Final Fantasy

Final Fantasy

Original title	ファイナルファンタジー
developer	Square Square Enix
Publisher	Square Square Enix
Designer	Hironobu Sakaguchi
First title	Final Fantasy (1987)
Last title	Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020)
Platform (s)	various
Genre (s)	Computer RPG , MMORPG

Final Fantasy ( Japanese: ファイナルファンタジー Fainaru Fantajī ) is a computer role-playing game series by the Japanese company Square (later Square Enix ). In addition to the meanwhile 15 titles in the “main series”, the successful Final Fantasy brand has expanded to include numerous platforms and genres, including tactical role-playing games, MMORPGs , mobile phone games, three anime productions and three animated films . To date, over 100 million units of the brand have been sold worldwide (as of June 7, 2011).

General

Although Final Fantasy is a series , there is no continuous storyline that runs through all parts. Each (main) part of the series offers a self-contained story with its own characters, its own world or only loosely coupled to other parts (see Fabula Nova Crystallis ) and also its own game system. Final Fantasy X-2 , Final Fantasy XIII-2 and some offshoot titles are linked to a main part in terms of content, but the game system often deviates significantly.

Emergence

Developer Hironobu Sakaguchi (2006)

In 1987, the small Japanese game developer Square was on the brink of bankruptcy. So far, the company had made its money with video games for the Famicom Disk System from Nintendo . A year earlier, Enix had launched the popular role-playing game Dragon Quest . Hironobu Sakaguchi had the idea of developing a video game that would be based on Dragon Quest, but would significantly expand and expand its concepts: Final Fantasy . The developers were fully focused on this project, as the company's fate depended on the success of the game. However, the name of the game has nothing to do with the imminent financial end of the company, but with Sakaguchi's plan to go back to university if it fails. According to Sakaguchi, the F alliteration was chosen deliberately because the abbreviation FF is melodious in Japanese. Originally it was planned to call the game Fighting Fantasy , but this was changed due to a board game of the same name. The goals were set high. They wanted to create a milestone in the genre of computer-based role-playing games. Square hit the nerve of the times and the game became a bestseller with approximately 400,000 units sold in Japan.

Typical elements of the series

Plot content and topic

The usual conflict in the older parts (I-V) was between a hero troop and an evil that was identified early in the game and threatened the peaceful world. The heroes usually take up the fight out of a very personal interest, as well as out of sympathy for the fate of their fellow human beings and, above all, of the whole world. As a rule, evil is initially an overpowering enemy who usually has in mind to destroy the world or to redesign it with itself at its center. In an epic story, the protagonists finally come to the final boss and up to the all-important final battle, in which only a well-trained troop can achieve victory. The training consists of fights against all sorts of monsters, humanoid opponents and various other beings, as is typical for role-playing games.

From Part VI, the antagonists in particular became more complex and their motivations more complex. Their approach was often justified by personal suffering or the deeds of previous people. An example is Sephiroth from the seventh part of the main series. Sephiroth is the result of an experiment by the mega-corporation Shinra, in which cells of the alien life form Jenova were used. After Sephiroth learns this, he decides that he is better than humans and wants to become a god in order to control the earth, as this was Jenova's goal. He wants to achieve this by connecting with the “life stream” of the planet. To do this, he has to use a special spell to summon a meteor from space in order to severely damage the planet, since then the stream of life - which is supposed to heal the "wounded" planet - can be reached.

There was also a change in the setting with the transition from the earlier parts of the Nintendo era (I-VI) to the PlayStation parts. The heroes' troops previously traveled through medieval worlds with a certain degree of advancing industrialization, while from Part VII the majority of the world was already highly technical, similar to our present day or a little further. The initial focus of the elementary crystals, which keep the world in harmony and must be protected, gave way to much more complex courses of action with this change, which no longer had the usual structure. Only the epic battle of “good versus evil” continues to be clearly used.

Characters and names

Like a red thread runs through all parts of the main series from Final Fantasy II the appearance of the obligatory cid , which appears in each part as someone else and plays different roles. This is not a specific person, like the famous Biggs and Wedge , whose names are believed to be inspired by Star Wars . While the latter two are usually only supporting characters, Cid sometimes takes on very important roles in the game. In the seventh part he was even one of the playable main characters, the mechanic Cid Highwind . In the twelfth part, Cid took on the role of an antagonist for the first time.

