Best Story in FF

March 7, 2007, 4:30 PM

I'd have to say VII just because it is so engrossing and deep My second choice would be X.

March 7, 2007, 4:47 PM

Mine has got to be VII but IX is good too

March 7, 2007, 4:52 PM

I went for XII. VIII's and VII's storyline comes close behind, just coming after VI.

March 7, 2007, 4:54 PM

I'm giving it to FFXII. I haven't even played too much of it so far, but it's definitely got an amazing story to it
FFVI was a very close second though. I loved the story in that too. If there's ever going to be a remake of an FF, hopefully it's VI that gets it because it deserves it.
I haven't played I, II or III so I'm going to say that the worst was IV. It made no sense at all to me, it was cheesy and was terribly put together

March 7, 2007, 7:34 PM

I'm inclined to say FFIX, especially as it was my first FF and the story was one of the main reasons I got dragged along in playing the game and getting into the series. I enjoy the way the plot keeps elevating to something bigger as the game goes on (though Necron was pointless I agree XD), starting small and building up slowly.

I would say FFVIII almost matches FFIX's story (I enjoy the way you move back and forth between the past and present, and the way you're expected to piece things together somewhat - also like the whole Time Compression business). But I do admit one important plot point in FFVIII does hinge on a fairly hefty bit of deus ex machina, which can be hard to swallow (as much as I love the game).

My Character Profiles · March 7, 2007, 7:56 PM

1st place: FFIX
FFIX includes every consummate aspect required to make a great game "great"; romanticism, magic, fantasy, love, and depth. FFIX doesn't leave you wondering "which two characters belong together", or "where in the hell did he come from?". If you pay close attention to what's going on, you'll be totally conscious of the sentimentallity that the story has to offer.
If you're not sure where Necron came from, then play the game again and pay better attention.

2nd place: FFVII
FFVII is a world of it's own. Each and every character has a complex history that makes him or her unique and just as influencial to the plot as the next character...Ten years later, and it's fanbase is still perplexed by the possibilities of what could have been...
The only thing that's made me decide to place VII in second place is it's fictitional fabrications brought on by it's fanbase. (E.G. I firmly believe that there is no "love triangle" in this game, Tifa isn't a badass outspoken roughian, and Aerith would never start a revolution against Tifa...)

Third place (the hypothetical argument of FFVIII)
As much as I dispise (And I mean really dispise)the depthless characters in FFVIII, I think the story line is very well formulated. My favorite aspect of the game is the Rinoa/Ultimecia theory. Don't know what it is? Look it up...
Of course, the theory is another example of fanmade fabrications, but it actually brings more sense into the story...
(Aztec, pls don't kill me for this =x)

Fourth place: FFX
Though I've actually devoted more time playing FFX than any other FF title, it's got very little to do with my admiration for the story. FFX is great in terms of gameplay, sidequests, and sidestories; the plot is wonderful, but not interesting enough alltogether. There isn't enough open space for speculation...
I do however...believe that FFX has one of the best endings I've ever seen in the series to date. (FFX-2, however...ruined that great ending, which causes me to place X in fourth place.)

March 7, 2007, 8:22 PM

FFVII definatly - after ten years people are still speculating, and Unlike X-2 AC didnt ruin the ending of FF7 - although it ruined some interesting theories like "did mankind survive or not" it has everything - a villain with an amazing backstory, developed characters (less so in AC but meh) and of course The Biggest Spoiler of all time XD

FFX And FFIX come in as a close 2nd and 3rd

March 7, 2007, 8:23 PM

VI. The only game where I cared about all the characters, and the only ending that really made me happy to watch.

IV would come in a close second. The characters weren't as deep as the one in VI but it's still my favorite game.

March 7, 2007, 8:46 PM

Has to be 10 i think, the storyline was perfect. Although 7 is right behind it!!

March 7, 2007, 9:16 PM

I went for FFVIII as my fave story just because i fell in love with the game when i first played it and well played it about 9times for the story(yes that is how much i loved the story) Though the charters are just there at the end and the story has plot hoes etc, but i just loved it from the first time i played it till the last time i have. I could even play it again if it were not for the fact i've memorised a lot of it lolz