Seymour

Kuja

Seymour. Yet again I think Seymour had more of a background. Also, some of his boss battles were really, really hard which is the least I could say for Kuja.

Seymour

Hmm, as a villain, I think Seymour is better.

Seymour. His voice rocks, but above anything, he's the better villain.

kuja

Seymour all the way.

Kuja.

Seymour Guado

Seymour

Kuja.

Seymour

Seymour was a villainous asshole, Kuja was a freak who looked like a girl, I think I'll go for Seymour, hated his voice too, it was too calm...

Alright. This battle featured a villian that some say looks like a girl, while the other guy has a girlish voice. But which one prevailed?

Kuja-4
Seymour-11

So it looks as if a lot of people liked the manipulative nature behind Seymour, as he advances with a very nice win. And that takes us to the Grand Finale!

Final!

Hojo

vs.

Seymour

Fight!

Hmm, well, both were complete madmen, so I guess it comes down to who was more of a badass... I think I'll go with Hojo. What a twist of a winner that would be.

Hojo, he was more genuine.

hojo all the way ...

Hojo

Seymour

HOJO!!!!

They were both psycho, but Hojo was more freaky and psycho, so Hojo.

No... SEYMOUR!

Hojo because seymour = blue veiny guy.

Hojo was very slightly less lame than Seymour.

Hojo

Seymour

hojo

Seymour~hojo wasnt as evil

Seymour

Well I thought that this battle would be very competitive and close. So let's see if my predictions came true.

Hojo-10
Seymour-5

And there you have it folks! According to you guys, Hojo is the greatest villian in Final Fantasy history. Well, at least, the greatest villian from these seven games.

<B>Past Winners</B>

<I>Character</I>-Zidane-FFIX
<I>Villians</I>-Hojo-FFVII

So guys, what do you want to do next? Remember, that if you are going to suggest a theme, make sure that there are at least four possible choices from each of the seven Final Fantasies that are included in this Rumble.

Let your voice be heard!

Hmm. Well, I have a killer idea in mind for the edition my rumble, which I'm just gonig to hope nobody suggests here.

We could do the best mini-game. That would exclude VI though.
There's always locations...

Ok, why not do locations? That sounds like a good category to do next. There are many diverse possibilites to choose from, so ladies and gentlemen, choose your favorite locations from the games and post them here.

Costa Del Sol-FFVII...

Cleyra - FFIX
Luca - FFX / X-2
Gold Saucer - FFVII
Coliseum - FFVI
Floating Continent - FFVI
Kefka's Tower - FFVI
Ancient Castle - FFVI (not sure that's the right name, but it's the one with Odin)
Balamb Garden - FFVIII
Fisherman's Horizon - FFVIII

Iifa Tree-FFIX
Trabia Garden-FFVIII
Shinra Tower-FFVII

FF1 - Temple of Chaos past
FF4 - Baron Castle
FF7 - Wutai / City of the Ancients
FF8 - Esthar / Odin's tower
FF9 - Memoria / Esto Gaza

Keep sending in as many locations as you can think of. What I'll do is that I will put all the locations from each game together, and determine which four from each game will do the best, in my best judgment. But as soon as I get enough, we can get this thing going.

FFVII - Temple of the Ancients
FFIX - Chocobo Paradise, Chocobo Lagoon
FFX-2 - Via Infinito

FF7: Midgar, Junon, Cosymo Canyon (sp?)
FF8: Dollet, Balamb, Edea's House
FF9: Black Mage Village, Alexandria, Lindblum
FFX/X-2: Kilika Port, Calm Lands

I am too lazy to look to see if these have been done, sorry :(

Final Fantasy VII - Rocket Town and Junon
Final Fantasy VIII - Cactuar Island (I know it's not a location, but I had most fun there), Esthar, Deling City.
Final Fantasy IX - Black Mage Village
Final Fantasy X - Besaid, Zanarkand.

ffx- via purifico
ffx(and x2) besaid
ffx(x2) calm lands
ffx(x2) zanarkand
ffvii wutai

FFVII-Nibelheim

Ok, this is what I have so far:

FFIV-Baron Castle, Three spots remaining.
FFVI-Coliseum, Floating Continent, Kefka's Tower, Ancient Castle.
FFVII-Costa De La Sol, Gold Saucer, Shinra Tower, Wutai, Temple of the Ancients, Midgar, Junon, Cosmo Canyon, Rocket Town, Nibelheim.
FFVIII-Balamb Garden, Fisherman's Horizon, Trabia Garden, Esther, Dollet, Edea's House, Cactuar Island, Deling City.
FFIX-Cleyra, Iifa Tree, Memoria, Chocobo Paradise, Chocobo Lagoon, Black Mage Village, Alexandria, Lindblum.
FFX-Luca, Kilika Port, Calm Lands, Besaid Village, Zanarkand, Via Purifico,
FFX-2-Luca, Via Infinito, Kilika Port, Calm Lands.
Extra-Four spots remaining.