A moogle cosplayer

The popular chocobos and moogle have long been regular companions of the series. Chocobos are cute, ostrich-like, yellow riding birds that get the player to their destination faster and protect them from contact with the enemy. Moogs are small white creatures that occasionally live in seclusion because they are very shy of people. Often, however, they have a good tip ready for the fighters or support them with useful items.

The naming of many of the main characters, which are reminiscent of natural events, is striking. So does Terra (Part VI) as much as "earth," Cloud (VII) is called "cloud", Aeris is Latin for "air" or "wind", Squall (VIII) is the English term for "gust of wind" Tidus ( X) means “sun” in an old language from the island of Okinawa and Yuna means “night”. Lightning (XIII) is the English word for "lightning" and Snow (XIII) that for "snow", and Stella Nox is an inversion of the compound Latin word for "night star".

The names of the powerful summoning beings, as well as those of many weapons, armor, cities and other places, airships and other people or monsters, come from various mythologies, sagas and stories from all parts of the world. Primarily one uses the Nordic as well as the Far Eastern world of legends. Weapons and armor such as Excalibur , Masamune , Genji armor, or scimitar , are based on legendary weapons or forges from human history. Beings like Leviathan , Shiva or Odin got their names from the most diverse mythologies and religions of the earth. Even normal monsters that recur in many parts, such as Adaman Taimai (named after a fictional super metal) and Behemoth, have their origins in mythology.

Combat systems

In contrast to classic western role-playing games, most Final Fantasy games have a very linear course of action and hardly leave any room for individual priorities. As usual with role-playing games, fights are a central element of the games. The battle system known for Final Fantasy is the so-called Active-Time-Battle- System (ATB for short). A bar fills up within a certain time. As soon as this is completely filled, an action can be carried out and the bar fills up again.

Final Fantasy X replaces the "Active-Time-Battle" -system with the "Conditional-Turn-based-Battle" -system (CTB). While the ATB concept has elements in real time, the CTB system is turn-based and pauses the fight with every move the player makes. This gives the player unlimited time to choose an action. The system is based on the turn-based combat system of parts I - III.

The way in which you fight against the monsters and bosses in Final Fantasy XI, XII, XIV and XV differs significantly from that of the previous games, primarily in the fact that there is no longer a "separate" battle arena in which the player against the opponent occurs, and thus no more random battles. Instead, the opponents are already visible on the map and the battles begin immediately as soon as the player and opponent are close enough. Nevertheless, it is still possible to flee and thus avoid a fight. A filling bar is also used here so that the battles continue to contain a strategic component. Each character carries out its action as soon as the action bar is charged.

Series title

Final Fantasy: The first part of the series was released in Japan on December 18, 1987 and in the United States on June 12, 1990 for the Nintendo Entertainment System . In Europe and the USA it appeared with slightly different content as part of the Final Fantasy Origins together with Final Fantasy II for the PlayStation . A new edition together with Part 2, also with changes in content, is available for both the Wonderswan Color (only in Japan) and the Game Boy Advance . For the PlayStation Portable , Square Enix released parts 1 and 2 separately as part of the Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition . In 2010 a version for the iPhone was released.

Final Fantasy II: Released in Japan on December 17, 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. In Europe and the USA it was released with slightly different content as part of the Final Fantasy Origins together with "Final Fantasy" for the PlayStation. A new edition together with Part 1, also with changes in content, appeared for the Wonderswan Color (only in Japan) and for the Game Boy Advance as well as independently for the PlayStation Portable and for the iPhone.

Final Fantasy III: Released in Japan on April 27, 1990 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. In the US, "Final Fantasy VI" was published under this name. A remake for the Nintendo DS was released on August 24, 2006 in Japan, on November 2 in the USA and on May 4, 2007 in Germany. The game was released for the iPhone and iPad on March 24, 2011. An Android version and an implementation for the PlayStation Portable followed in 2012 . A PC version was released on May 27, 2014 and can be downloaded from Steam .

