re: Can someone who is a Final Fantasy connoisseur give me their opinion on 1-9?

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This just isn't true. Majority of people haven't even played it. The general top two Final Fantasy games are FF7 and FF10.

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This just isn't true. Any RPG list of the past 20 years has included FF6 in the Top 10 guaranteed. Yes, 7 may have been 1, but 6 has always been in there.

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As Freaxzen's posts show, as the the newer games have released, older fans are flocked more to the more traditional titles.

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I never said that, I said that some media properties get more recognition over time because more people have a chance to be exposed to them/opinions change. You can't say that it's because "older fans flock to them." By your assumption, what if the "flocking" is caused by new fans actually getting to play 6? Or by a group like reviewers finally recognizing that 6 is a great game (which they always have).

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I just don't think it's as good as people say.

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And that's great.

Let's take a look at history:

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Famitsu - SNES: 37/40

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EGM - SNES: 36/40

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Major non-Nintendo publishers when it was released.

(For comparison - FF7 was a 38/40 in both when released. - LINK

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he game garnered rave reviews upon its original release. GamePro rated it as 5 out of 5, stating that "characters, plotlines, and multiple-choice scenarios all combine to form one fantastic game!"[89] The four reviewers of Electronic Gaming Monthly granted it a unanimous score of 9 out of 10 and their "Game of the Month" award, commenting that it had set the new standard for excellence in RPGs. They particularly praised the graphics, music, and the strong emotional involvement of the story.[42] It won several awards from Electronic Gaming Monthly in their 1994 video game awards, including Best Role-Playing Game, Best Japanese Role-Playing Game, and Best Music for a Cartridge-Based Game.[92] Additionally, they later ranked the game ninth in their 1997 list of the 100 greatest console games of all time.[100] Famitsu scored it 37 out of 40, making it one of their two highest-rated games of 1994 (along with Ridge Racer).[85] For their part, Nintendo Power declared the game "the RPG hit of the decade", noting its improved sound and graphics over its predecessors, and the game's broadened thematic scope.[101] Moreover, they suggested that "with so much story and variation of play ... fans may become lost in the world for months at a time".[102]

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Ok so late 90s it was well regarded, let's fast forward...

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Final Fantasy VI is often regarded as one of the best titles in the series and one of the best role-playing video games ever created. In 2005, IGN placed Final Fantasy VI 56th on their list of the 100 greatest games, as the second highest ranked Final Fantasy title on the list after Final Fantasy IV.[111] In 2006, Nintendo Power ranked it as the 13th top 200 game on any Nintendo platform, suggesting that it might be the "best" Final Fantasy ever.[112] That same year, readers of the Japanese magazine Famitsu voted it as the 25th best game of all time.[113] In 2008, Final Fantasy VI took the #1 spot on G4 TV's "Top Must Own RPGs" list.[114] That same year, ScrewAttack named Final Fantasy VI the third best SNES game, beaten only by The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Super Metroid.[115] In 2009, Final Fantasy VI was inducted into the IGN Videogame Hall of Fame, becoming the second Final Fantasy game to do so (the only other Final Fantasy to do so was the original Final Fantasy).[116] In 2012, also IGN put Final Fantasy VI as number one on their list of the top role-playing video games, stating: "There are too many moments in Final Fantasy VI worthy of celebration to name them all.

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Might as well bold the whole thing.

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In 2009, Game Informer put the SNES version of Final Fantasy III eighth on their list of the top games of all time, opining that it "perfected the 2D role-playing game."[118] It fell from its seventh-place ranking the staff gave it in 2001.[119] In 2012, the staff of GamesRadar ranked it as the ninth best SNES game, stating that "for it to remain so effective and so moving for so long after its 1994 release means it is a true work of art, and demands to sit high atop any list, regardless of platform (we did already name it the 14th best game of all time)."

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So yeah I don't know what you're talking about.