Final Fantasy X Is Japan’s Favourite Final Fantasy Game
According to a grand poll from NHK, Final Fantasy X is Japan’s favourite Final Fantasy game. Along with the favourite game, players also voted on their favourite characters and music from the series, with less surprising results. The full lists can be viewed below.
A total of 468,654 votes were counted in order to produce the below results, which declare Final Fantasy X the country’s favourite entry. Many thought Final Fantasy VII would take the top spot, as it seems to do nationwide, but nope, it’s FFX, and I think this is a breath of fresh air that I’m here for. Lets shed some light on some of the other great games in the series! Final Fantasy VI came in third place, which I’ll take. Even though it is actually the best one.
Thanks to NHK for the poll!
Here are the poll results:
Game
- Final Fantasy X (2001)
- Final Fantasy VII (1997)
- Final Fantasy VI (1994)
- Final Fantasy IX (2000)
- Final Fantasy XIV (2010~)
- Final Fantasy V (1992)
- Final Fantasy VIII (1999)
- Final Fantasy IV (1991)
- Final Fantasy XI (2002~)
- Final Fantasy XV (2016)
- Final Fantasy Tactics (1997)
- Final Fantasy III (1990)
- Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (2007)
- Final Fantasy XIII (2009)
- Final Fantasy XII (2006)
- Final Fantasy Type-0 (2011)
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (2003)
- Final Fantasy II (1988)
- Final Fantasy X-2 (2003)
- Mobius Final Fantasy (2015~)
- Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (2013)
- Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (2003)
- Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008)
- Final Fantasy (1987)
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (2007)
- Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy (2011)
- Final Fantasy Adventure (1991)
- Final Fantasy XIII-2 (2011)
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (2009)
- Final Fantasy Record Keeper (2014~)
Character
- Cloud Strife – Final Fantasy VII
- Yuna – Final Fantasy X
- Aerith Gainsborough – Final Fantasy VII
- Vivi Ornitier – Final Fantasy IX
- Zidane Tribal – Final Fantasy IX
- Emet-Selch – Final Fantasy XIV
- Tidus – Final Fantasy X
- Lightning – Final Fantasy XIII
- Tifa Lockhart – Final Fantasy VII
- Zack Fair – Final Fantasy VII
- Sephiroth – Final Fantasy VII
- Haurchefant Greystone – Final Fantasy XIV
- Noctis Lucis Caelum – Final Fantasy XV
- Squall Leonhart – Final Fantasy VIII
- Auron – Final Fantasy X
- Gilgamesh – Final Fantasy V
- Terra Branford – Final Fantasy VI
- Kain Highwind – Final Fantasy IV
- Celes Chere – Final Fantasy VI
- Crystal Exarch – Final Fantasy XIV
- Locke Cole – Final Fantasy VI
- Vincent Valentine – Final Fantasy VII
- Edgar Roni Figaro – Final Fantasy VI
- Shantotto – Final Fantasy XI
- Bartz Klauser – Final Fantasy V
- Laguna Loire – Final Fantasy VIII
- Rikku – Final Fantasy X
- Ignis Scientia – Final Fantasy XV
- Balthier – Final Fantasy XII
- Faris Scherwiz – Final Fantasy V
- Agrias Oaks – Final Fantasy Tactics
- Reno – Final Fantasy VII
- Yuffie Kisaragi – Final Fantasy VII
- Jecht – Final Fantasy X
- Rinoa Heartilly – Final Fantasy VIII
- Ramza Beoulve – Final Fantasy Tactics
- Rydia (Adult) – Final Fantasy IV
- Prompto Argentum – Final Fantasy XV
- Galuf Halm Baldesion – Final Fantasy V
- Cecil Harvey (Paladin) – Final Fantasy IV
- Shadow – Final Fantasy VI
- Estinien Wyrmblood – Final Fantasy XIV
- Kefka Palazzo – Final Fantasy VI
- Setzer Gabbiani – Final Fantasy VI
- Garnet Til Alexandros XVII – Final Fantasy IX
- Ardbert – Final Fantasy XIV
- Kuja – Final Fantasy IX
- Hope Estheim – Final Fantasy XIII
- Sabin Rene Figaro – Final Fantasy VI
- Red XIII – Final Fantasy VII
Music
- To Zanarkand – Final Fantasy X
- Battle on the Big Bridge – Final Fantasy V
- Eyes On Me – Final Fantasy VIII
- Searching for Friends – Final Fantasy VI
- Blinded by Light – Final Fantasy XIII
- One-Winged Angel – Final Fantasy VII
- Aerith’s Theme – Final Fantasy VII
- Melodies of Life~Final Fantasy – Final Fantasy IX
- Main Theme (Counted together) – Final Fantasy
- Still More Fighting – Final Fantasy VII
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