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Did you know that Square Enix has been relentlessly releasing Final Fantasy spinoffs and mobile tie-ins for the past few decades? This is a great time to sift through the silt and see what nuggets we can find. We haven’t included remakes, ports, and enhanced versions of main series games. If you really like one of those GBA updates, go ahead and vote for the main entry.

• You can vote for one (1) game.
• The winner will advance to the Semifinals.
• You can’t change your votes once they’ve been submitted, so click carefully. Voting closes on Saturday at 11:59 P.M. ADT.

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Fight or Flight
Final Fantasy VI (1994, SNES)
Final Fantasy (1987, NES)

A Couple PS1 Games
Final Fantasy VII (1997, PS1)
Final Fantasy IX (2000, PS1)

Zanarkand Tactics Revisited
Final Fantasy X (2001, PS2)
Final Fantasy Tactics (1997, PS1)

Final Fantasy... in spaaaace
Final Fantasy IV (1991, SNES)
Final Fantasy VIII (1999, PS1)

This Old Neon wrote: ↑14 Jul 2019 23:51 Fight or Flight
Final Fantasy VI (1994, SNES)
Final Fantasy (1987, NES)

A Couple PS1 Games
Final Fantasy VII (1997, PS1)
Final Fantasy IX (2000, PS1)

Zanarkand Tactics Revisited
Final Fantasy X (2001, PS2)
Final Fantasy Tactics (1997, PS1)

Final Fantasy... in spaaaace
Final Fantasy IV (1991, SNES)
Final Fantasy VIII (1999, PS1)

FFVI over the original. The SNES masterpiece has its deep structural flaws, but it's still quite fleshed out, with lots to do, lots of little hooks, and the original is essentially a stat grinder with great music.

FFVII is similarly deeply flawed, but even a cobbled-together junk game is better than the shallow fan-wank that was FFIX.

Tactics.

The last bracket here is a tough one because I have a soft spot for both of these games. Damn. I think I'm going to have to go with IV just because there are some great tunes in there, and because it's extremely colourful. I like how the story plays with the composition of your party for you, so you have to constantly adapt to new tactics.

It's been a good run FFX. After this round assuming it loses I'll abstain.

SkyPikachu wrote: ↑19 Jul 2019 13:33 It's been a good run FFX. After this round assuming it loses I'll abstain.

Play more Final Fantasy games.

This Old Neon wrote: ↑14 Jul 2019 23:51 Fight or Flight
Final Fantasy VI (1994, SNES)
Final Fantasy (1987, NES)

A Couple PS1 Games
Final Fantasy VII (1997, PS1)
Final Fantasy IX (2000, PS1)

Zanarkand Tactics Revisited
Final Fantasy X (2001, PS2)
Final Fantasy Tactics (1997, PS1)

Final Fantasy... in spaaaace
Final Fantasy IV (1991, SNES)
Final Fantasy VIII (1999, PS1)

Winners.