Why Final Fantasy Is Called Final Fantasy (And Other FF Trivia)

Did you know that Aeris's death was inspired by the death of Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi's mother? Or that the name Final Fantasy came from the sense of desperation Square felt back in the 80s?

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Final Fantasy Creator's Next Game Is Just The Kind Of Complex, Meaty…

A long time ago, the combat in Japanese role-playing games was extraordinarily simple. Classic turn-based RPGs would hit you with a deluge of random and scripted battles. To beat them, you'd select options like "fight" or "magic" from a series of dropdown menus. You'd usually only die if you were under-leveled, in which…

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