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The '''''Final Fantasy''''' series is a series of role-playing video games originally created by [[Square]] before its merger with [[Enix]]. With the first game, also titled ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', released for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1987, the series has expanded onto several consoles and handhelds as well as into animated films, novels, manga and radio dramas, becoming the flagship franchise of [[Square Enix]]. The name comes from the series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi's belief that the game would be his final with the company. The ''Final Fantasy'' series has since gone on to become one of the top-selling video game franchises, with over 115 million units sold worldwide.<ref>[http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/pdf/17q1release.pdf Press Release for the Three-Month Period Ended June 30, 2016]. Square Enix (August 5, 2016). Retrieved January 27, 2016.</ref>
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The '''''Final Fantasy''''' series is a role-playing video game franchise originally created by [[Square]] before its merger with [[Enix]]. With the first game, also titled {{ga|Final Fantasy}}, released for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1987, the series has expanded onto several consoles and handhelds as well as into animated films, novels, manga and radio dramas, becoming the flagship franchise of [[Square Enix]]. The name comes from the series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi's belief that the game would be his final with the company. Spanning fifteen core entries and numerous multimedia spin-offs, the ''Final Fantasy'' series has since gone on to become one of the top-selling video game franchises overall, with over 173 million units sold worldwide to date.<ref>[https://press.na.square-enix.com/NEW-HORROR-MYSTERY-ADVENTURE-PARANORMASIGHT-THE-SEVEN-MYSTERIES-OF-HON NEW HORROR MYSTERY-ADVENTURE PARANORMASIGHT: THE SEVEN MYSTERIES OF HONJO UNVEILED]. Square Enix North America Press Hub (February 8, 2023). Retrieved February 10, 2023.</ref>
  
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Unlike most video game series, the numbered ''Final Fantasy'' games are not continuations from the previous games. Instead, they share several common themes and game mechanics.
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Unlike most video game series, the majority of ''Final Fantasy'' titles are generally stand-alone, featuring their own separate settings, characters, and storylines while sharing many common themes, ideas, and game mechanics.
  
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==History==
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==Overview==
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As Square was primarily creating games for the [[Famicom Disk System]], when consumers began losing interest in the peripheral the company was pushed towards going bankrupt. Inspired by [[Dragon Warrior|Dragon Quest]], Hironobu Sakaguchi created a turn-based roleplaying game for the NES that proved to be a best seller that kept Square open. Square made five more games for [[Nintendo]] consoles before moving to Sony's PlayStation brand of consoles. Spin-offs and remakes of earlier Final Fantasy games were also released on Nintendo's consoles.
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As Square was primarily creating games for the [[Famicom Disk System]], when consumers began losing interest in the peripheral the company was pushed towards going bankrupt. Inspired by the success of Enix's ''[[Dragon Warrior|Dragon Quest]]'', Hironobu Sakaguchi created a turn-based roleplaying game for the NES that proved to be a best-seller that kept Square open. Square made five more games for [[Nintendo]] consoles before moving to Sony's {{wp|PlayStation}} brand of consoles. Spin-offs and remakes of earlier Final Fantasy games were also released on Nintendo's consoles.
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While the main numbered titles are not sequels of each other, some have sequels with their number indicating their succession. Along with the main series are a number of spin-off series: the ''Tactics'' series focuses on strategic combat and takes place in the same world; the ''Crystal Chronicles'' series was originally made exclusively for Nintendo consoles and centers on more action-oriented gameplay; ''Final Fantasy Mystic Quest'' is a spinoff game created for international markets as an entry-level RPG in an attempt to broaden the audience for role-playing games.
  
 
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While the main numbered titles are not sequels of each other, some have sequels with their number indicating their successiveness. Along with the main series are a number of spin-off series: the ''Tactics'' series focuses on strategic combat and takes place in the same world; the ''Chocobo'' series of games focus on Chocobos, a creature from the main series that has become a mascot; the ''Crystal Chronicles'' series is made exclusively for Nintendo consoles and centers on more action-oriented gameplay; the ''Theatrhythm'' series are rhythm games using several songs from the franchise.
 
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In addition to side series and individual spin-offs, some Square games were given the ''Final Fantasy'' title despite being developed as entirely different games. The ''Legend'' series are actually the first three games of the [[SaGa series]], while ''[[Final Fantasy Adventure]]'' is actually the first game of the [[Mana series]].
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy VI Advance]]''|2006|2006|2006|2006|N/A|[[Game Boy Advance]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy III (Nintendo DS)]]''|2006|2006|2006|2006|N/A|[[Nintendo DS]]}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy IV (Nintendo DS)]]''|2007|2007|2007|2007|N/A|[[Nintendo DS]]}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings]]''|2007|2007|2008|2008|N/A|[[Nintendo DS]]}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy IV: The After Years]]''|2008|2009|2009|2009|N/A|[[WiiWare]]}}
 
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy I•II]]''|1994|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]}}
 
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls]]''|2004|2004|2004|2004|N/A|[[Game Boy Advance]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls]]''|2004|2004|2004|2004|N/A|[[Game Boy Advance]]}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift]]''|2007|2008|2008|2008|N/A|[[Nintendo DS]]}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Crystal Defenders]]''|N/A|2009|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[WiiWare]]}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Chocobo Land: A Game of Dice]]''|2002|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Game Boy Advance]]}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales]]''|2006|2007|2007|2007|N/A|[[Nintendo DS]]}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Cid and Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon: the Labyrinth of Forgotten Time DS+]]''|2008|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Nintendo DS]]}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Chocobo to Mahou no Ehon: Majo to Shojo to Gonin no Yusha]]''|2008|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Nintendo DS]]}}
 
