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The Top 25 Squaresoft Games Ever?

Posted by simoniker on from the where's-chocobo-racing? dept.

darknight17 writes "The unofficial Final Fantasy Online site has just finally finished its Top 25 Squaresoft games by featuring the Top 5 titles. Here are the other picks - 25 to 21, 20 to 16, 15 to 11, and 10 to 6, as chosen by fans in the Final Fantasy and RPG community." There's also a 'hidden gems' section in each part of the countdown, highlighting overlooked titles like Einhänder and Bahamut Lagoon - neat.

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  1. Re:No Way by alphaseven · · Score: 3, Insightful
    I remember a gamefaqs poll of the day that put them in the order of 7, 6, 10, then 8 ahead just ahead of 9, so the listing isn't that absurd.

    I think 8 is interesting in how much it divides gamers, a lot of people hate it but a lot love it and think it's one of the best. I think the problem with 9 is that it came out so late in the Playstation's so it got ignored by a lot of people.

  2. Wake up Crono... by Reverend+Raven · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I love Final Fantasy IV (the last good FF game far as I'm concerned), but it's all about Chrono Trigger.

    A huge and indepth story with something like 14 different endings, tons of replayability, cool and memorable characters (epecially that chatterbox Crono), loads of subplots and sidequests..and excellent music. It's the absolute best 2D RPG, and quite possibly the greatest console RPG of all time.

    I mean I was actually sad when the game was over. I mean, it was over. Done, no more. That Xmas of 1995 (released during the summer I know but I never played it until Xmas) was such a happy and fun time. And there was never to be a sequel. Ever. Never ever ever not even if you give us money and beg us.

    Then they made Chrono Cross, which was a disgrace to all that made Chrono Trigger good. Atleast the pre-order clock was really cool (and fitting, if you leave the clock hands reading 10:04)

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    --Reverend Raven
    Desperate days demand dire deeds.
  3. Re:For the record... by Stephen+Williams · · Score: 4, Insightful

    a fantastic plot

    Not as convoluted as the PSX-gen FFs, but better for it. It's simple, yet interesting. Elegant, even.

    with fantastically deep/moving/cool characters

    Overall, the best characters of any FF. Sure, other FFs have their highlights (Cloud and Aeris in VII, Vivi in IX), but none have as many interesting, well-developed characters as VI. Celes is my favourite; I enjoyed thinking back on the story, remembering the gradual changes in her personality, from cold-hearted general to passionate freedom fighter. Her scene in the opera house is one of the most memorable scenes in any game I've played.

    Of all the FF's, VI is the one that I spent the most time thinking about when I wasn't playing it, due entirely to the beautifully realised characters.

    And the ending! More than 20 minutes of glorious reward at the end of that amazing battle against the statues and Kefka, with screen time given to every character.

    And it's exactly the ending you want. The story is resolved in the manner that the game was leading up to. There are no weird plot twists out of left field that diminish the ending's satisfaction. (Plus, if you're playing the PSX version, you get a bonus FMV with a lovely arrangement of Celes' theme as background music).

    -Stephen

  4. Re:Fuck Mozilla by Guppy06 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "FF8 has best gameplay, no random encounters after getting Enc None (very early), no levelling up needed."

    One word for you: Draw.