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Final Fantasy<\/b><\/p>\n

This is the ironically named game that started it all. You take control of the Warriors of Light, off on a journey to defeat four fiends and restore peace to the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

So many of the elements of the series that we\u2019ve come to know and love make their debut right here in this very first entry: a massive world full of mystery, some iconic monster designs and that incredible music.<\/span><\/p>\n

Final Fantasy II<\/b><\/p>\n

The second game in the series introduces a new world, new characters and something that would become a trademark of the series: innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n

The story focuses on the conflict between the hostile Empire of Palamecia and the rebel resistance. A small group of heroes is all that stands between the world and ruin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Final Fantasy II demonstrates the developers\u2019 willingness to push their boundaries and try new things. For example, rather than sticking to the predictable, the game features a proficiency system in which characters skill with weapons and abilities increase the more they used them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fun fact: this is the Final Fantasy game that introduced the world to chocobos! Now that\u2019s a legacy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Final Fantasy III<\/b><\/p>\n

When darkness falls and the land is robbed of light, four young heroes are chosen by the crystals to head off an exciting journey across a vast and hostile land.<\/span><\/p>\n

This critically-acclaimed entry in the series innovated with a flexible job system, which lets characters change their roles in combat at any time. Many of the most famous elements of Final Fantasy started here too\u2014for example, it was the first to introduce summons, including series mainstays Bahamut and Shiva!<\/span><\/p>\n

Final Fantasy IV<\/b><\/p>\n

Final Fantasy IV delivers one of the richest and most powerful stories in the series. It\u2019s filled with characters and scenarios that fans continue to love to this day.<\/span><\/p>\n

It focuses on the dark knight Cecil, who finds himself stripped of his position and rank when he questions his king\u2019s increasingly troubling orders. When he\u2019s sent on a simple delivery mission with his friend Kain, the shocking events that follow send him and a group of allies on an incredible journey of betrayal, love and redemption.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the first game to feature the Active Time Battle (ATB) system, which combines turn-based and real-time elements to create fast-paced and strategic combat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Final Fantasy V<\/b><\/p>\n

The world of Final Fantasy V is on the verge of destruction because the elemental crystals that bring life and prosperity to the lands have lost their power.<\/span><\/p>\n

The only hope lies in four heroes: Bartz, Princess Lenna of Castle Tycoon, pirate Faris and the mysterious Galuf. Driven together by fate, they set off on a quest that to save the planet itself.<\/span><\/p>\n

As well as refining the ATB system, Final Fantasy V expands your strategic options massively through a greatly expanded job system, which let you customize your characters with 22 different jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Final Fantasy VI<\/b><\/p>\n

Final Fantasy VI is a game that\u2019s beloved by fans and critics alike.<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s partly thanks to its incredible setting and story. It\u2019s set in a land where magic has disappeared, and humanity has instead turned to iron, gunpowder, steam and other technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

Actually, it would be more accurate to say that magic is mostly gone \u2013 a young woman enslaved by the evil Empire still has the power. When she encounters a powerful ancient being called an Esper, she sets off a chain of events that will have epic and terrible consequences.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n