Since there isn't much action for FFIV, I'm going to go ahead and nominate three locations for it. I'm going with The Moon/Lunar Subtarrane, Tower of Zot, and the Underground. Those are just nominations, but we only need a couple more locations; one or two from FFIV, one or two more for FFX-2, and a couple for FFVI. Then I should have this set to roll.

Ultimecia's Castle-Extra

zanarkand in ffx2 was good too.....

Final Fantasy VI - The Serpent Trench, Magitek Research Facility
Final Fantasy X-2 - The Celsius, The Moonflow

I don't know if you are doing FFV, but I enjoyed the Library of the Ancients...and the FireShip...

The Farplane in FFX2 (were Yuna first meets Shuyin)


I don't know if you are doing FFV, but I enjoyed the Library of the Ancients...and the FireShip...
is that connected with the FFVII Ancients? prolly not, the FF's aren't connected.

Yeah, I don't like the exclusion of FFV either. Put those in as Extras and also whatever that Shrine is where the legendary weapons are kept.

Final Fantasy IX-Lindblum
Final Fantasy VII-Midgar
Final Fantasy VIII-Balamb garden
Final Fantasy X-Kilika

is these were already said sorry

Yeah, I don't like the exclusion of FFV either. Put those in as Extras and also whatever that Shrine is where the legendary weapons are kept.
Well, at the beginning of this Rumble, I thought that you guys were ok with not having FFV involved. I didn't do it because just like FFIV and sometimes FFVI, not too many people have played the game to cast a well educated vote.

Yeah, I don't like the exclusion of FFV either. Put those in as Extras and also whatever that Shrine is where the legendary weapons are kept.
It's Kuza Castle.

Smokey --- let's just try it. Are we about ready to go? Any we still need?

Smokey --- let's just try it. Are we about ready to go? Any we still need?
Alrighty then, I guess it wouldn't hurt. But that would give us at least 36, wouldn't it? Or maybe we should just eliminate the "Extra" category this time around, and maybe leave it out for good depending on how things turn out?

Yeah, leave it out the Extra category and let's get going. You do have enough for each one now, right? If not, then just toss in a couple more that you think sound good and let's get going.

This is really hard for me. However, since Mog doesn't seem to have a chance, I'm going to say Mog. The Moogle Charm was really nice when I was walking through areas with weak monsters that wasted my time, and he also got what I called "the suck crew" through the phoenix cave and Kefka's tower.

FF1WithAllThieves --- that battle is long, long, long, long over.

Although that does bring up an important point --- Smokey, how much longer till we get going again?

Ok guys, here is the scoop. I have decided that a new person needs to take over control of this Rumble. It's almost impossible for me to manage this one and my other rumble. I've had trouble keeping that one up several times, let alone this one. So I'm looking for someone whom is really reliable, and one that is a frequent poster here. Don't post saying stuff like "I want it" or "Pick me". If anyone is honestly interested in taking the lead of this rumble, then PM me and we can talk further about the details. Don't ruin the thread by nonsense posts; PM me instead.

Ok guys, here is the scoop. I have decided that a new person needs to take over control of this Rumble. It's almost impossible for me to manage this one and my other rumble. I've had trouble keeping that one up several times, let alone this one. So I'm looking for someone whom is really reliable, and one that is a frequent poster here. Don't post saying stuff like "I want it" or "Pick me". If anyone is honestly interested in taking the lead of this rumble, then PM me and we can talk further about the details. Don't ruin the thread by nonsense posts; PM me instead.

Sorry to hear you are stepping down. You have done a great job of this rumble so far. If I was able to, I would take control of the thread, but I shall be of help at any stage.

Sorry to hear you are stepping down. You have done a great job of this rumble so far. If I was able to, I would take control of the thread, but I shall be of help at any stage.
Thanks for the support. After thinking it over for about a week, I seriously didn't have it in me to continue this myself. But I am going to give this another try and see what happens. If someone did take over, and I wanted to take it back after a certain period of time, I would feel to guilty about doing that to him/her. So I have reconsidered things through, and am going to give this another try. If not, then Azwethinkweiz is probably going to be the man I pick for the job.

