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The Ten Best Final Fantasy Characters

Of all of the Final Fantasy characters, a handful stand out above the rest. Be it for their great writing, dynamic personalities, or just sheer badassery – these Final Fantasy characters are the best of the best.

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-Foxtrot3850d ago

No Squall....really

One of the best character development in the franchise

From a lonely selfish Jerk from disk 1 to a brave heroic leader surrounded by new friends by disk 4

Snookies123850d ago (Edited 3850d ago )

People like to hate on Squall for no reason. I thought he was great.

Though I think Shadow will forever be my favorite FF character. At least, in terms of the "good" guys. I just remember flipping out when I first played the game, seeing the dog run out and destroy enemies lol.

-Foxtrot3850d ago (Edited 3850d ago )

Yeah true...it's another nit pick for FF8 by people who at the time were p***** off that FF8 was NOT a direct sequel to FF7....you know the new fans who didn't realise all FF games are different stories. Then this spread to people and over time these opinions on FF8 spread to other people who hadn't played it yet and pretty soon most people were hating on it for no reason.

So they decide to nit pick FF8 to death with whatever they can come up with

Squall being an emo - It's called character development, play the whole game and you will see thats not the same guy in the end we started with. The game was about Squalls journey and how it changed him for the better

Junction System - People in one breath say it's too complicated...in the next they talk about how easy it is to max out all stats with magic WITH the junction system. Please make up your mind

Drawing magic - How it was really hard to get magic in the game because you had to draw it in battle when really you never had to. There was pink magic points in the game, you could refine items into magic and you also had the Island of Heaven and Hell.

Story with plotholes - Come on it's FF, what story does not have plotholes and complicated plotlines. Need a complicated story which is awful look at FF13.

Anyway yeah...you get my point.

GrandpaSnake3850d ago

FF8 was perfect to me, playing it now it just so much better than ff7 at this point and time. I was one of those guys who always hyped up ff7 and played it until my thumbs got sore! we all now that takes ages with rpg's lol i bought ff8 for the vita and i told myself i was just going to play it through once and here i am on my second playthrough trying to get everything! The story is much more mature to me and the characters evolve in a awesome way. The dialogue is awesome and kept me hooked the entire time.

Summons753850d ago

yeah Cloud over Squall is a poor choice. Cloud has zero personality and zero character development of his own...hated that emo prick. Squall was great, tons of character development.

-Foxtrot3850d ago

Funny how in lists like this you always get two or three characters from the same FF...and it's always FF7.

<sigh>

It's like because of how popular FF7 is you HAVE to include them in top " " lists even if you think differently. I can't speak for this person, this might be his opinion who knows but I doubt all of them really think like that.

KingKelloggTheWH3850d ago

Cloud was a great character, denying he had personality is completely absurd and really if you played the game he wasn't really emo.Saying that bs just makes it look like you havent played it and are just blindly hating it.

Summons753850d ago

@ KingKellogg

I have played the game multiple times and it's always the same, great start, great gameplay, great music but the game falls apart after disc 1. Cloud is an emo prick and is really undesirable to play as. I find it funny that FF7 defenders claim he isn't emo but EVERYTHING he is in after he is emo, not just the movie sequel...Kingdom Hearts (which was released years before Advent Children and when ff7 fanboys claim his 'emo personality started') Cloud was emo and miserable, fighting him was easily the best thing ever to put him in his place. Maybe you just can't make out his miserable personality through text but for me it really hurt the game.

KingKelloggTheWH3850d ago

* just played FF8 for the first time

And holy crap Squall is an amazing character, the amount of growth he had alone was fantastic.

-Foxtrot3850d ago

I like how in each disc he has a different kind of tone to him. His character in each disc slowly changes and the best part is that the way each disc ends it sets up that change so he smoothly moves into it.

MajorAly3850d ago

No Squall, Basch fon Ronsenburg, Vincent Valentine or even Auron?! :o

I really preferred Squall over Cloud and he had a personality that succeeded Cloud's...

Vincent Valentine is another underrated character even though he got his own game but still fails to see the limelight.

yellowgerbil3850d ago

Wakka because he is voiced by Bender

Snookies123850d ago (Edited 3850d ago )

It took me three playthroughs of FFX before I realized that..... Lol! That revelation when I was watching the ending credits roll again, and saw John DiMaggio in there.

