Key Takeaways
- Final Fantasy games offer a deep lore with themes of change, complex history and acceptance of death.
- Final Fantasy 15 has a rich lore spread across games, movies and anime, but unlocking a deeper understanding is difficult.
- The ever-evolving world of Final Fantasy 14 blends high fantasy with high technology, drawn from the franchise's history.
Over the years, the Final Fantasy The series has wowed fans with its rich and deep fantasy world brought to life by interesting cultures, characters and dreamlike visual effects. As game technology has advanced, so has the potential to store more information and deliver stories in a more coherent way.
If explaining the destruction of a technologically advanced civilization or the motivation of a dragon could be in the realm of imagination, there are now many examples. Final Fantasy a game with an impressive lore, whether it's presented in one game, multiple games, or on a variety of media platforms.
7 Final Fantasy 9
A Deep Love Letter to the Past
Most Final Fantasy games have a theme or message, but Final Fantasy 9 It can be very philosophical, even if it doesn't look like it on the surface. FF9 It's meant to be a love letter to the pixel era and the PlayStation era, and makes many references to the locations, figures and themes of the entire series.
As such, Final Fantasy 9 is a game about embracing change and accepting death, its world full of lost civilizations, parallel worlds and existential imaginations. Although much of the story requires digging, the story delves into each topic (for example, Freya's lost lover, Vivi's tragic background, and the identity of the villain).
6 Final Fantasy 15
An Epic Tapestry Woven on Transmedia's Web Site
NA Final Fantasy 15 presented as a character driven road trip, there is a lot of lore in this game that is often overlooked due to the way it is presented. The criticism that it was too secretive is very valid. For example, in the game, most of the information about the Starscourge, the crystal, and the Astral can be found in eight Cosmogeny books scattered around the world. Outside of them, there is no way to fully dive into the lore.
The biggest obstacle for players who want to delve into the game's lore is the fact that most of the story has been scattered between the games, CGI movies, and anime series ( Kingsglaive and Brotherhood, respectively). To live the story of the game properly, do not think of the lore, a guide of time Final Fantasy 15 and information is needed, which is why most of his stories are ignored.
5 Final Fantasy 7 Compilation
Lore compiled over twenty years
That's why Final Fantasy VII takes place in a post-industrial world where, like the real world, much of the history and culture of the people has been erased in the name of technological progress and the rights of personal profit, it seems the planet's history (and lore) has been erased.
However, its many extensions (spin-offs and sequels) form a collection Final Fantasy VII. Basic crisis, Dirge of Cerberus, Advent Childrenthe Remake trilogy, and further expands on the world building and character stories and allows fans to delve deeper into the mythology of the planet, the Lifestream, and Jenova.
4 Final Fantasy 13 Trilogy
With a history of three games, it is not surprising that the Final Fantasy 13 The trilogy has a deep understanding of this. However, the 13 the game in general is not remembered as such. In contrast, they are widely perceived as linear and vague in their narratives due to the first game's limited exploration and dense and confusing vocabulary.
However, those willing to make the effort to open the menus and dig into the data logs will find world-building details, such as the complex and intertwined stories of Cocoon and Pulse. , the character of the Fal'Cie. and l'Cie, and more about Lightning, Fang, and Vanille Passes.
3 Final Fantasy 10 & 10-2
An intimate and rich Cultural World
With the advent of realistic and realistic models, voice acting and cinematic narration, the team behind Final Fantasy 10 Tried to create an intimate and emotional story. Although the tour is more developed than previous titles, the richness of each region, including local history, unique social facts, and unique cultural rituals, keeps the world of Spira fresh and alive during the pilgrimage.
There are many Final Fantasy 10 It revolves around the spiritual teachings of Yevon and Sin, but as a sequel to the first series, Final Fantasy 10-2players can explore Spira in the post-Sin world, delve deeper into the ideologies and beliefs, and political dynamics that were destroyed before the fall of Yevon, and of course , the fate of the party from there. FF10.
2 Final Fantasy 14
A celebration of the series' Lore with new twists and turns
Many online multiplayer games are designed to be played over a long period of time, which means that the world of the game is almost sprinkled with romance and fairy tales. Since the world is constantly being added to with patches and expansions, the world is evolving, and new, downloadable threads are constantly being added for fans of the theory.
As usual the Final FantasyEorzea mixes traditional fantasy with advanced technology, but draws from the entire history of the franchise, past and future, to add more color to the universe. The ongoing story, developed by expansions such as “Heavensward”, “Shadowbringers”, and “Endwalker”, explores the fate of ancient gods, ruined civilizations and the game between light and dark.
1 Final Fantasy 12 / Tactics
The History Section of Ivalice
As for others Final Fantasy The game collects sequels and spin-offs based on its popularity, the shared world of Ivalice, as seen in Final Fantasy Tactics games and Final Fantasy 12and even non-Final Fantasy games, Vagrant storiesweaves a world of threads through increasing growth, where each title expands the world little by little.
The lore of Ivalice is not only vast, but deep, as the Tactics game has an underappreciated level of complexity in terms of historical and political reality, from the War of the Lions to until the Archadian revolt. As well as politics, the usual series of fairy tales are known to all, of course, there. For example, the mystery of the ruins of a technologically advanced culture and the creation of the twelve Zodiac Knights.