Here is what we have so far:

FFIV

Baron Castle
Moon/Lunar Subtarrene
Tower of Zot
Underground

FFV

Fireship
Kuza Castle
Library of the Ancients

FFVI

Ancient Castle
Coliseum
Floating Continent
Kekfa's Tower

FFVII

Cosmo Canyon
Costa De La Sol
Midgar
Nibelheim

FFVIII

Balamb Garden
Cactuar Island
Esther
Fisherman's Horizon

FFIX

Alexandria
Black Mage Village
Cleyra
Lindblum

FFX

Calm Lands
Kilika Port
Luca
Zanarkand

FFX-2

Calm Lands
Kilika Port
Luca
Via Infinito

As you can see, I have eliminated the Extra category and substituted that in with FFV. All I need is one or two more location(s) from that game, and I will start this thing hopefully by tonight.

I would have picked Agent to do it, seeing as he does a great job with the other rumbles, but it ain't my rumble! (On a side note; yay!! FFV stuff!)

You would have picked Agent to do it, but Agent didn't volunteer. FFV? We need one of the Shrines, I think. How about the Wind Shrine?

Hey, I'm just complementing you on your good work with the other rumbles that you do. Wind Shrine sounds spiffy.

It's okay, Chorns. I just couldn't resist that one. We'd better stop now though.

Llllllet's get ready to rrummmmbbblllllllllle!!!!

Ok guys, it looks as if it is going to be the Wind Shrine as the final entry. I get off work in four hours, so as soon as I get home I will start this thing.

Ah man, just missed it. I'll be back though, of course. (Just posting so you wouldn't have to double up.)

Ok, now we are ready to start this thing!

FFIV

Baron Castle (Eliminated in Round 1)
Moon/Lunar Subtarrene (Eliminated in Round 1)
Tower of Zot
Underground

FFV

Fireship
Kuza Castle
<B>Library of the Ancients</B> (Advanced to Round 2)
<B>Wind Shrine</B> (Advanced to Round 2)

FFVI

Ancient Castle
Coliseum (Eliminated in Round 1)
<B>Floating Continent</B> (Advanced to Round 2)
Kekfa's Tower

FFVII

<B>Cosmo Canyon</B> (Advanced to Round 2)
<B>Costa De Sol</B> (Advanced to Round 2)
Midgar
Nibelheim

FFVIII

Balamb Garden (Eliminated in Round 1)
Cactuar Island (Eliminated in Round 1)
Esther
Fisherman's Horizon

FFIX

Alexandria
<B>Black Mage Village</B> (Advanced to Round 2)
Cleyra
<B>Lindblum</B> (Advanced to Round 2)

FFX

Calm Lands (Eliminated in Round 1)
<B>Kilika Port</B> (Advanced to Round 2)
Luca
Zanarkand

FFX-2

Calm Lands
Kilika Port (Eliminated in Round 1)
Luca
Via Infinito (Eliminated in Round 1)

First Battle of Round 1:

Baron Castle - FFIV - This is where the game opens up. Cecil and Kain are banned from the castle for their actions against King Baron. Later, you will sneak through a secret cave entrance to gain admittance back into the castle and to confront Baigan and Kainazzo.

vs.

Floating Continent - FFVI - The last place before the World of Balance is changed to the World of Ruin. A difficult place to nagivate, it is even more difficult to get to the end where you finally confront Kefka. You fight Atma Weapon here, among other really hard enemies that make this place a great spot to level your party up.

Fight!

Hmm.... hmm... yeah, the Floating Continent's just cool. Floating Continent for me.

Atma Weapon was cool, so I pick Floating Continent

They're both so cool... I'm going to have to say Baron Castle because the music is so good and so many great plot events happen there.

floating continent

Floating Continent

Ok, let's take a look and see how the first battle with the Location Rumble started out.

Baron Castle-1
Floating Continent-4

Well well well, there wasn't too many votes at all. I don't know if that's because there wasn't updates to this Rumble for a little while, or because the fact that both of these locations are from two older games. Let's hope that more votes come in as we progress with this thing.

