5 best Final Fantasy side-games and spinoffs
Final Fantasy’s mainline entries are important, but perhaps just as important are the games that are created because of these games. These games aren’t always just JRPGs, either. They range from turn-based strategy to fighting games, and everything in between. In fact, many of the spinoffs and side-games of the Final Fantasy franchise are as fondly remembered as the mainline entries.
Even if these games aren’t among the mainline numbered games, many of them are still worth a replay here in 2022. Which of these games are the best of the best, though?
Note: This list is the opinion of one writer, and other players’ choices may vary.
What sort of criteria goes into a list like this? It is far from just being critical reception or online rankings. When putting this list together, I considered critical reception as a part of it, sure. But I also thought about what these games led to, my personal feelings, and their overall contribution to the franchise as a whole.
When it comes to these spinoffs and side games, I avoid remakes and remasters in general in this list, because they are ostensibly the same game as their original counterparts. But I will likely mention them if it’s worth a note.
Final Fantasy as a franchise has reached nearly every genre in gaming, and so many of these games deserve a mention and playthrough.
There have been a few Dissidia fighting games, but the first one, for my money, is the best one. The battle between Cosmos and Chaos wound up receiving its own sequels and remakes, and while I enjoyed the others, this one was my favorite.
It featured many of the greatest heroes and villains from the Final Fantasy series, with their classic looks and abilities that fit their in-game portrayal.
On top of that, it was
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