So what makes this game series' soundtracks so special? The lead composer for many of the Final Fantasy games, Nobuo Uematsu, is the best place to start.ДЄrguably one of the greatest videogame composers, the self-taught Uematsu (pictured above in a recent documentary by Square Enix) joined Square in 1985 in his mid 20s as a stop gap before intending to move on to film music production. The same can be said of the series' scores - they share a few common elements, such as the Prelude, Opening, Fanfare and Chocobo themes, but pretty much stand entirely on their own. You, the star of the show, journey through a fictional fantasy/sci-fi world, amassing allies to eventually save the world and beat the big bad, and there's often some crystals, chocobos (giant yellow chickens to you and me) and a guy called Cid along the way.ДЄside from that, the mainline games arenвЂ™t connected to each other, so you won't have missed anything from not playing the first 14 games if you decide to leap into the latest entry.

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