Final Fantasy is a video game series developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Square). The first installment in the series, the eponymous Final Fantasy , premiered in Japan in 1987, and Final Fantasy games have been released almost every single year since. Sixteen games have been released as part of the main (numbered) series. Sequels, prequels, spin-offs, and related video games have been published, as well as numerous installments in other media forms. Each game in the main series takes place in a different fictional universe rather than serving as direct sequels to prior games, although some games have received sequels, or prequels, set in the same universe.
Most of the games have been re-released for several different platforms, many of which have been included in bundled releases. The series as a whole is primarily composed of role-playing video games, but also includes massively multiplayer online role-playing games, third-person shooters, tower defense games, and tactical role-playing games. Final Fantasy games have been released on over a dozen video game consoles beginning with the Nintendo Entertainment System, as well as for personal computers and mobile phones. The series is Square Enix's most successful franchise, having sold over 100 million units worldwide as of June 2011, across both the main series and its spin-offs. [1] Final Fantasy's popularity has placed it as one of the best-selling video game franchises. [2]
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 1987 – Family Computer [3] 1989 – MSX2 [6] 1990 – Nintendo Entertainment System 2000 – WonderSwan Color [7] 2002 – PlayStation [8] 2004 – Game Boy Advance 2004 – Mobile phones [9] 2007 – PlayStation Portable (Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition) [10] 2010 – iOS [11] 2012 – Windows Phone [12] 2012 – Android 2021 – Android, iOS, Steam (Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster) 2023 – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster) 2024 – Xbox Series X/S (Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster) |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 1988 – Family Computer [3] 2001 – WonderSwan Color [16] 2002 – PlayStation [17] 2004 – Game Boy Advance 2005 – Mobile phones [18] 2007 – PlayStation Portable (Final Fantasy II Anniversary Edition) [19] 2010 – iOS [20] 2012 – Android 2021 – Android, iOS, Steam (Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster) 2023 – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster) 2024 – Xbox Series X/S (Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster) |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 1990 – Family Computer [3] 2006 – Nintendo DS [21] 2011 – iOS 2012 – PlayStation Portable 2012 – Android [22] 2013 – Ouya [23] 2013 – Windows Phone 2014 – Microsoft Windows, Steam (Final Fantasy III 3D Remake) 2021 – Android, iOS, Steam (Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster) 2023 – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster) 2024 – Xbox Series X/S (Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster) |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 1991 – Super NES [25] 1991 – Super Famicom (Final Fantasy IV Easy Type) [28] 1997 – PlayStation [29] 2002 – WonderSwan Color [30] 2005 – Game Boy Advance (Final Fantasy IV Advance) [31] 2007 – Nintendo DS [32] 2009 – Mobile phones [33] 2011 – PlayStation Portable ( Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection ) 2012 – iOS 2013 – Android 2014 – Microsoft Windows 2021 – Android, iOS, Steam (Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster) 2023 – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster) 2024 – Xbox Series X/S (Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster) |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 1992 – Super Famicom [25] 1998 – PlayStation [39] 2006 – Game Boy Advance (Final Fantasy V Advance) [40] 2013 – iOS 2013 – Android 2015 – Microsoft Windows 2021 – Android, iOS, Steam (Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster) 2023 – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster) 2024 – Xbox Series X/S (Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster) |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 1994 – Super NES [25] 1999 – PlayStation [42] 2006 – Game Boy Advance (Final Fantasy VI Advance) [43] 2014 – Android 2014 – iOS 2015 – Microsoft Windows 2022 – Android, iOS, Steam (Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster) 2023 – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster) 2024 – Xbox Series X/S (Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster) |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 1997 – PlayStation [45] 1997 – PlayStation (Final Fantasy VII International) [48] 1998 – Microsoft Windows [49] 2012 – Microsoft Windows 2015 – iOS 2015 – PlayStation 4 2016 – Android 2019 – Nintendo Switch, Xbox One [50] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 1999 – PlayStation [45] 2000 – Microsoft Windows [53] 2013 – Microsoft Windows 2019 – Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One ( Final Fantasy VIII Remastered ) 2021 – Android, iOS ( Final Fantasy VIII Remastered ) |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2000 – PlayStation [54] 2016 – Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS 2017 – PlayStation 4 2019 – Nintendo Switch, Xbox One [50] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2001 – PlayStation 2 [56] 2002 – PlayStation 2 (Final Fantasy X International) [56] 2013 – PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita ( Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster ) 2015 – PlayStation 4 ( Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster ) 2016 – Microsoft Windows ( Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster ) 2017 – iOS, Android ( Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster ) 2019 – Nintendo Switch, Xbox One ( Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster ) [50] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2002 – PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows [59] 2006 – Xbox 360 [61] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2006 – PlayStation 2 [79] 2007 – PlayStation 2 ( Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System ) [82] 2017 – PlayStation 4 ( Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age ) 2018 – Microsoft Windows ( Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age ) 2019 – Nintendo Switch, Xbox One ( Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age ) [50] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2009 – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 [85] 2010 – Xbox 360 (Final Fantasy XIII Ultimate Hits International) [85] 2014 – PC 2015 – iOS, Android |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2003 – PlayStation 2 [59] 2004 – PlayStation 2 (Final Fantasy X-2 International + Last Mission) [91] 2013 – PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita ( Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster ) 2015 – PlayStation 4 ( Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster ) 2016 – PC (Steam) ( Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster ) 2019 – Nintendo Switch, Xbox One ( Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster ) [50] |
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Final Fantasy X-2: Last Mission Original release date: | Release years by system: 2004 – PlayStation 2 (Final Fantasy X-2 International + Last Mission) [91] 2013 – PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita ( Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster ) 2015 – PlayStation 4 ( Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster ) 2016 – PC (Steam) ( Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster ) 2019 – Nintendo Switch, Xbox One ( Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster ) |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2008 – Mobile phones [93] 2009 – WiiWare [94] 2011 – PlayStation Portable ( Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection ) 2013 – Android, iOS 2015 – PC (Steam) |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 1997 – PlayStation [45] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2003 – Game Boy Advance [59] 2016 – Wii U Virtual Console |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2007 – PlayStation Portable 2011 – iOS 2015 – Android |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2007 – Nintendo DS [98] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2007 – Nintendo DS [103] |
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Original release date: | Release years by system: 2004 – Mobile phones [107] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2005 – Mobile phones [111] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2006 – PlayStation 2 [79] 2008 – PlayStation 2 ( Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII International ) [114] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2006 – Mobile phones [79] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2007 – PlayStation Portable [103] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2011 – PlayStation Portable 2015 – PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC (Steam) ( Final Fantasy Type-0 HD ) |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2011 – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 2014 – PC (Steam) 2015 – iOS, Android |
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Platinum Demo – Final Fantasy XV Original release date:
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Justice Monsters Five Original release date:
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| Release years by system: 2018 – Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Store) 2018 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo eShop), PlayStation 4 (PlayStation Store), Xbox One (Microsoft Store) (Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition HD) |
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Final Fantasy XV: War for Eos Original release date: | Release years by system: 2022 – Android 2023 – iOS |
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Final Fantasy Artniks Dive Original release date:
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Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Tap! Original release date:
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Release years by system: 1997 – PlayStation (Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon (Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon )) [131] 1998 – PlayStation (Chocobo's Dungeon 2) [132] 1999 – WonderSwan (Chocobo no Fushigi Dungeon for WonderSwan (Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon for WonderSwan)) [133] 1999 – PlayStation ( Chocobo Racing ) [134] 1999 – PlayStation (Chocobo Collection, includes Chocobo Racing, Chocobo Stallion and Dice de Chocobo) [135] 2000 – WonderSwan (Hataraku Chocobo (Chocobo on the Job)) [136] 2002 – Mobile phones (Dokodemo Chocobo (Chocobo Anywhere)) [137] 2002 – Game Boy Advance (Chocobo Land: A Game of Dice) [138] 2003 – Mobile phones (Dokodemo Chocobo 2: Dasshutsu! Yūreisen (Chocobo Anywhere 2: Escape! Ghost Ship)) [139] 2003 – Mobile phones (Choco-Mate) [140] [141] 2004 – Mobile phones (Dokodemo Chocobo 2.5: Sennyū! Kodai Iseki (Chocobo Anywhere 2.5: Infiltrate! Ancient Ruins)) 2004 – Mobile phones (Dokodemo Chocobo 3: Taose! Niji Iro Daimaō (Chocobo Anywhere 3: Defeat! The Great Rainbow-Colored Demon)) [142] 2006 – Mobile phones (Chocobo de Mobile) [143] 2006 – Nintendo DS ( Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales ) [144] 2007 – Wii ( Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon ) [145] 2008 – Nintendo DS (Cid to Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon: Toki Wasure no Meikyū DS+ (Cid and Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon: The Labyrinth of Forgotten Time DS+)) [146] 2008 – Nintendo DS (Chocobo to Mahō no Ehon: Majō to Shōjo to Gonin no Yūsha (Chocobo and the Magic Picture Book: The Witch, the Girl, and the Five Heroes)) [147] 2010 – iOS (Chocobo Panic) 2010 – Mobile phones, Facebook (Chocobo's Crystal Tower) 2012 – iOS, Android (Chocobo No Chocotto Nouen (Chocobo's Chocotto Farm)) Cancelled – Nintendo 3DS (Chocobo Racing 3D) 2019 – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy!) [50] 2022 – iOS, Android (Chocobo GP') [148] 2022 – Nintendo Switch ( Chocobo GP ) [149] | |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2003 – GameCube 2020 – Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch (Nintendo eShop), PlayStation 4 (PlayStation Store) ( Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition ) |
