Like or , the world of is one of those guarantees in the gaming world, a franchise that reappears on each subsequent console generation. With that in mind, here's a look back at the five most important games in the series.
(1987)
The one that started it all, forever changing the role-playing world. The first might not look like much nowadays, with its turn-based system and 8-bit graphics, but just imagine the immersion 1987 gamers felt: multiple character classes, all kinds of magic to battle with and an entire world to explore. Twenty-five years and dozens of entries later, that basic idea is still going strong.
While the first three games in the series mainly appealed to Japanese gamers, the fourth entry was a literal game-changer, drawing interest from around the world. It's not hard to see why: gorgeous 16-bit graphics highlighted by stunning environments and detailed characters, an innovative "active time battle system" that became the series standard and, most importantly, incredibly strong storytelling that makes it a joy to play to this day.