Final Fantasy IV: Released in Japan on August 19, 1991 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System . Released in the USA in a reduced and greatly simplified form as "Easytype" version in November 1991 under the name Final Fantasy II . In Europe, the original version was released as a remake as part of the European "Final Fantasy Anthology" on PlayStation and also on December 16, 2005 in Japan and on June 1, 2006 in Europe for the Game Boy Advance. On December 20, 2007, a remake for the Nintendo DS was released in Japan , which has also been available in Europe since September 5, 2008. The game has been completely redesigned and offers not only 3D graphics and a newly recorded soundtrack but also voice output. In spring 2011, Final Fantasy IV was released together with the direct successor The After Years as a Complete Collection for the PSP.; In December 2012, a remake with revised graphics for iPad and iPhone was released.

Final fantasy v: Released in Japan on December 6, 1992 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. A version for the USA was planned under the name "Final Fantasy Extreme", but was never released. Outside of Japan, it was released as part of the FF Anthology for the PlayStation. In Japan, a remake for the Game Boy Advance was released in October 2006, which was also released in Europe and the USA.

Final Fantasy VI: Released in Japan on April 2, 1994 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Released in the USA in October 1994, later also in Europe as a remake on the PlayStation. A version for the Game Boy Advance was released in Japan in November 2006 and sold 137,810 times in the first week. Remake publications of this game have also appeared in Europe and the USA.

Final Fantasy VII: It is the first in the series to use 3D computer graphics. Final Fantasy VII is the best-selling part of the Final Fantasy series with over ten million copies sold worldwide. As part of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII , several games and animations based on the Final Fantasy VII universe were developed.; Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII takes place approximately 5 to 6 years before the original plot. The prehistory is told from the opposite perspective, i.e. H. you play characters of the Turks , a special unit of the Shinra corporation, who fight against the enemy Avalanche . During the course of the game you will also meet the heroes from Final Fantasy VII.; Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII is also a prequel for Final Fantasy VII. The playable protagonist is the soldier Zack , Aerith and the antagonist Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII also appear in the game, with Angeal a completely new character is introduced. In this title, too, the traditional combat system was dispensed with in favor of a more action-heavy real-time combat system.; Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII is another offshoot of Final Fantasy VII. This action game is chronologically three years after the end of Final Fantasy VII .

Final Fantasy VIII: Final Fantasy VIII was released for PlayStation in 1999. Both the graphics and the combat system have been changed to support the complex story.; On September 3, 2019, a remastered version with improved graphics and new character models was released for Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam.

Final Fantasy IX: The ninth part of the series draws a clear turning point to its two immediate predecessors and, in terms of design, game system and plot, is much more oriented towards the first parts of the series, especially the steampunk setting of the sixth part, instead of the seventh part again and eighth part used to pick up on cyberpunk setting. In addition, Final Fantasy IX contains a variety of quotes , references and allusions from earlier series parts. In particular, the crystals that are classic for the older parts play an important role in the plot. A remake of Final Fantasy IX was released on September 19, 2017 for the PlayStation 4 and on February 13, 2019 for Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.

Final Fantasy X: As the first part of the series, the game uses speech output. On the part of the game world, it goes its own way and offers an oceanic-Caribbean setting in which the topic of water is often taken up. Neither medieval castles nor overly futuristic elements can be found.; With Final Fantasy X-2 a direct sequel appeared, which complements the fates of the main characters. What is striking is the direct change into a supposedly happy, stable society, which is strongly shaken in the course of the game. It also differs a little from its predecessor in terms of content; the world seems much happier overall and the soundtrack, which is more in the direction of pop, comes from a different composer than the previous one. In contrast to the predecessor Final Fantasy X , the tried and tested "Active-Time-Battle" (ATB) system is used as the combat system.; In 2014, an HD remake of both parts with improved graphics and rearranged music was released on the Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita. This version was released in 2016 via Steam for the PC and was also released on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch in April 2019.

Final Fantasy XI: With this part, an online game for many players ( MMORPG - Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) has appeared for the first time in the series .

