Jul 12 2019Save7/12/19Final Fantasy IX Retrospective: The Final Fantasy's Final FantasyJason Schreier174SaveYou know when you’re playing around with a new recipe and you fall in love with one particular spice? Call it cumin.…
Dec 29 2017Save12/29/17Final Fantasy VIII Retrospective: The Greatest Love StoryJason Schreier234SaveHow do you follow the biggest role-playing game of all time? How do you look at Final Fantasy VII and make something…
Aug 4 2017Save8/4/17Final Fantasy VII Retrospective: Great Because It's WeirdJason Schreier247SaveBefore I played Final Fantasy VII, I didn’t think it was going to be very good. I don’t remember how I was…
Feb 15 2017Save2/15/17Final Fantasy VI Retrospective: Simply The BestJason Schreier312SaveIn the first few minutes of Final Fantasy VI, just when you think you’ve got a sense of the game’s rhythm,…
Dec 25 2016Save12/25/16Final Fantasy V Retrospective: Wildly UnderratedJason Schreier178SaveFinal Fantasy V, a video game about four warriors who get together and beat up a giant tree, doesn’t try…
Aug 24 2016Save8/24/16Final Fantasy IV Retrospective: Ahead Of Its TimeJason Schreier293SaveThere’s a scene in Final Fantasy IV that’s always stood out to me. It centers around the elderly wizard Tellah, who…
Jul 22 2016Save7/22/16Final Fantasy III Retrospective: Hope You Like Losing ProgressJason Schreier121SaveIf you were to ask a Final Fantasy fan to describe the iconic Square series, they might rattle off a series of…
Jun 3 2016Save6/3/16Final Fantasy II Retrospective: The Black Sheep Of The SeriesJason Schreier157SaveWhen you first open up Final Fantasy II, you’re asked to name four characters. Seconds later, those characters are…
Apr 28 2016Save4/28/16Final Fantasy: The Kotaku RetrospectiveJason Schreier283SaveHere’s a theory: Final Fantasy is defined by how it sounds.