FFX is the best Final Fantasy, while Kefka is the best villian in Final Fantasy.

Now, let us begin: There is one final fantasy that could crumple every other under it's sheer demonstration of public lust. Game spot remarked, "never before have technology, playability, and narrative combined as well. " IGN exclaimed, "light years beyond anything ever seen on the PlayStation! " Electronic Gaming Monthly swooned that it was a part of, "the 10 most important games … that helped redefine the industry since … 1989". Citing its "beautiful cut-scenes and a deep, introspective narrative", they claimed that "Square's game was … the first RPG to surpass, instead of copy, movie-like storytelling. " Dengeki PlayStation named it the "best story", "best RPG", and "best overall game. " And, in great honor, GamePro named it the fourteenth most important video game of all-time. This game, of course, is Final Fantasy VII. Considered the most popular game of the series (. http://uk.gamespot.com..., FF10 did not make this list), it's 9.72 million sales (with an initial 2.3 million copies sold in Japan in the very first 3 days) crushes FFX's 7.95 million sales. (. http://vgchartz.com..., . http://www.vgchartz.com...) Final Fantasy 7, in fact, is the highest selling Final Fantasy title of all time (. http://psp.ign.com...) Final Fantasy VII was also the first to use the Playstation's internal sound chip through MIDIs, and the ever popular "One Winged Angel" is considered Nobuo Uematsu's (Final Fantaasy's composer) "most recognizable contribution. " (. http://www.1up.com...) This new shift was ground breaking and progressive for the Final Fantasy series. It won number 2 in Japan's Famitsu magazine's "Top 100 Games of All Time. " GameFAQ named it the "Best. Game. Ever. " and so did its subscribers (double vote). The ground breaking full motion video sequences and computer graphics presented in FF7 set in motion the first Final Fantasy movie (The Spirits Within). Final Fantasy also launched branch games extending its story (Dirge of Cerberus, Crisis Core) and a full length movie (Advent Children). It also introduced modern-to-advanced technology into the Final Fantasy series. Unlike Final Fantasy 7, in Final Fantasy 10 you can not travel the entire map with a Chocobo (bird creature used like a horse in the games) or manually control your air ship. It was also the first Final Fantasy to be moved to a new system for much more added length (3 CDs instead of 1 like the former FFs), had breath taking FMV cinematics for its time, and it can also be said that "Though story and character certainly are the heart of Final Fantasy VII, the gameplay mechanics are the soul, perfectly fusing typical RPG complexity and accessibility. " (. http://www.gamespot.com...). The story line is also rich and full of depth, with the death of one of the game's main characters, Aeris, named one of the most traumatic scenes in gaming history (. http://www.gamespot.com...). The game deals with ecological crisis (the raping of the planet by the humans for energy, which is in turn leading to their final doom), love triangles (Cloud, Tifa, and Aeris - who's outcome the player actually gets to choose! ), mistaken identity (Cloude, Zach), scientific ethics (Sephiroth's consumption, Red XIII etc), race (last of the cetras, etc), religion (promised land the cetras were to lead Shinra, Jenova herself), alien races and their godly powers, mass viral outbreak to destroy all life on a planet (Jenova), the problem of humanity (Cloud finding out his lack of humanity in face of Jenova, the actual brutal actions of the citizens of the planet to pillage it, human ethics in general), under ground groups fighting against established government (AVALANCHE), conspiracy theories, rebellion against the government by the minority etc. Final Fantasy VII stands the test of time. And because it is the best Final Fantasy title of all time, it, of course, holds the best and most loved villain of all time (in both Final Fantasy and all video gaming history, according to GameFAQ's polls). Sephiroth. The name still brings shivers to gamers. He was named "one of the most recognized and famous villains in video game history" by IGN, Electronic Gaming Monthly named him number one on the "Video Game Bosses. " He was also named number one boss in G4's "Filter. " He was named 14th best character of *all time* by Dengeki PlayStation, His theme was so popular, Square Enix was teased to actually run out of remixes of "One-Winged Angel," a GameSpot poll listed him as the number one boss, getting five times more votes than the number two boss (Bowser), GamerHelp put the Sephiroth fight in "Kingdom Hearts" into the list of "Hardest Bosses of All Time" and said the fight itself was more difficult than the entirety of Final Fantasy VII. Sephiroth's battle is loved by many players for its difficulty, emotional drive (his impalement of Aeris while she is praying), and use of all the former elements in the game to strategically destroy him as a boss. Sephiroth's plot is also very ville and ethically despicable. It is to fatally injure the planet so he can mold with it and use all of the energy in the retaliation of the life stream to become a god. Players also love his complicated motivations for such a plot, and his sword, Masamune, has become iconic. All in all, Final Fantasy VII is a title to be reckoned with, possessing the best sales, most break throughs, most progression, most iconic plot points, and best villain of not just Final Fantasy titles, but of all time.