Final Fantasy XII: Like Final Fantasy XI, this part features a real-time combat system. The twelfth part offers a comparatively political plot in contrast to the other parts of the series. He plays in Ivalice , a game world that is repeatedly taken up in the Tactics sub-series. With Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings a sequel appeared, which focuses on the adventures of the protagonists Vaan and Penelo one year after the events of the main part.

Final Fantasy XIII: Final Fantasy XIII was announced as part of the Fabula Nova Crystallis . The other two games announced are Final Fantasy Versus XIII (which has since been renamed Final Fantasy XV ) and Final Fantasy Type-0 .; In December 2011, a direct sequel was released with Final Fantasy XIII-2 .; Another episode of the saga was released in February 2014 with Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII .

Final Fantasy XIV: Final Fantasy XIV was unveiled at E3 2009. Like Final Fantasy XI , Final Fantasy XIV is an MMORPG . Square Enix was planning a worldwide simultaneous release in 2010. Final Fantasy XIV was announced for the PlayStation 3 and the PC, and an Xbox 360 version was not excluded, as the developers revealed in an interview at E3 2009. The game was produced by Hiromichi Tanaka, who already held a leading position in the development of Final Fantasy XI. Nobuo Uematsu provided the background music . The resemblance of many beings in Eorzea , as the world is named in Final Fantasy XIV, to races from Final Fantasy XI is intentional, according to Hiromichi Tanaka. This should make it easier for many online gamers to switch from Final Fantasy XI to Final Fantasy XIV. Final Fantasy XIV was based on the Crystal Tools graphics engine, which is also used by Final Fantasy XIII . At the German Gamescom 2009 Final Fantasy XIV was presented as a playable version for the first time. It was finally released on September 30, 2010 for PC. A Collector's Edition appeared on September 22, 2010. The PlayStation 3 version was originally announced for March 2011. In December 2010, however, Yōichi Wada , President and CEO of Square Enix, announced that the release date would be postponed indefinitely.; After the rather moderate success of the MMORPG , the servers were shut down on November 11, 2012 and the game was taken offline. However, Square Enix was reluctant to give up the title, which is why they developed a new version with many revisions under a new team.; On August 27, 2013, the revised title was finally released under the name Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Square Enix changed the game dynamics for the relaunch and fixed numerous bugs. Such a flawed game could destroy the company name, according to Naoki Yoshida, director of A Realm Reborn. Up to and including the first Heavensward expansion (2015), the game ran across platforms on PC, PS3 and PS4, but PS3 support was discontinued with the release of the Stormblood expansion (2017). A version for Xbox is not to appear, however, because Microsoft does not support cross-platform games and Square Enix does not want to create its own servers only for the Xbox.; In February 2015 it was announced that over 4 million users have created a player account for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. This number does not include player accounts that were created for a test client , but it does include inactive player accounts.; The first add-on appeared in June 2015 under the name Heavensward, in June 2017 Stormblood followed and in July 2019 the third extension finally appeared under the name Schadowbringers .

Final Fantasy XV: Final Fantasy XV was introduced at E3 2013 and will be available for PS4 and Xbox One. At Gamescom 2015 it was announced that Final Fantasy XV will be released in 2016. On March 30, 2016, September 30, 2016 was announced as the release date at the "Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV" event. Ultimately, however, the game wasn't released until November 29, 2016. Alongside the game, a five-part anime series called Brotherhood Final Fantasy XV was featured. All five episodes have now been published online on various portals. An additional sixth episode is exclusive to the Ultimate Collector's Edition of the game. In addition, the film Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV was presented. In terms of time, this plays parallel to the game and is completely CGI- animated. Kingsglaive was released in 2016. In November 2019, a port of the game for Google Stadia was also released .

