How to Play the Final Fantasy Ivalice Alliance Games in Chronological Order
It's hard to think of a franchise that goes to such lengths to create huge, immersive worlds full of engaging characters as Final Fantasy. With this quality comes complexity. Sometimes, navigating worlds can be tricky, and some get a little lost in the lore. The sheer scope of these worlds means that often they will expand into other games, and even into other media. For example, the Fabula Nova Crystallis series started withFinal Fantasy 13 but spanned a total of seven titles across multiple platforms. Prior to this, there was the Ivalice Alliance series, which was based around the complex timeline and world of Ivalice.
Ivalice was first introduced in 1997's Final Fantasy Tactics for the PS1. Video game designer Yasumi Matsuno created Ivalice as a world that fuses magic and machinery, allowing the two to co-exist. This blend of medieval-type settings with machinery and technology gives Ivalice a distinct, memorable look and feel. The release of Final Fantasy 12 was followed by an announcement marking the beginning of the Ivalice Alliance series, and it is chronologically the first of the four titles within this collection.
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The twelfth mainline Final Fantasy game released on PS2 in 2006. It was a critical and commercial success, earning several Game of the Year-type awards. Some of the newer elements it introduced, like the controversial Jobs and Gambits systems, divided opinion. However, it was another huge, sprawling JRPG that offered hours of content for gamers to enjoy. Final Fantasy 12 follows the adventures of protagonist Vaan and the sky pirate Balthier during a period of war between two empires, Archadia and Rozarria.
With a typically well-crafted narrative and plenty of side
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