What is Final Fantasy?
Q: What is Final Fantasy?
A: Final Fantasy is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and developed and owned by Square Enix. It includes video games, movies, anime, printed media, and other products.
Q: When was the first game published?
A: The first game was published in 1987.
Q: What genres does the video game branch into?
A: The video game has branched into tactical role-playing, action role-playing, massively multiplayer online role-playing, racing, third-person shooter, fighting, and rhythm genres.
Q: Are all of the games related to each other?
A: Most Final Fantasy games are independent stories with different settings and main characters. However there are some recurring elements such as plot themes, character names, and game mechanics that appear throughout the series.
Q: How successful is the series?
A: The series is a commercial and critical success. It is Square Enix's best selling video game franchise having sold more than 100 million units worldwide making it one of the best-selling video game franchises ever released. In 2006 it was awarded a star on the Walk of Game for its success. It also holds seven Guinness World Records in the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2008.
Q: What makes Final Fantasy unique?
A: Final Fantasy is known for its innovation in visuals and music including full motion videos, photo-realistic character models, and orchestra music composed by Nobuo Uematsu.
Q: Where do some of their character names come from? A: Character names are borrowed from history languages mythologies of many cultures
