#1
Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation)
Change From Last Year: =
Finally, my favourite game of all time is, and has been since 2001, Final Fantasy IX, the best game in the best video game series of all time. It is another game I routinely replay every few years, and every time I do I love it more than I did before. It is quite literally the only game I have no real criticism for. I love the story, the characters, the gameplay, the world, the visuals, the music, and every other wonderful, minute detail Squaresoft put into it almost 20 years ago now. I have so many fond memories surrounding this game that it's impossible to even mention them all, from starting it for the first time all those years ago and hearing that gorgeous music, to getting my girlfriend to play it and in turn making her a fan of the series as a result as well.
Simply put, this game means more to me than any other, and the simple fact is that there will never be a game that can push it off my #1 spot no matter how good they are. I believe that there are no perfect games and never will be, but this is as close as any game has ever gotten to that. Even just writing about it here makes me want to go and play it all over again.