Next Battle:

Cosmo Canyon - FFVII - This is the home of Red XIII, or better known as Nanaki. As you are moving across the terrain in your vehicle, it malfunctions and forces you to make a stop here until it is fixed. During your stay, you meet Nanaki's grandfather. He reveals the true nature behind the Great Warrior Seto, whom is Red XIII's father. It is a very touching moment for Nanaki and his grandfather.

Calm Lands - FFX - Depending on how much you want to accomplish during the game, you may spend a lot of time here. The Monster Arena is located here, as well as the Caladbog, Tidus' Legendary Weapon. You find Maechen here as well, as he reveals a lot of information about the land. Also, you learn that it is named the Calm Lands because Sin was defeated on this very location.

Fight!

Cosmo Canyon because I like the song alot.

Cosmo Canyon....good stuff.

Cosmo Canyon would have had my vote if it was more open, but it wound up being too small for my liking.

On the other hand, the Calm Lands were large, open, and had lots to do, as well as a deeper backstory.

Calm lands

Cosmo canyon.

Cosmo Canyon

Calm Lands...Now, if only I could get the Sun whatever..bloody chocobo-lovin' birds!!!! :@

I like both of these places but probably prefer Cosmo Canyon.

Hmm, I think Cosmo Canyon for me. The Great Warrior Seto seals it.

Cosmo Canyon becuase it was one of my favourite.

Cosmo Canyon. Great music, and it has Bugenhagen in it.

Cosmo Canyon

back, innit.

Cosmo Canyon.

Hard decision but Calm lands for me

Cosmo Canyon! I love it ! ^_^

Cosmo Canyon

Calm Lands

Really hard to choose for me.

Cosmo Canyon
Yeah man, I go with this. Cosmo Canyon all the way.

Hmm, had some problems accessing the computer over the weekend, so apologies for the late update.

Cosmo Canyon-13
Calm Lands-5

Does this signify more dominance from FFVII? Or is it just simply an ordinary victory? Only time will tell.

Next Battle:

Library of the Ancients - FFV - It is your job to go here and rescue Cid's grandson. You will encounter Ifrit and Biblos here, as you will of course have to defeat them to advance. During your adventure through here, many books will come to life and attack you. Eventually, you find Mid, whom is coincidentally reading some books as more rise to ambush you.

vs.

Balamb Garden - FFVIII - This is where your journey begins. After the brillians Gunblade scene between Squall and Seifer, Squall wakes up with a scar on his face and is resting in a bed. You get out of bed, then Quistis walks into the room. There is a Training Room, Library, Cafeteria, and other places of interest in the Garden. Don't forget that it flies too!

Fight!

I guess my vote goes for the Library, although the first time isn't that great... but it absolutely rocks when you get there with Guido, who goes "the legendary Ancient Library!" upon noticing the building for the first time. Before that, I guess he was calling something else "legendary" too, but I can't quite remember... man, that was such fun...

Oh. Anyway. For the Library.

Library of the Ancients was awesome and Balamb Garden was boring, so I vote for the Library of Ancients!

Balamb Garden, I suppose.

Balamb Garden!!!

I'm going to try to set an example here and not vote because I haven't seen the Library of the Ancients.

It's not fair to FFII, FFIII, and FFV for people to be voting for the only one of the two choices that they've seen.

Balamb Garden

Hmm. I've just been playing FFV recently and was just recently at the Library of the Ancients. It's not bad, but I don't think it's really all that special. I have to vote for Balamb Garden --- I thought it rocked!

Library of the Ancients was awesome and Balamb Garden was boring, so I vote for the Library of Ancients!

Can't argue with this! Library of Ancients

Library of Ancients

Library of the Ancients

Library of te ancients

Library of the ancients for me.

Libraby of the Ancients was a great place, but Balamb Garden really was a spectacle.

Balamb Garden for me.

I'm going to try to set an example here and not vote because I haven't seen the Library of the Ancients.

It's not fair to FFII, FFIII, and FFV for people to be voting for the only one of the two choices that they've seen.
Well, I'm sure that this doesn't happen a lot. I would rather people vote for the one that they like more of the two, instead of picking the only one they've experienced.

Let's take a look at the results nonetheless...

Library of the Ancients-7
Balamb Garden-6

Whoa! There was a big lead for the Library at first, but a late wave of Garden voters almost tied this thing up! It surely couldn't be any closer than this folks.

Next Battle:

Black Mage Village - FFIX - quiet little place until the gang shows up, where Vivi learns some home truths that are hard to swallow. Not much else to say about it, because it was basically a detour through here.

vs.

