Squaresoft and Enix were originally rivals, known for putting out some of the best JRPGs of all time. Watch Mojo has selected the best Square Enix video games of all time, but have also included games from before the merger of the two companies.
One of the most beloved entries in Square Enix’s long-running franchise is celebrating its 30th anniversary and that’s cause for celebration!
This arguably is my best game of all time out of the 40yrs I’ve been playing videogames
FFVIII - 25th Anniversary
Square “….”
FFVI - 30th Anniversary
Square “….”
FFVII - 25th Anniversary
Square “HAPPY ANNIVERSARY. We got some news on the upcoming remakes, we got a shit ton of new VII merchandise, we have some other special community things planned and on, check out this cool 25th Anniversary logo specially created for VII’s big day”
Trying to break into Kingdom Hearts is a nightmare.
My advice; play the games in release order. Alot of people say story chronological order but that can be really confusing. Trust me.
I think a problem that SE is going to run into (or already has run into) with this series is that a lot of the people still following it were kids / teens when they played the first one, and are now much older. I know I'm finding it increasingly hard to tolerate the childishness of some of the stuff in these games, and I'm sure there are plenty of original players who have since just stopped following the series for this reason. I can't count the number of times I was playing KH3 and just feeling like, "What the f*** am I doing?"
SE can keep the series PG-13, and try to get a new audience of kids, but how do they intend to get kids into a series with a story that has been expanding since 2002, and over the course of like a dozen games? Especially when there are already loads of newer franchises out there that have already pretty much cornered the kids / teens market.
Honestly, I think they should either end the series once and for all, or take it in a more mature direction, and ditch the Disney stuff (I know, unpopular opinion, probably). It is a series that hasn't really grown with its audience, I feel. Alternatively, they could try to steer it in a more all-ages Studio Ghibli direction, sort of like Final Fantasy.
Indeed. If you wanna give it a try, just go with 1-3. The other games are unfortunately needed to know but you can just youtube all the cutscenes by order of release of each game.
One of the biggest TV and movie tropes in the last decade has been the multiverse, the idea of exploring multiple dimensions to uncover alternate versions of existing ideas. From both a business and creative perspective, it makes sense why established franchises are shaking things up in this way.
However, there aren't many video games latching on to this trend, as rendering multiple worlds in real-time is a difficult feat and the medium is relatively young in comparison to its contemporaries, making crossover opportunities more difficult. Still, there are a few great titles that manage enough to overcome these challenges, and here are some of the best examples.
While I love someone mentioning Planescape, not really multiverse. Planes and dimensions, yes. But, they are typically their own locations and are very rarely tied to another 'verse' let alone another plane. The only things that are directly tied are the ethereal and material planes. Otherwise, they are dimensions created of their own design and goals by the creator/owner and not comprised of 'their own version of another dimension'.
Seriously? No Parasite Eve? Xenogears is in honorable mention?? No Chrono Cross even at honorable mention???
Also putting Kingdom Hearts 1 and not Kingdom Heart 2 is just bad because KH2 was better in every single aspect. And i do mean it, Every Single Aspect!
Also not mentioning the masterpiece Life Is Strange at all is just wrong.
I have seen much better lists.
Hoffmann's Top Ten Square(Enix) Games:
Xenogears - Loving every bit of this masterpiece.
Final Fantasy VI
Kingdom Hearts - fantastic storytelling
Final Fantasy VII - one of the best battle systems in jrpgs
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy VIII
Chrono Trigger
Bushido Blade - First great and a bit realistic samurai game ever.
Secret of Mana
Parasite Eve - This game proved that Square can do Horror themed games as well
The next 10 would be:
Tobal No 2 - that this excellent fighting game never left Japan was and is a crime.
Vagrant Story - Where is the sequel?
Kingdom Hearts II
Final Fantasy X
Chrono Cross
Chocobo Racing - Where is the sequel? #2
SaGa Frontier II - Some of the most beautiful 2d graphics I have seen
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy XII
Einhänder - Square was great at trying out different game genre's in the late nineties.
watchmojo CLEARLY hates Parasite Eve , been watching their content for the past 4 years and i can totally confirm that the people who work at this site has an agenda to NOT include this game whatsoever in any list even on the top blondes in gaming believe it or not even when people remind them repeatedly .
I like watch mojo's compositions + quality. Their videos are a joy to watch.
Best game was Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep