Which final fantasy has the BEST story?

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FFVII, FFIX, FFX, FFXI, and FFXII......undoubtedly the creme of the crop within the FF series.

What holds the old school era back is FF1-3 and 5. Only 2 entries from that era ever really get praised and the others quickly forgotten about. Unfortunately the New Age mostly consists of FFXIII and it's sequels which is seen as the worst of the series. This unfortunately brings down FFXIV big time.

Are we counting handhelds too? Cuz the FF:WOTL, FF Tactics Advance, Crisis Core:FFVII, and FF Type-0 actually all proved to be quite formidable as FF entries.