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[[Image:Final Fantasy - Logo.png|thumb|256x256px|The Final Fantasy logo.]]
 
[[Image:Final Fantasy - Logo.png|thumb|256x256px|The Final Fantasy logo.]]
  
'''''Final Fantasy''''' began as a video game created by [[Square]] for the [[Famicom]] in 1987, but has since become a massive media empire with dozens of games, movies, comics, and more.
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'''''Final Fantasy''''' began as a [[JRPG]] video game created by [[Square]] for the [[Famicom]] in 1987 which ended up ballooning into a massive media empire with dozens of games, movies, comics, and more.
  
==Games==
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==Personal==
===Canon===
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I played ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' in the early 1990s and watched my friends play a lot of it too, and thought it was quite enjoyable. As an American, I had no access to II, III, or V, and I also missed out on IV at the time. My friend Kevin rented ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'' in 1994 and we loved it. Several of my other friends also got the game, and I loved watching them play it. When I finally got around to playing it myself, I absolutely adored it.
* [[Final Fantasy]]
 
* [[Final Fantasy II]]
 
* [[Final Fantasy III]]
 
* [[Final Fantasy IV]]
 
* [[Final Fantasy V]]
 
* [[Final Fantasy VI]]
 
* [[Final Fantasy VII]]
 
* [[Final Fantasy VIII]]
 
* [[Final Fantasy IX]]
 
* [[Final Fantasy X]]
 
* [[Final Fantasy XI]]
 
* [[Final Fantasy XII]]
 
* [[Final Fantasy XIII]]
 
* [[Final Fantasy XIV]]
 
* [[Final Fantasy XV]]
 
  
==Movies==
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I was hyped up to see ads for ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', but, when I finally saw the game being played, I was disappointed. ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' didn't look interesting either.
  
==Comics==
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I didn't play ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' or ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'' until my 30s, but I like both of them as well.
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I tried playing ''Final Fantasy VII'' when it was remastered for [[Windows]], but didn't enjoy it. To this day, I only like the 2D games, but I don't think the display engine is the problem. ''Final Fantasy VII'' shifted the setting from [[fantasy]] with elements of [[steam punk]] to high technology [[science fiction]]. ''Final Fantasy VII'' and above also started designing characters to look "cool," but really only resulted in them looking completely ridiculous.
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As I've learned more about the first six ''Final Fantasy'' games, I've lost a little bit of my admiration for them. They're still a lot of fun, but the designers so frequently reused templates from monsters, spells, and characters that the games feel more like remixes rather than individual accomplishments.
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==Works==
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===Core Video Games===
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Although the games in the ''Final Fantasy'' series are numbered as though they are sequels, the games do not follow a continuous story line or have reoccurring main characters, so the games are more accurately thought of as remixes rather than sequels. Each game has a mostly unique story, but it uses a lot of themes from previous games. Also, each game engine is built on the previous engine with new mechanics and technology being added in each release. Games I-VI all use 2D sprite technology, but VII and above all use a 3D engine. Games XI and XIV are MMOs.
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Title !! Released !! Original Platform !! Rank
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|-
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| ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' || 1987-12-18 || [[Famicom]] || 4
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|-
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| ''[[Final Fantasy II]]'' || 1988-12-17 || [[Famicom]] ||
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|-
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| ''[[Final Fantasy III]]'' || 1990-04-27 || [[Famicom]] ||
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|-
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| ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' || 1991-07-19 || [[Super Famicom]] || 3
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|-
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| ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'' || 1992-12-06 || [[Super Famicom]] || 2
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|-
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| ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'' || 1994-04-02 || [[Super Famicom]] || 1
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|-
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| ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' || 1997-01-31 || [[PlayStation]] || 5
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|-
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| ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' || 1999-02-11 || [[PlayStation]] ||
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|-
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| ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'' || 2000-07-07 || [[PlayStation]] ||
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|-
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| ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' || 2001-07-19 || [[PlayStation 2]] ||
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|-
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| ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'' || 2002-05-16 || [[PlayStation 2]] ||
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|-
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| ''[[Final Fantasy X-2]]'' || 2003-03-13 || [[PlayStation 2]] ||
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|-
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| ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' || 2006-03-16 || [[PlayStation 2]] ||
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|-
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| ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'' || 2009-12-17 || [[PlayStation 3]] ||
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|-
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| ''[[Final Fantasy XIV]]'' || 2010-09-30 || [[PlayStation 3]] ||
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|-
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| ''[[Final Fantasy XV]]'' || 2016-11-29 || [[PlayStation 4]] ||
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|}
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===Films===
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* ''[[Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals]]''
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* ''[[Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within]]''
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* ''[[Final Fantasy: Unlimited]]''
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* ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children]]''
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* ''[[Last Order: Final Fantasy VII]]''
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===Manga / Comics===
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==Media==
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===Videos===
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{{YouTube|9hawcrevawc|Dorkly - Compilation.}}
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy] - Wikipedia.
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{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hawcrevawc youtube.com/watch?v=9hawcrevawc] - Dorkly videos.
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{{Link|MobyGames|https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/final-fantasy-games}}
  
