The 10 HARDEST Final Fantasy Games To Complete

Welcome to MojoPlays, and today we are breaking controllers as we remember the 10 Hardest Final Fantasy Games to Complete. Whether the entire game offers non-stop difficulty, or one particular section is borderline impossible, as long as the game is hard to complete, it’s gonna come up. Our list includes “Final Fantasy VIII” (1999), “Final Fantasy XIII” (2009), “Final Fantasy Tactics” (1997), “Final Fantasy VII Rebirth” (2024), “Final Fantasy XIV” (2010) and more! Which Final Fantasy game gave you the hardest time? Let us know down in the comments!
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Which Final Fantasy game gave you the hardest time? Let us know down in the comments! Click here for more Final Fantasy videos: kzbin.info/aero/PLCXa2CCtHXq1kUuZyawDmiemtYKEeABLV

[@Leo-pd4fc]

FF Explorer

[@nancyhoffman4784]

I'm surprised that you left out ff12 ff9 the original ff7 and other one,s that wasn't as easy as you think they are interesting thoughts anyway thanks for sharing🤔🙏

[@Late30sDude]

Final Fantasy 10,Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII,Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns & Final Fantasy VIII

[@DragonHeart613]

FF13 just because I hated the characters & the story was boring. It was so hard to finish that game because unlike every other FF game, FF13 was just so bland & uninspired that I just didn't find myself being able to care about what happens to Lightning & her crew or where the plot went next no matter how many chances I gave the game👎

[@sinsung4159]

Final fantasy 11 and Final fantasy 14 not not hard to beat because they are not real Final Fantasy games. Tactics too. Redo the F U C K I N G list mojoplays.

[@vintage_life]

Final Fantasy X-2 is the hardest to complete if you want that perfect ending.

[@aaronammann4236]

Definitely agree.

[@digitaladventurer2142]

I wouldn't say hardest just the most tedious as you have to keep track of everything you do and missing even one thing can screw you over

[@andrewhaase1826]

3. It's even harder if you're going for the 100% completion (I.E finishing all the minigames and sidequests), because there's an abundance of minigames from the chocobo races, piano pieces, queens blood matches, etc. Made all the more frustrating by the fact that FF7 Rebirth is a LOOOONG GAME! Some of these chapters took me days to complete.

[@Late30sDude]

Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns is way harder than Final Fantasy XIII because you literally are racing against the clock.

[@aaronlebeauf423]

I made it all the way to the to the end just for the time to run out on me smh. Never played it again.

[@wiseguy240Winston]

That and the game is so hard and punishing that it's recommended you play Easy Mode 1st

[@KaminoNeko]

I haven't played Lightning Returns, yet, but didn't find XIII bad at all (well, except when I forgot how Eidolon fights worked and kept failing to end the Bahamut fight). XIII-2, on the other hand is...well, the main story and casino DLC aren't too bad, but the Lightning and arena DLCs are bastards.

[@hukares5363]

Never had a time crunch in Lightning returns. Always have a few days left by the time I’m ready to kill final boss.

[@XBC3-4GOTY]

“Long and Hard” “That’s What She Said”

[@marvin_demon]

Actually FF 7 Remake on Hard mode was quite fun. And not as hard as you would think without mp refill. Just use Chakra and Pray. Soon i will start with Rebirth.

[@Wolfqueen007]

HP absorb is helpful too

[@thewewguy8t88]

honestly i rarely had to use spells in my playthrough the only boss that concerns me in hardmode is the last boss with the stupid wing phase lol.

[@ardasevmis7583]

Dude bahamut+ifrit is fcking crazy

[@marvin_demon]

@@ardasevmis7583 it was one of the easiest from those 5, just let 2 characters get healed by fire damage. Elemental + Fire on armor. Shiva and Leviathan were harder for me.

