Final Fantasy is now 30 years old – so let’s celebrate with a good old fan ranking. Thirty years provides an awful lot of history to mine and a truly ridiculous number of games. Since the original Final Fantasy made its debut in Japan on December 18, 1987 the series has seen fifteen main numbered titles, three films, and a ridiculous number of spin-off games including a few discrete series’ including Crystal Chronicles, Tactics, Chocobo’s Dungeon and franchises built around specific entries or characters. But which is the best? Well, you know… it’s complicated. Obviously whatever I write here is going to come in for criticism, but screw it: I got my start writing about video games as a teenager by setting up a Final Fantasy fan site, so like any good fan I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about this. Before you hop straight to the comments to tell me to drop dead and all that, here’s the rules for this list: The MMOs aren’t … [Read more...] about Final Fantasy is 30, so let’s rank the 10 best games in the series
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Dissidia Final Fantasy NT: Rinoa from Final Fantasy VIII Announced as New Character
Square Enix has been teasing a female character for Dissidia Final Fantasy NT and in its arcade counterpart, and today they finally revealed her. The new character is Final Fantasy VIII‘s heroine Rinoa Heartilly. Shen will be added to the arcade game with an update this month, while the DLC for Dissidia Final Fantasy NT on PS4 will be released in late August. Alongside the announcement, we get a trailer introducing Rinoa, which you can watch below. I don’t know about you, but looking at her renewed looks, I really wish that Square Enix would release a remake. If you’re interested in Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, you can also check out the previously-announced DLC characters, Final Fantasy VI‘s protagonist Locke Cole and Final Fantasy XII villain Vayne Carudas Solidor. If you’re not familiar with the game and want to read more, you can read our review and see what we think about it. Dissidia Final Fantasy … [Read more...] about Dissidia Final Fantasy NT: Rinoa from Final Fantasy VIII Announced as New Character
Square Enix is selling a bunch of Final Fantasy games at 50% off right now
If your Final Fantasy collection isn't as complete as you want it to be, then now is a good time to stock up. To celebrate Golden Week—a period packed with lots of Japanese holidays—Square Enix is selling most of the series at a 50% discount.In North America, the sale includes Final Fantasy 3, Final Fantasy 4: The After Years, and then all games 5 through 10 (plus X-2). You can also pick up all three parts of the Final Fantasy 13 trilogy at the same discount, and the Pokémon-like spin-off World of Final Fantasy at 30% off. In the EU store, the sale also includes Final Fantasy 4 but, bizarrely, Final Fantasy 9 is only 40% off, rather than 50%.If you're looking for a place to start then you can't go wrong with either 9 or 10, according to our list of the best JRPGs on PC.For the North American sale, click here, and for the EU store, go here. In both cases, the sale also discounts a few other games, including Star Ocean—The Last Hope, The Last Remnant, and Dragon … [Read more...] about Square Enix is selling a bunch of Final Fantasy games at 50% off right now
The best and worst Final Fantasy party members
For some reason we have a lot of opinions about every Final Fantasy game at PC Gamer and this sometimes causes argume—er, energetic discussions that we now feel the need to share. It happened with Bioware companions. It happened in weirder form to Sonic, now it's happening to Final Fantasy. Which companions annoyed us? Which companions made us want to wear a cool red cloak and pose on rooftops like Batman? Read on to find out.Samuel RobertsLikes...Ignis (Final Fantasy XV)This was a hard one. I originally picked Auron from Final Fantasy X, because he's a dead guy who clings onto life just so he can save Spira. That's pretty damn cool. On reflection, though, Ignis makes food like the above, and I'll be friends with anyone who can cook me a wonderful dinner. Plus, the ludicrous British accent doesn't hurt things either. I think the more detailed interactions of the FFXV characters means they're easier to like than some of those from the older games.Hates... Seifer Almasy (Final … [Read more...] about The best and worst Final Fantasy party members
Final Fantasy 15 is a flawed epic that makes the series relevant again
What's cool about seeing my PC Gamer colleagues pick up Final Fantasy 15 now is how they talk about the things I loved about the game 15 months ago, when I first played it on console. That is, the damn tasty-looking food that always makes my stomach roar with hunger, which Tyler wrote about yesterday, and the in-game photography feature, which provides you with snapshots of the characters' journey that they'll comment on at the end of each day. Both are elements that were new to Final Fantasy with the fifteenth entry—but they got people talking about the game more than anything else, by being laser-targeted at players who love to share screenshots online. Both features speak to the game's earnest and goofy charm. Final Fantasy 15 is not the best RPG in the series—not in any traditional sense, when it comes to combat, progression, and that sort of thing. But the actual journey through its world is among the series' most enjoyable. It dials in on that specific feeling of … [Read more...] about Final Fantasy 15 is a flawed epic that makes the series relevant again