Via Infinito - FFX-2 - You find this spot in Bevelle. There are great rewards to be found here. You can get the remaining Crimson Spheres, as well as some rare accessories. Also, you fight all but 2 types of oversoulable fiends (Georapella and Percepts Guard), and don't forget the rarest of all accessories to be found; Iron Duke.

Fight!

Black Mage Village definitely.

Via Infinito

Black Mage Village

Black Mage Village


Not much else to say about it, because it was basically a detour through here.
Well, we could mention that there was a cute little place to hang out here. Also, this is where Zidane's race comes to stay once their world is given the big firework.

Black Mage Village

Black Mage Village. Hated everything associated with Bevelle in any way whatsoever.

Well, we could mention that there was a cute little place to hang out here. Also, this is where Zidane's race comes to stay once their world is given the big firework.

So sue me for forgetting that, since I wrote the little summary thing. It's been ages since I finished playing FFIX, and I wasn't really that much of a fan, as you'll see, since I'm voting for Via Infinito.

Via Infinito

Black Mage Village

Via Infinito

Black Mage Village

Black Mage Village

Alrighty then, now to tally up the votes and see who got the holiday victory this day.

Black Mage Village-8
Via Infinito-4

It started to briefly look like Via might win in the end, but there just wasn't enough votes for it.

Next Battle:

Coliseum - FFVI - You find this in the World of Ruin. If you play your cards right, it is possible to find Shadow here. There are many good weapons and armor to be won here. Only one character can fight at a time though, and it's usually against that annoying beast that uses Sneeze to end the battle quickly. You'll also meet up with a familiar foe who has become a desk attendant.

vs.

Kilika Port - FFX - A beautiful water village. As you are on your journey, you will board a ship to this place. A little after staying here, Sin attacks, and pretty much destroys the entire village, leaving minimal resources and people. You also get to witness Yuna perform The Sending, in which she dances on the water and sends all the dead spirits to the Farplane.

Fight!

P.S. Happy Valentine's Day!

Kilika! cause of (IMO) the most gorgeous FMV ever!

Coliseum - FFVI cos anti ffx bias. =)

why thank you smokey!

Kilika Port

Coliseum. I got so many exp. eggs...

Kilka port

Kilika Port

Kilika Port --- didn't think the Colosseum was set up all that well.

Kilika Port.

Kilika Port was awesome.

Kilika Port

Kilika Port

Kilika Port

Kilika port

After tallying up the first few votes, I was assuming this would be a relatively close battle.

Coliseum-2
Kilika Port-11

But my presumption was way off. So the beautiful FMV helped get this one a few more votes apparently.

Next Battle:

Costa De Sol - FFVII - A beautiful resort town that you reach immediately after encountering Jenova for the first time. There is a beach, and also a hotel that you can later purchase for 300,000 Gold. Other than that, there really isn't anything else too spectacular about it.

vs.

Cactuar Island - FFVIII - You can only reach this location once you have the Ragnarok, near the end of the game. But it is well worth it. This is easily the best place in the game to get AP, as you will notice your GF's level up really fast here. You only get 1 Exp. point for beating a Cactuar though. They are difficult to hit, and usually run away before you can finish them.

Fight!

Costa Del Sol! Hell Yeahh!! This was my suggestion!

Costa Del Sol

Cactuar Island, I had the most fun there out of everywhere in Final Fantasy VIII. Cactuars are the most humorous monsters in Final Fantasy, and Jumbo Cactuar is fantastic. To have their own ISLAND - phew!
Also, as said, it was awfully useful to have your GF's learn new abilities.

Costa Del Sol btw you spelt it wrong x_x

Costa De Sol, Cactuar Island wasn't really a place, just a piece of desert.

Costa Del Sol. Cactuar Island wasnt really that awesome..

Costa De Sol

Costa Del Sol --- good music and lot of stuff that's just good fun! Not to knock the Cactuar Island though, had some good times there too.

Costa Del Sol

Hmm...toughie... two places of equal unimportance... I'll go with Cactuar Island though, cause at least there's things to fight there!

Costa Del Sol without a doubt

Costa Del Sol

Cactuar Island. The AP was just so incredible... You didn't even have to take advantage of a glitch in the game to maximize its effect like the Magic Pot trick.

Will the exotic paradise or the AP paradise pull through?

Costa De Sol-10
Cactuar Island-3

So it seems as if more people were interested in spending time near the beach instead of near Cactuars.

