Final Fantasy 3 US(6) was hands down the best.
Next I would have FF 1, FF 4(2 US), FF 5(no US), FF 2(no US), FF3(no US)
The other two are disgraces to gaming. They lowered my view of SquareSoft more then I thought it ever would be lowered. I now consider them a shovel ware company he!! bent on making new lows in gaming. Yes, I though they were that bad.
I have read up on FF9, too little far too late. I'm not wasting another cent on any of the sh!t they are spewing out, it just encourages them to continue. Looks like the only hope for good turn based RPGing lies with DragonWarrior.
BTW- If Chrono Trigger was a FF game then I would have it as a close second to FF3.
(BTW- Currently playing through FF6(3) again and that got me to fire up FF7, forgot how bad that game was and it is irritating to me, FF are my second favorite series of games and now they may as well be gone).