As far back as 1997,Final Fantasyand the Sony PlayStation have felt like inseparable brands.

No matter where else a mainline Final Fantasy pops up, it will inevitably launch on Sony hardware.

If you’re completely new to the Final Fantasy series, these titles are great starting points.

Yuna Dion and Barret from Final Fantasy

Final Fantasy 8, though?

Surely, the picking-apart has been louder than most of its fellow mainline entries.

Make no mistake - it’s well worth experiencing firsthand.

Split image of art from Final Fantasy 6, Final Fantasy 14, and Final Fantasy 7

There’s a lot to love even if you wind up less enthusiastic toward the divisive aspects.

FF8’s a weird game, perhaps, but a worthy Final Fantasy.

The list of love-or-hate aspects goes on… and on… and on.

Squall preparing to attack in Final Fantasy 8

It’s dark-fantasy by genre.

The Eikon-versus-Eikon battles are a crowning achievement, so diverse, yet never dull in the slightest.

If you’re looking for theprettiestFinal Fantasy to push your PS5 to its limits, this is it.

Final Fantasy 15 screenshot of Noctis holding up a fish he just caught.

You might be wondering whether FF16’s pair of DLCs are worth the purchase.

We’ve recently reviewed the second, beefier, one.Here are our thoughts.Spoiler: yes, ish!

Forgive us; it’s a house style here.

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The PlayStation 4 was no stranger to good RPGs.

Here are our favorites.

And just try not to get all weepy when ‘To Zanarkand’ kicks in.

Final Fantasy 5 Phoenix

Instead, we’ll simply agree.

But hey, we’re doing it.

This game’s that good.

Final Fantasy 12 zodiac age combat

Rather, we didn’t know how good it could get.

The soundtrack, too.

Whew, that soundtrack.

Cloud and Sephiroth in Final Fantasy 7.

In fact, every aspect of this game’s production values is jaw-dropping.

(OK, maybe not the lighting sometimes.)

The best non-MMO Final Fantasy indecades.

Final Fantasy 16 Dion in full armor entering the room

Yuna performs the sending dance under multi-colored skies.

Geralt from the Witcher, Aerith from FF7 Remake, and Majima from Yakuza Zero, side by side

Final Fantasy 7 remake screenshot of Barret standing in Sector 7 rubble

Princess in a castle in Final Fantasy 6 pixel remaster.

Final Fantasy 7 explosion over Midgar

Aerith is holding a torch from a character - FF7 Rebirth

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