Which Final Fantasy Game Has the Best Storyline?

[Son Of Crom]

I will say VII. But I'm the first to admit this is partly because when I first played it, FFVII was radically different from any game I had ever played at that point. I had never played an RPG and had never played a game with story, dialogue, and character development. Because of that the story and FFVII will always be held in high esteem.

 

[Heero]

Hi,
FF VIII has the best story by far, followed by FFX. I like the time-travel aspect in 8 (combined with a good romance). 10 gives you a dramatic plot twist at the end.

 

[kanemix3]

the first ff game I played was VIII, so choose one that got me hook into the FF series.
I saw that VI is rank as the 1# on IGN RPG ranking list. Since I have never try VI before but once the IOS come out, I'll give it a try if it worth the talk.

 

[stellahensef]

I find the story line of FFVIII better than the rest. It's the one that really captured my interest.

 

[Cor Leonis]

This was a very difficult choice between VII and X. VII is one of the best stories of all time for any video game, but I really connected to X because of the voice acting and expression, which gave the story even more depth. So my vote, reluctantly, goes to X.

 

[Seagoat]

My choice isn't on here
Don't judge - FFXIV (1.0)

 

[leeasato]

This is SUCH a hard choice for me. I have played all of the games (maybe not all to completion but know of their full stories) and it is very difficult to choose. I really love X's take on bring down the system, challange what you're taught to belive formatting. Many of the games pit the plyer against companies, military factions or entire countries, but I think X because of the breaking down the system aspect instead of simply raging against it. For entirely different reasons though I love other installments stories as well... but maybe more so for their characters so I will stick with X.

 

[The Witch]

VII, hands down. Very complex and very tragic. It's easily the most mature plot in the franchise and that is something to respect.

 

[Galadín]

Final Fantasy VII. It got the most attention and had the most dynamic characters in the series.

 

[ff1-10]

I'm gonna have to say FF7 also. 10 really does come in as a close second - I spent all my Fridays and weekends of a month playing that game nonstop just because of the story. Went through all that horror of sphere puzzles and monster infested paths just to see what happens next! It really hooks you in. But after that first time, for me, it's hard to get into it again. I haven't been able to do a second playthrough, and I feel like it's because I already know all the twists and turns. And to have to go through all those monsters again knowing? Ugh! But for some reason, FF7 never gets old for me. I feel like FF7 has a special something about it where you can keep revisiting it and not get tired of it. There's just something about it that strikes a lot of people.

 

[Necrosis]

FF VII, hands down. It has the deepest and most involving story which includes a great mix of everything (action, drama, comedy, mystery, horror, etc) and the best rounded cast as well. The story is also one that permeates the entirely of the game grounding every element and character in it and with other elements such as the battle system flowing from it. Its also the best told of the series in terms of narrative and pacing with not a dull moment in it and with the way the story drives the gameplay and changes in many spots the way you interact with the game.

 

[Ed Elric]

Although my favorite Final Fantasy is FFIX and is a very good story, I'm gunna have to say FF VII takes the fucking cake here. Maybe I'm a bit biased because it was my first FF, but overall it was a game worth playing because of the story. There's so much content and emotion and quality in the story and will keep you always engaged in the game. I can just recall being frustrated trying my hardest to beat the damn game... I never put it down and spent so many hours playing the game until the break of dawn.... before school, after school... sometimes i'd play hookie and play during school...a very great storyline.

 

[Thule Esperada]

I enjoyed the story of VII quite alot. The overral atmosphere was very dark when the story progressed, and the part where you wander the blood stained halls of the Shinra-HQ is where the game really kicks off for me. I also like how Jenova isn't a demon or a god, but rather an eldritch abomination from space. It gave the game this eerie cosmic horror feel that not many RPGs share. The game's use of an unreliable narrator in the form of Cloud added some great depth and mystery to the narrative. I still enjoy analyzing the story and characters to this day.

 

[Cio]

FF VI absolutely for me... I just love how the storyline began at the first that we are being pulled in on the snowstorm scene in Narshe, how they want us to understand the situation of the world at that point. The pace of the story itself didn't feel too fast or rush yet not slow either.

But the most i love were the details of characteristic and development in each character even on NPC or enemies. I just can't forget how Celes from a empire empire being as soft as trying to killing herself and in the end gaining confident again, Terra in understanding human feeling and fight to protect what's important to her, Locke with the sorrow past to redeem himself being a treasure hunter himself.

 

[Choas kills yuna]

For me it's out of 4 and 10, but 10 by a little does it for me. However, I really like tactics war of the lions and crisis core.

 

[Praygon]

Lady's and gentlemen of the court I present to you Final fantasy X.

Why do I say FFX has the best story well sit right there and listen here im going to tell you something that will burn your ear. Final fantasy 10 in my eyes had the most emotional story in a final fantasy game. The main characters tidus and Yuna felt so real with their emotions (other than that god awful laugh scene you know the one) it was such a touching struggle for the both of them tidus adapting to a strange new and unforgiving world and Yuna battling with what she wants and what society wants. Its a story we can all relate to in some way.

Plus the deeply religious tones that obviously drew heavy inspiration from major organised religions was sort of a massively condensed retelling of the dangers and joys religion can bring.

 

[Khoriilya]

Final Fantasy VI is my favorites. It has character development for all the characters. Kefka is very sadistic.

Final Fantasy XII is my next choice.

 

[Omega shenron]

Ihave to say 10 then 7. 7s storyline is awesome and 10 is even better. Tidus is a dream dreamt up by the fate and he gets sent 1000 years into the future to defeat sin, an unbeatable foe and thw concept of the person who beats sin is sin was cool too. Also the fact that auron is dead but u can still play as him is cool too. And 7._._. Its a giant puzzle and replay is needed to fully understand the story. And sephiroth is bad ass.

 

[Phosphoric Ooze]

FFXIII.

 

[Celes Chere]

This is a toss up for me, between FFVI and FFIX. I really love the haunting and yet beautiful themes we see in FFVI (and also the wackiness), but at the same time FFIX has a much more vivid painting of a fantasy and it's very VERY theatrical which is sort of a bias of mine so... Both stories make you feel like you've been through one heck of a journey, and are both very timeless. It's hard to say what my favorite parts of the game even are because the entire games themselves are my favorite part lol. So yeah, I guess... both.

And I want to add that I liked FFVI's main focus was not the love story, it was sort of a side thing and each character had their own little portion of the game and their own things to overcome. I LOVED how fleshed out all of the characters were.