Next Battle:

Moon/Lunar Subtarrane - FFIV - The last place that you will visit during the game. On the Moon's surface, you can enter Bahamut's Cave and try to get him to join as a Summon with Rydia. You can also locate the Namingway Family in another cave on the surface. The Lunar Subtarrene is home to the most difficult enemies in the game, and also the best weapons for Cecil, Kain, and Edge; the Crystal Sword, the White Lance, and the Murasame and Masamune Blades respectively. After a long and perilous journey through the Subtarrane, you will meet up with the boss of the game, Zeromus.

vs.

Wind Shrine - FFV - Shortly after sailing here, you will learn that King Tycoon hasn't returned from the Crystal Room yet. You'll also discover that monsters attacked the shrine right after the wind stopped blowing. You defeat the Windrapter here, and then enter the Wind Crystal room to find that the Crystal has been shattered and that King Tycoon is nowhere to be found. This is when the plot of the game is told to you, as a scene shows the four crystals lending their essence to Bartz and the group. Then an image of King Tycoon appears and explains the power of the crystals, and tells you that you're the four "chosen warriors"; the keepers of the four essences.

Fight!

Moon/Lunar Subtarrane

Wind Shrine

Wind Shrine

Moon/Lunar Subtarane. Bringing back the Red Wings music here just sent chills down my spine. I've never been more excited in a video game than I was here.

Moon/Lunar Subtarane all the way for this one

Moon/Lunar Subtarrane - FFIV

Wind Shrine

Moon/Lunar Subtarrane - FFIV

Wind Shrine

Wind Shrine

Wind Shrine

Wind Shrine

Wind Shrine, this place was really great.

Moon/Lunar Subtarrane - without a doubt

Moon/Lunar Subtarrene-6
Wind Shrine-8

So it was a very tight battle. The Moon was leading in the early going, but several votes in a row headed in the direction of the Wind Shrine gave it a narrow victory.

Next Battle:

Lindblum - FFIX - This is where you finally meet up with Cid Fabul VIII, whom is the ruler of Lindblum Grand Castle. After hearing someone singing in the background, and some sneaking around, Zidane will eventually find himself dressed as a guard so that he can sneak into the castle. You'll make your way to the source of the voice, and witness some events. Then you will be able to initiate the Hunting Game, in which you have 12 minutes to kill enemies. It is also possible to beat Freya here as well.

vs.

Kilika Port - FFX-2 - It was destroyed in the original, but the Youth League has rebuilt this beautiful ocean village. They have even added a temple to the area. You'll meet up with a women who tells you to find her 13 Squatter Monkeys. Also, you will witness Barthello getting kicked out of a hut, as he is begging Dona for something. Dona wants nothing to do with Barthello anymore, because he is in New Yevon and she is in the Youth League. Nooj will make his first appearance of the game, as YRP decide to get the Awesome Sphere before New Yevon does.

Fight!

Hmm.... this one is really tough but I'll go with Lindblum.

I thought Lindblum was ace --- I loved that town.

Lindblum.

Lindblum

Lindblum

Kilika Port, it's nicer.

Kilika

Kilika Port

Lindblum. The scene with the airships flying in and out of one huge city was one of the most incredible things I've seen in a video game.

Lindblum

Lindblum

Kilika Port

Kilika Port

Is one of the locations from FFX-2 going to earn it's first victory? Or will FFIX stay perfect?

Lindblum-8
Kilika Port-5

It was embarrassing at first, but the last several votes gave Kilika a respectable defeat. Nonetheless, we once again have a clear winner.

And here is the update, as we are already halfway through the first round.

FFIV

Baron Castle (Eliminated in Round 1)
Moon/Lunar Subtarrene (Eliminated in Round 1)
<B>Tower of Zot</B> (Advanced to Round 2)
Underground (Eliminated in Round 1)

FFV

Fireship (Eliminated in Round 1)
<B>Kuza Castle</B> (Advanced to Round 2)
<B>Library of the Ancients</B> (Advanced to Round 2)
<B>Wind Shrine</B> (Advanced to Round 2)

FFVI

Ancient Castle (Eliminated in Round 1)
Coliseum (Eliminated in Round 1)
<B>Floating Continent</B> (Advanced to Round 2)
Kekfa's Tower (Eliminated in Round 1)

FFVII

<B>Cosmo Canyon</B> (Advanced to Round 2)
<B>Costa De Sol</B> (Advanced to Round 2)
<B>Midgar</B> (Advanced to Round 2)
<B>Nibelheim</B> (Advanced to Round 2)

