Hall aimed to feature high-quality direction and camera-work in Anachronox, reminiscent of epic cinematic themes in role-playing video games like the Final Fantasy franchise.

The most evil and destructive villain in the entire Final Fantasy franchise, Kefka's brutality and ruthlessness is unmatched and he has to be seen to be believed.

Of its properties, the Final Fantasy franchise is the best-selling, with a total worldwide sales of over 100 million units as of June 2011.

A notable example is the Final Fantasy franchise which incorporates summoning of monsters to fight alongside the characters.

Final Fantasy II introduced many elements that would later become staples of the Final Fantasy franchise, including chocobos and the recurring character Cid.

Developers strove to include tongue-in-cheek humor in the battle system's techniques and animations to distance the game from the Final Fantasy franchise.

Battles feature 30 songs from the Final Fantasy franchise, most of which are battle themes from different titles.

Mraz stated that Grin seemed to have ignored Square Enix's requests for changes, and the Final Fantasy franchise was too important to overlook this behavior.

It will be the first live performance of video game music by the London Symphony Orchestra, marking a historical moment for the Final Fantasy franchise and video game music in general.

Critical reception to Lightning's character has been mixed owing to her cold personality which resulted in comparisons with Cloud Strife, another character from the Final Fantasy franchise.