Final Fantasy. It’s anything however final, and there are heaps and heaps of video games you can play on mobile. Sure, there are a lot of us who where there when the old magic was composed with this series, however there are many individuals who have actually just messed around with it or haven’t played any of the video games at all. I believed maybe those individuals may like a little bit of a guide on all of the mainline Final Fantasy video games and significant spin-offs presently readily available on mobile, with simply adequate info to get you on your method. We’ve ended the complimentary-to-play social RPG entries from this post, however if there is need there’s constantly space for another among these.
FINAL FANTASY, $11.99
The initial video game in the series, adoringly recreated as part of Square Enix’s Pixel Remaster series. Four Warriors of Light endeavor out to bring the shine back to the Crystals, a job that will take them all over the world, from the depths of the world to the skies themselves. It all begun here.
Play It If: You desire to see where the series began, you desire a smooth entry point to Final Fantasy, you’re searching for a reasonably uncomplicated JRPG to play, or you take pleasure in challenging yourself with unique terms.
Features: iCloud conserves
TouchArcade Score: 4/5 (EVALUATION)
FINAL FANTASY II, $11.99
The off-beat very first follow up to the series has actually ended up being a black sheep of sorts thanks to its special gameplay mechanics, however a lot of the story beats and Final Fantasy customs really got their start here. This becomes part of the Pixel Remaster series and has actually had a few of its rougher edges sanded off, however it’s still a love-or-hate affair.
Play It If: You’re searching for something various, you’re devoted to playing the entire series, you’re a fan of the Final Fantasy Legend video games, or you desire to see the real origins of Cid and the Chocobos.
Features: iCloud conserves
TouchArcade Score: 3.5/5 (EVALUATION)
FINAL FANTASY III, $17.99
The final 8-bit video game in the series and one that wasn’t readily available beyond Japan in anything resembling its initial type up until this Pixel Remaster. This one returns to a gameplay design comparable to the very first video game, however with a much bigger world and a more driven story. This is the video game that produced the Job System that would form much of the remainder of the series.
Play It If: You take pleasure in mechanics-focused RPGs, you like checking out prolonged dungeons, you enjoy task systems, or you had a good time with the very first Final Fantasy and desire something more comparable to it than Final Fantasy II.
Features: iCloud conserves
TouchArcade Score: 4.5/5 (EVALUATION)
FINAL FANTASY III (3D REMAKE), $14.99
This 3D remake of Final Fantasy III was the very first variation of the video game readily available in the West. Originally launched on the Nintendo DS, it made a variety of modifications to the video game beyond basic discussion updates. Notably, the primary celebration is consisted of called characters rather of blank slates, with extra story scenes to support that. The Job System likewise saw some significant modifications that often assist the gamer and often harmed. An interesting alternate take on the initial Final Fantasy III.
Play It If: You need your RPG celebration members to have characters, you prefer 3D graphics, you don’t mind a stiff difficulty, or you delighted in the initial Final Fantasy III and desire a various spin on it.
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TouchArcade Score: 4/5 (EVALUATION)
FINAL FANTASY IV, $17.99
For gamers in the West, this was referred to as Final Fantasy II on the Super NES. It attempts to accumulate components from all 3 previous video games into an experience that represented the very best of the series at the time. The Dark Knight Cecil embarks on an eventful objective that will alter the course of his life and his extremely understanding of himself. A favorite of numerous fans of the series, this Pixel Remaster of Final Fantasy IV is a terrific location to start for those searching for something with a bit more story punch than the very first video game.
Play It If: You desire a comfy guide on what Final Fantasy is everything about, you’re searching for a relatively direct RPG that won’t overwhelm you with choices, you truly like Star Wars, or you desire to trip on a roller rollercoaster of a story.
Features: iCloud conserves
TouchArcade Score: 4.5/5 (EVALUATION)
FINAL FANTASY IV (3D REMAKE), $14.99
Final Fantasy IV has actually seen more remakes than any other video game in the series, so when it came time to do a 3D remake on the Nintendo DS, the designers chose to toss a great deal of twists into the video game. As such, while this remake follows the very same story as the initial, the method it plays is rather various general. It’s finest delighted in as a secondary play for those who are currently knowledgeable about the base Final Fantasy IV, however it stands on its own all right. It includes 3D visuals and fully-voiced cutscenes that highlight the drama this video game is understood so well for.
