technomancy@icosahedron.website ("tech? no! man, see...") wrote:
I still think VI might have more quirky charm to it (largely due to its huge ensemble cast), and the mechanics of XII take the gameplay up to the next level, and I haven't played XIII or XV yet.
but none of the other games distill the quintessential JRPG essence of "a teen and his misfit pals hunt down and kill god with the power of friendship" in quite as spectacularly effective a way.