

Read our review of Strangers of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin. No matter his job title, Jack has a decisive finishing move that crystallizes enemies and shatters them to restore a portion of his magic meter once the enemy's break gauge is depleted. You can change characters’ jobs on the fly, but with Jack as the player character you can only switch between two positions. Despite what the prophecy foretold about the heroes, each Warrior grows skeptical about their role. Jack Garland and his companions and fellow Warriors of Light, Ash, Jed, Neon and Sophia - each carrying a darkened crystal representing earth, wind, fire and water - set out to find Chaos and destroy him, restoring light to the world. Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin takes place in the kingdom of Cornelia, a dark fantasy world version of the setting of the original Final Fantasy game. Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

Though you can play most of the mainline numbered in any random order and still be fine as there is no direct continuity between them. If you want to do a deep dive into the Final Fantasy franchise and play all of them in chronological order, here’s the full list of games and the order in which to play them. How to Play Final Fantasy Games in Chronological Order Either version of the game is fine to pick up and play. Its popularity inspired Square to create Kingdom Hearts in collaboration with Disney so that some of its characters could interact with Disney characters.įinal Fantasy VII even came out with a feature-length CGI and Final Fantasy VII Remake, which has prettier graphics but retains the same story with themes of pro-environmentalism, identity, and moving on from loss - elements that previous Final Fantasy stories did not have. This game left an indelible mark on the game industry for having the easiest gameplay and combat systems to get a hang of, especially with the Limit Break system, and giving us the most memorable characters, like Cloud, Tifa, Aerith, Barret, and Sephiroth. If you want to ease yourself into the franchise, we recommend starting with Final Fantasy VII.


Looking at the Final Fantasy franchise as a whole can be overwhelming as most of them have hundreds of hours of content to play through. Play Which Final Fantasy Game Should You Play First?
