatever, to each their own.

 

[Satansblade]

There’s an argument to be made for VI, but V, not so much, it’s the best version of the job system for sure, but the story is rather weak. VII is amazing for a reason.

No, IV, V, and VI are absolutely all better than VII. There is no argument needed.

 

[th4tguy]

FF5 has a unique job system that made battle gameplay very good. Graphics and story were low quality though.
FF6 was the top of what JRPG could be on the 16 bit era systems (without CD). The only thing that competes is Chrono Trigger.

FF7 was a massive leap in story, graphics, music, and arguably a same as or slightly better battle mechanics as FF6.
With the stronger story and graphics, the win is clearly with 7. Only a fond sense of nostalgics can give 6 the win.

BTW 4 is way better than 5. 8 is garbage.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

FFVII for me, because of personal bias and aesthetic appeal. Final Fantasy VI is right below for me. I basically love everything about VI, VII just came at a more impressionable time for me. But are improbably fantastic though.

FFV, it's been about ten years since I played, but from memory, it would just barely miss my top five, those being

FFVII
FFVI
FFIX
FFXII
FFI

 

[Ladioss]

The value of FF7 is not in wether it's the best FF ever or not - the value of FF7, in 1997, was in being the definitive title that defined for a whole hardware generation and million of people the nature of cinematic, 3D/CGI console entertainement.

The best FF est generally the one you started the franchise with. So FF6 for me.

 

[Neff]

Nah

 

[RoadHazard]

That's a very lukewarm take, a lot of people agree (although I think IV is more commonly mentioned than V).