 
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{{GameList/section|colorscheme=Neutral|section_title=''Crystal Chronicles'' series}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles]]''|2003|2004|2004|2004|N/A|[[Nintendo GameCube]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Rings of Fate]]''|2007|2008|2008|2008|N/A|[[Nintendo DS]]}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King]]''|2008|2008|2008|2008|N/A|[[Wiiware]]}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (Wii)]]''|2009|2009|2009|2009|N/A|[[Wii]]}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (Nintendo DS)]]''|2009|2009|2009|2009|N/A|[[Nintendo DS]]}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy Crsytal Chronciles: My Life as a Darklord]]''|2009|2009|2009|2009|N/A|[[Wiiware]]}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers]]''|2009|2009|2010|2010|N/A|[[Wii]]}}
 
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{{GameList/section|colorscheme=Neutral|section_title=''Theatrhythm'' series}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Theatrhythm Final Fantasy]]''|2012|2012|2012|2012|N/A|[[Nintendo 3DS]]}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call]]''|2014|2014|2014|2014|N/A|[[Nintendo 3DS]]}}
 
 
{{GameList/section|colorscheme=Neutral|section_title=Stand alones}}
 
{{GameList/section|colorscheme=Neutral|section_title=Stand alones}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy Mystic Quest]]''|1993|1992|1993|1993|N/A|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy Mystic Quest]]''|1993|1992|1993|1993|N/A|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light]]''|2009|2010|2010|2010|N/A|[[Nintendo DS]]}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy Explorers]]''|2014|TBA|TBA|TBA|TBA|[[Nintendo 3DS]]}}
 
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{{GameList/section|colorscheme=Neutral|section_title=[[SaGa series]]}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[The Final Fantasy Legend]]''|1989|1990|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Game Boy]]}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy Legend II]]''|1990|1991|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Game Boy]]}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy Legend III]]''|1991|1993|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Game Boy]]}}
 
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{{GameList/section|colorscheme=Neutral|section_title=[[Mana series]]}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Final Fantasy Adventure]]''|1991|1991|1993|1993|N/A|[[Game Boy]]}}
 
 
{{GameList/footer|colorscheme=Neutral}}
 
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* {{wp|Final Fantasy|Series article}} on Wikipedia
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* {{sw|Category:Final Fantasy|Series category}} on [[StrategyWiki]]
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Final Fantasy
ファイナルファンタジー
Fainaru Fantajī
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Creator: Hironobu Sakaguchi
First game: Final Fantasy (1987)
Best-selling game: Final Fantasy VII (11 million copies)
Latest game: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (2022)
For in-depth information:
NIWA
Bulbapedia
is dedicated to chronicling the Final Fantasy series.
For additional information:
NIWA
Bulbapedia
is another wiki dedicated to {{{niwa2-purpose}}} the Final Fantasy series.

The Final Fantasy series is a role-playing video game franchise originally created by Square before its merger with Enix. With the first game, also titled Final Fantasy, released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987, the series has expanded onto several consoles and handhelds as well as into animated films, novels, manga and radio dramas, becoming the flagship franchise of Square Enix. The name comes from the series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi's belief that the game would be his final with the company. Spanning fifteen core entries and numerous multimedia spin-offs, the Final Fantasy series has since gone on to become one of the top-selling video game franchises overall, with over 173 million units sold worldwide to date.[1]

Unlike most video game series, the majority of Final Fantasy titles are generally stand-alone, featuring their own separate settings, characters, and storylines while sharing many common themes, ideas, and game mechanics.

Overview

As Square was primarily creating games for the Famicom Disk System, when consumers began losing interest in the peripheral the company was pushed towards going bankrupt. Inspired by the success of Enix's Dragon Quest, Hironobu Sakaguchi created a turn-based roleplaying game for the NES that proved to be a best-seller that kept Square open. Square made five more games for Nintendo consoles before moving to Sony's PlayStation brand of consoles. Spin-offs and remakes of earlier Final Fantasy games were also released on Nintendo's consoles.

While the main numbered titles are not sequels of each other, some have sequels with their number indicating their succession. Along with the main series are a number of spin-off series: the Tactics series focuses on strategic combat and takes place in the same world; the Crystal Chronicles series was originally made exclusively for Nintendo consoles and centers on more action-oriented gameplay; Final Fantasy Mystic Quest is a spinoff game created for international markets as an entry-level RPG in an attempt to broaden the audience for role-playing games.

Games

Game JP release NA release EU release AUS release KOR release Platform
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Main series
Final Fantasy 1987 1990 N/A N/A N/A Nintendo Entertainment System
Final Fantasy IV Advance 2005 2005 2005 2005 N/A Game Boy Advance
Final Fantasy V Advance 2006 2006 2006 2006 N/A Game Boy Advance
Final Fantasy VI Advance 2006 2006 2006 2006 N/A Game Boy Advance
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Compilations
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls 2004 2004 2004 2004 N/A Game Boy Advance
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Tactics series
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2003 2003 2003 2003 N/A Game Boy Advance
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Crystal Chronicles series
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles 2003 2004 2004 2004 N/A Nintendo GameCube
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Stand alones
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest 1993 1992 1993 1993 N/A Super Nintendo Entertainment System

External links

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References

  1. ↑ NEW HORROR MYSTERY-ADVENTURE PARANORMASIGHT: THE SEVEN MYSTERIES OF HONJO UNVEILED. Square Enix North America Press Hub (February 8, 2023). Retrieved February 10, 2023.
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