Retro Final Fantasy Game Collection
14 total gamesThe Final Fantasy series is a legendary anthology of role-playing games renowned for their epic, emotional stories, stunning artistic vision, and innovative, ever-evolving gameplay mechanics.
About the Final Fantasy Series
The Final Fantasy series, created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and developed by Square (now Square Enix), is one of the most iconic and influential franchises in video game history. Beginning in 1987 with a title that famously saved its developer from bankruptcy, each mainline entry in the series is a standalone adventure, featuring a new world, a new cast of characters, and a new conflict. This anthology-like structure has allowed the franchise to constantly reinvent itself, exploring a vast range of themes from high fantasy and magic to science fiction and dystopian futures. The series is globally celebrated for its deep narratives, cinematic presentation, and its profound impact on the role-playing game (RPG) genre.
A hallmark of the Final Fantasy series is its masterful blend of storytelling with strategic gameplay. The games are most famous for their party-based combat systems, which have evolved over the decades. Early titles perfected the art of turn-based battles, while later installments introduced the dynamic Active Time Battle (ATB) system, and more recent entries have explored real-time action combat. Regardless of the system, the core remains: players command a group of heroes, each with unique abilities, against a menagerie of fantastical monsters and powerful bosses. This strategic combat is always in service of an epic, emotionally charged story of saving the world.
While each world is unique, the Final Fantasy series is bound together by a rich tapestry of recurring motifs and beloved creatures. Fans can always look forward to seeing new interpretations of classic elements like the powerful Summoned monsters (Ifrit, Shiva, Bahamut), the adorable and versatile Moogles, and the iconic, rideable Chocobos. Other recurring elements include powerful crystals, airships for traversing the expansive world maps, and a recurring character named Cid, who appears in nearly every game as a different incarnation, usually as an engineer or inventor. These familiar threads create a sense of a grand, interconnected multiverse that makes each new entry feel both fresh and familiar.
The legacy of Final Fantasy is one of constant artistic and technical innovation. The series was a pioneer in using cinematic cutscenes (FMVs) to tell its stories, particularly with the groundbreaking release of Final Fantasy VII on the PlayStation, which brought the genre to a massive global audience. The series' soundtracks, often composed by the legendary Nobuo Uematsu, are consistently praised as some of the greatest video game music ever created. Today, Final Fantasy remains a dominant force in the industry, encompassing mainline titles, sequels, spin-offs, MMOs, and remakes, continuing to push the boundaries of storytelling and technology in gaming.
All Final Fantasy Retro Games
14 games available
Final Fantasy III
A pinnacle of 8-bit role-playing, Final Fantasy III introduced the revolutionary and flexible Job System, allowing players to customize their party of heroes on an epic quest to save the world from darkness.
Final Fantasy
As one of four Warriors of Light, you embark on a quest to restore the four Elemental Crystals to their former glory, battling monsters and exploring a vast world using a party-based, turn-driven combat system and equipping various weapons and magic to overcome challenges.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
In Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, you'll guide Marche's journey through the imaginative world of Ivalice, mastering a deep job system and strategic combat influenced by the Judges' laws to find your way back home.
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls
Embark on epic quests as chosen heroes to restore balance to worlds threatened by darkness, mastering turn-based combat and exploring vast lands in this definitive collection of the original Final Fantasy I and Final Fantasy II, enhanced with new adventures for the GBA.
Final Fantasy IV Advance
Embark on an unforgettable journey as Cecil, a dark knight grappling with his conscience, as you lead a diverse party through a world threatened by darkness, mastering the tactical Active Time Battle system and discovering enhanced content exclusive to Final Fantasy IV Advance.
Final Fantasy V Advance
In Final Fantasy V Advance, you embark on a grand quest to restore the power of the four Elemental Crystals and save your world from encroaching darkness, progressing through a vibrant world map and challenging dungeons using a robust turn-based combat system and the game's signature, highly customizable Job system.
Final Fantasy VI Advance
You embark on an epic journey across a world teetering on the brink of destruction in Final Fantasy VI Advance, guiding a sprawling cast of characters through a narrative-driven adventure where you'll master turn-based combat, utilize unique character skills, and confront a malevolent empire, all while experiencing new content exclusive to this enhanced Game Boy Advance version.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
You'll embark on a grand adventure as a young hero tasked with unraveling the mysteries of a world split between past and future, engaging in real-time combat, solving puzzles, and utilizing a unique time-travel mechanic to restore balance and save your people.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates
Embark on a grand adventure in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates as you, playing as either a young boy or girl, journey to uncover the truth behind a curse plaguing your village and the world, engaging in real-time combat, solving puzzles, and making pivotal choices that shape your destiny.
Final Fantasy IV
As Cecil Harvey, a dark knight wrestling with his conscience, you'll journey across a vibrant world to thwart an evil scheme, utilizing a dynamic party system and the iconic job-change mechanic to overcome formidable foes and restore balance.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
You'll lead a clan of adventurers through the world of Ivalice, engaging in deep, turn-based tactical combat on grid-based maps to uncover the secrets of the Grimoire of the Rift, utilizing a robust job system and strategic 'Law' mechanics to overcome challenges.
Final Fantasy V
You take on the role of a knight-errant who, along with a band of companions, must master a flexible Job System to gather the four elemental crystals and prevent the world from being consumed by a void, battling monsters and exploring a vast world through turn-based combat.
Final Fantasy VI
In Final Fantasy VI, you lead a diverse group of heroes across a world torn apart by war and magic, using a turn-based combat system and each character's unique skills to confront a tyrannical empire and its sorcerer.
Final Fantasy IV
In Final Fantasy IV, you play as Cecil, a dark knight, leading a band of heroes to confront a shadowy threat and reclaim stolen crystals, progressing through a story-driven adventure using menu-based turn-based combat.