In a recently-concluded poll made by NHK, all the Final Fantasy games were ranked based on fan votes. You can check out how your favorite FF game fared in the final results below, courtesy from the NHK website:
1. Final Fantasy X
2. Final Fantasy VII
3. Final Fantasy VI
4. Final Fantasy IX
5. Final Fantasy XIV
6. Final Fantasy V
7. Final Fantasy VIII
8. Final Fantasy IV
9. Final Fantasy XI
10. Final Fantasy XV
11, Final Fantasy Tactics
12. Final Fantasy III
13. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
14. Final Fantasy XIII
15. Final Fantasy XII
16. Final Fantasy Type-0
17. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
18. Final Fantasy II
19. Final Fantasy X-2
20. Mobius Final Fantasy
21. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
22. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
23. Dissidia Final Fantasy
24. Final Fantasy
25. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates
26. Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
27. Final Fantasy Adventure
28. Final Fantasy XIII-2
29. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
30. Final Fantasy Record Keeper
Additionally, Cloud Strife was voted as best Final Fantasy character, which really solidifies him as the most popular and recognizable among all the FF characters. And with the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake, expect more fuel for the hype.
“Return to Zanarkand” (from FFX) got best song, which I can’t argue. It really is a good piece.
Knights of the Round, on the other hand, was the most popular summon for the fans in the Boss/Summon category. Not surprisingly, Final Fantasy VI’s villain Kefka got 2nd place. For those looking for Sephiroth, he’s at number 10 on the list.
The poll got a whopping 468,654 votes in total. NHK covered 57 Final Fantasy games, around 3,300 characters, 4,400 boss/summon, and 2,900 songs on the duration of voting. Personally I would want to see FFVI and FFIX a bit higher but hey, they are still at the top 5, so I’m not actually complaining. Please do more of this, NHK!
What are your favorite Final Fantasy games? Did yours rank up high as you expected? Sound it off below and as always, keep on gaming!
Source: NHK Website
