Few gamers will tell you it was worth the wait, though. It took 16 years for it to officially come to the West, and even then, it was a 3D remake for the Nintendo DS.
Final Fantasy IIIįinal Fantasy III was first released in Japan for the Famicom in 1990. If you do want to experience Final Fantasy II though, just keep in mind that the Game Boy Advance version is still the best, as it includes quite a bit of additional content not seen in other versions, including the now readily available Pixel Remaster. Even worse, that problem has never really been addressed in the game’s re-releases. Most notably, gamers quickly found they could game the system and become increasingly powerful by attacking their own party members. It’s not that it’s an awful game it’s just kinda broken.Ī lot of modern RPGs use a similar system, but it just wasn’t ready for primetime given this sequel’s rushed development and the limits of the NES hardware. Final Fantasy IIįinal Fantasy II usually appears near the bottom of these series’ rankings and for good reason. The After Years could have been something special, but instead, it turned out like a hollow shell of a classic Final Fantasy game. And that format still doesn’t excuse The After Years largely recycling levels and bosses from Final Fantasy IV, or The After Years‘ extremely grindy and frustrating endgame. While episodic gaming isn’t a bad idea per se, time has certainly shown it rarely works out as well as developers hope. For some reason, Square Enix decided to “capitalize” on those trends by releasing The After Years across multiple episodes (initially on Japanese cellphones and then later on WiiWare). The After Years was released as mobile phone technology was rapidly improving and downloadable console games were starting to gain popularity. Some of this game’s problems come down to timing. This ill-advised sequel, however, just wasn’t necessary. Final Fantasy IV: The After Yearsįinal Fantasy IV is widely regarded as one of the greatest RPGs of all time. Lightning Returns is just really difficult to recommend to all but the most hardcore Final Fantasy fans. The refined battle system that gives Lightning access to different abilities when she changes outfits actually is pretty enjoyable, but it’s wrapped in tons of boring fetch quests and a horribly frustrating in-game countdown that forces you to restart the game if it runs out. If you enjoyed the narrative of the first two FF XIII games, that’s too bad, because this game’s plot goes so far off the rails that it almost feels like a completely different story that just happens to feature characters from the previous two titles. However, one exception was made to that rule for the Final Fantasy VII Remake since it’s different enough from the original to warrant its own place on the list.Īnd with that out of the way, this is how we ranked the mainline Final Fantasy games:.That means that Final Fantasy IV isn’t ranked in multiple spots for the SNES, GBA, or Pixel Remaster versions, nor for the Nintendo DS remake. Since the older Final Fantasy games have had multiple re-releases and remakes over the years, the entries for these titles consider all of the various ports in determining a game’s place on the list.That means that spin-offs like Final Fantasy Tactics and Stranger of Paradise didn’t make the cut, and games like Crisis Core and Revenant Wings were excluded from consideration since they branched into different genres. A mainline game is considered a numbered Final Fantasy, or one of its direct sequels that follows the same style of gameplay for the most part.A few things to keep in mind with this list though, as even determining what constitutes a “mainline” Final Fantasy is a bit tricky: Since Final Fantasy XVI is finally out, we figured it was time to finally rank the mainline games from worst to best. Of course, which Final Fantasy game is the very best is always a hot topic. Whether it’s epic storylines, constantly evolving combat system, or just the iconic music, millions of gamers around the world have made Final Fantasy one of gaming’s biggest franchises.
Originally conceived as Square’s last-ditch effort from a company that was on the verge of bankruptcy, Final Fantasy turned into a surprise hit, resulting in dozens of sequels and spin-offs over the years.
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For more than 35 years, the Final Fantasy series has been synonymous with video game RPGs.
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