Editing Final Fantasy (section)

==== Remakes, sequels and spin-offs ====
{{See also|List of Final Fantasy video games#Main series-related games{{!}}List of Final Fantasy spin-offs|List of Square Enix mobile games|Category:Final Fantasy spinoffs}}
''Final Fantasy'' has spawned numerous [[Spin-off (media)|spin-offs]] and [[Media franchise|metaseries]]. Several are, in fact, not ''Final Fantasy'' games, but were rebranded for North American release. Examples include the [[SaGa|''SaGa'' series]], rebranded ''[[The Final Fantasy Legend]]'', and its two sequels, ''[[Final Fantasy Legend II]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy Legend III|III]]''.<ref name="GT-FFRetrospectiveXI">{{cite web | url = http://www.gametrailers.com/video/part-xi-final-fantasy/26204 | title = Final Fantasy Retrospective Part XI | publisher = [[GameTrailers]] | date = October 10, 2007 | access-date = August 4, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609084827/http://www.gametrailers.com/video/part-ix-final-fantasy/25003 | archive-date=June 9, 2009}}</ref> ''[[Final Fantasy Mystic Quest]]'' was specifically developed for a United States audience, and ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' is a [[Tactical role-playing game|tactical RPG]] that features many references and themes found in the series.<ref name="GT-FFRetrospectiveX">{{cite web | url = http://www.gametrailers.com/video/part-x-final-fantasy/25549 | title = Final Fantasy Retrospective Part X | publisher = [[GameTrailers]] | date = September 25, 2007 | access-date = August 4, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605002753/http://www.gametrailers.com/video/part-x-final-fantasy/25549 | archive-date=June 5, 2009}}</ref><ref name="GT-FFRetrospectiveIX">{{cite web | url = http://www.gametrailers.com/video/part-ix-final-fantasy/25003 | title = Final Fantasy Retrospective Part IX | publisher = [[GameTrailers]] | date = September 15, 2007 | access-date = August 4, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609084827/http://www.gametrailers.com/video/part-ix-final-fantasy/25003 | archive-date=June 9, 2009}}</ref> The spin-off ''[[Chocobo (series)|Chocobo]]'' series, [[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles|''Crystal Chronicles'']] series, and ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series also include multiple ''Final Fantasy'' elements.<ref name="GT-FFRetrospectiveXI"/><ref>{{Cite news |date= July 2007|title= Tetsuya Nomura Interview|magazine= [[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]|publisher= [[Future plc|Future Publishing]]|issue= 177|pages= 80–81|url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/interview-tetsuya-nomura/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103112724/http://www.edge-online.com/features/interview-tetsuya-nomura/ |archive-date= November 3, 2013}}</ref> In 2003, the ''Final Fantasy'' series' first sub-sequel, ''Final Fantasy X-2'', was released.<ref>{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy X-2 - Release Summary |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/finalfantasyx2/similar.html?mode=versions |website=[[GameSpot]] |access-date=August 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818065251/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/finalfantasyx2/similar.html?mode=versions |archive-date=August 18, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Final Fantasy XIII'' was originally intended to stand on its own, but the team wanted to explore the world, characters and mythos more, resulting in the development and release of two sequels in [[Final Fantasy XIII-2|2011]] and [[Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII|2013]] respectively, creating the series' first official trilogy.<ref name="ShackInterview"/> ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'' was released in 2009, a [[fighting game]] that features heroes and villains from the first ten games of the main series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://psp.ign.com/articles/101/1014058p1.html |title=Dissidia Final Fantasy Review |first=Ryan |last=Clements |date=August 14, 2009 |website=IGN |access-date=August 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825064920/http://psp.ign.com/articles/101/1014058p1.html |archive-date=August 25, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It was followed by a [[Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy|prequel]] in 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://psp.ign.com/articles/115/1151515p1.html |title=Heroes of Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy |first=Ryan |last=Clements |date=February 22, 2011 |website=IGN |access-date=August 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713005302/http://psp.ign.com/articles/115/1151515p1.html |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> a [[Dissidia Final Fantasy NT|sequel]] in 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/02/14/square-enix-announces-dissidia-final-fantasy-for-japan-arcades|title=Square