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The '''''Final Fantasy''''' series (Japanese: ファイナルファンタジー ''Fainaru Fantajī'') is a fantasy anthology media franchise and the main part of the ''[[Final Fantasy (franchise)|Final Fantasy]]'' franchise. The first game of the series is the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] title, ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', which was first released for the Famicom in 1987 before its North American release three years later, in 1990. There are currently fifteen games in the main ''Final Fantasy'' series, with a sixteenth set to be released on June 22, 2023. The series does not include direct follow-ups or spin-offs to these entries.

The eponymous first entry was named because it was thought to be [[Square]]'s final game, with the company at risk of bankruptcy and director [[Hironobu Sakaguchi]] planning to leave the game industry and return to university if it had failed.<ref>[https://www.wired.com/2009/07/final-fantasy/ "Why's It Called 'Final Fantasy'? Uematsu Explains"]. WIRED. July 23, 2009.</ref> Ironically, ''Final Fantasy'' became a long-running series, and Square became one of the most successful companies to develop and publish role-playing games. The ''Final Fantasy'' series is renowned for its high production value, involving stories, and music. Despite the sequels being numbered, there is no continuity and hardly any relation between the installments besides the role-playing genre. There are some recurring elements such as [[Chocobo]]s, character classes, magic spells, certain music themes (like the [[Prelude]]), and characters named [[Cid]], which appear in nearly every title.

Several main series installments have their own meta-series, such as ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', which is part of the ''[[Compilation of Final Fantasy VII]]''.

==Installments==
{| class="wikitable"
! Game
! JP release
! NA release
! EU release
|-
|''[[Final Fantasy]]''
|December 18, 1987<ref>[https://jp.finalfantasy.com/titles/finalfantasy1 "Final Fantasy | Title Lineup | Final Fantasy Portal Site"]. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved February 17, 2023.</ref>
|June 1, 1990<ref>[https://cocatalog.loc.gov "Final fantasy. (Registration Number PA0000508610)"]. United States Copyright Office. Retrieved February 17, 2023.</ref>
|March 13, 2003<ref name="Final Fantasy Origins">[https://archive.rpgamer.com/news/Q1-2003/022203c.html "European Final Fantasy Origins Details"]. RPGamer. February 22, 2003.</ref> (as ''[[Final Fantasy Origins]]'')
|-
|''[[Final Fantasy II]]'' 
|December 17, 1988<ref>[https://jp.finalfantasy.com/titles/finalfantasy2 "Final Fantasy II | Title Lineup | Final Fantasy Portal Site"]. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved February 17, 2023.</ref>
|April 8, 2003<ref>[https://archive.rpgamer.com/news/Q2-2003/040803a.html "Final Fantasy Origins Ships to North America"]. RPGamer. April 8, 2003.</ref> (as ''Final Fantasy Origins'')
|March 13, 2003<ref name="Final Fantasy Origins" /> (as ''Final Fantasy Origins'')
|-
|''[[Final Fantasy III]]''
|April 27, 1990<ref>[https://jp.finalfantasy.com/titles/finalfantasy3 "Final Fantasy III | Title Lineup | Final Fantasy Portal Site"]. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved February 17, 2023.</ref>
|November 14, 2006<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061116132557/http://www.nintendo.com/gamemini?gameid=tkf6F442Z4tWTPh27NOdPoeqjSI_5J9h "Final Fantasy III"]. Nintendo. Archived from [http://www.nintendo.com/gamemini?gameid=tkf6F442Z4tWTPh27NOdPoeqjSI_5J9h the original] on November 16, 2006.</ref> (on [[Nintendo DS]])
