The Escapist Final Fantasy Timeline

No discussion of JRPGs would be complete without mentioning possibly the best known series in the genre, Final Fantasy. From Phoenix Downs to Chocobos to secret codes that bring Aeris back from the dead, its influence on gaming is undeniable, its place in gaming history assured. Our timeline reviews some of the major events in the Final Fantasy saga, but can only scratch the surface of this behemoth of a franchise.

For the sake of simplifying Final Fantasy‘s somewhat byzantine global release history, all dates in the timeline correspond with events in Japan, unless otherwise noted.