It depends on playing styes....and maturity. If your under 16 most likely 9 is your favorite...If your not a RPG fanatic you might like 12 the best (No turn based system)
Everyones different.

they all pwn so much...so hard to choose...i vote all of them ^^

vouch this ff7 > all others

ff7 NO OTHERS.

I have to agree with you about the storyline. In the original, it wasn't creative or in actuality, it wasn't relevant to the game in any way other than acting as an excuse to get from the start to finish. Hell, the characters were completely flat--there's no real character development in the literary sense. The gameplay was the foundation imo. Don't get me wrong, the stories in the series get decent, but ultimately I like RPGs based on its battle system.

Notice that FF7 is getting alot of two thumbs up. I had FF7 and FF8 in which after 1/2hr of FF7 I quit and started FF8. I finished FF8 because I enjoyed it more. But I'm really thinking of stealing FF7 back from my cousin and doing the whole game this time.
Well that will have to wait after I finish FF XII.
But I really enjoyed FF8 and enjoying now FF XII I wonder if I'll get bored again on FF7. Right now I'm playing FFXII about to enter King Raithwall's tomb. Had to save my girls before (whichever you want to see it, either Ashe or Penelo both were hostages.....sorta)

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vouch that

and X + XII

Im a fan of pretty much all Final Fantasy games, havent played 1-6 but ive beaten 7-12 and i dont really have a favorite...but 8 was pretty damn good as well as X & X-2

i think 7 is relay good

1st VII
2nd VI (not 3 like in us)
3rd IV (not 2 like in us)