|May 4, 2007<ref>[https://www.eurogamer.net/final-fantasy-iii-ds-dated "Final Fantasy III DS dated"]. Eurogamer.net. March 16, 2007.</ref> (on Nintendo DS)
|-
|''[[Final Fantasy IV]]''
|July 19, 1991<ref>[https://jp.finalfantasy.com/titles/finalfantasy4 "Final Fantasy IV | Title Lineup | Final Fantasy Portal Site"]. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved February 17, 2023.</ref>
|November 1991<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120922070559/http://www.square-enix.com/na/game/year/95-91/ "1995 - 1991"]. Square Enix. Archived from [http://www.square-enix.com/na/game/year/95-91/ the original] on September 22, 2012.</ref> (as ''Final Fantasy II'')
|May 15, 2002<ref name="Final Fantasy Anthology">[https://www.eurogamer.net/article-45730 "Final Fantasy Anthology confirmed"]. Eurogamer.net. April 3, 2002.</ref> (as ''[[Final Fantasy Anthology]]'')
|-
|''[[Final Fantasy V]]''
|December 6, 1992<ref>[https://jp.finalfantasy.com/titles/finalfantasy5 "Final Fantasy V | Title Lineup | Final Fantasy Portal Site"]. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved February 17, 2023.</ref>
|October 5, 1999<ref>[https://cocatalog.loc.gov "Final Fantasy Anthology : collector’s package. (Registration Number TX0005074581)"]. United States Copyright Office. Retrieved February 17, 2023.</ref> (as ''Final Fantasy Anthology'')
|May 15, 2002<ref name="Final Fantasy Anthology" /> (as ''Final Fantasy Anthology'')
|-
|''[[Final Fantasy VI]]''
|April 2, 1994<ref>[https://jp.finalfantasy.com/titles/finalfantasy6 "Final Fantasy VI | Title Lineup | Final Fantasy Portal Site"]. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved February 17, 2023.</ref>
|October 11, 1994<ref>[https://cocatalog.loc.gov "Final fantasy III. (Registration Number TX0003956643)"]. United States Copyright Office. Retrieved February 17, 2023.</ref> (as ''Final Fantasy III'')
|March 1, 2002<ref>[https://www.eurogamer.net/article-45558 "FFVI sells out"]. Eurogamer.net. March 1, 2002.</ref> (on [[PlayStation]])
|-
|''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''
|January 31, 1997<ref>[https://jp.finalfantasy.com/titles/finalfantasy7 "Final Fantasy VII | Title Lineup | Final Fantasy Portal Site"]. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved February 17, 2023.</ref>
|September 7, 1997<ref>[https://twitter.com/finalfantasyvii/status/1170185170240135168 "FINAL FANTASY VII"]. Twitter. Sep 7, 2019.</ref>
|November 17, 1997<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071111063342/http://www.scee.presscentre.com/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=95&NewsAreaID=22 "Virtual Press Office"]. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Archived from [http://www.scee.presscentre.com/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=95&NewsAreaID=22 the original] on November 11, 2007.</ref>
|-
|''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]''
|February 11, 1999<ref>[https://jp.finalfantasy.com/titles/finalfantasy8 "Final Fantasy VIII | Title Lineup | Final Fantasy Portal Site"]. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved February 17, 2023.</ref>
|September 9, 1999<ref name="2000 - 1996">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110927220358/http://www.square-enix.com/na/game/year/00-96/ "2000 - 1996"]. Square Enix. Archived from [http://www.square-enix.com/na/game/year/00-96/ the original] on September 27, 2011.</ref>
|October 27, 1999<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030731171607/http://www.final-fantasyviii.com:80/ "Final Fantasy VIII"]. Square Enix. Archived from [http://www.final-fantasyviii.com/ the original] on July 31, 2003.</ref>
|-
|''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'' 
