The 10 Best Final Fantasy games, ranked

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Final Fantasy is a franchise that essentially created the template that all RPGs follow. Since the original title on the NES, this series has grown and evolved drastically. Final Fantasy is now a name firmly entrenched in pop culture for the last three decades.

This list will be my ranking of Final Fantasy titles. I was around when the original launched and have played every title, including the spin-offs such as Tactics. This list will start with my least favorite entry and end with what I think to be the best Final Fantasy game.

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The original game that started it all. A Final Fantasy game’s hallmark elements began in the first outing. Jobs, the Warrior of Light, crystals, you name it, this game has it. When this was released on the NES, it was abundantly clear a new type of RPG was created. One that was very different than the Dungeons and Dragons influenced PC titles in the 80s.

Final Fantasy XII was the last entry on the PlayStation 2 and was far more ambitious than earlier entries. The tale it told was a dark, politically infused story with drama and multiple lead characters. It was also one of the first games in the series to share the same world with another title, Final Fantasy Tactics. The Gambit system for controlling AI was in-depth, but this game isn’t perfect. It features a few absurd design choices, such as being able to miss out on powerful late-game weapons because you opened a random chest in the first two hours of gameplay. Still, despite these frustrations, this remains one of the best games in the franchise.

Final Fantasy X was the first “next-gen” entry at its release. Square-Enix surprise released this game in