Play It If: You desire a fresh and more difficult spin on Final Fantasy IV, you prefer 3D graphics, you take pleasure in replaying video games in New Game+, or you desire a bit more story background on a few of the characters.
Features: iCloud conserves, controller assistance
TouchArcade Score: 4/5 (EVALUATION)
FF IV: THE AFTER YEARS, $14.99
Not numerous Final Fantasy video games got direct follows up, however Final Fantasy IV did. This is a 3D remake of the initial The After Years, which was at first an episodic video game for Japanese cellphones however made it to the West through a WiiWare port and later on a PSP variation. It continues the story of Final Fantasy IV‘s characters and world, with the main character being Cecil and Rosa’s boy, Ceodore. Recycling as much as it perhaps might from the initial video game in a most likely effort to keep the budget plan down, The After Years often seems like soup that has actually been thinned down a little excessive. Big fans of Final Fantasy IV might nonetheless get something out of it.
Play It If: You truly liked Final Fantasy IV and desire to see the story continued even if it’s fan-fic quality, you don’t mind return journeys to dungeons you’ve been through a couple of times, you enjoy grinding out levels, or you are amazed by the concept of an episodic Final Fantasy video game.
Features: iCloud conserves, controller assistance
TouchArcade Score: 3/5 (EVALUATION)
FINAL FANTASY V, $17.99
The just Super NES Final Fantasy video game that didn’t see release in the West back then, Final Fantasy 5 is likewise the most complicated in regards to mechanics thanks to its flexible and deep Job System. It has actually seen its credibility increase throughout the years, with numerous gamers valuing the number of various methods it can be played. While the story components here are maybe not as strong as Final Fantasy IV or Final Fantasy VI, it does have a lot of drama and wild occasions to take pleasure in. The coming of an odd meteor accompanies the seeming disappearance of the wind. A young traveler called Bartz and his pals should attempt to conserve their world from total annihilation from an extra-dimensional force utilizing the powers of the essential crystals.
Play It If: You like tailoring your characters in RPGs, you like ridiculous humor, or you take pleasure in challenging yourself with unique terms.
Features: iCloud conserves
TouchArcade Score: 5/5 (EVALUATION)
FINAL FANTASY VI, $17.99
The series swansong on the Super NES took a tough turn towards higher cinematic drama while likewise notching up the discussion to an excellent level. Final Fantasy VI is thought about among the peak entries in the series, informing a gripping tale of a world on the edge of a war that threatens to damage the whole world, and a mystical girl who is captured in the middle of it. This Pixel Remaster hews relatively close to the initial video game in many concerns, however with an excellent brand-new take on the famous soundtrack. A real must-play in the category.
Play It If: You desire to experience among the very best examples of the JRPG category, you enjoy a melodramatic roller rollercoaster trip, you like video games with moderate trouble, you value unique casts of characters, or you similar to a terrific soundtrack.
Features: iCloud conserves
TouchArcade Score: 4.5/5 (EVALUATION)
FINAL FANTASY VII, $15.99
The chances are great that if you have actually played any Final Fantasy video game, it was this one. Final Fantasy VII was the huge break out title for the series internationally, and it’s simple to see why. While it’s no longer the technological phenomenon it was when it initially came out, its engaging story, remarkable world style, friendly gameplay, and eccentric characters assist it stick out even today. An elite mercenary called Cloud Strife is worked with to assist a terrorist group called Avalanche with an attack on the corrupt Shinra Corporation. Things rapidly spiral out of control, and Cloud winds up getting more personally included than he might ever have actually envisioned. If you’re searching for a strong entry point into the series, this isn’t a bad option.
Play It If: You don’t mind early 3D graphics, you like a twisty story even if it doesn’t constantly make good sense, you desire to experience the most culturally appropriate Final Fantasy video game, or you take pleasure in a healthy quantity of minigames to separate the RPG gameplay.
