Final Fantasy (ファイナルファンタジー Fainaru Fantajī) is a media franchise created
by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and is developed and
owned by Square Enix (formerly Square). The franchise centers around a series of fantasy and science fantasy role-playing
video games (RPGs),
but includes motion
pictures, anime,
printed media, and other merchandise. The first
game in the series, published in 1987, was conceived by Sakaguchi as
his last-ditch effort in the game industry; the title was a success and spawned
sequels. The video game series has since branched into other genres such as tactical
role-playing, action
role-playing, massively
multiplayer online role-playing, racing, third-person shooter, fighting, and rhythm.
Although
most Final Fantasy installments
are supposedly independent stories with different settings and main characters,
they feature identical elements that define the franchise. Recurring elements
include plot themes, character names, and game mechanics. Plots center on a group of heroes battling a
great evil while exploring the characters' internal struggles and
relationships. Character names are frequently derived from the history,
languages, and mythologies of cultures worldwide.
The
series has been commercially and critically successful; it is Square Enix's
best selling video game franchise, with more than 100 million units sold, and one of the best-selling
video game franchises. It was awarded a star on the Walk of Game in
2006, and holds seven Guinness World Records in the Guinness
World Records Gamer's Edition 2008.
The series is well known for its innovation, visuals, and music, such as the
inclusion of full motion videos, photo-realistic character
models, and orchestrated music by Nobuo Uematsu. Final Fantasy has been a driving force in the video game industry, and the series has affected
Square's business practices and its relationships with other video game developers. It has also
introduced many features now common in role-playing video games and has been
credited with helping to popularize console-based RPGs in markets outside Japan.
Source: from wikipedia
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