Back in 1987, a small company called Square was in so dire financial straits that every game it published could be its last. It was then that a young unpopular producer named Hironobu Sakaguchi, joined by programmer Nasir and composer Nobuo Uematsu, developed a game to try and change the studio’s fate and take the videogame world by storm. That game? It was JJ: Tobidase Daisakusen Part II, a semi-sequel to 3D World Runner, and didn’t do well. But their *next* game, Final Fantasy, became a success - it as so popular that we’re still talking about it several decades and nearly a hundred sequel and spin-offs later.
Yes, a hundred; there have been a lot of Final Fantasy games. But not all Final Fantasies are equal - most of them are spin-offs referencing the concepts established on the main entries of the series, those with a coveted roman numeral in the title. We’re here to talk about those, the numbered Finals Fantasy, and the direct sequels to those.
Together, we will find out which one is Talking Time’s favorite Numbered Final Fantasy.
Yes, favorite. I mean, we all agree in which game is the best, right? No controversy there. But we’re talking about the one you like the most – send me a list with your favorite Final Fantasii, ranked, and I’ll tally the votes and we’ll find out which ones are the 21 most liked, and which one sits at the top of that list.
But first, some
Rules:
May your Favorite Fantasy be the Finalest!
Yes, a hundred; there have been a lot of Final Fantasy games. But not all Final Fantasies are equal - most of them are spin-offs referencing the concepts established on the main entries of the series, those with a coveted roman numeral in the title. We’re here to talk about those, the numbered Finals Fantasy, and the direct sequels to those.
Together, we will find out which one is Talking Time’s favorite Numbered Final Fantasy.
Yes, favorite. I mean, we all agree in which game is the best, right? No controversy there. But we’re talking about the one you like the most – send me a list with your favorite Final Fantasii, ranked, and I’ll tally the votes and we’ll find out which ones are the 21 most liked, and which one sits at the top of that list.
But first, some
Rules:
- Send me a list with up to 20 of your favorite numbered Final Fantasy entries in a PM, ranked. Comments are optional, but I might use yours if you include one!
- This is supposed to be a short list, so only numbered entries from the main series (and their direct sequels) count. I mean that. No spin-offs. That leaves out Tactics, Theatrhythm, Dissidia, Mario Hoops 3-on-3 and Whatever Made-up Name young people are playing on their blasted mobile phones nowadays.
I know this rule becomes a bit hard to enforce when it comes down to Compilations and in some cases it will be a clear case (no, "Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier" is not a FFVII sequel) and in some cases it won’t be (is "Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core" a direct sequel? I say it isn’t, but you can reasonably argue otherwise). Just vote, and I will cross that bridge when and if we get down to it. - Ports and remasters will be grouped together, but full-on remakes will be counted separately if they change the base game considerably. So FFIV and FFIVDS count as separate entries, for example. Again, we might run into some grey areas here, but just clarify if you’re voting for a particular version of a FF and why and let me sort it out.
- MMOs count as one single entry (mostly because playing, say, the version that was live in July 2018 is impossible now) so no voting for a specific expansion, you’re voting for the game as a whole.
- Votes will be counted using the standard system (first one gets 35 points, second one 34, and so on). Ties will be broken by the number of mentions.
May your Favorite Fantasy be the Finalest!
