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Ivalice was created by Yasumi Matsuno as a fictional world with its own identity; a medieval-like world where magic and machine exist together. The usual elements of Final Fantasy, such as Chocobos, crystals and magic spells, blend into the setting.
A Square Enix conference report stated that Final Fantasy XII sold more than 2.38 million copies in Japan in the two weeks since its March 16, 2006, release. [140] In North America, Final Fantasy XII shipped approximately 1.5 million copies in its first week. [141] It was the fourth best-selling PlayStation 2 game of 2006 worldwide. [142]
2017 – PlayStation 4 (Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age) 2018 – Microsoft Windows (Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age) 2019 – Nintendo Switch, Xbox One (Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age) [50] Notes: International version released in Japan for the PlayStation 2 (2007, titled Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System). [82]
Once it became a Final Fantasy title, the Grin founders wanted to come in and revolutionize Final Fantasy in new ways with their project. [8] Fortress was to be set in the fictional world of Ivalice , specifically the version seen in Final Fantasy XII , only set some time in the future.
Of its properties, the Final Fantasy franchise is the best-selling, with a total worldwide sales of over 173 million units. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Dragon Quest series has sold over 85 million units worldwide [ 4 ] [ 3 ] and is one of the most popular video game series in Japan, [ 5 ] while the Kingdom Hearts series has shipped 36 million copies worldwide.
Various Ultimania books at a Books Kinokuniya in San Francisco, California. Dozens of Square Enix companion books have been produced since 1998, when video game developer Square began to produce books that focused on artwork, developer interviews, and background information on the fictional worlds and characters in its games rather than on gameplay details.
Final Fantasy is a series of role-playing video games developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Square).Its first game premiered in Japan in 1987, and Final Fantasy games have subsequently been localized for markets in North America, Europe and Australia, on nearly every video game console since its debut on the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Hiroyuki Ito (伊藤 裕之, Itō Hiroyuki), is a Japanese game producer, director and designer who works for Square Enix.He is known as the director of Final Fantasy VI (1994), Final Fantasy IX (2000) and Final Fantasy XII (2006) and as the creator of the Active Time Battle (ATB) system in the Final Fantasy series.