The Best Final Fantasy Worlds To Live In

There is debate over which game is the best entry in the series but a lot of votes often fall on Final Fantasy 7. It’s easy to see why as it brought the series into a new era with a bigger world, cutscenes, and a battle system that could be invested in for hours.

However, the Gaia of Final Fantasy 7 would not be inviting guests. The planet is dying, even in the sequel series that followed the original game. Midgar alone has a litany of problems as most of the city is divided into slums. So, if not that planet, then which ones would be fun to get zapped into like in an Isekai anime? Let’s dive in.

6 Gaia (Final Fantasy 9)

The Heart Of The Cards

Gaia is the planet in Final Fantasy 9 that players can explore throughout the adventure. What makes this place seem great is the culture. It feels effortlessly lived in and most of the main campaign doesn’t even spend time elaborating on things like race, where everyone lives, the economy, and so on.

It’s also the age of industry with airships seen high and low as if they were cars in a Grand Theft Auto game. What wouldn’t be so great are the wars although if players can live out their lives post-ending, then this would be the ideal classic Final Fantasy world to live in. Plus, players can get good at the card mini-game, Tetra Master.

5 Post-Sin Spira (Final Fantasy 10-2)

The Future Is In Yuna’s Hands

Final Fantasy 10 technically wouldn’t be a bad world to live in. Disasters only come every thousand years on Spira and absolutely decimate regions of the world. But, what’s a thousand years to any generation? Still, it’s not a perfect paradise. That’s why the post-Sin world of Final Fantasy 10-2 would be ideal.

Yuna survived the battle with Sin and now everyone is banning together to rebuild Spira once and for all. Also, the game overall, despite some rebel factions, seems a lot more upbeat and silly. Machines are even allowed again which is a huge reason why it would be a better Spira to live on. Maybe Shinra or some other tech wiz could make video games. Honestly, though, who needs video games when players would get to play Blitzball instead?

4 Ivalice (Final Fantasy 12)

Become Captain Basch Fon Ronsenburg Of Dalmasca!

Ivalice is a prominent world in a lot of these games. While Final Fantasy Tactics is celebrated as one of the best tactical RPGs of all time, it would be hell to live in that version. Ivalice in Final Fantasy 12 is a lot more idealized. Yes, there is war to worry about although that may not be the case if players were to live in a post-ending version.

What’s appealing about Ivalice is that it feels so vast. There are deserts to explore, mountains to scale, and there is even a flying city. Like Final Fantasy 9, it’s a world that feels alive and brimming with wondrous things around every corner from tons of races to another world filled with airships and other strange technology.

3 Hydaelyn (Final Fantasy 14)

A Never Ending Adventure

Every new mainline entry that comes out feels bigger than the last. However, as big as these games get, nothing will ever feel as expansive as the MMO, Final Fantasy 14. It started as a giant open-world and it keeps getting bigger and bigger with DLC but this is the nature of MMOs.

It has even incorporated elements from other games in the series, like the aforementioned Ivalice. While dark things are going on, living in Hydaelyn would allow players to feel like they are truly living in a fantastical, tangible world. They could become knights and hunt monsters to keep the peace or make food as a chef. The world is their oyster.

2 Amostra (Final Fantasy Explorers)

Become A Monster Hunter

Getting into spinoff territory, Amostra is the world from the forgotten 3DS game, Final Fantasy Explorers. This was Square Enix’s attempt to seemingly try and make a portable Monster Hunter game to rival Capcom. Players could pick a class, go out and slay monsters, and then make new gear to explore further into darker territories.

There is no grand story other than quests players could take on meaning that it is a pretty chill world. While it might be scary or take a lot of effort, something is comforting in the idea of becoming a slayer of monsters. It’s even more appealing if players get their friends to join in on this Isekai-like adventure.

1 Grymoire (World Of Final Fantasy)

Kingdom Hearts But For Final Fantasy

Grymoire would be the fan’s ultimate dream world to live in from another obscure spinoff, World of Final Fantasy. In this game, two twins get transported into Grymoire which is inhabited by characters across the franchise such as Cloud from Final Fantasy 7 and Lightning from Final Fantasy 13.

It’s like Kingdom Hearts minus the Disney worlds which would also be a fun game universe from Square Enix to live in. It would be amazing to go on adventures with characters like this in a bright, colorful world wherein players could catch monsters as pets/party members too. The only downside is that there doesn’t seem to be a lot of industry or places to visit although this could be different in the “real” version.

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