FFVIII

Balamb Garden (Eliminated in Round 1)
Cactuar Island (Eliminated in Round 1)
Esther (Eliminated in Round 1)
Fisherman's Horizon (Eliminated in Round 1)

FFIX

<B>Alexandria</B> (Advanced to Round 2)
<B>Black Mage Village</B> (Advanced to Round 2)
<B>Cleyra</B> (Advanced to Round 2)
<B>Lindblum</B> (Advanced to Round 2)

FFX

Calm Lands (Eliminated in Round 1)
<B>Kilika Port</B> (Advanced to Round 2)
Luca (Eliminated in Round 1)
<B>Zanarkand</B> (Advanced to Round 2)

FFX-2

Calm Lands (Eliminated in Round 1)
Kilika Port (Eliminated in Round 1)
<B>Luca</B> (Advanced to Round 2)
Via Infinito (Eliminated in Round 1)

Next Battle:

Underground - FFIV - It is basically the second part of the world, as you will spend a long time down here completing several different tasks and watching Kain betray you once again. Kokkol the Blacksmith lives here, and can forge the most powerful armor in the game, Adamantite, if you bring him a Pink Tail from the moon. Sealed Cave, Giott Castle, and Land of Summons are just a few of the places that your party will have to go through eventually to put an end to Zemorus' quest for power and destruction.

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Zanarkand - FFX - You begin the game here, as Tidus is confronted by a huge wave of fans wanting his autograph. They highly anticipate the star player's entrance into the arena, so that they can cheer on their Zanarkand Abes. After a few moments, Sin attacks in a giant water sphere, and your long and perilous journey begins. You don't get back to Zanarkand until almost the very end of the game, so there isn't much time to look around the place and see what the town has to offer.

Fight!

Zanarkand - It inspires what is probably Tidus' best quote in Macalania, and seemed like quite a dudey place, from what little you actually get to see of it.

Zanarkand - I'd prefer to live there than on the Underground!

Zanarkand

Zanarkand, for obvious reasons already stated in this topic.

I'm actually going to go with the Underground --- it was pretty neat, and I thought there were cooler places in FFX.

P.S.: Pleased to see Lindblum won its battle.

Zanarkand

Zanarkand

Zanarkand.

Zanarkand

Zanarkand

Zanarkand

Zanarkand, I got lost as hell in the underworld whilst trying to reach the tower of Babil.

zanarkand, i just loved that place.

Doesn't seem like it'll do much good, but Underground. I didn't really think Zanarkand was that awesome, and the path to the Underground was the spot where Cid jumped off of an airship, blew himself up with dynamite, and survived.

Underground definitely.

Zanarkand~music was very good and the pyreflies made it look really cool.

Zanarkand

Not that it makes a difference, but I'm voting Underground.

I'm not expecting much from another old school participant this time around.

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No big surprise here. Underground received a few votes at the end, to keep it from being utter humiliation. But still, a clear winner. Is anything from FFIV going to advance to the next round?

Next Battle:

Midgar - FFVII - What was once the magnificent Floating City is now nothing more than hundreds of square miles of rubble supporting an unnatural, twisted ecosystem of geneticly mutated creatures. It is an uninteresting land fill of metallic junk. A rather large one. People fled this town to head to Kalm, to get as far away as possible from Midgar. When you cross the small desert, you will get ambushed by the Midgar Zolom. The corpse of the Diamond WEAPON is lying a few miles north of the city, in pristine condition, shining like it was brand spankin' new.

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Esther - FFVIII - Sometimes referred to as Lunatic Pandora; this place looks like something you would expect to find in a sci-fi world. Squall will be carrying Rinoa on his back as you enter this place. As soon as you arrive, you will spot Edea and she will explain why she has come here. This is the last occurence in which you will control Laguna, Kiros, and Ward, so make it good! During this last journey with Laguna, he is searching for Ellone. The only bit of information that he has is that some Esther soldiers are capturing girls for some experiments; Ellone is one of them.

Fight!

Wow. This is a battle of two great cities, but I think Midgar is the better choice here. It had more interesting stuff happen and more variety.

Midgar, one of my favorites ever.

Midgar

Esthar

I'd have to say Midgar. It's just so funny when Cloud has to dress up as a woman!:)

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Midgar

Midgar

Midgar

Midgar. I thought it made a more powerful statement than Esthar did. While Esthar showed incredible techological achievements, Midgar showed the desolation of life of the common people.

