The History of Final Fantasy Part 1

Well I've only been playing Final Fantasy since 2002, but I really like the series, so I figured I'd do a history of the games. I will cover a paragraph or so on each game, and have two games per part.

Final Fantasy has been around since 1987. 1987! But that wasn't the American release date. But let's get back to the discussion! Final Fantasy is what established the RPG series, and is considered by many to be the greatest  game series ever, let alone the best RPG series. Players have played through many protagonists throughout the series. The Warrior of Light all the way up to Lightning. Well all the way up to Lightning if you don't count the MMO's. Players have hated, loved, and attached themselves to these characters since the beginning of Final Fantasy, and as long as the series continues, that is something that won't change.

Final Fantasy was a life saver for Square (now known as Square-Enix), because the company was dying. They had no good games, and they had no money. However, a man named Hironobu Sakaguchi, figured that this would be their last game. The name FF derives from the fact that Sakaguchi wanted Square's final game to be a fantasy. Thus creating a Final Fantasy. Sakaguchi saved the company, and started what would become an empire.

When the first game was released, there were many games that were RPG's, but nothing compared to Final Fantasy. It was open world gameplay, and the battle system was different. Most RPG battles at the time were first person or third person narrative. Final Fantasy, however, showed the players, and the foe they were facing. This would let players see the attacks they had chose for their players to act out on the screen. Throughout the open world in the first game, there were towns and item shops. All these things have become commonplace in Final Fantasy since the first game. Another thing that was notable about the original was the soundtrack. With more than 20 songs, this was impressive. Nobuo Uematsu composed the score. Since then he has become extremely well known with fans. He has composed the score for a lot of the Final Fantasy games, and gamers always found themselves humming his iconic songs. Final Fantasy has seen a great amount of remakes on a variety of systems.

The game was a financial success, so of course, a sequel was spawned. Final Fantasy II was released. It followed the story of Firion, Maria, Guy, and Leon. The plot was a little bit more advanced than that of the original. The four main characters go on a journey to stop the evil Palamecian Empire. The gameplay was similar to the original, as was the open world enviroment, which included towns and item shops, and inns, as did the first. Nobuo Uematsu had returned to do the score. The game was also highly successful, but came to America in 2003 for the gameboy. Final Fantasy II's American release, was actually Final Fantasy IV, but was called Final Fantasy II to prevent confusion among players. The game has been remade many times, for many systems since it's original release.