{"id":84149,"date":"2026-06-08T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=84149"},"modified":"2026-06-08T15:36:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T19:36:55","slug":"how-to-play-the-final-fantasy-games-in-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=84149","title":{"rendered":"How to Play the Final Fantasy Games in Order"},"content":{"rendered":"<section data-transform=\"mobile-ad-break\">\n<p>For over 35 years, the Final Fantasy franchise has captivated fans with its anthology storytelling, keeping things fresh in its magical fantasy world by continuously introducing new characters and stories. The Final Fantasy games are mostly standalone, meaning you can jump into them in any order because they each have a fresh story. <\/p>\n<p>In general, Final Fantasy games tend to be set somewhere between the past and the future, staying connected with the same overarching, universal themes: a group of young heroes gathering to fight a great evil threatening their world while exploring their internal struggles and relationships with each other.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jump to<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#chronological-order\">How to play in chronological order<\/a><a href=\"#release-order\">How to play by release date<\/a><\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"ignvideo\" data-slug=\"final-fantasy-pixel-remaster-official-playstation-4-and-nintendo-switch-launch-trailer\" data-loop=\"\">\n<p>Final Fantasy Games in Release Order<\/p>\n<p>If you want to get into the Final Fantasy series for the first time, there are technically 16 numbered games, a few direct sequels, and a prequel to the first game. Each numbered game has its own stories, characters, and world to dive into, though a number of remakes and remasters can make things confusing at a glance. It sounds like a lot, but we\u2019re here to help you make the journey a little smoother. <\/p>\n<p>If you want to play<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For over 35 years, the Final Fantasy franchise has captivated fans with its anthology storytelling, keeping things fresh in its magical fantasy world by continuously introducing new characters and stories. The Final Fantasy games are mostly standalone, meaning you can jump into them in any order because they each have a fresh story. In general,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":84151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-external"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84149"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84149"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84153,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84149\/revisions\/84153"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/84151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}