GW: Final Fantasy’s Best Bits
Roynaldo tells us his favourite Final Fantasy things.Published 06/02/2010 at 14:30 by Gamoc
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I don’t really have much to say on this particular subject as I’m not too crazy about Final Fantasy (put the pitchforks down, please). It’s lucky, then, that Roynaldo seems to have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the series, so much so that he even has favourites when it comes to everything between characters and (presumably) hair styles. I’ll let him take it away then, shall I?
The TSA staff have recently been hard at work providing us with the latest developments with arguably Square Enix’s most profitable franchise. This has sparked many a debate and brought out an astonishing amount of fans of the series, even a few ‘lurkers’ I notice have signed up to throw in their two pence worth.
Final Fantasy, love it or hate it, is undeniably one of the most, if not the most successful and long running series within the RPG genre. I myself am a huge fan. I own and fairly regularly play all the titles from VI through XII. Many fans of the games have their own personal favourite aspects or ‘best ofs’. This got me thinking…maybe I could spark a little debate of my own!
So without further ado here are my ‘Best ofs’:
Best Summon: I was seriously considering going for Anima from X or even Eden from VIII but there is obviously one clean winner, it has to be Knights of the Round from VII. 12 Knights with big ass swords slicing your enemy from every angle with immense damage just has to be the big dog for me.
Best Overall Character: With so many how do you choose? Easy…you go for the cutest ,most fragile yet most immersive character of them all- Vivi from IX. It’s just a puppet!!! I hear you cry… I don’t care, I like him/her/it (did we ever find out its gender?). This choice was closely followed by Squall for being such a moody arse he actually made me giggle a few times.
Best Female Character: I just decided to sneak this one in here purely for the who’s hottest factor. I go for LuLu because I like a bird with big, uh, hands. That’s right, HANDS. Don’t judge me.
Best Weapon: This is tough, most people would automatically go for the most powerful or customize their own in the later (PS2) games. Couple this with the need to swap weapons regularly to suit the battle you are in and you are in trouble when it comes to making a choice. Despite these complications I would happily go for the Bloodsword from IX which allows you to basically damage your opponent while healing yourself in the process. Not the most powerful but tactically sound.
Best Limit Break: No contest, Omnislash for Cloud in VII, very much a mini Knights of the Round. This masterstroke of a move is obtainable by collecting points from the Battle Arena which promptly brings me to my ‘Final’ personal award.
Best mini-game/sub quest: With all seriousness I simply cannot pick just one with half of Final Fantasy games being all about obtaining secret items and the endeavours needed to get them. A few of my favourites are Blitzball from X, The Hunt Club from XII and the Triple Triad card game from VIII. We can’t forget the brilliant Chocobo treasure map game in IX, either. I could go on and on with this subject!
Of course all of this is subject to change with the imminent Final Fantasy XIII inbound on the 9th March which im uber excited about. What are your “Best of FFs”? Are there any subjects I have missed?
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a inferior race | 06/02/2010 14:58
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The best summon has to be bahamut. So powerful in every game that it featured in.
The best limit break would have to be wakka’s attack reels form FFX. As it was so lethal throughout the whole game.
The best weapon would be Sephiroth’s Masamune and he would probably be the best villian.
The best FF would VI. It has the best story by far.
Deathbrin | 07/02/2010 12:40
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Agreed with VI.
ColinR | 06/02/2010 14:59
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Nice article! Unfortunatly the only FF game I have is FFXII so far.
Roynaldo | 06/02/2010 15:24
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If you like XII then I would like to point you in the direction of X. A much better game imo.
proog | 06/02/2010 15:43
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I agree. I own X, XII and VII from PSN. At this point, my favorite is X, followed by XII.
Deathbrin | 07/02/2010 12:42
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The graphics feel kinda poor after XII though.
Just a personal opinion, but after visually “overfed” XII it’s hard to jump back to X. 
spooferbarnabas | 06/02/2010 15:00
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I agree with you on many of these e.g Knights of the round and omnislash. Personally, my favourite weapon was Wakka’s blitzball but there are so many others.
Great article, might have to go back to some of these games in the near future
Seedhouse | 06/02/2010 15:08
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I know that Final Fantasy fans don’t find XII the strongest in the series, but the cinematic sequeneces with some of the Espers are the most underrated in the whole series.
I guess most people hated the game so much they didn’t see most of them, lol xD
Anyway… check out FFXII Zodiark, and his Deathblow move – was incredibly considering it was on PS2. There’ll be a video floating around Youtube
Seedhouse | 06/02/2010 15:09
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Sorry, I ended up replying to a comment rather than posting separately… whoops… lol
CaptainMurdo | 06/02/2010 16:45
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Thought I might see you in here.
Ryan1991 | 06/02/2010 15:07
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Good article but because I’ve only played FF games from X, I have no idea what much of what is mentioned.
Anyway, from the FF games I have played, my favourite summons were Ixion and Ifrit.
Can we have a worst character too? I vote Tidus or Wakka. Both very annoying.
