There is a lot of debate over which is the best Final Fantasy game. The two obvious choices would be either Final Fantasy VII, or Final Fantasy VI. Of course, those that really know the series will also have found much enjoyment out of some of the other Final Fantasy games, such as IX, X, IV, and maybe even XI (the MMORPG). There are many, many Final Fantasy games out there to choose. So many, in fact, that it makes this choice very hard. So which one is the best?

Final Fantasy VI. There is not much more to it than just coming right out and saying it. Naturally, this is always a personal opinion type of thing, but for those who have actually taken the time to sit down with this game and play it all the way through, they’ll probably agree with me. The game combines that perfect flavor of story, character, world, and one evil bastard of a villain. The graphics might not seem all that great nowadays (2D sprites) but the gameplay and story are there, and really, isn’t that what RPGs are all about?

Of course, Final Fantasy VI has some stiff competition. Naturally the crowd favorite is probably Final Fantasy VII, a great game as well. However, one of the things that irked me with VII, as compared to VI, is that you have a main character, Cloud. Don’t get me wrong. I totally thought Cloud was awesome in VII, however, when an RPG straps you in with a main character you feel attached to that character. You feel compelled to use him and to always keep him in your party, even if there is an option to not use him. VI did not have this and, as such, made the game more enjoyable, especially through replays.

Let’s not forget the others though. Final Fantasy IV, V, VIII, IX, X, and Tactics were all great games too. Unfortunately, despite how much fun they were, they are pretty much forgotten when it comes to a debate like this. Each one had their own unique storyline, characters, and, in the case of Tactics, a very unique style of gameplay. Great games… all of them, but not the best.

Anyways, like I said above, this is more of just a personal preference. There will be people who just can’t get over Final Fantasy VIs simple graphics, and there will be those of you who thought that X was the best one ever. However, here on RPGhead.com, Final Fantasy VI is the winner… that counts for something right?

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Got an extra GBA lying around? How about that DS you hardly ever use? Hell even an old SNES will work. Bottomline, you need to play Final Fantasy VI (III on SNES) right now. I have long been an advocate of great RPGs and they don’t get much greater than FFVI. I’m not intentionally trying to pimp the game on Square’s behalf either, this is just one fantastic RPG adventure.

Do you remember a long time ago, before Final Fantasy XII came out, Square was touting the game as not having a main character? Each character in the game would have their own unique story that was important to the overall storyline. It was a nice vision, unfortunately, it didn’t last. We soon found out that Final Fantasy XII would have a main character and his name would be Vaan. Empty promises… In anycase, Final Fantasy VI really didn’t have a main character. While not every character was as important as others about half of them were no equal than their counterparts. It allowed for a very unique storyline that didn’t chain you to one character.

Of course, in addition to the robust character line-up, the story was just flat out amazing. Better than Final Fantasy VII, better than Final Fantasy X. FFVI followed your ragtag band of heroes through the seeds of a revolution, to the possible genocide of an entire race, through the destruction of a world, and into the depths of insanity. Epic is hardly the word for the storyline with Final Fantasy VI.

So please, I beg you, play this game. Encourage your RPG friends to play it. If there was ever a Final Fantasy to have deserved a real remake it is this one. I’d even settle for a sequel!

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