History YMMV / FinalFantasy

** During UsefulNotes/TheFifthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames, there was one with the ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series, especially ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' (and also by extension, Link Vs. Cloud). Both franchises were probably the most iconic ones of their [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation respective]] [[UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 consoles]], and people used to compare them out of their fantasy settings (despite the fact that they were for the most part very different). So it was a natural extension of that generation's UsefulNotes/ConsoleWars. Just like with the previous console war's [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] vs. [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] rivalry, an official Link vs. Cloud fight was finally made possible when Cloud was added to the fourth ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' game as DLC.

** It's widely believed that the reason Square took the franchise to Sony was because of Nintendo's insistence on using Cartridges for the Nintendo 64. Over 20 years later, Square Enix announces they're porting VII, IX, X, X-2, and XII[[note]]along with ''Crystal Chronicles'', which ''did'' come to the Gamecube[[/note]] to a Nintendo system for the first time, specifically the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, which is Nintendo's first ''cartridge-based'' system since the N64.

** The story of ''Final Fantasy VII'' originally being meant for a Nintendo 64 release is well-known. However, one of the rejected prompts for the game went to become ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'', with both games releasing on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation and not the Nintendo 64. Shortly after ''Xenogears'''s release, its development crew would go onto found Creator/MonolithSoft, who would later make ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles'', a [[VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}} second]] CreatorDrivenSuccessor for ''Xenogears''...after Monolith Soft had been bought out by Creator/{{Nintendo}}. And then things came full circle even more so when both Cloud and Shulk were add to the fourth ''Smash'' game, thus allowing them duke it out.

* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: As the series progressed, plots became increasingly complex and convoluted... and the individual games got more and more critical praise. ''VII'' is considered one of the greatest games of all time, nevermind that its plot is very confusing and was not translated very well to boot. Subverted with some later games; critics and fans have begun to single out poor and confusing plotlines as a weakness of the series.

* FandomSpecificPlot: [[NeverLiveItDown/FinalFantasy Has its own page]].

** YMMV/FinalFantasyCrystalChronicles1

** YMMV/DirgeOfCerberus

* YMMV/FinalFantasyCrystalChronicles

** [[YMMV/FinalFantasyCrystalChroniclesTheCrystalBearers Crystal Bearers]]

[[index]]
!!Games with their own subpages:
!!!Main series

!!!Spinoffs

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!!Other media with their own subpages:

!!In the series as a whole:

* CompleteMonster: [[Monster/FinalFantasy Has its own page]].

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Has its own [[EnsembleDarkhorse/FinalFantasy page]] thanks to the [[LongRunner length of the franchise]].

* MagnificentBastard: [[MagnificentBastard/FinalFantasy Has its own page.]]
* MemeticMutation: [[Memes/FinalFantasy As seen here.]]

* TheScrappy: [[TheScrappy/FinalFantasy Has its own page]].

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** The story of ''Final Fantasy VII'' originally being meant for a Nintendo 64 release is well-known. However, one of the rejected prompts for the game went to become ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'', with both games releasing on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation and not the Nintendo 64. Shortly after ''Xenogears'''s release, its development crew would go onto found Creator/MonolithSoft, who would later make ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'', a [[VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}} second]] CreatorDrivenSuccessor for ''Xenogears''...after Monolith Soft had been bought out by Creator/{{Nintendo}}. And then things came full circle even more so when both Cloud and Shulk were add to the fourth ''Smash'' game, thus allowing them duke it out.