Which of the Final Fantasy games had the best storyline?

I think that my favorite was either Final Fantasy 7 or Final Fantasy 8.

FF VII has the best storyline of all the FF games. :D

I also like the storyline of FF X. ;)

It was a toss up between FF6 or FF8...but eventually I came to the decision of FF6....mainly cos it ius the best FF game ever, including its storyline.

FF9 is the best written story because of the way that the people all separate in a way that the people can always be in a four person team where ever they go until they all join up obviously. And it says things about people that the others are just plain shit at!

All the people that say FF7 is the best should be banned from voting because it's badly translated and loads of the things in it arn't explained properly.

FFVI has the best storyline by far. None of the others can even touch on it.

Out of curiousity, why no inclusion of FFIV? That had a great story too.

As for FFVII- the story was good on the first disc, but it sort of goes to pieces after that. Correct me if I'm wrong about this, but I believe it's the only FF that doesn't have storyline involving the summons at all. Just a lot of crucial stuff like that being left out really keeps it from being great.

Yeah, I <I>would</I> go with FFVII. The storyline on the first disc was awesome. But, after that, there was just too much stuff going on at one time. There was several different sub-storylines in the game, instead of a definite, solid story.

So with that, I will go with FFIV. This was my favorite game for the longest time. I just thought that it was incredible how Cecil had to fight his dark past, to become a Paladin and save the world! Having who you thought was initially the boss of the game, Golbez, turn out to be Cecil's brother. WOW!

Yeah, FFVI may have the best storyline of all, but I haven't played it recent enough to give it a fair judgment.

Originally posted by The Sage
FF9 is the best written story because of the way that the people all separate in a way that the people can always be in a four person team where ever they go until they all join up obviously. And it says things about people that the others are just plain shit at!


FF9 has got the best storyline? I think it's got a really good stroy but I really dislike the last part just before the ending, you know, the last boss in this game appeared suddenly when I was thinking about Kuja as the last boss, it really depress me.
He shouldn't have existed there.

The whole storyline is pretty good though.


I have to agree on FF 7, the way story goes is awesome, the little pieces of the stroy which haven't seemed important in the early game eventually get together. Everything has some meaning for the entire game, which is great.

quote: Originally posted by The Sage

All the people that say FF7 is the best should be banned from voting because it's badly translated and loads of the things in it arn't explained properly.

Well, I think the story counts, not the translation. I don�t care about it, if the story�s good. The same with the grafic. Who cares about it? ;)

And only because of that, FF 7 fans should be banned from voting? :confused:

It doesn�t make sense..... :(

It'd be nice to have an explanation other than "because it's the best FF game"... that's all.

I voted for FFX, because of the symbolism and the atmosphere. The storyline made sense in itself, something I always love about stories.
The feeling of hopelessness, inevitability, of coming destruction, is reflected in the very structure of the story, in this step-by-step towards doom, and everyone knows what's to come, through explanations, through the Jecht spheres, etc. It's a really strong story.

FF6 and FF9 are probably second, but I'd have to think a bit more about that.

Personally, I really loved the story behind Final Fantasy IV. The relationship between all the characters, even the ones who are only in your party for a while. Cecil's redemption from a misguided dark knight to a pure hearted Paladin. Kain being manipulated because of his weakness in his love for Rosa. The love triangle between Cecil-Rosa-Kain.

I also really liked Final Fantasy X's storyline. Especially through this playthrough. The emotion within the game really filters through. The strength of Tidus as a main character is more apparent, and his ideals are what pushes the eventual conclusion to the game. Auron is there as the conscience of what was, Yuna is the steel the party welds to, and Seymour is one of the best instigators ever if you realise what he caused most of the troubles with the fiends in order to win Yevon's trust.

8's storyline is good up until the end of the 2nd disk. It gets a bit weird from there. 9's storyline was also sweet with Kuja being one of the best developed villains I know of, although I've only played it once.

7... Well, it's been a while. I used to love it, but time might alter opinion. I'll have to replay and see. And 6... I loved the bond between characters again, but I preferred the bond in 4...

i think its ff7 cause it taught me about all the other final fantasys and it has the best story line evar its so popular there making advent so ;) to all u un final fantasy 7 fans

FF9, easily. :-*

Most FF plots are only really a variation of a theme. Lots of different elements, yeah, but there's never anything very surprising. 9 was very well told, and the characters were much more real and interesting than anything that came before, or after.

FF7 or FF10 they are both great!i voted for FF10 though because it made the most sense and had a good solid story.they both have a great story but ff10 is the very best!ff7 and ff10 are my favorite ff's!

