If you’ve been meaning to revisit some of your favorite Final Fantasy games, GOG has a new sale you should check out. The online retailer is discounting several PC versions of some fan-favorite entries in the series by as much as 60%, and you can grab all five for $34. Not to mention, because they’re GOG releases, they’re DRM-free.
The PlayStation Era Final Fantasy games are well represented in this sale, including the original version of Final Fantasy VII, for those who just want to fully sink into one of the best games ever made. Join Cloud, Tifa, Barrett, and the rest of the AVALANCHE crew as they try to stop Sephiroth from crashing out so hard that he summons the devil, who is also a rock from space. For an extra dose of nostalgia, hook up a CRT to your PC and play it the way we played it back in 1997.
A less well-known entry that’s included in this sale is the Final Fantasy IV 3D Remake. This is the game that laid the groundwork for the modern Final Fantasy games like VII, VIII, and IX. You can see so much of the entire series’ DNA here. There’s a robust job system built into the story, so your characters will evolve as the game goes on, you’ll see your main character start as a Dark Knight and eventually become a Paladin with an entirely new model and moveset. If you want a taste of where the most well-known entries in the series got their inspiration, check out Final Fantasy VI; it’s impossible to play without stopping every few minutes to notice characters, worldbuilding details, or themes that become foundational details in future games.
