We Ranked ALL 16 FINAL FANTASY Games! | Backlog Battle

ERRATA: Final Fantasy XVI shows up twice when the full list comes up! Final Fantasy IV is number 5 in the Community Rankings!

Given the unexpected rankings, I think this must be the most honest ranking I've ever seen. I don't mean that I agree with your rankings, just thatbthe games obviously aren't being ranked by popularity.

I still haven't played II and III yet so I can't really include those yet. Nor will I list them all. My favorites of the options listed here tend to change depending on my mood so I'll just say that my rotating top 5 are VII, VIII, IX, XII, and XIII.

FF 7 will always be my favorite. It opened my mind up to exploring and the exitence of optional content. My first play thru i beat the game without finding Yuffie or Vincent, didnt breed a color chocobo or beat any Weapons. Weeks after i found out about all this and replaying. My mibd was blown about how much content i missed.

Loved the vid!!! Just getting back to mentions and noticed this! Thank you for the shout out.

I think ppl sleep on 8 too much

FFIX has to be a top 5 if not top 3 FF. The fact that you put it at 7 is baffling

FFVI then FFVII for me are the clear top two. I did love IX and X and as well but they are certainly a tier below for me than the aforementioned.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is the greatest FF game ever made.

Final Fantasy IX will always be my favorite, but X is a close second.

Top 3 = ffvi , ffxii , ffxiv

How is FFIX before FFVIII. I hated IX. Was totally a letdown when it came out compared to VII and VIII. And I get why X is as high as it is for so many, but Tidus is just unbearable. Killed a lot of the enjoyability for me. Also could not stand that sport that they made us play (can't remember the name). The only pick I can agree with is your #1. But respect. Good vid.

FF6 is the best one imo. The entire story of loss and hope. I get the love for 7 but 6 is just a masterpiece and deserves more love.

Glad to see FF9 is a fan favorite. It’s my favorite, just ahead of 7 and 12

Thank you for noting that this ranking is subjective and influenced by our life experience. I agree FF6, FF7 and FF14 are masterpieces but FF13 will always be in my top3 just because there were lesbians in it and it feels good to be represented.

Final Fantasy 16 was the first FF (non remake) that’s felt close to the glory days of FF to me. It had so much charm and lore put into it and I was enthralled in the game so much

Ff12 is for me the best ff game

Final Fantasy VI is truly magical. Easily Rank 1 indeed.

Final fantasy 2 was not bad sure alot of people hate it but the game was a huge influence for the final fantasy legend games aka the saga games if people hate to as a final fantasy game think of it more as a saga game

Viii is the best

I’d have to say the community voting looks pretty spot on, but I would have 6 number 1 myself.

How my heart sank when seeing XI so low on the list, I held my fance.

FF7 changed my entire concept of what a video game could be. Before that I was mainly collecting coins on jumping on bad guys. It will always be my favorite, but I really like XV and XVI too, and I think they don't get a fair shake. People want them to be like the old games. But to me, that's part of the beauty of the series. All the games are so different from each other, but at the same time there's a ton of stuff that carries over.

Goodness, you have some odd fans voting if 9 ranked that high somehow... but maybe I'm just a little bitter that the strategy guide for 9 basically directs me to a website which is long since ancient history, lol. Also, to be fair, not nearly as many people gave 6 a chance. Anyone I talk to who played 6 back in the day still loves it.

My favorite
1. FFIX
2. FFX
3. FFIV
4. FFVI
5. FFI

10 and 6 are my two favorites! You have great taste!

My Goats are FFX and VII Rebirth, that being said, I think FF VIII is heavily underrated.

6 remains my favorite of all time. I can pick this one up every year. Awesome characters, story, I think the best music, and hell, Kefka destroyed the world. Terra's theme in your video is the worst too. The melody should NOT be staccato, it should be held.

ff8 is underrated. But again, they didn't do a good job to make the gameplay interesting.

Pilgrimage! That word is spot on to describe FFX!

I know it wasn't on the list but Final Fantasy Type-0 is actually the first M rated Final Fantasy game and everyone should play it!