Features: iCloud conserves, controller assistance
TouchArcade Score: 4/5 (EVALUATION)
FINAL FANTASY VIII Remastered, $20.99
While Final Fantasy II is typically thought about to be the primary black sheep of the series, Final Fantasy VIII likewise typically discovers itself the topic of combined sensations. A young soldier in training called Squall finds out to trust and enjoy in the middle of the background of a shocking war with a sorceress bent on the damage of all of truth. It includes some special mechanics that make it not just stick out from the remainder of the series, however the RPG category in basic. Those who want to research study its style and find out how to break it will discover a lot to love here, and in regards to discussion it’s an outright eager beaver amongst PlayStation video games. Maybe not the very best location to start for brand-new gamers, nevertheless.
Play It If: You’re willing to handle any sort of gameplay in pursuit of a fascinating story, you desire to play a JRPG with reasonably special mechanics, you’re a sullen loner who desires some desire satisfaction, or you’re searching for a Final Fantasy video game with a rather modern-day setting.
Features: iCloud conserves, controller assistance
TouchArcade Score: 4/5 (EVALUATION)
FINAL FANTASY â…¨, $20.99
Final Fantasy IX had a really uncomfortable preliminary release. It struck the PlayStation right around the time the PlayStation 2 launched, and after the expose of Final Fantasy X. It felt for all the world like an afterthought by Square Enix, and some individuals may still feel that method. It functions as an enthusiastic event of the series up to that point, and things would never ever rather be the very same after it. Artist Yoshitaka Amano was restored after being missing from the previous 2 entries, and both the characters and the world they occupy are rather fantastical compared to other video games in the series as an outcome. A plot to record a princess goes awry when it ends up she desires to be abducted. But why, and to what end? It’s a little bit of a sluggish burn, however one worth sticking to due to its lovely characters and deep story.
Play It If: You don’t mind a slower-paced RPG, you like more elegant and unusual styles, you desire a rather mechanically orthodox turn-based JRPG, you’ve delighted in other video games in the series and desire to take in some call-backs, or you desire to see Square Enix bend the initial PlayStation as tough as they perhaps could.
Features: iCloud conserves, controller assistance
TouchArcade Score: 5/5 (EVALUATION)
FINALFANTASY XV POCKET EDITION, Free
The most current numbered entry in the series comes to mobile, albeit in a greatly abridged type. Final Fantasy XV would most likely be a huge request mobile hardware in its initial type, so Square Enix produced this Pocket Edition. It stylizes the graphics, changes the gameplay, diminishes nearly everything down, however basically informs the very same story. It’s not without its beauties however it’s most likely not going to be anybody’s very first option for a Final Fantasy video game on the go. Take it on its own terms and you’ll discover a video game extremely appropriate for on-the-go play, and it might be argued that “less is more” remains in complete impact here with concerns to Final Fantasy 15‘s story.
Play It If: You desire a Final Fantasy video game developed particularly for mobile play, you desire a video game with more action than turn-based play, you desire to follow a story about a lot of brothers on a trip, or you desire to experience Final Fantasy 15 with as little time lost as possible.
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TouchArcade Score: 5/5 (EVALUATION)
FINAL FANTASY MEASUREMENTS, Free
Another video game that was initially born on Japanese cellphones, Final Fantasy Dimensions is an episodic RPG that utilizes the Job System as its main gameplay mechanic. Its visuals stay among the last residues of the unfortunate previous mobile remakes of Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI, and the entire thing seems like it was assembled on a stringent budget plan. Still, it’s intriguing to play a “brand-new” classic-style Final Fantasy video game. It comes off as a low-calorie take on Final Fantasy V, an offer that is far less engaging with the genuine Final Fantasy V on the platform.
Play It If: You’re a veteran of the video games on consoles and desire a brand-new-to-you video game, you truly liked Final Fantasy V and desire something mechanically comparable to it, you like the concept of an episodic video game, or you have some accessory to the mish-mash visual style of the previous mobile remakes of Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI.
