Pretty much every RPG fan in existence will have at least one of theFinal Fantasygames somewhere on theory’s top ten games of all-time lists. The series has been a staple in the genre for decades, spoony bards and all. There arecountless memorable moments from the series, but there are also a whole host of issues as well.
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We just don’t get enough time tohang out with Chocobos. Boom, issue right there. Since the series has been around since the days of the NES, it only makes sense that each entry into the series has had rather unique issues.
15Final Fantasy - It’s The First Game
Going back to this title, there really isn’t much to complain about. The real biggest issue is that this was the first swing at the series, so nothing about any of its systems had been perfected yet. It’s a simple game with a simple story, which may or may not be a bad thing to some.
Each character has its own role, and you have the option to choose your party members, so you can play how you want. This game just has that classicNESmessiness that can be felt by a lot of modern gamers. It’s kind of shocking there aren’t bigger problems for a game like this.
14Final Fantasy 2 - This Game Is Brutally Difficult
Considering most people have never even played this Final Fantasy it’s worth pointing out thatit is brutally difficultand tediously long. The tedium adds to the difficulty as while the game used some unique systems, those systems just aren’t executed well.
Adequately powering up your party members will take you a long, long time, and if you hit an overpowered fight (as you will frequently) without a recent save, you’ll be losing hours and hours of progress. ImagineDark Soulsif every time you died, the developer laughed at you and actively took items from your inventory.
13Final Fantasy 3 - No One Played This Game
Yet another Final Fantasy game that few people played, but this one is somehow less played than even the second. I’ve come across people who can vaguely tell me what the second game is about, but no one can ever tell me who the villain is.
This was the first game to introduce the job system too, which makes no one having played it all the more baffling. Those poor Onion Knights will forever be forgotten about which is sad, but I do feel less sad forgetting about Cloud Of Darkness.
12Final Fantasy 4 - Too Many Fake-out Deaths
This game will make you go, “Oh, a new party member! Awesome!” and then immediately kill them off only to bring them back much later. Seriously, it happens multiple times and more than once to some characters.
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It’s almost impressive that the developers tookthe fake-out death tropeand decided that one couldn’t possibly be enough. You need to lose all your favorite characters at some point, just to remind you how much you care, even if you don’t care all that much.
11Final Fantasy 5 - The Villain Is A Tree
I’m sorry, but making a villain with as cool a name as Exdeath something as lame as a tree is just bizarre. Sure, it kind of makes sense in the context of the game, but when you have so many fantastically monstrous things to choose from, a tree just seems… odd.
What’s worse is getting absolutely bodied by that evil tree. If you aren’t ready for the fight, you’re going to be feeling nature’s wrath via the worst splinter of your life. Even if the final boss is a bit wooden, this game still is one more people need to give a try.
I’ve seen what happens to people who legitimately criticize Final Fantasy 6 and I want no part of it. That said, how in the world hasn’t this beloved gameand all its glorious espersreceived a modern facelift (no, the Pixel Remaster doesn’t count)? The popularity of this game arguably rivalsFinal Fantasy 7, so it would only make sense.
I think I might know the reason. That fantastic opera scene and the heart-wrenching Celes scene following the entry to the world of ruin would just destroy all of us emotionally in the best way possible.
9Final Fantasy 7 - Snowboarding After Aerith Dies
Okay, this is admittedly kind of funny in a dark and twisted sort of way. After one of the most emotional and shocking moments in video game history, what is the next possible move for Cloud and our other heroes?Snowboarding of course!
Yes, literally right after you watch Aerith die at the hands of Sephiroth, you have to head up into the snowy section of the map to shred some powder. It would be even funnier if the controls of the section weren’t a thing that will forever haunt my nightmares.
8Final Fantasy 8 - The Junction System
ConsideringFinal Fantasy 8really shook up some of the core gameplay elements, you’d think it might be loved. To a lot of people, this is the weird emo child of the series and a moment that is currently best left in the past.
The Junction System makes the game a bit of a mystery as players nowadays try to blaze through the thing at the lowest level possible. That’s just what I need in my JRPGs, absolutely no character growth, just like my real life.
7Final Fantasy 9 - Everyone Forgets About This One
When is the last time you heard someone talk aboutFinal Fantasy 9? It often feels like I’m the only one that remembers this entry into the series, and while it is a bit weird, it does have Vivi, one of the best black mages in the series.
The thing is, even people who claim to love this game struggle to recall much about it. If I created a kind of Final Fantasy quiz, people would have to cram hard for the Final Fantasy 9 section.
6Final Fantasy 10 - Tidus Is Awful
No hate to anyone who loves Tidus, but he’s kind of the worst inFinal Fantasy 10. Fromhis hilariously meme-worthy laughto his kinda forced romance with Yuna, the guy really is the least interesting part of the cast.
The dude has some killer clothes, I’ll give him that. I’d be willing to try and rock that outfit, but that’s about the only thing I’d be wanting to experience thanks to a fella like Tidus. He’s great, but I am glad that he’s gone.
