Final Fantasy 7 Was the Last of Fantasy

Why Final Fantasy ended at 7: The Final Fantasy Disintegration
When it first came out in the late 1980s, the first Final Fantasy video game did not reach the explosive popularity it later achieved. The game, which originally came out in Japan, was not a big hit at this point in time. Final Fantasy 2 was released soon after, and no, it still wasn't a hit. FF2 & FF3 were OK games that were originally released in Japan only. The series was not growing much at this point.

FF4 (FF2US) received more popularity in the United States than it did in Japan. The fifth installment? In my opinion, FF5 is a disaster of a game that has real good gameplay. The only thing I like about FF5 is the gameplay.

Once FF6 was released in both countries as Final Fantasy 6 (Japan) and Final Fantasy III (USA), the series was now a hit. This was the first FF game that I and many other gamers first played. I played it first in 1996 (2 years after its release) and loved it dearly and finished it all the way through over ten times. Final Fantasy 7 represents the peak of Final Fantasy popularity. This game became my instant favorite next to 6 when it came out in 1997.

About a year and a half later, in 1999, is when I first heard about, played, and was disappointed with Final Fantasy 8. From then on to each subsequent release is a ruined series. All it seems now is that Square Enix cares about is a Final Fantasy series based on too many sequels (10, 11, 12, X-2, Dirge of Cerebus, Crystal Chronicles, and so on) with watered-down gameplay, more linear everything! It is horrendous. They need to stop the series, and should have stopped the series right after 7!

I love FFs 1-7 now and have played them all. Everything after 7 is junk. Please Square Enix, end this series now and make something new and original thats going to be a REAL success.