All of the original titles have their own original story that do no connect with any of the previous games. They do have certain similarities, like the monsters that can be found, the animals as allys, the weapons and the name Cid, which is a name in every game for a character.
Final Fantasy VII is arguably the most well known game in the series. Focusing around Cloud, a mercenary for hire, he rejoins his childhood friend Tifa in order to revolt against Shinra who are using the life planet for use as an energy source. Cloud falls in love with Aerith, a flower girl who is also a master of white magic. In one of the most shocking turn of events in video game history, Aerith is murdered by Cloud's nemesis Sephiroth at the end of the first disc which set players into a frenzy who has spent time working up Aerith as a character and fallen in love with the sweet flower girl who stole the heart of our hero.
Final Fantasy VII revolutionized the RPG genre for video games and set the bar extremely high for any company that wanted release a RPG going forward.
Final Fantasy X was the tenth original installment and was my favorite of the game series. Focusing around Tidus, a man from the past who has come to the future to help defeat Sin; a monster that comes around every few years and destroys towns and cities. Yuna, a summoner, who calls on magical creatures to aid her in her battles, take Tidus as part of her team and together with a few more friends, they search for Sin. Along the way, Tidus learns the only way to defeat Sin is for the summoner to sacrifice her life in order to become Sin and eventually the evil presence will be reborn again only giving the people of the world a short reprieve from the horror that is Sin.
The game was in my opinion one of the best in the series combining both great graphics with amazing storylines. The game did a great job engulfing the users in the story, growing feelings for the characters and having actual emotional reactions to the things that happened to these characters. It was also the first game that had a part 2 to it as players were so emotional about the ending, they made a new one to amend it.
FF XIII and XIII-2 are the most recent games released from the franchise. The game revolves around Lightning, a girl who is searching for a way to save her sister who has been encased in ice. They are controlled by the fal'cie, beings with god-like powers who have branded Lightning and her friends as L'cie, people who are soley left alive to sacrifice themselves in order to save the planet (sound familiar?) Lightning and her other friends search for a way to not only save themselves but also their loved ones in a battle against time.
The game was also met with mostly positive reviews citing it's great graphics, in depth storyline and revamped battle system as the main reasons for the game success. XIII-2 hoped to gain off the success of the previous title by improving many of the things people disliked about the first game and adding new things like cinematic battles where you can control the cut scenes and what happens in them.
Although we only have time to talk about three FF games, I think it is known by most the Final Fantasy is a solid franchsie with an great new things ready to come. FF XIV is supposed to be an online game where people from all around the world can continuously play with each other.
If you haven't played an FF before, they are a must have and most can be downloaded for super cheap in the PS store for both PS3 and Vita. Until next time guys, keep faith alive
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