Final Fantasy was released in Japan in 1987 and in North America in 1990. Three Final Fantasy installments were released on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Most of the older games have been remade or re-released on multiple platforms.

As of November 2016, the series includes the main installments from Final Fantasy to Final Fantasy XV, as well as direct sequels and spin-offs, both released and confirmed as being in development. Future installments will appear on seventh and eighth generation consoles. Many Final Fantasy games have been localized for markets in North America, Europe, and Australia on numerous video game consoles, personal computers (PC), and mobile phones.

Subsequent games are numbered and given a story unrelated to previous games, so the numbers refer to volumes rather than to sequels. The first installment of the series was released in Japan on December 18, 1987. Main article: List of Final Fantasy video games It has popularized many features now common in role-playing games, also popularizing the genre as a whole in markets outside Japan. The series is well known for its innovation, visuals, and music, such as the inclusion of full-motion videos (FMVs), photorealistic character models, and music by Nobuo Uematsu. The Final Fantasy video game series has been both critically and commercially successful, with some entries ( I, IV, VI, VII, IX, and X) regarded by many as some of the greatest video games, and the series as a whole selling more than 164 million software units worldwide, making it one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time. The mechanics of each game involve similar battle systems and maps. Character names are frequently derived from the history, languages, pop culture, and mythologies of cultures worldwide. Each plot centers on a particular group of heroes who are battling a great evil, but also explores the characters' internal struggles and relationships. The franchise has since branched into other video game genres such as tactical role-playing, action role-playing, massively multiplayer online role-playing, racing, third-person shooter, fighting, and rhythm, as well as branching into other media, including CGI films, anime, manga, and novels.įinal Fantasy installments are generally stand-alone stories or role playing games, each with different settings, plots and main characters, but the franchise is linked by several recurring elements, including game mechanics and recurring character names. The first game in the series was released in 1987, with 15 numbered main entries having been released to date and an upcoming 16th installment announced in 2020. The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science fantasy role-playing video games. Final Fantasy is a Japanese anthology science fantasy media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and developed and owned by Square Enix (formerly Square).

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