"final fantasy"

2013 · MMORPG · PC / Steam

Final Fantasy XIV is the MMORPG that earned its reputation the hard way, rising from a disastrous 1.0 launch to become one of the most celebrated online games ever made. The story through Shadowbringers and Endwalker represents some of the best narrative work in the Final Fantasy franchise. Dungeon and trial design is excellent, the community is welcoming, and the free trial gives you hundreds of hours before asking for a subscription. The Dawntrail expansion landed with a thud for many players, and the game sits in an uncertain transitional moment. But the core of what makes it special, the story, the fights, and the world, remains intact and still worth experiencing.

2016 · JRPG

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius delivered a surprisingly complete JRPG experience on mobile, with explorable towns, challenging boss trials, a full original story, and pixel art that evoked the series' golden era. Eight years of aggressive power creep and predatory gacha mechanics eventually wore down even the most devoted players, but at its best, FFBE proved that a mobile Final Fantasy could feel like the real thing.

2020 · Tactical RPG

War of the Visions delivered the mobile Final Fantasy Tactics experience many fans wanted, with gorgeous art and strategic grid-based combat, but buried it under one of the most demanding grind structures and convoluted upgrade systems in the gacha genre.