[@richarddill692]

Is it even possible to actually "complete" an mmo? Don't those types of games exist on a nearly endless stream of patches, updates, and new content; until the player base dries up and the servers get shut down because the games are no longer profitable?

[@velinfransiscahuang7033]

Final fantasy VIII is my favourite one!! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@jrey800]

There was a point in my life where I broke so many controllers, that my buddy and I had a conversation about what my next controller would be, because I was contemplating going wireless, and he said, "Why so you can throw it further?!"Couldn't ask for a better friend than that lol.

[@abellewis3062]

I beat Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin. That was the best story I ever seen. Enough said.

[@Late30sDude]

The ones I have a hard time with are. Final Fantasy X/X-2,Final Fantasy VIII, Final Fantasy VII games & Final Fantasy 13 games.

[@xTheonidas]

Feel the need to correct something here, what you described for Rebirth's hard mode really only applies to Remake. You can in fact restore HP/MP on benches in the overworld using cushions.

[@stephenchambers7972]

matthew: it was long and hard his brain: that's what she said lol.

[@evolancer211]

I'll get hate but I enjoyed 13. Was it the best FF, hell no. Was the story convoluted, yup. Did it have best girl in FF history, yup. I usually prefer hard modes, but Remake she Rebirth's hard mode...well earned difficulty name

[@aaronlebeauf423]

Good to know that I am not the only one that enjoyed 13. But I will admit that I did hate it initially.

[@alexshinra1066]

Ff x and 12 are very hard to complete 100% 7 rebirth is huge! I am at 60 hours and just arrived at gongaga.....half of the game 😅

[@emmsoo5177]

Agreed on 12

[@thedavestation2185]

I am 92 hours in and at Costa del sol for the second time

[@Triblecobbs1992]

I can't believe they didn't include final fantasy x or final fantasy xv

[@radiochocobo5971]

IX und X are very hard to complete as well 😊

[@cl20v87]

FFX was my first and favorite. Had it on the PS2, then bought it again in HD on PS4. And to this day ive never got Tidus Celestial weapon upgrade because I had no desire to Brest that chocobo trainer

[@ARIXANDRE]

Completion, as is 100%, usually comes down to boring grinding or minigames.

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

Same

[@thomasstelling9793]

Yeah like for example, X is one of the easier final fantasy’s to complete the story. But 100%ing it makes it one of the hardest

[@canadaknighte]

I am 43. In my life, I have only bought one guide for a game. FF tactics when I was 15. I was not a multiple slot saver. At 30 hours, I got f'ed by the Wiegraf fight. I was underlevelled by about 5, and did not have Ramza trained in a suitable job for the fight. I tried everything. It was impossible. I bought the guide. And finally came to the realization I had to restart my game. TO this day, F you Wiegraf.

[@SomeRPGFan]

Same thing happened to me. :(

[@davidrich27]

FF8 was the hardest for me because I would get lost in Triple Triad for days and then forget where I'm supposed to go next.

[@Leo-pd4fc]

I have Final Fantasy Explorer on Nintendo 3DS. Is Explorer hard to complete? 😮😊

[@kenoreilly7260]

Final Fantasy 10 & 13 were just too much even tho I enjoyed both. Got the Platinum for 7, 13-2, 15 & Remake but the rest were just too much especially 13 & as much as I adored Lightning Returns, I failed to platinum that. I intend to Platinum Rebirth even if there are no items allowed to be used like Remake on Hard

[@RaineMisery]

As someone who still own the original FF8 since i was a kid, I rage quit so many time trying to beat it until I learn to just grind

[@MyNameisMyName25]

That Diablo boss as a kid was wild

[@lennychurch]

Only finished two of this list. VI was pretty breakable and didn’t give me much trouble toward the end. III’s endgame on DS was infuriating.

[@jaymarksthespot]

The Omega Protocol in FFXIV beats any challenges any other FF game throws at you. It's THAT hard. Our static took 4months to master and finish the entire fight flawlessly.