I think the game with the best storyline is FFVII

i want to chant 7

I've gotta give my vote to FFVI, there is just so much to like packed into this game no matter how many times I play through it I never get bored. Of course this is the first FF I played, so I may be a little biassed, but that's what opinions are.

u go girl

I haven't beaten FFVII yet. Everyone says its sooooo great. I soooo don't get it. I stopped playing it for a while because my file got erased so i haven't seen the end. Form what I've heard it sounds really cool.

My favorite story is FFX. In gameplay it is inferior to FFVII but the story is so intricate and compelling. It really got me going. Also the character developement was amazing. You could always guess how each character would react to different occurences in the game. And throughtout the entire game I felt the same way Tidus did. It was really cool.

Everyone thought ending sucked but I liked. I guess I just have a bleeding heart for sad endings.

I am bleeding dying and still i'm crying
as my story comes to close
The sword went through my heart
Tearing me apart
It ebbed my life away
And my every night and day
But still your life would stay
Because I went away
And every night and day you'd remember me this way ~TRYSCAIRfan (that's me)


FFX's Storyline Rocks

the best one is FF7 and if you disagree go to another forum

^_^ its has the best cause its has so much to it .ya no
cloud is tight the chars ar way cool and you get to use the
final move at the end even thought u will have to leave your
game on for a week to get 64,000 bp or gp and you cant leave or all that hard work will be wasted.http://

Hey man. I'm just stating my opinion so far. I haven't even seen the end to FFVII yet ok.:(

Originally posted by Sora_dual_Destiny
the best one is FF7 and if you disagree go to another forum

^_^ its has the best cause its has so much to it .ya no
cloud is tight the chars ar way cool and you get to use the
final move at the end even thought u will have to leave your
game on for a week to get 64,000 bp or gp and you cant leave or all that hard work will be wasted.

Why go somewhere else? This seems like the perfect place to say so if we think another is the best.

Personally, I think FFVII was overrated. The only one since then that I feel has had less of a story is FFX-2. I also thought Cloud was a really generic character.

And what did that bit about the final move have to do with anything? We're talking about storylines.

That said, I think FFIX had the best story because it kept progressing at a steady pace. FFVII became a cluttered mess after disc 1. FFVIII fell to pieces after disc 2. FFX was strong all the way through, but I felt that its immediate predecessor outdid it. The only problem I had with FFIX's story was the complete randomness of the final boss. Necron was totally pointless.

Originally posted by Prak
Necron was totally pointless.

Totally pointless? Yes.

But he did quote Yoda. ^^

Sora_dual_Destiny, I take it FFVII is the only FF you've ever played. o_O

Necron wasn't pointless... I think there are some threads about this, run a search, Necron was there for mostly symbolic purposes. If you think Necron was pointless, you've just not tried understanding the story of FF9, the message, etc. Gah.

Originally posted by Ndi
But he did quote Yoda.
Of course that makes it all okay...

...or NO it doesn't. Seriously the best George could come up with is "You must unlearn what you have learned". That sounds like he was stoned when he wrote it! And just kept it because he couldn't be arsed to think of anythign else to put. I mean it doens' tmake any sense!

In my View FF8 or FF7 has the best storyline

Symbolic purposes are all well and good, but not in a final boss. The game would not have been worse off without him. The concept of Necron is sound, but for him to be thrown at us out of the blue was a bad idea. The character needed some prior introduction, perhaps as a part of Kuja's plans. I would have been happy as a clam with that.

Originally posted by Prak
Symbolic purposes are all well and good, but not in a final boss. The game would not have been worse off without him. The concept of Necron is sound, but for him to be thrown at us out of the blue was a bad idea. The character needed some prior introduction, perhaps as a part of Kuja's plans. I would have been happy as a clam with that.

Agreed.

I understand that Necron represents death and hopelessness, and I know that finding hope is a major part of FFIX, but that still isn't really justification for him being there. It almost feels like an interruption in the story to me.

I don't like the game less because Necron is in it, but I would have probably liked Necron himself a lot more if there was a storyline related reason for him to be there.

My thoughts exactly.

Definately not VII. It's the most overrated, in my opinion.

I'd have to say VI has the best storyline. It had an amazing cast of characters, and all of the standard characters were well developed; each with their own personality and story.

Needless to say, the huge plot twist half way through had me pinned to my couch for a long time. Excellent storyline, and not convoluted like VII's.

You mean convoluted?

Originally posted by Prak
You mean convoluted?
Oh my god, I made a spelling error. Who gives a damn?

Happy now, Prak?

Quite so. By the way, I didn't know if you meant convoluted or something else. I was asking for clarification since more than one word came to mind at the time, not chiding you on a misspelled word.

Originally posted by Prak


Quite so. By the way, I didn't know if you meant convoluted or something else. I was asking for clarification since more than one word came to mind at the time, not chiding you on a misspelled word.
It's hard to tell what one's intentions are online. I apologise if I misinterpreted your post.

