The Ninth Art Gallery Rankings
Game rankings based on comprehensive scores
A perfect tribute to the 2001 masterpiece, one of the closest-to-perfect works in the FF series. Nobuo Uematsu's legendary soundtrack, Yuna's perfect character development, epic-level presentation effects, a milestone in gaming history.
Even without understanding the Dungeons & Dragons background, it's an unstoppable masterpiece tabletop game of recent years, deservingly the dark horse Game of the Year that surpassed Zelda.
A perfect restoration of this turn-based RPG classic, recreating the SFC-era masterpiece with modernized pixel art and rearranged music. The vast roster of playable characters each have unique combat systems, and the Magitek opening and opera house scene stand as milestones of cinematic RPG storytelling.
The most glorious chapter in FF14 history, a true post-JRPG golden age masterpiece. The Crystal Exarch's perfect character development, Emet-Selch's tragic persistence, Amaurot's shocking design, combined with Masayoshi Soken's genius soundtrack, recapturing the emotion of playing RPGs in childhood.
An all-around improvement work based on 'Remake', reaching masterpiece-level performance. Mature and complete combat system, stunning visual presentation, deeply moving character development, the peak work of the FF7 remake trilogy.
The definitive edition of P5, adding more exciting content while maintaining the essence of the original. With its unique visual language and profound social allegory, it pushes the boundaries of interactive narrative art to new heights.
The highest masterpiece on the GBA platform, an RPG classic that transcends its era. Ingenious Djinn system design, extremely infectious music, can inspire players' inner adventure dreams.
A perfect remake of the classic horror game, bringing a milestone work from twenty years ago to a new generation of players with extremely high fidelity. Akira Yamaoka's legendary soundtrack combined with modernized modeling, full of immersion.
A distinctive Japanese-style tower defense masterpiece developed by Capcom, with the background of a shrine maiden saving a mountain village covered by defilement. Exquisite art design, excellent control feel, though limited by the tower defense framework but full of creativity, an underrated excellent indie game.
The perfect conclusion to the GBA duology, completely connects with the previous work and can be viewed as one complete game. Ingenious character switching and foreshadowing completion, creating an unforgettable adventure experience under limited hardware conditions.
The grand finale expansion of FF14's eight-year epic. Though there are issues with version connection and narrative pacing, the ancient times segment is exquisite, Hydaelyn's character development is perfect, still excellent as a phased conclusion.
A turn-based RPG full of French romance and artistic atmosphere, stunning with its gorgeous art style and legendary musical performance. Innovative turn-based + QTE combat system, authentic French voice acting, rich exploration content, a distinctive masterpiece.
The long-awaited Princess Zelda protagonist title, featuring a new 'Echo' mechanic for puzzles and combat. A smaller-scale Zelda with perfect pacing, making trade-offs while maintaining series charm - a charming kid-friendly masterpiece.
SE's bold reinterpretation of a classic, the first part of the trilogy. Though stunning in technical and visual presentation, combat system design and content completeness have issues, Midgar chapter limitations affect overall experience.
A museum management game full of creativity and humor, continuing the Two Point series' relaxed style and British humor. Fantasy and supernatural exhibit designs are extremely creative, radio system is humorously witty, an excellent management simulation game.
A unique work combining diving exploration and restaurant management, with a healing overall style and excellent artistic presentation. Despite issues with tedious quests and content overdesign, its unique gameplay loop and rich content still immerse players.
A new fantasy RPG developed by Atlus, set in a medieval restoration background. Though overall quality is excellent, maintaining Atlus's consistently high standards, innovation is lacking, more like 'reskinned Persona'. Complete worldview, rich content.
A sincere offering from Game Science with exquisite art incorporating multiple World Heritage sites. Soulslike combat design with impressive presentation. Accessibility and technical optimization still have room for improvement, but overall it's an impressive domestic AAA title.
Koei Tecmo's revolutionary innovation work for the Warriors series. Players take on the role of the fictional warrior 'Zi Luan' participating in early Three Kingdoms history, reinterpreting the Warriors experience from an RPG perspective, well-crafted with strong immersion.
A stable performance work in the DQ series, though too orthodox but still excellent. Exquisite New Game Plus element design, excellent map design, a very replayable JRPG work.