[@Rhonndel]

I feel like I won't even try any Ultimate ever. Watching the guide for UCOB made me realize I just don't have time to grind and try to learn such a loooooong fight. Some easier Savages is where i draw the line xD

[@mattsully2238]

I feel like you need to define complete. Like just finish the story? Platinum? All side content? I'm picking FFX

[@WhatTheFirstAidSpray]

Definitely agree with FF7R. But you might want to do your research a little better- cushions still restore HP AND MP so you can pretty much just fast travel to your nearest Chocobo stop and restore there and head back. Also you can still abuse your MP-absorbing abilities. So. Yeah.

[@aragorn4242]

Hmm. at 1:26 it shows FF3, but shows the clip as FF6 ? which is it ????

[@RyanAllensworth]

No one is going to mention jump rope in IX?

[@kevinburke1325]

I know right? Absolutely hardly anyone can complete that 1000 jump rope challenge in ff9.

[@emmsoo5177]

I saw one lol

[@danielfernandes7970]

Lightning Returns should be on the list. And I am not even touching on the race against the clock part; pretty much every single enemy can be a huge challenge

[@theshadowhunter9278]

Okay but have you heard of the Chakra and Pray materia..?

[@abellewis3062]

Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. These games was hard to ME because I never beat them. I played them all. But I never beat the story. Enough said.

[@giannis8568]

For me, the hardest from the main series (excluding MMOS) - and the one that I have YET to complete, is strangely FF10, because from a level and onwards griding becomes slow, and I have trouble teaching the characters their strongest abilities (including the ''Holy'' spell) and the result is usually letting myself ''owned'' by the story's toughest bosses! Of course, if you get the ultimate weapons, and some secret AEONS, you may not need the strongest abilities to begin with, but as most players know, getting the game's ultimate weapons is easier said than done, so I usually never bother myself, xd!

[@adamdaly1975]

I just loved final fantasy 13. Thanks for telling me I can beat it in 2 days

[@OokyAnimations]

5:53 Ummm, nice duck?

[@xavifonoll5872]

FFIX is the hardest. The challenges of Excalibur II and jump rope specially are very difficult.

[@ken5040]

In rebirth, you can actually get health and MP back at the Choco bench using a cushion

[@brycetheoddball]

Does that work in hard mode?

[@ken5040]

@@brycetheoddball yup

[@WinspearUltima]

I’m sorry but final fantasy VI is a fairly easy game if you know what your doing.

[@abandoned20567]

Probably the easiest one

[@affliction1979]

That technically applies to all of the turn-based entries.

[@WinspearUltima]

@@affliction1979 true

[@topfranluis1]

Not just that, it doesnt Even take long to max out Espers

[@danielpeter9308]

Yep..if you know what your character can do,you can easily cheezy it. The only thing i find it hard,was late in the gate where you need to split your team into 2,1 magical and 1 physical. Had to restart the whole sequence

[@jessicasumait7707]

❤❤❤💖💖💖💖amazing 💙🌼

[@mjdf122]

Final Fantasy I-IX 1987-2000 good times

[@andyjg13]

In Final Fantasy VII Rebirth hard mode you can recover MP by resting at a chocobo stop. Why you can't at benches and you can at stops, I have no idea.

[@boopnoodle6947]

I can’t imagine fighting the last boss of rebirth without items and in hard mode…took me hours to beat it normal lol

[@marvin_demon]

I did Remake on hard and it was actually more fun and not that hard. Just use the right Materia. Like pray and Chakra, and set your party right. Soon i will start with Rebirth 1st playthrough. I will try hard also.

