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None of this is to mention a veritable deluge of remakes, reissues, offshoots, spiritually-related works, and involvement in crossovers that began after the turn of the millennium, as if spurred in response to the 2003 merger of Square and Enix into a single entity named [[Square Enix]] (which Sakaguchi had resigned from shortly prior). Several appeared as third-party works on Nintendo hardware as a result of renewed relations between the two publishers, such as the ''Bravely Default'' series for the Nintendo 3DS - which constitute a modernized presentation of the original turn-based battle system of the earliest ''Final Fantasy'' titles. Meanwhile, each of the formerly-Japan-exclusive main-numbered titles have been released to the rest of the world in some enhanced form or another. Among the more noteworthy ''Final Fantasy'' derivatives: | None of this is to mention a veritable deluge of remakes, reissues, offshoots, spiritually-related works, and involvement in crossovers that began after the turn of the millennium, as if spurred in response to the 2003 merger of Square and Enix into a single entity named [[Square Enix]] (which Sakaguchi had resigned from shortly prior). Several appeared as third-party works on Nintendo hardware as a result of renewed relations between the two publishers, such as the ''Bravely Default'' series for the Nintendo 3DS - which constitute a modernized presentation of the original turn-based battle system of the earliest ''Final Fantasy'' titles. Meanwhile, each of the formerly-Japan-exclusive main-numbered titles have been released to the rest of the world in some enhanced form or another. Among the more noteworthy ''Final Fantasy'' derivatives: | ||
*''Final Fantasy Tactics'', released in 1998 for the PlayStation, was Square's first foray into the strategy RPG genre and is regarded as a cult classic; it saw an enhanced re-release for the PlayStation | *''Final Fantasy Tactics'', released in 1998 for the PlayStation, was Square's first foray into the strategy RPG genre and is regarded as a cult classic; it saw an enhanced re-release for the PlayStation Portable with the subtitle ''The War of the Lions''. Separately, a duo of more colorful, unconnected titles - ''Final Fantasy Tactics Advance'' and ''Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift'' - were released for the Game Boy Advance and the Nintendo DS. | ||
*''Final Fantasy Type-0'' is an action-RPG that was released only in Japan for the PlayStation Portable in 2011, with an HD remaster later released worldwide early 2015 for both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. | *''Final Fantasy Type-0'' is an action-RPG that was released only in Japan for the PlayStation Portable in 2011, with an HD remaster later released worldwide early 2015 for both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. | ||