Jordaaaan | 06/02/2010 16:01
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I’d vote Squall, he’s worse than Cloud in irritatingly moody terms. At least Cloud dresses up as a girl at one point.
hairfreax | 06/02/2010 15:16
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Some other fine points in FF http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=2258862360&ref=ts
proog | 06/02/2010 15:44
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The most badass FF character has to be Auron from X.
Boomshanks | 06/02/2010 16:16
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Hell yes. He was just done completely right. Had a great voice as well.
Roynaldo | 06/02/2010 16:38
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Most Badass: Non playable character has to be Sepiroth but playable character would be between Barret and Auron.
Barrets got a mean temper but Auron has this wierd aura about him.
Deathbrin | 07/02/2010 12:32
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Yeah, a really tough choice between those.
Jordaaaan | 06/02/2010 16:02
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I’d say the best weapon is the Gold Sword from III.
Adiemus | 06/02/2010 16:13
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ah coem on teh best mini game by far is chocobo racing in ff vii
xvLIAMvx | 06/02/2010 16:22
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Thought I’d “pop in” on this one to show some support for ‘ya article – great piece Roy
Not a massive fan of the series but your article has me very tempted to get involved and see what I’ve been missing. I have to say though – I played Final Fantasy Tactics on the Gameboy Advance to Death! Best “in ya pocket” game I’ve played to be honest. In fact f*** it – I’m gonna download VII now (you should be a salesman for Square Enix)
Roynaldo | 06/02/2010 18:23
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Cheers Fruit, You wont be dissapointed with VII. I believe the vast majority of people think its the best one yet. The system certainly is, you can lose yourself in it. The characters are superb.
Let me know what you think
Deathbrin | 07/02/2010 12:33
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Would hate to disappoint you, but FFTA is one of the best games in the series. It is totally up there with VII so you might have trouble finding games of similar quality.
Redlac | 06/02/2010 17:20
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Vivi as best character huh? Yeah, I could dig that. Once you’d learnt all his spells that little guy could tear up half of Gaia all on his own. Plus his storyline was just so cool, the poor mite. As for Squall, he was the reason I nearly didn’t play to the end of FFVIII. Stupid emo-boy didn’t cheer up until halfway through disc three…. whatever.
As for summons, I’ve always had a soft spot for Quetzacotl in VIII.
On a side note, I wonder if my boss will let me have March off…
Lanselta | 06/02/2010 18:55
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Nice Read Roy. You’ve quoted lots of 9, and its the only one I havnt played. Ill have to wait till its out on the PSN store. I look forward to it! For the record, FFX is my favourite, and Shiva is always the hottest
Lanselta | 06/02/2010 18:58
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Ahh, forgot to mention my fav Summon. Odin! Always have had a soft spot for viking culture, plus, Odin KILLS your apponents by slicing them in half, and he has a cool horse.
Cathaloh | 06/02/2010 19:00
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Here are mine:
Best Summon: Odin, he was always nothing but an epic knight on a horse. Whats there not to like?
Best Character: Oh, that was a tough one, but in the end it is Cloud, he had a brilliant story and had the coolest hairdo, his hair looked like a chocobo’s ass!
Best Weapon: The gunblade from FFVIII, the Revolver model was my favourite because it was very sleek and badassed.
Best Female Character: Tifa obviously, also in for the reason who’s hottest.
Best Limit Break: Squall’s “Lionheart” from VIII looked absolutely awesome! Followed closely by it is Cloud’s Omnislash.
Best Mini Game: The Triple Triad Card Game from VIII, although it took me hours to learn it!
Worst Character: Vaan from XII, he is also my least favourite game character. Ever.
Reedus | 06/02/2010 22:59
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vaan could not be worse than tidus.
Cathaloh | 06/02/2010 23:23
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Well I didn’t find Tidus a bad character, he was just annoying. Vaan sucks in every aspect. He has hardly any involvement in the story either! I thought in general, most of the cast in X were good, Auron was awesome and so was Yuna. XII is actually my second favourite game in the series though and to have such a sucky protaganist is terrible! Balthier or Basch should of been the heroes of XII.
Sorry if it sounds like I’m complaining here!
Deathbrin | 07/02/2010 12:37
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I liked Vaan running in the streets screaming that he’s actually someone famous expected to be dead. That was rather funny.
debasemasonsgrog | 06/02/2010 19:27
have a nice day!
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The Bloodsword was epic!
sesameseed | 06/02/2010 20:04
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Best summon… Gilgamesh in VIII, and the best npc in XII
Best character… yup, Vivi, cute, loveable, bit mysterious
Best female character… Rikku: spunky, kick-ass, quirky, nice boots (not a typo)
Best weapon… Cloud’s Ultima sword… as dangerous as it looked
Best limit break… again, Wakka’s attack reels did huuuge amounts of damage, so he wins.
Best mini-game… toss-up between triple triad and chocobo hot & cold
Best music… battle on the big bridge from V
Roll on March 9th, I’m booking the week off, woohoo
Spotter5 | 06/02/2010 20:07
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Fittest character ever, Rikku in FF: X2 No one in any game is hotter!
sesameseed | 07/02/2010 12:56
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Mmm, Rikku fan club! Let’s get it on!