It’s been a long road in coming, but the last Final Fantasy Retrospective is finally complete. If you missed the Final Fantasy Retrospective Part 12, it looked at the remakes in the series.
For the final installment in this 13 part video retrospective, they take a look at the parts and themes of Final Fantasy that make the whole. In other words, what makes a Final Fantasy game a Final Fantasy game? What separates it from the plethora of other RPGs?
While the answer is long-winded and complex, there’s quite a bit of fun tidbits contained in this FF Retrospective soundoff. A great closing to an outstanding series of retrospectives.
The 10th Final Fantasy Retrospective takes a look at the fringes of the franchise. This includes the Game Boy installment named Final Fantasy Adventure, which would actually end up being the first game in the Mana series (It was called Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden in Japan), Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (the “easy for Westerners” FF), the long list of games starring Chocobo, including Chocobo Racing, the Chocobo’s Mysterious Dungeon series and Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales and a look outside the realm of video games as Final Fantasy enters the world of animation.
It’s particularly interesting getting a look at the earliest Final Fantasy animation, Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals, which I had never heard of. They also look at the short-lived TV anime, Final Fantasy Unlimited, and then dive into the disastrous big-screen debut: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. Before tackling Final Fantasy: The Last Order and the franchise’s glorious return to feature film with Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (the FFVII:AC Limited-Edition set includes Last Order in the extras for those that want to check it out). Give the History of Final Fantasy Retrospective Part 9 a look if you missed it.
It’s been a long road in coming, but the last Final Fantasy Retrospective is finally complete. If you missed the Final Fantasy Retrospective Part 12, it looked at the remakes in the series. 