[@boopnoodle6947]

@@marvin_demon I haven’t played remake in hard but it wasn’t difficult in normal imo so maybe that’s doable. The last phase of the last boss in rebirth kicked my butt to next week, took me a few days and I don’t think im THAT bad of a player. Idk how to do that fight without magic/elixirs

[@marvin_demon]

@@boopnoodle6947 i havent played Rebirth yet, but in Remake the options with Materia are many. For example I had trouble beating the secret boss in Remake. Actually with the 4 bosses before the secret boss. And then i switched Materia so that fire damage would heal me. Put it on 2 out 3 characters. I barely had to heal so i could use the mp for elemental spells to stagger. Also using the right skills helps too. Aerith had an ability that, if you stand in her ward she put on the ground, you cast two spells for the cost of one. I do think it will be doable, with the right approach.

[@Dontre]

0:07 - Today we are breaking controllers 5:17 - If you are breaking your controller, seek help.

[@newgameaaaa]

I think I had the hardest time with FF tactics, and Final fantasy Legend 1. I didn't play anything past FF10.

[@Historicutuber]

I found 13 really hard. Didnt get far at all and just rage quitted lol

[@abellewis3062]

I played Final Fantasy Tactics on GBA. I never beat it because it was too long.

[@YouCallThisADrink]

The hard mode on the 3D version of FF4 needs to be on this list.

[@thewewguy8t88]

question but this is list in any order or is it just a random order lol.

[@riohaputra5490]

So beside this top 10 like ff7 9 10 is easier than on these list?

[@giusyvacca2736]

Rebirth it's just like Remake. As long as you learn to play with materias and adapt so you don't have to rely much on magic, it's a pretty easy hard mode.

[@user-ls3nk6cv3t]

FF12 should be in this list because damn in this game RNG is your friend and foe at the same time 😅 especially in the vanilla and IZJS version

[@justaguy7230]

THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID!

[@Elite4StephanPlays]

Tactics needs to be higher. There are three fights in that that’ll wreck you if you don’t know what’s going on. And if you saved right before you’re fucked. Not to mention the enemy scaling

[@melissamiller4740]

Final fantasy 8 I am almost done with that game I am just stuck on a sucky boss that literally wiped my party out in one blow super frustrating

[@kittylover62]

Which boss?

[@melissamiller4740]

@@kittylover62 I forget the name of it it is towards the end of the game where you have to go time travel to face ultimica and the friends of seifer are like nope and some monster appears

[@Sargassian]

solo-wise ffxiv is one of the simplest games ever, specially with all the nerfs.

[@zakirstocks9514]

I don't care how hard these Brilliant FF Games are! *FF VIII, VI, XIII, II, Final Fantasy Origins: Stranger of Paradise, III, VII Rebirth, XI and XIV* are all the Best Epic Badass FF Games I'll definitely Complete in 100% Completions, no matter what Super Hardcore Challenges awaits me!

[@misterhoobomaster]

The only hard part of getting the 100% platinum for rebirth is the HARD MODE challenges (some of them are CRAZY)

[@marvin_demon]

Just finished Remake on hard plus the platinum trophy. It was fun and not that hard. Looking forward to play Rebirth on hard.

[@misterhoobomaster]

Yeh nah remake is a joke in comparison to rebirths hard challenges @@marvin_demon

[@Quackensteinmonster]

I'm sorry but I didn't have that much trouble beating Final Fantasy 3on DS. I found it a fair challenge

[@tonguepunch88waffles22]

Same was rather easy

[@DoubleDash317]

fair challenge my ass, the fact that you cant progress through the story unless you have specific job setups is absolute bullshit, plus having no safe points in the dungeons make it super unfair especially in the crystal tower

[@Quackensteinmonster]

@@DoubleDash317 I'll agree with you on the crystal tower but i just looked at the job requirement sections as part of the narrative

[@tonguepunch88waffles22]

@@DoubleDash317 lol

[@DragonHeart613]

The hardest FF game to finish is FF13 just because its so bad!

