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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dark Jezter" data-source="post: 2705401" data-attributes="member: 1015">In response to the original question, most of the Final Fantasy games have no connection to one another apart from sharing some common themes.  Each Final Fantasy games (with the rare exceptions of ones that are direct sequels, such as Final Fantasy X-2) takes place in an entirely new world with new characters.On a whole, I've enjoyed most of the Final Fantasy games I've played.  However, as some of the above posters have mentioned, it seems like as time goes on the series is reducing actual play time and inserting more CG cutscenes and long conversations between characters.  It's getting to the point where I feel like I'm watching a movie occasionally broken up with simplistic RPG-style combat sequences.Plus, it seems like the storylines between each game are almost always the same: An evil villian has plans to achieve levels of god-like power and take over the world, and it's up to a ragtag group of pretty, angst-ridden teenagers to stop him (or her).  Along the way, there will be much soul-searching, personal growth, and maybe a romance or two.</blockquote>