|July 7, 2000<ref>[https://jp.finalfantasy.com/titles/finalfantasy9 "Final Fantasy IX | Title Lineup | Final Fantasy Portal Site"]. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved February 17, 2023.</ref>
|November 14, 2000<ref name="2000 - 1996" />
|February 16, 2001<ref>[https://archive.rpgamer.com/news/Q1-2001/020801d.html "UK Retailers Upset Over Final Fantasy IX Price Tag"]. RPGamer. February 8, 2001.</ref>
|-
|''[[Final Fantasy X]]''
|July 19, 2001<ref>[https://jp.finalfantasy.com/titles/finalfantasy10 "Final Fantasy X | Title Lineup | Final Fantasy Portal Site"]. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved February 17, 2023.</ref>
|December 16, 2001<ref name="PlayStation 2">[https://web.archive.org/web/20111025224002/http://www.square-enix.com/na/game/ps2/ "PlayStation 2"]. Square Enix. Archived from [http://www.square-enix.com/na/game/ps2/ the original] on October 25, 2011.</ref>
|May 24, 2002<ref>[https://archive.rpgamer.com/news/Q2-2002/051302b.html "Final Fantasy X PAL Release Update; New Merchandise Hits Japan"]. RPGamer. May 13, 2002.</ref>
|-
|''[[Final Fantasy XI]]''
|May 16, 2002<ref>[https://jp.finalfantasy.com/titles/finalfantasy11 "Final Fantasy XI | Title Lineup | Final Fantasy Portal Site"]. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved February 17, 2023.</ref>
|March 23, 2004<ref name="PlayStation 2" />
|September 17, 2004<ref>[https://www.jp.square-enix.com/company/en/news/2004/download/0302-200409220000-01.pdf "SQUARE ENIX SHIPS FINAL FANTASY(R) XI EXPANSION -CHAINS OF PROMATHIA-"]. Square Enix. September 22, 2004.</ref>
|-
|''[[Final Fantasy XII]]''
|March 16, 2006<ref>[https://jp.finalfantasy.com/titles/finalfantasy12 "Final Fantasy XII | Title Lineup | Final Fantasy Portal Site"]. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved February 17, 2023.</ref>
|October 31, 2006<ref name="PlayStation 2" />
|February 23, 2007<ref>[https://www.eurogamer.net/final-fantasy-xii-dated "Final Fantasy XII dated"]. Eurogamer.net. January 12, 2007.</ref>
|-
|''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]''
|December 17, 2009<ref>[https://jp.finalfantasy.com/titles/finalfantasy13 "Final Fantasy XIII | Title Lineup | Final Fantasy Portal Site"]. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved February 17, 2023.</ref>
|March 9, 2010<ref name="Final Fantasy XIII">[https://www.gematsu.com/2009/11/final-fantasy-xiii-faces-destiny-in-north-ameria-europe-on-march-9-2010 "Final Fantasy XIII faces destiny in North America and Europe on March 9, 2010"]. Gematsu. Nov 13, 2009.</ref>
|March 9, 2010<ref name="Final Fantasy XIII" />
|-
|''[[Final Fantasy XIV]]''
|August 27, 2013<ref name="Final Fantasy XIV">[https://jp.finalfantasy.com/titles/finalfantasy14 "Final Fantasy XIV | Title Lineup | Final Fantasy Portal Site"]. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved February 17, 2023.</ref>
|August 27, 2013<ref name="Final Fantasy XIV" />
|August 27, 2013<ref name="Final Fantasy XIV" />
|-
|''[[Final Fantasy XV]]''
|November 29, 2016<ref name="Final Fantasy XV">[https://jp.finalfantasy.com/titles/finalfantasy15 "Final Fantasy XV | Title Lineup | Final Fantasy Portal Site"]. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved February 17, 2023.</ref>
|November 29, 2016<ref name="Final Fantasy XV" />
|November 29, 2016<ref name="Final Fantasy XV" />
|-
|''[[Final Fantasy XVI]]''
|June 22, 2023<ref name="Final Fantasy XVI">[https://na.finalfantasyxvi.com/ "FINAL FANTASY XVI"]. Square Enix. Retrieved February 17, 2023.</ref>
|June 22, 2023<ref name="Final Fantasy XVI" />
|June 22, 2023<ref name="Final Fantasy XVI" />
|}

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