Poll: What's your favorite Final Fantasy magic system?

[Jenova65]

I quite like them all really. Call me OCD but I love the way the gambit system meant that if you are smart setting it up, you can sit back and watch those little dudes totally take care of business without any help from you, thank you very much!

 

[Incredible Bullshitting Man]

It´s hard to put one system above others. I can work just fine with any of them.
Materia system is pretty flexible, which is nice. In FFVIII I spent hours to adjust the junctions to my liking. The systems in both FF6 & 9 are also great, but I think job system still takes the first prize. It´s a bit rigid, but it provides the character with a clear role.

 

[opportunemoment]

Materia just about beats the others for me, but I really liked the Sphere Grid... somehow managed to be both linear and non- enough to stay entertaining throughout. And actually, ridiculous and stripperiffic as it was, as a game mechanic I kind of loved the Dress Spheres too, which I guess was a sort of class/job system.

 

[Sassafrass]

I like the Materia system. Probably cause it was the first one I ever used.

 

[pdgeorge]

final fantasy 9 had a different system, can't remember how to describe it, but you equip items, gain exp with it and eventualy the spell linked to that item is permenantly attached to that character. Granted not all characters can hold all things, so in a way it's forced jobs/class, but even still its fun.