Final Fantasy Main Series

Three Final Fantasy installments were released on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Final Fantasy was released in Japan in 1987 and in North America in 1990.It introduced many concepts to the console RPG genre, and has since been remade on several platforms.Final Fantasy II, released in 1988 in Japan, has been bundled with Final Fantasy in several re-releases.The last of the NES installments, Final Fantasy III, was released in Japan in 1990;however, it was not released elsewhere until a Nintendo DS remake in 2006.

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) also featured three installments of the main series, all of which have been re-released on several platforms. Final Fantasy IV was released in 1991; in North America, it was released as Final Fantasy II.It introduced the "Active Time Battle" system. Final Fantasy V, released in 1992 in Japan, was first in the series to spawn a sequel: a short anime series titled Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals.Final Fantasy VI was released in Japan in 1994, but it was titled Final Fantasy III in North America.
The PlayStation console saw the release of three main Final Fantasy games. The 1997 title Final Fantasy VII moved away from the two-dimensional (2D) graphics used in the first six games to three-dimensional (3D) computer graphics; the game features polygonal characters on pre-rendered backgrounds. It also introduced a more modern setting, a style that was carried over to the next game. It was also the first in the series to be released in Europe. The eighth installment was published in 1999, and was the first to consistently use realistically proportioned characters and feature a vocal piece as its theme music. Final Fantasy IX, released in 2000, returned to the series' roots by revisiting a more traditional Final Fantasy setting rather than the more modern worlds of VII and VIII.
Three main installments, including one online game, were published for the PlayStation 2 (PS2). The 2001 title Final Fantasy X introduced full 3D areas and voice acting to the series, and was the first to spawn a direct video game sequel (Final Fantasy X-2). Final Fantasy XI was released on the PS2 and PC in 2002, and later on the Xbox 360. The first massive multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG) in the series, Final Fantasy XI also introduced real-time battles instead of random encounters. The twelfth installment, published in 2006, also includes real-time battles in large, interconnected playfields.
Final Fantasy XIII was released in December 2009 in Japan. It was released on March 9, 2010 in North America and Europe. It is the flagship installment of the Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII compilation. Also in development is Final Fantasy XIV, an MMORPG due for release in 2010 for the PlayStation 3 and PC.


imeline of release years

1987 – – Final Fantasy
1988 – – Final Fantasy II
1989 –
1990 – – Final Fantasy III
1991 – – Final Fantasy IV
1992 – – Final Fantasy V
1993 –
1994 – – Final Fantasy VI
1995 –
1996 –
1997 – – Final Fantasy VII
1998 –
1999 – – Final Fantasy VIII
2000 – – Final Fantasy IX
2001 – – Final Fantasy X
2002 – – Final Fantasy XI
2003 –
2004 –
2005 –
2006 – – Final Fantasy XII
2007 –
2008 –
2009 – – Final Fantasy XIII