Final Fantasyis a long-running and beloved franchise, which in and of itself is comprised of smaller, detailed game universes. Thecompilation ofFinal Fantasy 7is likely the most well-known and perhaps the most complicated, but theFinal Fantasy 13games (and one or two more) have their Fabula Nova Crystallis connections as well.Final Fantasy 15, too, has its own multimedia universe.
While it’s not as confusing asFinal Fantasy 7, there are still a few media projects that add new context to the story. Indeed, one fault many had with the game is howFinal Fantasy 15’s DLC episodesrevolved around filling in blanks in the core story. This complicated a few story elements prior to their release, but with Square Enix moving on withFinal Fantasy 16, there’s a clear order now.
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Thankfully, there’s no need to go digging around for that order either. Redditor TheFlashBat01 hade made an awesome graphic that outlines the order in which to play/viewFinal Fantasy 15material. They do note what is and isn’t optional, but to take it all in, here’s the recommended order:
Final Fantasy 15 Story
To experiencethe full story ofFinal Fantasy 15, players can roughly expect at least 70 hours of gameplay, about 4 hours or so watching shows and a movie, and a couple of days’ worth of reading. This is ultimately quite shorter than theFinal Fantasy 7compilation orFinal Fantasy 13story (since it features three full-length games as opposed to one with a few DLC pieces), but the story is one worth experiencing.
AsSquare Enix moves forward withFinal Fantasy 16, it’ll be interesting to see if it gets a similar treatment. DLC is more common nowadays, so it can certainly expand the story that way. And, perhaps if it’s well-received enough at release, fans could see a direct sequel to it someday. It all remains to be seen, but building smaller universes within the largerFinal Fantasyuniverse is a fun element of the franchise.
Final Fantasy 16is in development for PS5.
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