All Final Fantasy 7 games ranked from worst to best

The Final Fantasy 7 games are more of a thought experiment than a coherent story told in different parts, an early exercise in transmedia that sometimes hits the mark and misses it pretty often. The likes of Crisis Core, Remake, and Rebirth expanded Final Fantasy 7 in meaningful, interesting ways. Ever Crisis and Dirge of Cerberus? Well, they tried… something. We’ve ranked every Final Fantasy 7 game from worst to best, including the Japan-only Before Crisis mobile prequel. If you're just getting started in FF7 Rebirth, check out our guides for how to skip the Nibelheim prologue and where to find the Quetzalcoatl Talon. Imagine if Square Enix took the Hojo combat simulations from Crisis Core and made them a battle royale game. Then, imagine it shut down a year later and contributed almost nothing to the FF7 universe. That’s The First Soldier. Dirge of Cerberus is such a strange game and pretty unnecessary as far as sequels go. Sure, it’s fun playing as Vincent Valentine, whose firearm proficiency convinced Sq