All parts of the *Final Fantasy* series by system
title	year	NES	Pc	SNES	PS1	PS2	WSC	GBA	PSP	DS	Xbox 360	PS3	Wii	iOS	Android	WP	PS Vita	PS4	Xbox One	Switch
Final Fantasy	1987	J	-	-	J	J	J	J	J	-	-	J	J	J	J	J	J	-	-	-
Final Fantasy II	1988	J	-	-	J	J	J	J	J	-	-	J	J	J	J	-	J	-	-	-
Final Fantasy III	1990	J	J	-	-	-	-	-	J	J	-	-	J	J	J	J	J	-	-	-
Final Fantasy IV	1991	-	J	J	J	J	J	J	J	J	-	J	J	J	J	-	J	-	-	-
Final fantasy v	1992	-	J	J	J	J	-	J	J	-	-	J	J	J	J	-	J	-	-	-
Final Fantasy VI	1994	-	J	J	J	J	-	J	J	-	-	J	J	J	J	-	J	-	-	-
Final Fantasy VII	1997	-	J	-	J	J	-	-	J	-	-	J	-	J	J	-	J	J	J	J
Final Fantasy VIII	1999	-	J	-	J	J	-	-	J	-	-	J	-	-	-	-	J	J	J	J
Final Fantasy IX	2000	-	J	-	J	J	-	-	J	-	-	J	-	J	J	-	J	J	J	J
Final Fantasy X	2001	-	J	-	-	J	-	-	-	-	-	J	-	-	-	-	J	J	J	J
Final Fantasy X-2	2003	-	J	-	-	J	-	-	-	-	-	J	-	-	-	-	J	J	J	J
Final Fantasy XI	2002	-	J	-	-	J	-	-	-	-	J	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Final Fantasy XII	2006	-	J	-	-	J	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	J	J	J
Final Fantasy XIII	2009	-	J	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	J	J	-	-	-	-	-	-	J	-
Final Fantasy XIII-2	2012	-	J	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	J	J	-	-	-	-	-	-	J	-
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII	2013	-	J	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	J	J	-	-	-	-	-	-	J	-
Final Fantasy XIV	2013	-	J	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	J	-	-	-	-	-	J	-	-
Final Fantasy XV	2016	-	J	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	J	J	-

Offshoot

Seiken Densetsu: After the publication of a side story of the Final Fantasy series under the name Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden ( Mystic Quest in Europe ) in 1991, a whole series of video games was created, the second part of which was Secret of Mana in 2006 by Famitsu readers in a survey ranked 97th of the 100 best video games. The series is mostly action role-playing games, but Heroes of Mana is also a real-time strategy game.

Final Fantasy Mystic Quest: The title, called Mystic Quest Legend in Europe for marketing reasons , was released in the United States in late 1992. It was a classic role-playing game that was supposed to introduce the genre to the western market.

Final Fantasy Tactics

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles

Dissidia Final Fantasy: Dissidia: Final Fantasy is a Beat'em Up (according to Square Enix a "Progressive Action Game"), which was released on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Final Fantasy series. In the game, the villains compete against the heroes of the first ten games, so there are a total of 20 playable characters. Furthermore, two bonus characters from Final Fantasy XI (Shantotto) and Final Fantasy XII (Gabranth) can be unlocked. Nictos from Final Fantasy XV is also a playable character. There is a separate story campaign for each protagonist.

Final Fantasy Fables: In the games of the Fables series you play a chocobo in the main role, which serves as an ostrich-like vehicle in the main series. While the offshoots for the Nintendo DS are mini-game collections, the Wii offshoot is a dungeon RPG.

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light: Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light was unveiled in July 2009 and is an RPG for the Nintendo DS . With The 4 Heroes of Light, Square Enix has developed a classic role-playing game with a typical menu-based combat system and well-known jobs from the Final Fantasy series. Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light has been available in Japan since October 29, 2009, and the title was released in Europe on October 8, 2010.

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is a music game released for Nintendo 3DS in February 2012 in Japan and in early July of that year in Europe . The player taps on the touchscreen in time to numerous melodies from the Final Fantasy series while experiencing familiar scenes in the background.

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call: The sequel to Theatrhythm Final Fantasy . The game contains three times as many soundtracks and twice as many playable characters as its predecessor.

Final Fantasy Explorers: Final Fantasy Explorers is an action-adventure RPG for Nintendo 3DS . Players can defeat dungeons in single player or multiplayer mode to collect crystals that are scattered across the game world. The player can choose from more than 20 classes and adapt them as they wish. Among other things, it is possible to briefly transform yourself into familiar characters from previous Final Fantasy parts, as well as to compete against opponents from the previous Final Fantasy parts. The game was released in Japan on December 18, 2014, and the European release was on January 29, 2016.

