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1	* Four and a half years after the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}'s UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole service launches, we finally get...'''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'''. Please and thank you.
2	* Just after E3 2014, Creator/SquareEnix wasn't going to show off anything new other than some small-time projects. Not to mention, a smartphone minigame based off of the bike chase scene from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', titled ''Final Fantasy VII G-Bike''. And Creator/SquareEnix milks the franchise agai-wait, ''updated graphics!?'' ''We can jump and slide!?'' ''Did we just see '''LimitBreak attacks!?''''' '''''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3KKH9zB59Y IT'S FREE!?]]''''' Time to get SidetrackedByTheGoldSaucer.
3	* Another Square-Enix project they showed off was a trailer for ''Final Fantasy Agito'', a mobile phone game that serves as a {{Prequel}} to ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0''. ''Type-0'' was originally announced for a localization, and became one of the most hotly anticipated PSP games to be released on Western shores, but then [[{{Vaporware}} years went by with no word on the project]], causing many fans to start losing hope in it. SUDDENLY at the end of the ''Agito'' trailer, there was a brief text announcement that ''Type-0'' [[SavedFromDevelopmentHell is undergoing an HD remastered release for the [=PS4=] and Xbox One, and the localization effort is on full speed ahead!]] [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments It was thanks to the massive waves of fan support that the game has enjoyed.]]
4	** And a bit of pressure of a FanTranslation almost being complete, but yeah.
5	* Are you seriously telling me that Creator/TetsuyaNomura is directing a game written by Kazushige Nojima and scored by Creator/YokoShimomura, with the Disney taken out of ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' and the DarkerAndEdgier cranked up? YES! (''Final Fantasy Versus XIII'', by the way.)
6	** ''Versus XIII''? Oh! You mean '''''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'''''. That's right, Nomura's long-awaited contribution to the ''Final Fantasy'' franchise has joined the prior 14 titles as a main title. And like how XIII got the "Lightning Saga", the FNC introduces "the story of Versus" (as referred to in the E3 2013 trailer) through its fifteenth main title.
7	*** So most of the gameplay involving ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' has been standard open-world RPG fare. Not like that [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1 hasn't been tried before]], right Squa--wait a minute, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3N_cAiwhWw when did Ramuh get so huge?!]] And he's nuking wildlife for [[{{Cap}} 9999 damage apiece]]! And you get to see the aftermath on the environment! ''And'' your party members comment on it!
8	*** [[http://na.square-enix.com/us/blog/happy-new-year-message-hajime-tabata IT'S COMING OUT IN 2016]]. ''[[CueTheFlyingPigs Aw hell yeah!]]''
9	* Many mocked ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' for the character names and huge lack of gameplay information at the time. Then Square Enix revealed Sazh Katzroy--[[RefugeInAudacity a savvy]] DualWielding [[RefugeInAudacity black man with an afro (used as a nest by tiny baby chocobos) who calls himself "Daddy"]]--and the mocking turned into frothing demand.
10	** Just as the Sazh afterglow faded and gamers began to constantly mock Hope Estheim for being a kiddy girlie character, Square finally revealed that his summon is Alexander, who hasn't been usable since ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' and was last seen as [[spoiler:the final boss of the Treasures of Aht Urghan storyline]] in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI''. Suddenly everyone wanted to play Hope.
11	*** As of recent updates to ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'', Alexander is finally summonable, though [[spoiler:you still have to defeat him in the Treasures of Aht Urgan storyline first]]. Also, including [[spoiler:Odin]] in that same update qualifies for this trope on its own.
12	** Then you played the game, and then...What. The. Eff!? That's the END!? This is the WORST CliffHanger EVER, and God DAMN You, Square, making such cruel decision. Final Fantasy is now de--[[VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII Lightning Returns - Final Fantasy XIII]]!? All right, this is your next chance, Square. Don't blow it...
13	*** Many ''Versus XIII'' fans rejoiced at this being named the last "Lightning" game.
14	** While not a remaster to modern consoles, the trilogy is now playable on the Platform/XboxOne via backwards compatibility, and its one of the games that'll get a graphical boost when played on the Xbox One X. They's even replaced the badly compressed [[PreRenderedGraphics CGI cutscenes]] for the first game with higher quality ones.
15	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'': Yawn, another ''Final Fantasy'' title. It's probably just anoth-wait, Creator/NobuoUematsu is composing the entire soundtrack for the first time since ''FFIX''? [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic WIN]].
16	** Oh man, not another MMO--[[SugarWiki/AwesomeArt Akihiko Yoshida]] you say!?
17	** Patch 2.2 lets you fight Leviathan? That's pretty sweet, but...HOLY SHIT, GILGAMESH!?! And you can fight him on a bridge with the Battle on the Big Bridge theme playing!?! Nostalgia to the max!
