World of Final Fantasy: Maxima

Overall World of Final Fantasy is a solid game that’s entertaining and offers a lot of different things to do in the game. Longtime fans of Final Fantasy will enjoy the many callouts to past games but the game itself doesn’t hinge on this. The story takes a while to get interesting, but the best parts of the game have nothing to do with the story at all. It’s ideal for anyone just looking for a fu...

Back in our original review, we praised World of Final Fantasy for its series cameos, fun combat systems, and Mirage collections. The game introduced a cast of new characters along with a story that had culminated from the years of Final Fantasy fables we all know and love. Two years later, and World of Final Fantasy is back with the Maxima treatment, adding in a few new surprises that make the tr...

Final Fantasy isn’t normally known as a cute series. Yes, there are cute characters but they don’t inform the tone of the series overall. World of Final Fantasy upends all of this, throwing you into an adorable story full of chibi cameos and winking callbacks. Rather than a serious affair, World of Final Fantasy is a pleasant stroll through the history of the series. The Maxima upgrade is the dess...

In any case, if you want to introduce Final Fantasy to someone younger with a recent game, because they think all 2D games look bad, I think going with the Kingdom Hearts series is a better choice. Or, you could give up entirely on Final Fantasy, seeing how the latest main games in the series turned out, and introduce them to a much better JRPG series like Persona.

If the mechanics of this game are extrapolated into the real world, adults giving children piggyback rides with a pet on the child's head make a powerful team. No one appears to have attempted this challenge, which is disappointing.