by Derrick Wales

Created on: May 21, 2007   Last Updated: November 30, 2011

Not many games grab my attention nowadays. With all of the games now feuding over who has the best graphics and who's game looks the most realistic. I can easily pop in an older Final Fantasy game and get carried away for days at a time. What makes Final Fantasy differ from the rest of the games in it's genre, as well as the rest of the games on the market that are non-rpgs, is its intricate and well-woven story. Each Final Fantasy, aside from X and X-2 and VII and its varying sequels (Dirge of Cerberus, Crisis Core, etc), reveals an entirely different plot and cast of characters with only the games name as a similarity to one another. Settling in to delve into one of the games, you are immediately drawn in by the beautiful, melodic sound ranging from brilliantly generated sound effects to masterpiece quality music. The cast of characters are easily woven into your own personal emotions as you feel, after awhile of playing, that you yourself have become a part of the game.

Final Fantasy is known to being the benchmark for graphics in console gaming. Aside from the graphics though, Final Fantasy has been one of the most successful series' of games on the market today. The can be from a range of things from its music, to catchy characters, intricate, deep storylines with love and betrayal to addictive gameplay.

Final Fantasy started it's roots way back on the Famicom, Japans version of the NES, with Final Fantasy I. Later came Final Fantasy II offering a completely different cast of characters, music, and storyline and drove the story deeper and deeper into betrayal and lust, love and hate. Final Fantasy then jumped to the Super Famicom, Japans version of the SNES in America. Increased popularity in the series in Japan led to Final Fantasy III and IV to not be released in the US. After a short while, Japan released Final Fantasy V and IV which was finally carted over to the US as Final Fantasy II and III for the SNES. Yes, there are 2 different Final Fantasy IIs. This was a benchmark time for the series with these two games. Each one, in its own right, turn the entire genre on end with the most detailed games and deep storyline to date. No other game has ever completed such a marvelous task as these two did. In late 1996, early 1997, Squaresoft, Final Fantasy's maker, released Final Fantasy VII. VII sold more than a million copies worldwide within one year of release. It became the benchmark for graphics and gameplay. The soundtrack became on the the most memorable

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