Final Fantasy

Chocobo RPG series

Final Fantasy is a long-running Japanese role-playing video game series launched in 1987.

Each numbered installment tells a standalone story with new characters and worlds, though recurring elements—chocobos, summons, crystals, a character named Cid—thread through the franchise.

The name reportedly reflected creator Hironobu Sakaguchi's belief that the game would be his final project before leaving the industry.

I spent the whole summer playing Final Fantasy VII.

gameplay

turn-based

Players alternate actions

boss battles · side quests · experience points · mana · hit points · save point · overworld · dungeon · party · summons

franchise

PlayStation

Sony's gaming hardware brand

  • NintendoJapanese video game company
  • XboxMicrosoft gaming console
  • OSTOfficial media music release

cutscenes · airship · crystals · summons · limit break · mainline · spin-off · remake · remaster · anthology

narrative

quest

Seeking journey for something

empire · rebellion · heroes · villain · world-ending · sacrifice · friendship · loss · redemption · fate

aesthetic

magic

Supernatural or illusory power

airships · steampunk · cyberpunk · futuristic · medieval · crystals · ethereal · otherworldly · sweeping · orchestral

creatures

Shiva

Hindu god of dissolution

Gilgamesh · Iron Giant · Marlboro

Categories
Opposites
JRPG vs Western RPG franchises

Final FantasyThe Elder Scrolls

Fantasy RPG video franchise

Baldur's Gate · Fallout · The Witcher · Dragon Age · Diablo

narrative structure in game franchises

Final FantasyMass Effect

BioWare's space RPG series

Halo · Uncharted · The Witcher · Assassin's Creed · Kingdom Hearts

game design philosophy

Final FantasyMinecraft

Block-based sandbox game

The Sims · Animal Crossing · Civilization · SimCity · Factorio

Family

final, finally, fantasy, finale, finalize, finalized, finality, finalizing, finalization

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Positive · Rated G