Final Fantasy: Has It Been Twenty Years Already?
Judy Ramsook
November 21, 2009
Everything has a beginning. Your life, a book, a song etc. but when you start playing a video game titled: Final Fantasy, several little questions might agitate your mind.
Questions such as: Why is it called Final Fantasy? And how will we know when the Final Fantasy is the Final Fantasy? For the Final Fantasy series of RPGs have been around for twenty years now. And if you have played one or more of these video games, then you know how easy it is to get pulled in to the game.
With that said, here is my contribution to Final Fantasy.
It all began on a portable hand held gaming system known as the Nintendo Gameboy. Entered three Final Fantasy games titled: Final Fantasy Legend I, II and III.
For those of you who have not played these Nintendo Gameboy gems, you can probably find them on amazon.com or ebay.
Then came Final Fantasy for the 8 Bit NES. And with the introduction of the 16 Bit SNES there came titles such as: Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, Final Fantasy II, and Final Fantasy III.
For the Gameboy Advance there are two re-makes. There is the re-make of the SNES Final Fantasy II and III. The Final Fantasy II re-make for the Gameboy Advance is titled: Final Fantasy IV Advance and the SNES Final Fantasy III re-make for the Gameboy Advance is titled: Final Fantasy VI Advance.
Then came the Sony Playstation with more related games titled: Final Fantasy Anthology, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, and yes, a thirteenth installment is in the works also.
For the Nintendo DS there is Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings, a brilliant re-make of the SNES Final Fantasy II, titled: Final Fantasy IV DS and if you want more FF for this system, there are: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Ring Of Fates, and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Echoes Of Time (this title is also available for the Nintendo Wii) but that´s not all.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles The Crystal Bearers for the Nintendo Wii will be released on December 26th 2009. Also, if you want to see what became of Cecil, Rosa, Kain and Rydia from the SNES Final Fantasy II, or the Nintendo DS Final Fantasy IV DS, you can use your Nintendo points to download Final Fantasy IV: The After Years with your Nintendo Wii.
Which all bring me back to the question, will the fantasy ever be final? And which one will be the Final Fantasy? And if you have yet to play a Final Fantasy video game, here´s a tip or two.
Come equipped with a dose of patience, don´t forget to level up your hero or heroes (then beating the villain won´t seem so frustrating) keep in mind that a dead end may not necessarily be what it seems to be, throw in a little puzzle solving and be prepared to be amazed.
Amazed at engaging story lines, graphics, sound effects and voice acting. Especially if you are playing some of the Nintendo DS, Sony Playstation and Nintendo Wii Final Fantasy video games.
Questions such as: Why is it called Final Fantasy? And how will we know when the Final Fantasy is the Final Fantasy? For the Final Fantasy series of RPGs have been around for twenty years now. And if you have played one or more of these video games, then you know how easy it is to get pulled in to the game.
With that said, here is my contribution to Final Fantasy.
It all began on a portable hand held gaming system known as the Nintendo Gameboy. Entered three Final Fantasy games titled: Final Fantasy Legend I, II and III.
For those of you who have not played these Nintendo Gameboy gems, you can probably find them on amazon.com or ebay.
Then came Final Fantasy for the 8 Bit NES. And with the introduction of the 16 Bit SNES there came titles such as: Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, Final Fantasy II, and Final Fantasy III.
For the Gameboy Advance there are two re-makes. There is the re-make of the SNES Final Fantasy II and III. The Final Fantasy II re-make for the Gameboy Advance is titled: Final Fantasy IV Advance and the SNES Final Fantasy III re-make for the Gameboy Advance is titled: Final Fantasy VI Advance.
Then came the Sony Playstation with more related games titled: Final Fantasy Anthology, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, and yes, a thirteenth installment is in the works also.
For the Nintendo DS there is Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings, a brilliant re-make of the SNES Final Fantasy II, titled: Final Fantasy IV DS and if you want more FF for this system, there are: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Ring Of Fates, and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Echoes Of Time (this title is also available for the Nintendo Wii) but that´s not all.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles The Crystal Bearers for the Nintendo Wii will be released on December 26th 2009. Also, if you want to see what became of Cecil, Rosa, Kain and Rydia from the SNES Final Fantasy II, or the Nintendo DS Final Fantasy IV DS, you can use your Nintendo points to download Final Fantasy IV: The After Years with your Nintendo Wii.
Which all bring me back to the question, will the fantasy ever be final? And which one will be the Final Fantasy? And if you have yet to play a Final Fantasy video game, here´s a tip or two.
Come equipped with a dose of patience, don´t forget to level up your hero or heroes (then beating the villain won´t seem so frustrating) keep in mind that a dead end may not necessarily be what it seems to be, throw in a little puzzle solving and be prepared to be amazed.
Amazed at engaging story lines, graphics, sound effects and voice acting. Especially if you are playing some of the Nintendo DS, Sony Playstation and Nintendo Wii Final Fantasy video games.
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