<p>So, NHK made a poll for Final Fantasy fans in Japan. The Japanese public broadcaster has recently revealed the results of the poll. The Final Fantasy Grand Poll was aired on Saturday night and the results can be quite surprising for the American audience.</p>
<p><img class="n3VNCb aligncenter" src="https://www.comunidadxbox.com/wp-content/uploads/Final-Fantasy-X-HD-Remastered-Comunidad-Xbox.jpg" alt="Final Fantasy Grand Poll" width="1200" height="675" data-noaft="1" /></p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Top 30 Best Final Fantasy Games</h3>
<p>Here&#8217;s the first result of the Final Fantasy Grand Poll in Japan. Surprisingly, Final Fantasy XIII is considered to be better than XIII-2. Meanwhile, VIII is featured in the Top 10 choices despite the fact it has been featured in several &#8220;<a href="https://www.digitalspy.com/tech/a636855/ranking-final-fantasy-games-worst-to-best-mainline-entries/">Worst FF lists</a>&#8221; (Or <a href="https://www.kh13.com/forums/topic/87491-88-reasons-why-final-fantasy-viii-is-literally-the-worst-game-ever-made/">this one thread in KH13</a>) in America.</p>
<p>Without further ado, here are the results</p>
<ol>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy X (2001)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy VII (1997)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy VI (1994)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy IX (2000)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy XIV (2013-Current)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy V (1992)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy VIII (1999)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy IV (1991)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy XI (2002-)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy XV (2016)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy Tactics (1997)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy III (1990)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (2007)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy XIII (2009)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy XII (2006)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy Type-0 (2011)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (2003)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy II (1988)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy X-2 (2003)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Mobius Final Fantasy (2015-)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (2013)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (2003)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy (1987)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (2007)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy (2011)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy Adventure (Final Fantasy Mystic Quest) (1991)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy XIII-2 (2011)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (2009)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy Record Keeper (2014-Current)</li>
</ol>
<p>Even more surprising. Final Fantasy Record Keeper is currently sitting at the #30 spot. No other mobile Final Fantasy game is included here. Of course, you wouldn&#8217;t expect something like All the Bravest to be part of the list. But, the fact that Record Keeper managed to surpass games like Dirge of Cerberus, Dissidia OperaOmnia, and Brave Exvius is quite surprising.</p>
<p><img class="n3VNCb aligncenter" src="https://areajugones.sport.es/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/final-fantasy-viii-780x440.jpg.webp" alt="Final Fantasy best games" width="780" height="440" data-noaft="1" /></p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Top 10 Best Final Fantasy Music</h3>
<p>The Final Fantasy Grand Poll also included a section where Japanese players talked about their favorite Final Fantasy soundtracks. Of course, there&#8217;s a little bit of prominence from the VII soundtrack&#8230; Just a tad.</p>
<ol>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Zanarkand (X)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Clash On The Big Bridge (V)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Eyes On Me (VIII)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Searching For Friends (VI)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Blinded By Light (XIII)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">One-Winged Angel (VII)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Aerith&#8217;s Theme (VII)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Melodies of Life (IX)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Final Fantasy (Main Theme)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Those Who Fight Further (VII)</li>
</ol>
<p><img class="n3VNCb aligncenter" src="https://sm.ign.com/ign_es/screenshot/default/ffviir-june-screenshots-9-1561027405-1561029710675_cx3t.jpg" alt="NHK Poll japan" width="1920" height="1080" data-noaft="1" /></p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Top 10 Best Characters</h3>
<p>What are your favorite <a href="https://bagogames.com/war-of-the-visions-final-fantasy-brave-exvius-x-ff-tactics-crossover-confirmed/">Final Fantasy</a> characters? Maybe the protagonists of the games aren&#8217;t good enough for you and the real value comes from the supporting cast. Well, here&#8217;s Japan&#8217;s list and, of course, <a href="https://bagogames.com/tgs-2014-can-play-cloud-strife-final-fantasy-explorers/">Cloud</a> is taking the number 1 spot. Meanwhile, the number 10 spot is taken over by <a href="https://bagogames.com/ardyn-izunia-from-final-fantasy-xv-joins-dissidia-nt-as-dlc/">Zack Fair</a> himself.</p>
<ol>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Cloud (VII)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Yuna (X)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Aerith (Aeris) (VII)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Vivi (IX)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Zidane (IX)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Emet-Selch (XIV)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Tidus (Tiida) (X)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Lightning (XIII)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Tifa (VII)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Zack (Crisis Core)</li>
</ol>
<p><img class="n3VNCb aligncenter" src="https://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/blog_image/20191101_rr_01.png" alt="NHK Poll Japan" width="1920" height="1080" data-noaft="1" /></p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Top 10 Best Bosses / Summons</h3>
<p>This is an odd category to put together. However, it seems like NHK wanted to find if Japan liked one over the other. Not to mention, in some of the Final Fantasy iterations you get to fight summons to acquire them as part of your arsenal. So, here&#8217;s the result of the Final Fantasy Grand Poll.</p>
<ol>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Knights of the Round (VII)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Kefka (VI)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Hades (XIV)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Anima (X)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Omega (V)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Valefor (X)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Braska&#8217;s Final Aeon (X)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Bahamut ZERO (VII)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Syldra (V)</li>
<li class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Safer Sephiroth (VII)</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>So, what did you think about the results from NHK&#8217;s poll? What are the best Final Fantasy games in your opinion? Did you like the Top 30 Final Fantasy game selection? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.</strong></p>
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/FinalFantasy/comments/fbc7sf/final_fantasy_games_as_ranked_by_japan_nhk/">Reddit</a></p>

The Top 30 Final Fantasy Games According to Japan
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