1Up's FF Series Roundup

[DarkwingChuck]

In honor of the 20th anniversary, 1Up has rated every Final Fantasy game (including spin-offs and remakes) as worth it or not worth it.

NES
Final Fantasy - Worth it
FF II - Not
FF III - Not

GameBoy
FF Adventure - Worth it
FF Legend - Not
FF Legend II - Worth it
FF Legend III - Worth it

SNES
FF II (IV) - Not
FF Mystic Quest - Not
FF V - Not
Secret of Mana - Worth it
FF III (VI) - Worth it
Chrono Trigger - Worth it
Secret of Evermore - Not
Super Mario RPG - Not

PS1
FF VII - Worth it
FF Tactics - Worth it
Ehrgeiz - Not
FF VIII - Not
FF Anthology - Not
Chocobo Racing - Not
Chocobo's Dungeon 2 - Worth it
FF IX - Worth it
FF Chronicles - Not
FF Origins - Worth it

Wonderswan
Hataraku Chocobo - Not
Dice de Chocobo - Not

PS2
FF X - Worth it
FF XI - Worth it
Kingdom Hearts - Worth it
FF X-2 - Worth it
KH II - Not
FFVII: Dirge of Cerberus - Not
FF XII - Worth it

GameCube
FF Crystal Chronicles - Not

GBA
FF Tactics Advance - Not
FF I & II: Dawn of Souls - Not
KH: Chain of Memories - Not
FF IV Advance - Not
FF V Advance - Worth it
FF VI Advance - Worth it

Mobile
FFVII: Before Crisis - Not
FFVII: DoC Lost Episode - Not
FFVII: Snowboarding - Not

DS
FF III - Worth it
FF Fables: Chocobo Tales - Not
FF XII: Revenant Wings - Worth it

PSP
FF Anniversary - Not
FF II Anniversary - Not
FF Tactics: The War of the Lions - Worth it

What's funny is they had nothing nice to say about FFVII but say it's worth it because of it's impact.

[Magus]

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Kingdom Hearts is worth it but Super Mario RPG isn't?

\:0

[highwind]

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this list is silly.

[josh]

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agreed.

[Riotsword]

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Yep, I call bull**** on that list.

FFX-2 is worth it? Really? What redeems this game from having the most convoluted story and uninteresting(and usually asinine) characters? A modernized Job Change system they basically transplanted from FFIII, FFV and Tactics? A lame, frustrating, and generally uninteresting coin game? Neutered Blitzball? Monkey matchmaking service?

And FFVIII is not worth it. Okay, 1Up.

[Kefka Jr.]

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FF V - Not worth it
FF V Advance - Worth it

¯\(°_o)/¯

[Biggie]

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I agree with everything on the list basically besides X-2, and XII.

I wanted to like XII so much. And I did, but I couldn't handle all the damn grinding.

For the record "X" barely makes it in the worth it category in my book.

And why is Mario RPG even on that list.

I'm still waiting patiently for it to appear on Virtual Console.

[Goufunaki]

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Nice to see the gameboy FFs are "worth it", although it bugs me for them to still be grouped with the FF series since those games are really from the SaGa series (goofy english name change).

[Chad]

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Lameness and hearsay.

[Toaster]

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Nice to see the gameboy FFs are "worth it", although it bugs me for them to still be grouped with the FF series since those games are really from the SaGa series (goofy english name change).

They seemed much more Final Fantasy than SaGa to me.

|:/

[BeeZee]

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I think it's a decent list. I don't agree with all of it, but the explanations of why they did or didn't pick certain games are written respectably enough.

[Goufunaki]

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They seemed much more Final Fantasy than SaGa to me.

|:/

They were the very first games in the SaGa series. Final Fantasy apparently did well in the U.S., so they changed the names to Final Fantasy Legend just to make sure they got some sales.

[AbstractOrigin]

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They said Ehrgeiz wasn't worth it.

Another reason why I don't listen to reviews anymore.

[BeeZee]

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I couldn't stand Ehrgeiz.

[Magus]

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Ehrgeiz was pretty damn bad.

Though it did have a Blade Runner blimp or some reason.