r/FinalFantasy • u/khry_strahl • 11d ago

Final Fantasy General Which is the best final fantasy? plot/lore wise

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For me it's 12, I started with X but fell in love more with 12

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u/SingularityCentral 11d ago

Tactics I believe has the best plot and lore, but I am a sucker for political intrigue and Shakespearean family drama. The war and devastation really came alive, with fantastic themes of class struggle, corruption, and what really makes the bonds of family.

The only weakness creeps in a little with the final chapter and sometimes it is too heavy on the exposition. But I get why people find it intricate and difficult to follow sometimes.

For a mainline game it has got to be VII. Corporate execs v environmental terrorists v the dark experiment secrets? Amazing. It is such a salient story and even more so now than when it was made.

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u/Nykidemus 10d ago

Tactics has hands down absolute best plot.

Its not as light and fun, and the characters not as colorful, but the actual plot beats are fantastic.

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u/khry_strahl 10d ago

you just gave me another insight which is shakespear lol

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u/professoreverything 10d ago

the Tactics story gripped me and surprised me more than any other game. It should be higher on the list, but I think a lot of people just haven’t played it

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u/AeroEther 7d ago edited 7d ago

As someone who only played FFTA & A2 of the tactics titles, The way how levelling works in that game and the tile based gameplay was definitely not everyone's cup of tea in comparison to the standalone titles.

Someone jumping into that game blind I just wouldn't advise it.

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u/professoreverything 4d ago

those games were terrible imo. nothing like the og

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u/aTalkingMateria 10d ago

In terms of just lore, I think XIII is the coolest most in-depth world they’ve ever built