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Original release date: | Release years by system: 2008 – Wii (WiiWare) |
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Original release date: | Release years by system: 2009 – Nintendo DS, Wii |
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Original release date: | Release years by system: 2009 – Wii (WiiWare) |
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| Release years by system: 2008 – Mobile phones [153] 2008 – iOS, Wiiware, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network (Crystal Defenders) [154] 2011 – Android (Crystal Defenders) |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2010 – Mobile phones 2012 – iOS, Android |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2008 – PlayStation Portable |
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Original release date: | Release years by system: 2011 – PlayStation Portable |
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| Release years by system: 2015 – Arcade 2018 – PlayStation 4 ( Dissidia Final Fantasy NT ) 2019 – PC (Steam) ( Dissidia Final Fantasy NT ) |
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Original release date: | Release years by system: 2014 – Nintendo 3DS [156] |
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Final Fantasy Explorers-Force Original release date:
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Release years by system: 1989 JP – 1990 NA – Game Boy ( The Final Fantasy Legend ) [158] 1990 JP – 1991 NA – Game Boy ( Final Fantasy Legend II ) [159] 1991 JP – 1993 NA – Game Boy ( Final Fantasy Legend III ) [160] | |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2012 – Nintendo 3DS, iOS |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2014 – Nintendo 3DS |
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Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All-Star Carnival Original release date:
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Final Fantasy: Unlimited with U Original release date: | Release years by system: 2002 – Mobile phones [163] |
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Final Fantasy: Unlimited on PC – Meikyū ~ Kuroki Yume no Kioku ~ Original release date: | Release years by system: 2003 – Microsoft Windows [164] |
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Original release date: | Release years by system: 2016 – PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4 2017 – PC (Steam) 2018 – PlayStation 4 (PlayStation Store), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC (Steam) ( World of Final Fantasy Maxima ) [50] |
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World of Final Fantasy: Meli-Melo Original release date(s):
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 1991 – Game Boy [151] 2019 – Nintendo Switch (as part of the Collection of Mana compilation) |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 1993 – Super NES [167] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2009 – Nintendo DS [170] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2012 – Android, iOS |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2013 – Android, iOS |
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Pictlogica Final Fantasy Original release date:
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2014 – Android, iOS |
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Heavenstrike Rivals Original release date(s):
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Final Fantasy Portal App Original release date:
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| Release years by system: 2015 – Android, iOS 2017 – PC (Steam) [173] |
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Final Fantasy Digital Card Game Original release date:
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Original release date: | Release years by system: 1994 – Family Computer [13] |
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Final Fantasy Collection Original release date: | Release years by system: 1999 – PlayStation [35] |
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Final Fantasy Anthology Original release dates: | Release years by system: 1999 – PlayStation [37] |
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Original release date: | Release years by system: 2001 – PlayStation [36] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2002 – PlayStation [5] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2004 – Game Boy Advance [14] |
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Final Fantasy X/X-2 Ultimate Box Original release date: | Release years by system: 2005 – PlayStation 2 [58] |
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Original release dates: | Release years by system: 2011 – PlayStation Portable |
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Final Fantasy XIII/XIII-2 Dual Pack Original release date: | Release years by system: 2012 – PlayStation 3 [179] |
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Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Ultimate Box Original release date: | Release years by system: 2012 – Various [180] |
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Final Fantasy XIII Ultimate Collection Original release date: | Release years by system: 2013 – PlayStation 3 |
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These are groups of games or system-specific releases of games that are branded or marketed together. Unlike bundles, they were made available as individual products.