  
 
[[Category: Universes]]
 
[[Category: Universes]]

Latest revision as of 15:32, 20 January 2022

The Final Fantasy logo.

Final Fantasy began as a JRPG video game created by Square for the Famicom in 1987 which ended up ballooning into a massive media empire with dozens of games, movies, comics, and more.

Personal

I played Final Fantasy in the early 1990s and watched my friends play a lot of it too, and thought it was quite enjoyable. As an American, I had no access to II, III, or V, and I also missed out on IV at the time. My friend Kevin rented Final Fantasy VI in 1994 and we loved it. Several of my other friends also got the game, and I loved watching them play it. When I finally got around to playing it myself, I absolutely adored it.

I was hyped up to see ads for Final Fantasy VII, but, when I finally saw the game being played, I was disappointed. Final Fantasy VIII didn't look interesting either.

I didn't play Final Fantasy IV or Final Fantasy V until my 30s, but I like both of them as well.

I tried playing Final Fantasy VII when it was remastered for Windows, but didn't enjoy it. To this day, I only like the 2D games, but I don't think the display engine is the problem. Final Fantasy VII shifted the setting from fantasy with elements of steam punk to high technology science fiction. Final Fantasy VII and above also started designing characters to look "cool," but really only resulted in them looking completely ridiculous.

As I've learned more about the first six Final Fantasy games, I've lost a little bit of my admiration for them. They're still a lot of fun, but the designers so frequently reused templates from monsters, spells, and characters that the games feel more like remixes rather than individual accomplishments.

Works

Core Video Games

Although the games in the Final Fantasy series are numbered as though they are sequels, the games do not follow a continuous story line or have reoccurring main characters, so the games are more accurately thought of as remixes rather than sequels. Each game has a mostly unique story, but it uses a lot of themes from previous games. Also, each game engine is built on the previous engine with new mechanics and technology being added in each release. Games I-VI all use 2D sprite technology, but VII and above all use a 3D engine. Games XI and XIV are MMOs.

Title Released Original Platform Rank
Final Fantasy 1987-12-18 Famicom 4
Final Fantasy II 1988-12-17 Famicom
Final Fantasy III 1990-04-27 Famicom
Final Fantasy IV 1991-07-19 Super Famicom 3
Final Fantasy V 1992-12-06 Super Famicom 2
Final Fantasy VI 1994-04-02 Super Famicom 1
Final Fantasy VII 1997-01-31 PlayStation 5
Final Fantasy VIII 1999-02-11 PlayStation
Final Fantasy IX 2000-07-07 PlayStation
Final Fantasy X 2001-07-19 PlayStation 2
Final Fantasy XI 2002-05-16 PlayStation 2
Final Fantasy X-2 2003-03-13 PlayStation 2
Final Fantasy XII 2006-03-16 PlayStation 2
Final Fantasy XIII 2009-12-17 PlayStation 3
Final Fantasy XIV 2010-09-30 PlayStation 3
Final Fantasy XV 2016-11-29 PlayStation 4

Films

Manga / Comics

Media

Videos

Dorkly - Compilation.

Links

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