We ranked the top 10 'Final Fantasy' mainline games, ahead of XVI's release

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"I love Final Fantasy, and sometimes love makes you do drastic things.

When the first trailer for Final Fantasy 16 dropped in late 2020 I made the inspired decision to play and rank every mainline entry before it came out. I had finished most of them already, but why not relive the magic once more?

Final Fantasy is one of the most influential video game series of all time. But before the release and eventual success of 1987's Final Fantasy I, developer Square faced bankruptcy. There's a common misconception that the company named it "Final" Fantasy because it was their last ditch effort to survive. In actuality, they wanted to call it "Fighting" Fantasy, but the name was already taken.

However, the "Final" label became core to series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi's philosophy, who believed that each game should be developed as if it was the last he'd ever make"