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Release years by system: 2004 – Mobile phones ( Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII ) [107] 2006 – PlayStation 2 ( Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII ) [79] 2006 – Mobile phones ( Dirge of Cerberus Lost Episode: Final Fantasy VII ) [79] 2007 – PlayStation Portable ( Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII ) [103] 2008 – PlayStation 2 (Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII International) [114] | |
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Final Fantasy Mobile series | Release years by system: 2004 – Mobile phones ( Final Fantasy ) [9] 2005 – Mobile phones ( Final Fantasy II ) [18] |
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Finest Fantasy for Advance series | Release years by system: 2005 – Game Boy Advance (Final Fantasy IV Advance) [31] 2006 – Game Boy Advance (Final Fantasy V Advance) [40] 2006 – Game Boy Advance (Final Fantasy VI Advance) [43] |
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Release years by system: 2007 – Nintendo DS ( Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings ) [103] 2007 – PlayStation Portable ( Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions ) [182] 2007 – PlayStation 2 ( Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System ) [82] 2007 – Nintendo DS ( Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift ) [98] | |
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Release years by system: 2009 – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 ( Final Fantasy XIII ) [85] 2011 – PlayStation Portable ( Final Fantasy Type-0 ) 2011 – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 ( Final Fantasy XIII-2 ) 2013 – Android, iOS ( Final Fantasy Agito ) 2014 – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 ( Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII ) 2016 – PlayStation 4, Xbox One ( Final Fantasy XV ) 2016 – Android, iOS, PC ( Final Fantasy Awakening ) | |
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Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series | Release years by system: 2021 – Steam, iOS, Android ( Final Fantasy ) 2021 – Steam, iOS, Android ( Final Fantasy II ) 2021 – Steam, iOS, Android ( Final Fantasy III ) 2021 – Steam, iOS, Android ( Final Fantasy IV ) 2021 – Steam, iOS, Android ( Final Fantasy V ) 2022 – Steam, iOS, Android ( Final Fantasy VI ) 2023 – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 2024 – Xbox Series X/S |
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Final Fantasy is a fantasy anthology media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi which is owned, developed, and published by Square Enix. The franchise centers on a series of fantasy role-playing video games. The first game in the series was released in 1987, with 16 numbered main entries having been released to date.
Square Co., Ltd., also known under its international brand name SquareSoft, was a Japanese video game developer and publisher. It was founded in 1986 by Masafumi Miyamoto, who spun off part of his father's electronics company Den-Yu-Sha. Among its early employees were designers Hironobu Sakaguchi, Hiromichi Tanaka, Akitoshi Kawazu and Koichi Ishii, artist Kazuko Shibuya, programmer Nasir Gebelli, and composer Nobuo Uematsu. Initially focusing on action games, the team saw popular success with the role-playing video game Final Fantasy in 1987, which would lead to the franchise of the same name being one of its tentpole franchises. Later notable staff included directors Yoshinori Kitase and Takashi Tokita, designer and writer Yasumi Matsuno, artists Tetsuya Nomura and Yusuke Naora, and composers Yoko Shimomura and Masashi Hamauzu.
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Final Fantasy is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and developed and owned by Square Enix. The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science fantasy role-playing video games (RPGs). The eponymous first game in the series, published in 1987, was conceived by Sakaguchi as his last-ditch effort in the game industry; the game was a success and spawned sequels. While most entries in the series are separate from each other, they have recurring elements carrying over between entries, including plot themes and motifs, gameplay mechanics, and visual elements.
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