Final Fantasy XIII

Paradigm-shift battle system and corridor structure became the flashpoint for JRPG design debates.

Released 2009 Developer Square Enix Platform PlayStation 3 Genre JRPG Era Digital storefronts & indie

Mechanics it built on

Ideas Final Fantasy XIII inherited rather than invented — each traceable back through the ontology to a root.

1987

Final Fantasy ~~1987~~

1991

Final Fantasy IV ~~1991~~

1994

Final Fantasy VI ~~1994~~

1997

Final Fantasy Tactics ~~1997~~

1997

Final Fantasy VII ~~1997~~

1999

Final Fantasy VIII ~~1999~~

2001

Final Fantasy X ~~2001~~

2002

Final Fantasy XI ~~2002~~

2006

Final Fantasy XII ~~2006~~

2009

Final Fantasy XIII ~~this page~~

2013

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn ~~2013~~

2023

Final Fantasy XVI ~~2023~~