I need to make a confession before we get into this one. For most of my life, I have treated "Final Fantasy" as a slightly misleading brand name, the way "Cool Ranch" doesn't really tell you much about the flavor profile you're getting into. There is nothing final about it. There have been sixteen mainline … Continue reading Same Name, Sixteen Different Games: How Final Fantasy Keeps Reinventing the RPG
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From Cornelia to Ivalice: A Tour of Final Fantasy’s Greatest Worlds
One of the strange joys of being a longtime Final Fantasy fan is that no two games ever feel like they belong to the same universe. You can boot up one entry and find yourself in a medieval kingdom with knights and crystals. Boot up the next and you're navigating an industrial empire full of … Continue reading From Cornelia to Ivalice: A Tour of Final Fantasy’s Greatest Worlds
Why Final Fantasy Still Matters (Even If You’ve Never Played It)
I was ten years old when I picked up the original Final Fantasy for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was 1990, North America had just gotten its hands on the game, and I had absolutely no idea what I was getting into. I'd never played a Japanese role-playing game before. I didn't know what hit … Continue reading Why Final Fantasy Still Matters (Even If You’ve Never Played It)