[@ParaghoulGames]

Stranger of paradise was to easy even on the hardest difficulty. Ending was seen a mile away

[@Animeguy300]

I couldn't beat final fantasy 13

[@monsutaman1]

XI is actually one of the easiest. The thing about XI, is the game tells you nothing.........."Go to the mountains and fetch a rock" Which mountains? Which rock? In theory, XI is hard. But XI BG has guides that allow players to easily do these things. XI is also a solo experience if the story=all you want to do. leveling is easy, and once you get to ilvl119, you can plow through the story solo.

[@francis-raulgemzon7622]

Tactics is actually easy lol GRANTED you know how to use the job system well.

[@Snaaake_Beater]

random encounters kill ffx for me😢

[@zachariahsmith9130]

I dunno who wrote this but you clearly do not know these games. 8 is the easiest next to mystic quest and 6 is one if the harder ones. Even as i say 6 was one of the harder ones, thats still relative as it wasnt that hard. Especially after you figure out Locke can break the game quite easily.

[@WhatTheFirstAidSpray]

Um.... No, final fantasy 8 isn't hard. And as I have commented numerous times, the junction system isn't complicated in the slightest. There is literally an in-game tutorial for it that you are forced to start watching (up to you if you want to be an idiot and skip it). But what exactly is difficult about "put spell against stat, make stat number go up"? Sure, the level scaling makes things more complicated if you're not junctioning properly, but that's the case with any game when you're not managing your equipment properly. It's a basic system with depth if you're willing to learn it properly. Add to that the hugely exploitable card mod system (now THAT sidequest is the one you should pick on for never being explained) and the only enemies that will give you a challenge will be Omega and a couple of other bosses.

[@inkboy9832]

In my opinion Final Fantasy 15 was hard to complete for me

[@Weffi76]

I didnt find FF8 that hard, as long as you realiced that dont rush, and do some level farming and it became quite easy.

[@odinsguide7685]

Yeah, FFVIII is the most easiest i think. I even have speedrun it for 13 hours and have done no GF challange. Its all because limit mechanic and enemy leveling system. The only threat for the game is ultimacia 😅

[@shadowwyoming]

#1 spot should belong to Final Fantasy IV DS version.

[@wiseguy240Winston]

If 13 removed the retry option and didn't give you full health back after each battle you'd be cooked 😂 7 Rebirth is average difficultly, and 13-3 lightning returns is the hardest entry

[@Dondingo4]

So basically it's 8 of the hardest Final Fantasy games and then the MMOs tacked on at the end because we all know that social anxiety is the REAL hardest boss.

[@bennyindrasmoro]

Final fantasy X is so hard especially the bosses

[@abellewis3062]

The only negative thing I have to say about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is chapter 8 was tedious for me, I stop playing it after that. Enough said.

[@Fuening]

Just finished FFVII Rebirth at 85+ hours..... Where's everyone else at right now?

[@Aaron-de1xk]

I beat full might titan on dynamic difficulty at the start of the game. Video up on my channel. He would only take 1 damage to his HP with every hit lmao.

[@Steveo0547]

I gotta get this game idk tho never beat a FF game can I start at rebirth and understand the story 😅

[@tailsprower8118]

​@@Steveo0547not without knowing about the original or Remake

[@tonguepunch88waffles22]

117 hours so far just finished shines manor

[@boopnoodle6947]

Beat the game a few days ago and currently just going back and doing some quests

[@MrCanhaha]

Actually,you can restore MP in Rebirth at chocobo bench. Also, game gave materia and a lot of slots to help you in hard mode. So, Rebirtg hard mode isnt that hard. 😂😂

[@johnathanlett4094]

7 rebirth should not be on here considering selecting hard is a self-imposed challenge. 11 and 14 should not be on here because those are online games. Honestly I believe that 10 was more difficult than 8.

[@awsomeboy360]

Ballsht, even in regular mode Rebirth is harder than the rest of the games that was listed before it.

[@N3rd_House]

So what you mean is the hardest games to beat, not complete. Got it.

