Final Fantasy is such a massive franchise, and has had so many beloved mainline entries, that it can be difficult to get a definitive answer as to which is the best one. It seems like everyone you ask has a different answer, and while there are fan favorites like Final Fantasy 7 and Final Fantasy 9, there's always a sizable number of people defending each numbered entry with all their hearts. Yes, even Final Fantasy 13.
We can only look to the creators of Final Fantasy themselves to get "definitive" answers, and the father of the franchise - Hironobu Sakaguchi - recently spoke to Inverse (thanks IGN) about which game in the series he believes is the "most complete." If you're thinking Sakaguchi would probably go for one of the fan favorites, you'd be wrong, as it turns out Sakaguchi is actually a big fan of Final Fantasy 6.
According to Sakaguchi, Final Fantasy 6 "comes close" to being the most complete game in the series, and that it "stands out above the other Final Fantasies." Sakaguchi's reasoning is mostly down to the time it released and the technology that was used at the time, claiming that because it was...