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Final Fantasy

Final Fantasy, also known as FFI in re-releases, is the first role-playing game title in Square's flagship Final Fantasy series. The game puts players in control of four characters known as the Warriors of Light, and begins by asking the player to select the classes and names of each. The Warriors of Light can traverse the maps of dungeons and towns, which are connected by a world map, and will run into random encounters with enemies or fight bosses.

Released
18 December 1987
Developer
Square
Publisher
Nintendo
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric · Side view
Age rating
PEGI 3 · ESRB E
Platforms
Nintendo 3DS · Wii · Family Computer · Wii U · Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres
Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure
Also known as
FF · FF1 · FFI · Final Fantasy 1 · Final Fantasy I
73
Player rating
70
Critic rating
258
Ratings counted

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The story

The story follows four youths called the Light Warriors, who each carry one of their world's four elemental orbs which have been darkened by the four Elemental Fiends. Together, they quest to defeat these evil forces, restore light to the orbs, and save their world.

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How long to beat

Main story
6.7 h
Main + extras
11 h
Completionist
15.3 h

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Reviews and languages

2 languages in the interface, 0 of them with full voice acting. English is supported.

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Platform releases

Family Computer
18 December 1987
Nintendo Entertainment System
12 July 1990
Wii
26 May 2009
Wii U
13 November 2013
Nintendo 3DS
18 December 2013

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