18	** The announcement of the second expansion, Stormblood, had hype levels through the roof. Expanding player inventories? Reworking the combat to tweak some of the less useful skills? Red Mage and Samurai being new classes?! And they're dropping [=PS3=] support, and letting [=PS3=] players transfer to [=PS4=] for free! [[note]]Having to make sure the game works on the ten-year-old [=PS3=], and with its very small pool of RAM, has been a severe limiting factor for many parts of the game. This includes how much info the UI could have at a time, letting the player do multiple things at a time (I.E. switching their gear while talking to a shopkeeper), how large each zone could be, and how complex raid bosses could be.[[/note]]
19	** At E3 2018, they announced what looks to be a new 8-man trial. Not particularly amazing in itself, except for the fact that this is a fight against a [[VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld Rathalos]].
20	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0'' has kingdoms named [[TheFourGods Suzaku, Byakko, Genbu, and Seiryu!]], and oh, hey there, Gilgamesh! [[http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/d/d4/FFType0-GilgameshRender.png Taking lessons from]] [[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy Garland]], [[{{BFS}} I see...]]
21	* When the PC re-release of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' came out in late 2012 on Square's online store as a digital download (and then mid-2013 for Steam), fans were initially not pleased that it still used the MIDI quality soundtrack from the 1990s PC release. Come September of 2013, and all digital releases of VII have been updated to include the [=PS1=] quality soundtrack! Only time will tell if the same will happen with the PC re-release of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' that came out in December 2013.
22	* ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake Full remake of Final Fantasy VII]] on Platform/PlayStation4.'' They did it...[[Film/JurassicPark the sons of bitches did it!]]
23	** Nomura has hinted that he is interested in remaking other ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' games as well, specifically ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''.
24	* Six months after the reveal of ''Final Fantasy VII Remake'', came four words that [[UnexpectedCharacter no one ever expected to see]]: [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU CLOUD STORMS INTO BATTLE!]]
25	-->'''Cloud:''' [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall Never thought I'd see the day...]]
26	* Well, ''VideoGame/WorldOfFinalFantasy'' looks like a fun little romp, with cute chibi designs and a {{Mons}}-like gameplay style that turns classic Final Fantasy enemies and summons into mirages, plus all of [[TheCameo the cameos]] are ni-[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RX3DUO_OH0 WAIT A SEC, IS THAT]] [[VideoGame/{{Einhander}} EINHANDER?!]]
27	* For a long while, the only console platforms one could play Platform/PlayStation and Platform/PlayStation2 era ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' games are Sony's. But that will change in 2019, when ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX IX]]'', ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX X]]'', ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2 X-2]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII XII]]'' will be making their way to the Platform/XboxOne and... [[UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch NINTENDO SWITCH]]!? Yes! So nice to see mainline ''Final Fantasy'' games returning to Creator/{{Nintendo}} in a big way!
28	* Speaking of old ''Final Fantasy'' games, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' is coming back at long last, and to all console platforms as well! The playable cast even have upgraded models!
29	* [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyCrystalChronicles Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles]] finally got a remaster of its Gamecube-exclusive debut entry after 15 years, complete with online multiplayer and crossplay. The [[CultClassic probably five people]] who played it back in 2003 had a moment over that one.
30	* It's been a long time coming, but the series is finally returning to its medieval fantasy roots in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXVI''! Wait, hold up... "Creative Business Unit III"? That's Yoshi-P's division! The producer that saved ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' is at the helm!
31	** Upon seeing that Creator/NaokiYoshida was producing the game and that the game was being directed by Hiroshi Takai (who previously worked under Yoshida on the ''Heavensward'' expansion for ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'') and that the combat was being overseen by [[VideoGame/DragonsDogma Ryota]] [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry5 Suzuki]], the reaction was positive, to say the least.
32	* ''Final Fantasy'' had a great year in 2020 between ''VII Remake'' being released and the announcement of ''XVI'', but there was one [[{{Pun}} final]] announcement to make before the year ended...'''''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate SEPHIROTH DESCENDS INTO BATTLE]]'''''.
33	* 2021 brings the ''Final Fantasy VII'' love hard. Including an updated port of the remake to Platform/PlayStation5 (''Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade'') that along with all the usual [=PS5=] bells and whistles, comes with an all new DLC episode with Yuffie! Over on mobile, there's ''Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier'', the franchise's first foray into [[BattleRoyaleGame Battle Royale]], as well as ''Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis'', a stripped-down remake that not only includes the original game, but will also include all the other episodes for the [=FFVII=] Compilation (Advent Children, Before Crisis, Crisis Core and Dirge of Cerberus). Also marking the first time that Advent Children is playable in some form.
34	* At E3 2021, we got the announcement of Pixel Remasters of the first six Final Fantasy titles.
35	** All the games are TruerToTheText, in that they're based on the original games with none of the re-release content. In the case of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII'', it's not only the first time the original Famicom title would see a form of re-release, but it would be the first time people outside of Japan would get to officially play the non 3D remake version.
36	** For people who thought Square-Enix was just putting it on Steam, fret not, because it's getting released on Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch in Spring 2023, with a UI font change for those who weren't happy about it before.
37	** For ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', Square-Enix recorded vocal tracks for the [[SignatureScene Opera Scene]], and rendered it in 2D-HD.

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