Since the only one they made for the PC was FFVII, that gets my vote.

I also think it's funny when people say FFVII's plot was too complex. I think it's much prefereable to "3V1l G3nus t4k3 0v3r t3h w0r1d!!!!!!!!111111" kind of stuff.

Materia is definitely the best system they ever offered. I anticipate another final fantasy game that uses the same system, maybe even a sequel to final fantasy 7 after the movie rakes in the profit.

In my opinion, FFVI was the best, with FFVII in a somewhat distant second place. I thought VI had better characters, weapons, and at times, plot. As for graphics, I prefer the simple sprites to boxy 3D stuff. Just add Limit Break to FFVI, and I think it'd be better than VII in every way.

I wasn't sure which versions you were talking about so I think I accidently put one on 3 when I wanted to put it on six.

But six is the greatist FF of all time. :D

8 also came out for PC. (As did 11, but that doesn't really count...)

Anyway...I've always felt that 5 didn't get the respect it deserved.

I voted for VII. I may be a bit biased towards it, because it was the first FF I really played. Actually, it was the game that introduced me to RPGs in general. Before that I primarily played platformers, fighting games, and sports games.

Plus, it had Materia, and I really liked the story. It was like reading a good book, but it was interactive.

I like more than one, but i do despise one over the other as well. If only it were such a simple question. But for now, I'll only give a simple answer.
I like FF7 and 8, and 6 and 4. Always.
Currently: FFTA, i'm kicking ass for the moment

I voted other, because the best FF game is and always will be Ehrgeiz, behind only KH.

I think you shoulda excluded FF1 and 2 and included FFX and FFT. FF1 is like a skeleton of a game, and FF2 has such a horrendous system that the only way to get good stats is to have a direct meth IV connected to your brain. I'll be surpised if they get more than three votes (one or two as joke votes, and one to spite me).

EDIT: ON FF8. Its system was not revolutionary, if it was it would have been copied, instead it faded away never to be used, like FF2's. You aren't penalized for using those extremely long ass summons (I know this because before every boss battle I'd use all the GFs until I got to the point where there was no wait). The characters are too hot-button to comment on. And just so ya know, FF8 was not only my first FF, but my first RPG ever.

Ehrgeiz and KH aren't FF games. What were you thinking? They feature some of the characters, that's about it.

FFX and FFT shouldn't have been included over 1, if you ask me. I think it is fine the way it is right now. FFX was...ridiculous, really, and FFT isn't a "true" final fantasy game. It merely features many similarities and the same title. But to suggest excluding FF1, the origin of the series? Madness.

Two I can understand 'cause it was weird. :B But I still like how things are.

I voted for Final Fantasy 6 for two reasons:
Story
Characters

One can argue that most Final Fantasies had the same basic story and usually pull it off pretty well. Final Fantasy VI is good because it has substance. It has twists and internal conflicts. The score is powerful. And you don't find stupid stuff out at the end like "I'm not the real bad guy, I'm being controlled by an even BIGGER evil. Fight it now."

Characters. This is one of the few games I've played that the characters actually meant something to me. There are characters that I absolutely love (Celes in particular). You care about these people and you forget that they are 16 bit sprites no bigger than your thumbnail.
Each character stood for something instead of just being a class or Materia slots.

That is why I voted for Final Fantasy VI.