Enix announces Dissidia Final Fantasy for Japan Arcades|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=February 13, 2015|access-date=February 14, 2015|archive-date=February 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214163956/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/02/14/square-enix-announces-dissidia-final-fantasy-for-japan-arcades|url-status=live}}</ref> and a [[Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia|mobile spin-off]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2017/01/dissidia-final-fantasy-opera-omnia-launches-february-1-japan|title=Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia launches February 1 in Japan|first=Sal|last=Romano|date=January 31, 2017|publisher=Gematsu|access-date=March 23, 2023|archive-date=June 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609061849/https://www.gematsu.com/2017/01/dissidia-final-fantasy-opera-omnia-launches-february-1-japan|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/dissidia-final-fantasy-omnia-opera-arriving-january-30-2018/|title=Dissidia Final Fantasy: Omnia Opera Arriving On January 30, 2018|date=January 24, 2018|first=Jenni|last=Lada|publisher=Siliconera|access-date=March 23, 2023|archive-date=June 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609061836/https://www.siliconera.com/dissidia-final-fantasy-omnia-opera-arriving-january-30-2018/|url-status=live}}</ref> Other spin-offs have taken the form of subseries—''[[Compilation of Final Fantasy VII]]'', ''[[Ivalice Alliance]]'', and ''Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy''. In 2022, Square Enix released an [[Action role-playing game|action-role playing]] title ''[[Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin]]'' developed in collaboration with [[Team Ninja]], which takes place in an alternate, reimagined reality based on the setting of the original ''[[Final Fantasy (video game)|Final Fantasy]]'' game, depicting a prequel story that explores the origins of the antagonist [[Chaos (Final Fantasy character)|Chaos]] and the emergence of the four [[Warriors of Light]].<ref>{{Cite web |title="STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN ANNOUNCED FOR 2022 RELEASE ON PLAYSTATION 5, PLAYSTATION 4, XBOX SERIES X{{!}}S, XBOX ONE AND PC" - Square Enix North America Press Hub |url=https://press.na.square-enix.com/STRANGER-OF-PARADISE-FINAL-FANTASY-ORIGIN-ANNOUNCED-FOR-2022-RELEASE-O |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=press.na.square-enix.com |archive-date=May 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508163103/https://press.na.square-enix.com/STRANGER-OF-PARADISE-FINAL-FANTASY-ORIGIN-ANNOUNCED-FOR-2022-RELEASE-O |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-13 |title=Team Ninja's Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Announced |url=https://www.siliconera.com/team-ninjas-stranger-of-paradise-final-fantasy-origin-announced/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=Siliconera |language=en-US |archive-date=May 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508163100/https://www.siliconera.com/team-ninjas-stranger-of-paradise-final-fantasy-origin-announced/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Enhanced 3D remakes of ''[[Final Fantasy III (2006 video game)|Final Fantasy III]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy IV (2007 video game)|IV]]'' were released in 2006 and 2007 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Final Fantasy III|url=https://www.gamespot.com/final-fantasy-iii/|access-date=July 2, 2020|website=GameSpot|language=en|archive-date=October 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010211456/https://www.gamespot.com/final-fantasy-iii/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Final Fantasy IV [2007] - IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/games/final-fantasy-iv-3d|language=en|access-date=July 2, 2020|archive-date=July 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731144802/https://www.ign.com/games/final-fantasy-iv-3d|url-status=live}}</ref> The first installment of the ''[[Final Fantasy VII Remake]]'' project was released on the PlayStation 4 in 2020.<ref>{{Citation|title=Final Fantasy VII Remake - IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/games/final-fantasy-vii-remake|language=en|access-date=July 2, 2020|archive-date=June 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630005952/https://www.ign.com/games/final-fantasy-vii-remake|url-status=live}}</ref> The second and latest installment of the remake trilogy, ''[[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]'', was released on the PlayStation 5 in 2024.<ref>{{Citation|title=Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/games/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth|language=en|access-date=February 29, 2024|archive-date=February 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229003958/https://www.ign.com/games/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth|url-status=live}}</ref>