[@darkdragonmedeus705]

I actually love Final Fantasy II. It's level up system is really innovative; also, the best way to grind your party is to focus on buffing Agility/evasion and magic defense. For a variety of reasons.

[@Ondy1989]

Rebirth is not impossible, Chocobo Stop replenish MP and honestly...im on Chapter 14...it's not that tough on Hard mode lol

[@Physionower]

Completing FFXI is substantially more challenging to do than FFXIV.

[@Nico-mg5nn]

🦆🤣 5:54

[@Kranitoko]

Can someone tell WatchMojo a long game doesn't equal a hard game?

[@nightefx7618]

Can someone tell you to upload your own video and form your own opinion on it to see what comments you get?

[@BrotherLeegro]

Final Fantasy XIII would’ve been better if it kept the battle system from XII

[@heavy4956]

What about FF7 remake

[@creativechef25]

Final Fantasy XIII is a hard game? Right, and the other entries in the series were "easy". The only difficult thing about FFXIII was that you had to grind for not only materials, but the materials that had the most Gil for you to sell to get more materials & items. FFXIII didn't drop Gil after battles like some past FF games, much like in FFVIII, its only obtained by chests and selling certain items.

[@groudonvert7286]

You don't need to level up your equipment and weapons to finish the game.

[@hornm67]

0:23 Before you continue STOP ASKING FOR A LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE AFTER 23 SECONDS, show content first

[@hornm67]

1:23 Final fantasy SIX but showing the title of Final fantasy 3

[@Biggs253]

​@hornm67 they are literally the same game.

[@harrybudzinski1748]

Hard mode is impossible in the FFVII Remakes with no items being available

[@kevinburke1325]

Huh???? I platinumed ff7 remake easily on hard. It just takes the right setup.

[@Wolfqueen007]

Is that sarcasm? The game gives you plenty of ways to get around the no item restriction. Master prayer and chakra materia. Level up hp absorb, and elemental materia so you can absorb elemental damage... Use mp absorb to siphon mo from enemies. Mp refills at the start of each chapter...

[@sebomoabelo1639]

proof watch your vids mojo

[@TheSupersmash97]

This dude is lying about the bench only restoring hp. It restores both hp and mp 🤦‍♂️

[@aaronlebeauf423]

He is half right about the benches on Hard mode. Only chocobo rest stops restore mp while playing on hard.

[@MPower_Mihael]

Can I get a shout out

[@marinekid27]

Have you guys ever even played a FF game?. Sounds like someone went on each FF wiki page and ripped off info from them no original FFVII, FFX/X2, FFVIII, or FF4. Yea someone over at your office def needs to sit and play and fw entries in the series as a whole. Tsk tsk watchmojo

[@Wolfqueen007]

Ffviii was the first entry though? But otherwise agree. They can't even research enough to know that no item or mp refill on ff7r rebirth isn't even that bad when you have abilities like chakra and pray, as well as mp absorb abilities and synergy abilities that grant unlimited mp...

[@rocketdive2001]

How is FF tactics not like top of the list? 🤣

[@nightefx7618]

Because it’s not your list bud

[@Steveo0547]

Never beat one that’s how hard they are gonna start at rebirth I guess 🤣

[@bensuguneri]

thirteenth game is not that hard but if you hate linearity then…

[@DOC_951]

A game being long doesn’t make a game hard. wtf… how is that even part of the argument for why III is hard? Makes no sense. That’s like saying short games aren’t worth $60

[@nightefx7618]

How does the price of a game have anything to do with difficulty? I lost brain cells reading your post

[@leookamisenpai17]

Rebirth was so easy....

[@Shervin86]

And on the other side of the scale... easiest FF to beat is...... Mystic Quest

[@oukeith]

Its long and hard thats what she said.

[@humantacos9800]

I could not beat FFXIII and FFX-2. So boring that I couldn’t get invested.