I was there since the release of Final Fantasy IV (then known as 2 in the West). Old gamer here lol. Final Fantasy VI is my all-time favorite, by far, so I'm with Alex here. Followed closely by Final Fantasy VII. VII was amazing, but the story-telling in VI, and the way the world transforms under your (in)actions is just unmatched. Then right after VII comes XII, an AMAZING yet absolutely underrated game. Then IV, then XIV, then the rest in any order. I confess I haven't really played IX or X, though, my life was at a different moment. I did play a lot of XIV, and it burned me out hahah

Only difference for me is VI and VII be switched, excellent video bro, i thought I was a FF Fanboy till I saw this!

FF6 forever

Final Fantasy 9, as usual, is criminally underrated.

8 9 and 10 were the goat of gaming and legend of dragoon!

SE knows this, they saving the FFVI remake for last.

14 is the best!

But do you know the eternal question?
Which is the best SNES JRPG, FInal Fantasy VI or Chrono Trigger?

it's a very good list IMO. FF6 getting the attention it deserves but I really find it weird that most fans didn't enjoy 8 as much as I did! It's super fun but once you get the hang of it the game does not have as much fun and curiosity when replaying

FF2 had the easiest leveling up system, you can literally become op right at the start of the game. It also had a story revolving around ultima which was really cool that other games didn't do. I've noticed that any FF game that deals with politics does not do that well.

9 Is way to low. Amazing game.

Ive only played 3 final fantasy games.
The latest ones starting from 15, 7 remake, 16 and 7 rebirth.
But im a sucker for Naruto and the eikon system of 16 just took me back there.
And given how phenomenal The Rising Tide DLC is, though very short i was washed away.
16 is my Final fantasy

How is FF15 so low 😭😭😭

Final Fantasy IV will always have my heart. What a great cast

FF 1 thru 4 were only available after 2000 and sold as a packaged deal. (I forget the exact year). You could only get the Japanese version earlier than that.

Okay, so my list goes as follows( Also I'm only ranking the FF games I played).

1. Final Fantasy 6/ this games story was truly epic and the characters are so well crafted, you really feel apart of them. Also the music in the game is second to none.
2. FInal Fantasy 7( FF 7R), this one took everything 6 did great and improved on it. The only reason ff7 isn't #1 is due to 6's story being so epic it just hit me differently.
3. Final Fantasy 8, great storyline, the relationship between Squall and Rinoa was great and the soundtrack was great too. Combat system was cool. The whole Balaam garden seed warrior class was cool, wish they explored the whole rival garden SEED thing more.
4. Final Fantasy 14 rpgmmo, it's final fantasy that is always ongoing, how can you not love it. Aside from the werid glamours of some players/names, this game has great dungeons, trials and raids, also the story is really good.
5. Final Fantasy 10, Tidus is super cool and the story leaves you wanting more.
6. Final Fantasy 15, the story of noctis and his fellow brothers in arms is really great, actually this entry would be much higher but the dlcs nit being added into the game, so we have one flowing story is a downer, plus you have to pay extra for it. The end section of the game wasn't very good.
7. Final Fantasy 9, good story, characters were good, everything about this game is good not great.
8. Final Fantasy 13 decent story, combat wasn't anything special, lighting was a good character but everything else was just decent.
9. Final Fantasy 12, dont understand why this game is liked but i found it boring, didn't finsh it.

I haven't played Final Fantasy 16/ or Final Fantasy 7/Rebirth yet, due to me having become a PC gamer 6yrs ago. Ive heatd great things about 16 and it looks like a story and character I can get behind. I've hrard mixed things about FF 7 rebirth. Well thats my list.

Seems like it's just become the trendy thing to say ff6 is the best one at this point to go against the grain of everyone else saying it's 7. I played 6 just to see what the hype was about, honestly 6 didn't even hold a candle to 7 imo. I think people just love to try and knock things off of their pedestal once they reach the top.

> Load video
> Check rank 1
> See that it's FF6

All is right with the world.

9 and 10 are my favorite. But I still haven't beat any of the old school ones. I really wana play 6 I hear its the best.