Probably the biggest leap forward for video game music of all time was FFIV. FFVI was amazing as well. Both of them are better than any of the other FF if you hear the orchestra versions, which wasn't possible on the SNES, obviously. Final Fantasy Tactics also had some amazing music. Also, God of War 1/2 had music better than the vast majority of big budget movie scores.
Also, it makes you think, pretty much the top 5 video game soundtracks are probably from FF games. People greatly underappreciate just how much more FF games offer than any other series out there. Very little repetition in environments, yet the games last 50+ hours, while the normal nowadays is under 10. Final Fantasy always has the best graphics (well, right up there, since this is opinion) on the console since FFVI. They have the best music of any other franchise, and they have about 5 times the amount of music tracks. It's hard to argue that an awesome 8 hour game should be able to be ranked in the top games, but seriously, FF games usually have a staff far greater than any other game and do take more work than almost all others. It's just hard to compare due to the size difference of FF compared to most others. Also, I'm by no means saying FF games are perfect, and my favorite game of all time is not a FF game (although it is a squaresoft game).
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