No worries. I shoulda been more clear about my meaning.

proves my point FF7 had the best storyline, FF6 is also great but FF7 was just the best, no denying :P

I thought Final Fantasy XI was pretty good... but uh, of course without character development, no one gives a crap.

Originally posted by PuX
proves my point FF7 had the best storyline, FF6 is also great but FF7 was just the best, no denying :P

I deny. So yes, there is denying.

you know...ff7 used to be my favorite. but now i 've become to dislike it more and more. i like the characters. but i've come to realization, that it isn't quite as great as i thought it to be. now i can't quite decide which one is my favorite. they all have there own greatness (some more than others). i guess 6 was pretty good.

I dunno what FFI's was but for now I guess its a tie between FF7 and FF9. But that's my own opinion on things. Though I must say, so far out of the ones I've played I would say that FF8 has my least favorite.

FFVII is the best in my opinion... And plus... the side stories are deep!

Okay...

for me it is Final Fantasy IX.

It had a wonderful written storyline and the character melted into it just as well. The story was told in great dialogues and the meaning behind every single enemy and allie was very important.
It had a positive story and that�s what I love.
It�s the game for me. =3

Final Fantasy X had a very great storytelling. The way it was told was very underlining for the meaning behind it.
This cycle no one could escape from this repeating of senseless sacrifices and... and... the characters, the way they acted. Trying to be confident but being lost totally. =3
It made me sad... nyee~ (._.)

"Lady Auron" :cool:

the ff 10 story line is great it was awesome everthing about it was great. i also liked the ff7 storyline til i beat ff 10.
ending scene= great

well its a tie between 7,8, and 9 but im still sticking with ff7 then 2nd ff8 and 3rd ff9

Have any of you considered the storyline in Xenogears? I know its not a FF, but it is a square classic. Though I am only about halfway through it at the moment, I think it has the best story in any game �

never heard of it but i gotta stick with ff 10

Hmmm....some reason I didn't like 10's all that much.....but 9's storyline.....or 8. Those two were pretty good, in my opinion of course...

well to me ff 10's storyline was great. loved the ending worth watching!

maybe I think its not the best because I havent seen the ending....stuck on Mt. Gagazet....

it's fun i'm thinking of playing it again

cool. Ive played 9 all the way through 3 times...necron is so hard...

cool i just beat it once then forget about it but i might play ff10 over again

cool. i beat 8 once, and 7 cant even play it right now...disc is horribly scratched...and 9 already said

i'm playing 8 right now good storyline but i just don't like squall for some reason sorry squall fans

I dont like him that much either....hes too...I dunno. but I love Seifer.....

i don't like seifer i like zell and rinoa. to me squall looks like a human chocobo in some fmv parts

lmao! I love Seifer! and Zells cute...Rinoa's okay, if i were a guy...I dont like her as much as other FF ppl

rinoa second favorite girl first= yuna

hmmm. with the guys and me, its all mixed up, got no first fav...

first= yuna. she good looking

for me....i think first=Kadaj....*hee* yep, gotta love Kadaj...:swoon:

......................CLOUD................... is the best

KADAJ!

................kadaj............. is second to cloud........... no offense

remember, ur opinon....I still vote Kadaj....(watch out for smokey....hes scary)

what he gonna do? ban me? he can it's his decision. cloud is almighty

(oy...better not ban ya) still go with Kadaj

.......................................cloud is better........................... way better

u dont even know how Kadaj is.....I will always vote Kadaj unless they come out with an even better chara

no............... he is an inferior ro cloud for cloud is his superior..................... kadaj will lose to him in the movie

Why did you have to bring that up?!?!?!!? I already knew that!!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.................. ..... kadaj will lose cause cloud is almighty

I DONT CARE!!!! .......hmph..........

KADAJ WILL LOSE TO ALMIGHTY CLOUD BECAUSE CLOUD IS AWESOME

Ok, you two, stop chatting back and forth here as well!

sorry...................... i get off topic. i think cloud is cool he's strong too

not my fault! i warned him! *points*

Ok, if you stop it, then there are no worries. I think you have had your say on this topic too. So just give it a rest.

i said sorry now like i said my favorite character is cloud how about any1 else?

mine is Kadaj.....oy.....*runs and hides from Smokey*

cool he ok but i like cloud better is any1 else on so it's just not us two?

doubt it....(FF some help is needed at comment place) wonder where TifaGirl is? she's usually around here.....

can't chat there not allowed to new rule for using my sister's comp

that stinks......(nother imposter freak) anyhoo.....will somebody else reply please?!

Okay on wit the thread

I have ta go wit...ff9!

Yeah I think FF9 was my fav.

x has the most believe able but 7 was by far the best no matter how far fetcehd it was.

i agree with shiruzo. couldn't have put it better myself