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Final Fantasy Legend IIThe protagonist's father vanished without a trace, leaving behind only a single clue: one of the seventy-seven magical MAGI stones.
Fabula Nova Crystallis Final FantasyIn 2006, a single decision by Square Enix would reshape the trajectory of the Final Fantasy franchise for the next decade, creating a sprawling mythos that…
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant WingsIn 2007, a game released on the Nintendo DS would become the first entry in a new universe of interconnected Final Fantasy stories, yet it began as a…
Final Fantasy XV: Pocket EditionNoctis Lucis Caelum, the crown prince of Lucis, never expected to rule a kingdom from the palm of his hand. In 2018, the Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition…
Final Fantasy IV (2007 video game)In the year 2007, a voice actor named Megumi Ida stood before a crowd of eight hundred applicants to sing a single song that would define the emotional core…
Final Fantasy XIIIOn the 17th of December 2009, the world of Gran Pulse collided with the floating city of Cocoon in a way that would redefine the Final Fantasy series.
Final Fantasy IV: The After YearsThe reappearance of the second moon seventeen years after the original Final Fantasy IV shattered the peace of the Blue Planet, triggering a chain of events…
Final Fantasy Mystic QuestIn 1992, Square released a game that would become the most controversial entry in its flagship franchise, not for its complexity, but for its deliberate…
Final Fantasy Legend IIIIn the year 1991, a silent flood began to consume the world, not made of water but of a non-sentient entity known as the Water Entity.
Final Fantasy VOn the 1st of March 1992, a meteorite crashed into the fictional world of Final Fantasy V, setting in motion a chain of events that would redefine the…
Final Fantasy Crystal ChroniclesIn 2003, a company that had just suffered a humiliating box office failure with Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within decided to make a video game for Nintendo.
Final Fantasy IIIFour nameless children from the village of Ur stand at the precipice of a world ending, chosen by dying crystals to become the Warriors of Light.
Final Fantasy VIICloud Strife was never a hero. He was a nobody, a failed infantryman who never made it into the elite SOLDIER program, yet he walked into the world of Final…
Final Fantasy IXOn the 7th of October 2000, a thief named Zidane Tribal walked into the throne room of Alexandria and stole a princess without firing a single shot.
Final Fantasy VII RemakeIn 2015, a single trailer shattered the silence that had surrounded Final Fantasy VII for nearly two decades, sending Square Enix stock soaring to its…
Final Fantasy VII RebirthOn the 29th of February 2024, the world paused to witness the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, a game that did not merely continue a story but…
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD RemasterIn the year 2013, a decade after the original release, the world of Spira was reborn in high definition, bringing the beloved characters of Tidus and Yuna to…
Final Fantasy XIII-2Lightning, the hero who saved the world, simply ceased to exist for everyone except her sister. In the opening moments of Final Fantasy XIII-2, the world has…
Final Fantasy XVIOn the 14th of June 1992, a young boy named Clive Rosfield stood in the ruins of his home, watching the sky turn black as a fire Eikon named Ifrit…
Final Fantasy III (2006 video game)Final Fantasy III was the only entry in the original series that never saw an official release outside of Japan for sixteen years, leaving a generation of…
Final Fantasy XVOn the 29th of November 2016, the world of video games witnessed a collision of massive scale and intimate tragedy when Final Fantasy XV launched, delivering…
Final Fantasy Tactics AdvanceOn the 14th of February 2003, a white Game Boy Advance console launched alongside a game that would redefine how children experienced tactical strategy.
Final Fantasy X-2Yuna, the High Summoner who had saved the world from the monster Sin, did not return to her quiet life as a religious icon.
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIIILightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII opens with a woman waking from crystal stasis to find the world has only thirteen days left to live.
Final Fantasy IIIn the winter of 1988, a small team of ten developers at Square in Tokyo made a radical decision to abandon the very concept of levels, the cornerstone of…
Final Fantasy XIn the year 2001, a video game shattered the boundaries of what a role-playing adventure could be by introducing a world that did not exist in reality, yet…
Final Fantasy XIIIn the year 2006, a video game shattered the conventions of its genre by allowing players to control the camera with a simple twist of the right analog…
Final Fantasy IVCecil Harvey, a dark knight and captain of the Red Wings, was ordered to attack the peaceful village of Mysidia to steal the Water Crystal, a command that…
Final Fantasy VIIn the annals of video game history, few villains have achieved the level of infamy and cultural impact as Kefka Palazzo, the clownish, insane, and…
Final Fantasy XIFinal Fantasy XI made history on the 16th of May 2002 when it became the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game to allow players on PlayStation…
Final Fantasy XIVFinal Fantasy XIV began as a catastrophic failure that nearly destroyed the reputation of the Final Fantasy brand. When the original game launched in…
Final Fantasy XIV (2010 video game)On the 30th of September 2010, the world of Final Fantasy XIV opened its doors to millions of players, only to reveal a digital landscape that was…
Final Fantasy VIIISquall Leonhart enters the world of Final Fantasy VIII with a jagged scar running from his brow to the bridge of his nose, a physical mark that defines his…
Final Fantasy TacticsIn 1997, a game released quietly on the PlayStation would quietly become one of the most influential tactical role-playing games ever made, yet its creator…