While Square Enix has been relatively mum about how they intend on celebrating throughout the year, there are plenty of ways fans can get into the celebration spirit. In 2022, the series will be celebrating its 35th anniversary. A series that was once developed as a last-ditch effort has become one of the most profitable franchises in all of gaming.
The Final Fantasy franchise has grown to become the flagship franchise for Square, now Square Enix after merging with Dragon Quest developer Enix. RELATED: 10 Questions About Final Fantasy Lore That Have Never Been Answeredįinal Fantasy was an immediate success and quickly went on to spawn numerous sequels and spinoffs. It was potentially his, and potentially Square's, final fantasy game. The 'final' is a nod to what was at stake with this release. In 1987, Sagaguchi's game was released by the name of Final Fantasy.
The failure of the game may have also spelled doom for Square as a whole, who at the time was struggling to remain afloat in the industry themselves.
That it would be time to go back to school and pursue another career. Distant Worlds & A New World Collections: music from FINAL FANTASY VII This brand new compilation contains every musical moment, battle medley, and character theme from FINAL FANTASY VII ever released by Distant Worlds and A New World. With his career backed up against the wall, he felt that if his game failed, so would his time in the industry. In the late 1980s, Hironobu Sakaguchi, a designer for Square, set off to make a new fantasy series.
