Final Fantasy: 20th Anniversary Edition

This is an enhanced version version of the original Final Fantasy, with higher resolution 2D graphics now in 16:9, FMV sequences, a re-recorded higher quality soundtrack, along with all the new dungeons and…

60 7 June 2007 ESRB E10+

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Action Fantasy

Final Fantasy: 20th Anniversary Edition is an adventure developed by Square Enix Product Development Division 5, released 7 June 2007 on Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Portable, Android and iOS. The main story takes about 12 hrs to finish.

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What Final Fantasy: 20th Anniversary Edition is

Final Fantasy: 20th Anniversary Edition is an adventure game developed by Square Enix Product Development Division 5 and released in 2007. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Portable, Android, iOS and Windows Phone. It carries an ESRB E10+ age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

"And so their journey began. The four Warriors of Light felt overwhelmed by the great task destiny had placed upon them. They did not know the true significance of the four crystals they held in their hands... The crystal that once, long ago, shone with a light so brilliant. The time for their journey had come. The time to cast off the veil of darkness and bring the world once more into the light..." The four Warriors of Light appear, each carrying a darkened crystal, one of each element. They arrive at Cornelia, a powerful kingdom that has witnessed the kidnapping of its princess, Sarah, by a rogue knight named Garland who wants to conquer the kingdom. Tasked with rescuing the princess…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Final Fantasy series

Final Fantasy: 20th Anniversary Edition is the 88th of 349 entries we hold in the Final Fantasy series. The next entry was Final Fantasy II: 20th Anniversary Edition in 2007. Its critic score of 60 is 17 points below the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Final Fantasy III at 100.

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How it was received

Final Fantasy: 20th Anniversary Edition holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 15% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 4 points below the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 12 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 20 hrs, roughly 1.7 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Final Fantasy: 20th Anniversary Edition launched on 7 June 2007, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, Ninja Gaiden Sigma and The Darkness. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, The Darkness.