Final Fantasy is a very long running franchise, one of the oldest in the games industry. Despite the fact that the developer and publisher Square Enix (then Squaresoft) was near bankruptcy at a few intervals, their Final Fantasy series has regularly been a success, that is until recently as it begins to stagnate.

In case you were looking for a quick refresher on the history of Final Fantasy (and a bit of Square), LORE has done yet another one of their regular one minute recaps on the series and its creator. You can view the Final Fantasy recap below:

So there you have it – the miraculous success of the original Final Fantasy cemented that name for the rest of the franchise, all the way to its latest iteration: Final Fantasy XV (formerly known as Final Fantasy Versus XIII). So what do you guys think – is Final Fantasy XV set to retake the Japanese RPG crown, or has Square’s Japanese division lagged behind its newer Western acquisitions?