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The series has been commercially and critically successful; it is Square Enix's best selling video game franchise, with more than 97 million units sold, and one of the best-selling video game franchises. It was awarded a star on the Walk of Game in 2006, and holds seven Guinness World Records in the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2008. The series is well known for its innovation, visuals, and music, such as the inclusion of full motion videos, photo-realistic character models, and orchestrated music by Nobuo Uematsu. Final Fantasy has been a driving force in the video game industry. The video game series has affected Square's business practices and its relationships with other video game developers. It has also introduced many features now common in console RPGs and has been credited with helping to popularize RPGs in markets outside Japan.

The first installment of the series premiered in Japan on December 18, 1987. Subsequent titles are numbered and given a story unrelated to previous games; consequently, the numbers refer more to volumes than to sequels. Many Final Fantasy games have been localized for markets in North America, Europe, and Australia on numerous video game consoles, personal computers (PC), and mobile phones. Future installments will appear on seventh generation video game consoles; upcoming titles include Final Fantasy Versus/ XIII, Final Fantasy Type-0, and Final Fantasye XIII-2. As of March 2007, there are 28 games in the franchise;[1] this number includes the main installments from Final Fantasy to Final Fantasy- XIII, as well as direct sequels and spin-offs. Most of the older titles have been remade or re-released on multiple platforms.

Like most RPGs, the Final Fantasy installments use an experience level system for character advancement, in which experience points are accumulated by killing enemies.[58][59][60][61] Character classes, specific jobs that enable unique abilities for characters, are another recurring theme. Introduced in the first game, character classes have been used differently in each title. Some restrict a character to a single job to integrate it into the story, while other games feature dynamic job systems that allow the player to choose from multiple classes and switch throughout the game. Though used heavily in many games, such systems have become less prevalent in favor of characters that are more versatile; characters still match an archetype, but are able to learn skills outside their class.[20][43][44]

Taking a temporary divergence, Final Fantasye XI used the PlayStation 2's online capabilities as an MMORPG.[85] Initially released for the PlayStation 2 with a PC port arriving six months later, Final Fantasyd XI was also released on the Xbox 360 nearly four years after its original release in Japan.[86] This was the first Final Fantasy game to use a free rotating camera. Final FantasyS XII was released in 2006 for the PlayStation 2 and uses only half as many polygons as Final Fantasya X in exchange for more advanced textures and lighting.[87][88] It also retains the freely rotating camera from Final Fantasyr XI. Final Fantasye XIII was shown at E3 2006 and makes use of Crystal Tools, a middleware engine developed by Square Enix.[89][90]