Relientk773850d ago

Vivi and Zidane, because FFIX is my favorite

also Squall definitely should also be on this list

NegativeCreep4273850d ago

Which head did you think with when you made that decision?

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Understands That A Tonberry Is The Scariest Thing In The World

The tiny green slasher villain returns in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and is as frightening as ever.

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MeteorPanda22d ago

The way it was handled was so dumb. One shots in melee...your teammates are to ostupid to get away from its attack. So you most often end up alone in a certain fight.

Hofstaderman22d ago

Two words, one accessory....Safety Bit

MeteorPanda21d ago

Needing an accessory to keep a.i from dying and only one of them isnt great.

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Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster Review – An Epic Tale Of Pixelated Portrayals

Gary Green said: We’re finding ourselves in a similar position with the Pixel Remaster edition of Final Fantasy IV as we were with Final Fantasy III since, once again, we’ve received a slightly upscaled, more vibrant port of the original game when there’s already an expanded 3D remake available. As such, we’re playing a game which, even after its long-awaited release, still lives very much in the shadow of its remake.

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shinoff218332d ago

If only they didn't screw ps4 owners over with a physical release. I'd have ran through this in a heartbeat.

LG_Fox_Brazil31d ago

The first one I played, it was the one that made me fall in love with JRPGs and is still my favorite to this day. A masterpiece

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Original Final Fantasy 7 - Is it Worth Playing in 2024?

Final Fantasy 7 has come back under the spotlight thanks to the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but is it worth replaying the original?

ravens5248d ago

Got to Zacks part in 7 Rebirth. Said f it. Finishing my game in 7 og. Just got to part 2 yesterday. I also got Crisis Core... So it'll be a while before I'm back to Rebirth. I just keep thinking about it too smh, want to get back to playing it. Not till I know Zacks story though. I beat 7 og sooooooo long ago, it's crazy going through it again and remembering things.

MrNinosan48d ago (Edited 48d ago )

Got to Zacks part in Rebirth?
You mean you started the game and turned it off?
The game starts with Zack...

ravens5248d ago

... Really 🤓 lol. His second part, I've played for 80hrs lmao. <---- PS5 Run time, probably not all game time. You guys know how it goes.

VIK212148d ago (Edited 48d ago )

Did you not ever play the OG FF7? After you recruit Vincent, later in the game, disc 3, return to that basement and look at the pod, there's a whole Zack story that'll trigger as a memory.... it's well hidden in the game and a lot of things regarding Zack are cleared up. FF7 Crisis Core is basically an extend feature of that hidden flashback... It took me years to discover it back then lol

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

MrNinosan48d ago

@ravens52
80 hours in Rebirth by doing everything, and you should've reached Zacks story about 5 times 🤣

ravens5247d ago

Ye I kno that's y I said not all gameplay time. But also I am very anal when it comes to exploring.

ravens5247d ago

Not to mention fighting Titan at his full strength. Hours spent trying still haven't succeeded. Found all 3 ruins but I'ma masochist when it comes to games.

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Barlos48d ago

Very much so. Graphically it's dated but the story and the gameplay haven't aged a day. It's still one of my all time favourite RPGs and for me is better than Remake in some ways.

Barlos48d ago (Edited 48d ago )

It always takes me back to Christmas 1997, I got it as a gift and I was blown away when I played it. I couldn't believe games could look that good. The combination of pre rendered backgrounds and FMV really made it stand out. It definitely still has a certain charm that modern games can't replicate.

I can't imagine people will still be talking about Remake and Rebirth in 27 years.

Tapani47d ago

Fully agreed. To me the atmosphere, pacing, gameplay and music are all better than in the remake.

Rebel_Scum48d ago

Yes, play this, skip remake, start rebirth for new players.

I_am_Batman48d ago

Skip Remake? That's terrible advice.

leahcim48d ago

Remake is so amazing, pure FFVII Love, play it on PS5 please! aww the graphics the battles, the music... a dream come true.

Rebel_Scum48d ago (Edited 48d ago )

I disagree Batman

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