1 - Final Fantasy IX - To me this is what final fantasy is. Its adventure, its great characters, its fantasy, etc. I love nearly every aspect of this game.
2 - Final Fantasy VI - A fantastic cast of characters, and the best villain in the franchise. It also has the best music in the franchise as well.
3 - Final Fantasy VII - While I'm not sure it deserves quite the amount of praise it gets, its still a fantastic game with a great setting.
4 - Final Fantasy VIII - Maybe its nostalgia being the first 3D Final Fantasy I played, but theres just something I love about this game. If it wasn't for some questionable characterization and the worst plot twist in the series, I could see this being higher for me.
5 - Final Fantasy V - V's job system is the best thing in the series. 'Nough said. Oh and Galuf is a badass.
6 - Final Fantasy IV - It set the stage for later Final Fantasies in many ways, but it was surpassed. Cecil and Kain are pretty great though. At the same time, the revolving door of party members dying got old.
7 - Final Fantasy XII - Had the game been finished properly (and had followed Matsuno's original vision), this could have been one of the best final fantasies ever. As it stands, its merely good and not great.
8 - Final Fantasy III - It set the ground work for so many aspects of the series, and had a pretty interesting story (especially for an NES game)
9 - Final Fantasy - It started the series. What else is there to say?
10 - Final Fantasy XIII - Overly linear, with a cast of characters that just didn't do much for me. Combat was good, but wasn't enough to carry the game.
11 - Final Fantasy X - I do not understand why this game is popular (especially when 13 isn't). Boring, linear (not as offensive as XIII, but still). And an all-around terrible and unlikable cast of characters. The only character I liked was Auron.
12 - Final Fantasy II - Theres a good game somewhee underneath it all, but its ruined by a leveling system that did everything it could to make me not enjoy it.
2 - Final Fantasy VI - A fantastic cast of characters, and the best villain in the franchise. It also has the best music in the franchise as well.
3 - Final Fantasy VII - While I'm not sure it deserves quite the amount of praise it gets, its still a fantastic game with a great setting.
4 - Final Fantasy VIII - Maybe its nostalgia being the first 3D Final Fantasy I played, but theres just something I love about this game. If it wasn't for some questionable characterization and the worst plot twist in the series, I could see this being higher for me.
5 - Final Fantasy V - V's job system is the best thing in the series. 'Nough said. Oh and Galuf is a badass.
6 - Final Fantasy IV - It set the stage for later Final Fantasies in many ways, but it was surpassed. Cecil and Kain are pretty great though. At the same time, the revolving door of party members dying got old.
7 - Final Fantasy XII - Had the game been finished properly (and had followed Matsuno's original vision), this could have been one of the best final fantasies ever. As it stands, its merely good and not great.
8 - Final Fantasy III - It set the ground work for so many aspects of the series, and had a pretty interesting story (especially for an NES game)
9 - Final Fantasy - It started the series. What else is there to say?
10 - Final Fantasy XIII - Overly linear, with a cast of characters that just didn't do much for me. Combat was good, but wasn't enough to carry the game.
11 - Final Fantasy X - I do not understand why this game is popular (especially when 13 isn't). Boring, linear (not as offensive as XIII, but still). And an all-around terrible and unlikable cast of characters. The only character I liked was Auron.
12 - Final Fantasy II - Theres a good game somewhee underneath it all, but its ruined by a leveling system that did everything it could to make me not enjoy it.