Midgar's got me here...

i too would have to say midgar!

Midgar, even though I'm not really fond of the start of VII anymore, Esthar's just very boring.

Esthar, Midgar wasn't even that great.

Midgar.

Midgar

Midgar

hard to pick but i gotta say midgar.

Apologies for the late update. Hopefully the battle was close with all the votes we got.

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Well, ok. All three locations from FFVII have advanced thus far, but it's vice versa for the three from FFVIII.

Next Battle:

Ancient Castle - FFVI - You can only find this secret location in the World of Ruin. It is under the sand, and to find it, you must travel underground in the castle that moves. When you are under the sand, you will get stuck and eventually find yourself in the Ancient Castle. This is where you can find the legendary Odin, among other things.

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Luca - FFX-2 - This is where the game opens up, with the FMV of a fake Yuna singing on stage. After you defeat a few baddies, you will be in control of Rikku, and then the real Yuna will join your party to form the lethal YRP!Then the fake Yuna, or better known as Leblanc, will fight your party, so just take her down.

Fight!

Esthar... Whadd'ya mean it lost?! Fsht!!! All reet, Luca.

Hmm, I think I like FFVI's Ancient Castle better than FFX-2's version of Luca. Sphere Break and the Sphere Theater are cool, but there wasn't much else to do there after Chapter 1 and the new blitzball sucked.

Luca, I thought this place was pretty inventive, and I have no recolection of the Ancient castle, I remeber one where you get Raident and fight blue Dragon, but thats it.

That's the one, right there.

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Luca

Luca

Luca

Ancient Castle for me, because of the reasons Agent already listed...

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Ancient Castle

Ancient Castle.

Luca

Luca because I never played ff6.

Luca

Ancient Castle

Does the prospect of acquiring Raiden appeal to enough people?

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Well, it was pretty ugly at the start of things. But then several votes near the end made it a close battle.

Next Battle:

Fireship - FFV - The first time you enter the ship, Cid will greet you and tell you about the situation at hand; the engine is still draining the crystals' power. You will also get confused, as you will notice 4 pipes and 3 doors on the ship that you have to investigate to see which one is the correct one. After making it through, you'll fight a very difficult boss in LiquidFlame. The queen greets you after the battle, telling you how she was controlled by a demon out to destroy the crystals.

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Cleyra - FFIX - Sometimes referred to as one of the worst areas in the game, and you know why if you have played the game. Sand Golems attack you here, and have massive HP and take a long time to defeat. After climbing a vine into a hole, every random encounter involves Sand Golems; just run away. Once you acquire a bunch of treasure and possibly Quina's White Wind, you will encounter a boss by the name of Ant Lion.

Fight!

I'm actually gonna vote for Cleyra. The rest of the game was too easy, but the sand golems actually made me work a little bit to move forward.

Worst area of the game? I think not, Cleyra was awesome.

cleyra was pretty awesome, i must agree. there's my vote.

Cleyra's too cool, nice FMVs, pretty town and some good music.

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Cleyra

Imo they both sucked, but I'm going with Cleyra too, ( mainly cos I love the FMV of Odin blasting the place apart)

Cleyra

Definitely Cleyra. I like the fact that it was actually somewhat hard.

Cleyra

Cleyra.

Cleyra.

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Hmm, yeah, nothing I can really say about this one. There are only a few battles left until we reach Round 2.

Next Battle:

Tower of Zot - FFIV - This is the place where you infiltrate to rescue Rosa back from Golbez. It is a long and dangerous trip through the tower, with some difficult enemies along the way. Outside the entrance to the room that houses Golbez, you'll fight the Magus Sisters. Once you meet up with Golbez, Tellah loses his mind, casting Meteo and dying in the process. Kain wakes up from his spell and helps Rosa out of the chair before she is crushed. Leaving the Tower, you'll fight one of the Four Fiends, Valvalis.

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Kefka's Tower - FFVI - Of course being the last dungeon in the game, it is loaded with difficult monsters and some very valuable weapons and armor. You'll have to nagivate the Tower using three different parties, so that you can all eventually reach Kefka. The second team will fight Atma in a jail cell, and also the seventh of the Legendary Dragons, the Gold Dragon. The Skull Dragon is the eighth one, and you are rewarded with the powerful Esper, Crusader. You'll need all the help you can get against Kefka.

Fight!

Hrm. You didn't make this one easy...

I'll go with Tower of Zot though.

Tower of Zot cos "Zot".

Kefka's Tower