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TouchArcade Score: 4/5 (EVALUATION)
FINAL FANTASY MEASUREMENTS II, $14.99
In the great custom of the series, this follow up doesn’t have much to finish with the initial Final Fantasy Dimensions. Indeed, it’s rather mechanically special in a variety of manner ins which shows a lot of the altering patterns in the mobile market. It has an enjoyable time-traveling story, however it quits having worlds and dungeons to check out in favor of story scenes sprinkled with turn-based fights. It feels for all the world like a complimentary-to-play social RPG that has actually been become a premium video game since that’s precisely what it is. It’s not a taste I discover totally horrible, and depending on your requirements it might be the mobile Final Fantasy you are searching for. It most likely isn’t the very best entry into the series, nevertheless.
Play It If: You take pleasure in social RPGs and desire a tuned-for-premium take on that sub-genre, you like time travel stories, you desire a Final Fantasy appropriate for mobile play, or you enjoy turn-based fights above all else.
Features: iCloud conserves
TouchArcade Score: 4/5 (EVALUATION)
COLLECTION of Legend FF LEGEND, $13.99
Wait, these aren’t truly Final Fantasy video games, are they? The response is yes and no. The Game Boy trilogy of Final Fantasy Legend/Legend video games can be viewed as extensions of the gameplay of Final Fantasy II and share a great deal of components with that video game. These video games aren’t a terrific location for newbies to start, however there’s a specific classic appeal to them. The relative brevity of the very first video game in specific might make it an excellent option for those searching for a much shorter RPG, a minimum of.
Play It If: You desire to relive the Game Boy years for much better or even worse, you delighted in Final Fantasy II and desire more video games like it, you desire a time travel story, you intend to attack and dethrone God, you’re a little masochistic, or you desire a relatively quick RPG to play.
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TouchArcade Score: 4/5 (EVALUATION)
FINAL FANTASY METHODS :WotL, $13.99
The Final Fantasy series goes tactical with Final Fantasy Tactics, a turn-based methods RPG. It includes a thick, greatly political story that feels more grounded in some methods than other video games in the series. The standard Final Fantasy Job System is here in maybe its biggest type, enabling you to personalize your systems to an unreasonable degree. Final Fantasy Tactics isn’t a video game you play delicately, however if you’re willing to put your time into it you’ll discover a really impressive experience. Again most likely not the very best location to begin with Final Fantasy, however one you’ll definitely desire to attempt eventually.
Play It If: You’re all set for a video game with complex gameplay mechanics and a thick story, you desire to play a tactical RPG instead of a basic JRPG, you choose a somewhat more grounded story, you have a fondness for flowery prose, or you like to roll around in character modification alternatives like a pig in mud.
Features: iCloud conserves
TouchArcade Score: 3.5/5 (EVALUATION)
FINALFANTASY CRYSTALCHRONICLES, Free
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is an action-RPG that has constantly had a little bit of a low profile in the series for a variety of factors, however this remastered variation does it no favors at all. The core of this video game remains in its sofa co-op play, and this variation’s online execution simply can’t recreate that sensation. If you choose multiplayer experiences, you might still discover some pleasure in this effort. That stated, it’s extremely various from the remainder of the series and as such might not be a terrific method to dip your toe into the Final Fantasy waters.
Play It If: You just should have multiplayer, you desire something with a very little story, you don’t like turn-based gameplay, or you take pleasure in bring containers.
Features: iCloud conserves, controller assistance
TouchArcade Score: N/A (Not Reviewed)
Wow, those are a great deal of video games. Some of those evaluations are quite ancient by now, too. Basically, if you’re searching for simple entry points, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy VI, and Final Fantasy VII are most likely the winners. If you’re searching for the very best video games in the series, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy V, Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy VII, and Final Fantasy Tactics appear to be the favorites. You’ll likely desire to beware around Final Fantasy II, FF4 The After Years, Final Fantasy VIII, and Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition as they are rather dissentious. Hopefully this all assists you enter this timeless RPG series or, if absolutely nothing else, amused you.
