I recently replayed IX, just after replaying VI and VII, simply to get an apt comparison between what are considered the best in the series. IX is far and away the best in my eyes, VII suffers from a lot of pretty bad translation and localisation. And also the fact that the main protagonist is just such a convoluted mess doesn't help either. VI is still great, gameplay wise and story wise, but it just doesn't have nearly the level of charm or depth that IX has. IX is fantastic throughout; the music design is absolutely outstanding. The story is definitely the best in the series, helped in no small part by it's fantastically realised characters. Yeah, I love IX.