World of Final Fantasy: This part of the series, announced at E3 2015, is characterized by a special graphic style and contains characters and opponents from several well-known Final Fantasy games. The game was released in Europe on October 28, 2016 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita .

Mobius Final Fantasy: Mobius Final Fantasy is an RPG adventure that was specially developed for mobile devices. The player slips into the role of Wol (Blank), a man who tries to find out the secret behind the legend of the warrior of light. The game was released in Japan on June 4, 2015 and has been available worldwide for Apple iOS and Android since August 3, 2016 .

Final Fantasy Exvius

marketing

For marketing reasons, games were given the name Final Fantasy without having much in common with the main titles of the series. For example, Mystic Quest Legend was published in Japan as Final Fantasy USA - Mystic Quest and in the USA as Final Fantasy Mystic Quest . In the US, Mystic Quest ( Seiken Densetsu in Japan) was also released as a Final Fantasy Adventure . Likewise, Final Fantasy Legend is a series that has little in common with the Final Fantasy series.

There are also some games that use characters from the various Final Fantasy parts. These include ambition: God Bless the Ring with characters from Final Fantasy VII , as well as Kingdom Hearts , developed in collaboration with Disney , which contains typical (and partly well-known) Final Fantasy figures.

For the 25th anniversary of the game series, the manufacturer has released the Final Fantasy Ultimate Box , which contains all titles ever published in the main series. In addition, there are the collected soundtracks on two audio CDs .

Animation films

The first film adaptation of the series was released in 1994, loosely based on the fifth part of the anime Final Fantasy . The fully computer-animated films Final Fantasy: The Powers in You (2001), Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) and Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016) were further offshoots of the game series .

In addition to the feature films, the cartoons Final Fantasy Unlimited and Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals as well as another part of the Final Fantasy VII universe of the anime Last Order - Final Fantasy VII , which lasted five years until shortly before the action handled by Final Fantasy VII . In 2016, the anime Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV was also released .

TV series

With Final Fantasy XIV: Father of lights , a live-action series was released in 2017 by a true story on Netflix. In the first season with seven episodes of 25 min. the connection between the father and his son is revived in the online role-playing game Final Fantasy XIV .

music

In addition to the actual soundtrack albums, which contain pieces of music from the games, there are various albums that contain arranged versions of certain soundtracks, mostly in fully orchestrated form. There are also compilations on certain topics, for example two albums that have been specially put together for the purpose of relaxation.

In addition, several concerts took place at which only music from selected soundtracks was played fully orchestrated. For example, in May 2004 there was a concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic , conducted by Nobuo Uematsu , the composer of most of the series' soundtracks. Other concerts of this type had previously taken place in Japan and for the first time outside of Japan in 2003 at the first game music concert as part of the Games Convention .

Novels

Final Fantasy VII novel by Kazushige Nojima
- The look ahead
Final Fantasy XI novels by Miyabi Hasegawa
- Volume 01: The Song of the Storm
- Volume 02: The oath of stars
- Volume 03: The covenant of eternity
- Volume 04: The Guardian's Sword 1
- Volume 05: The Guardian's Sword 2
- Volume 06: The Sword of the Guardian 3
- Volume 07: The wings of a distance
- Volume 08: The Pride of the Paladins 1
- Volume 09: The Pride of the Paladins 2
- Volume 10: The Pride of the Paladins 3
Final Fantasy XIII Novels by Jun Eishima
- Final Fantasy XIII Episode Zero - Promise (Prologue)
- Final Fantasy XIII Episode I (Epilog)

Web links

Commons : Final Fantasy - collection of images, videos and audio files

Square-Enix Official Website
Final Fantasy at MobyGames (English)
Final Fantasy Almanac - A wiki about Final Fantasy (German)
Extensive Wiki Final Fantasy (English)

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↑ ^a ^b With the "Stormblood" expansion, PS3 support was discontinued .

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↑ Tony Barthelmann: Final Fantasy XIV cracks 4 million registered users , report at jpgames.de from February 27, 2015.

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