Summary
There is debate over which game is the best entry in the series but a lot of votes often fall onFinal Fantasy 7. It’s easy to see why as it brought the series into a new era with a bigger world, cutscenes, and a battle system that could be invested in for hours.
However, the Gaia ofFinal Fantasy 7would not be inviting guests. The planet is dying, even in the sequel series that followed the original game. Midgar alone has a litany of problems as most of the city is divided into slums. So, if not that planet, then which ones would be fun to get zapped into, like in an Isekai anime?
Updated on May 25, 2025, by Ritwik Mitra:Final Fantasy is one of the biggest franchises of all time, and it’s easy to see why players can’t get enough of the many games in this series that charm fans to this day. Sure, the highs of this series may be behind it, but Final Fantasy never fails to wow long-time fans who love the rich worlds they can explore in each game. In fact, some of these worlds are so captivating that players won’t mind living out a life in these locations as long as they can deal with the occasional monster sighting.
Final Fantasy 6is one of the greatest games in the series, and the way the heroes lose before the world is torn apart makes for a great time. What makes things even worse is that the World of Balance was genuinely acharming and beautiful world to live in, even if the threat of the Empire lingered in the foreground.
Unfortunately, it turned out that there was a bigger threat to a peaceful life than the Emperor, and this was Kefka himself. Watching how ruined and desolate the World of Ruin looks makes for a wake-up call that urges the player to gather their party and take out Kefka once and for all, staging a multi-pronged assault on his fortress.
It seems that war is a constant threat across mostFinal Fantasygames, so using that as a discreditor to the living quality of the many worlds featured in these games can make it hard to select anything after a point. So, despite the political turmoil that is rife here, the world of Eos is still largely beautiful and a treat to explore.
The varied landscapes and well-protected towns make it a dream for many to live in this beautiful world. If players are on the fence about this decision, then all they need to do is head to Altissia. The beauty of this city that’s inspired by the unique structure of Venice will captivate them in no time.
Final Fantasy 8is one of the most underrated games in the franchise, with many people undermining its quality because of a broken Junction system and some rushed story beats. However, players who overlook these missteps will find this title to have a lot of that classicFinal Fantasycharm that makes it a treat to play through.
Most players would love to live in this unnamed world and play Triple Triad for the rest of their days. War is present in some capacity in this title too, but that’s a small price to pay for players to live in this wondrous and charming world that is a blast to explore in every way.
Gaia is the planet inFinal Fantasy 9that players can explore throughout the adventure. What makes this place seem great is the culture. It feels effortlessly lived in, and most of the main campaign doesn’t even spend time elaborating on things like race, where everyone lives, the economy, and so on.
It’s also the age of industry, with airships seen high and low as if they were cars in aGrand Theft Autogame. What wouldn’t be so great are the wars although if players can live out their lives post-ending, then this would be the ideal classicFinal Fantasyworld to live in. Plus, players can get good at the card mini-game Tetra Master.
Final Fantasy 10technically wouldn’t be a bad world to live in. Disasters only come every thousand years on Spira and absolutely decimate regions of the world. But what’s a thousand years to any generation? Still, it’s not a perfect paradise. That’s why the post-Sin world ofFinal Fantasy 10-2would be ideal.
Yuna survived the battle with Sin, and now everyone is banning together to rebuild Spira once and for all. Also, the game overall, despite some rebel factions, seems a lot more upbeat and silly. Machines are even allowed again, which is a huge reason why it would be a better Spira to live on. Maybe Shinra or some other tech wiz could make video games. Honestly, though, who needs video games when players would getto play Blitzballinstead?
Ivalice is a prominent worldin a lot of these games. WhileFinal Fantasy Tacticsis celebrated as one of the best tactical RPGs of all time, it would be hell to live in that version. Ivalice inFinal Fantasy 12is a lot more idealized. Yes, there is war to worry about although that may not be the case if players were to live in a post-ending version.
What’s appealing about Ivalice is that it feels so vast. There are deserts to explore, mountains to scale, and there is even a flying city. LikeFinal Fantasy 9, it’s a world that feels alive and brimming with wondrous things around every corner from tons of races to another world filled with airships and other strange technology.
Every new mainline entry that comes out feels bigger than the last. However, as big as these games get, nothing will ever feel as expansive as the MMO,Final Fantasy 14. It started as a giant open-world and it keeps getting bigger and bigger with DLC but this is the nature of MMOs.
It has even incorporated elements from other games in the series, like the aforementioned Ivalice. While dark things are going on, living in Hydaelyn would allow players to feel like they are truly living in a fantastical, tangible world. They could become knights and hunt monsters to keep the peace or make food as a chef. The world is their oyster.
Getting into spinoff territory, Amostra is the world from the forgotten 3DS gameFinal Fantasy Explorers. This was Square Enix’s attempt to seemingly try and make a portableMonster Huntergame to rival Capcom. Players could pick a class, go out and slay monsters, and then make new gear to explore further into darker territories.
There is no grand story other than quests players could take on, meaning that it is a pretty chill world. While it might be scary or take a lot of effort, something is comforting in the idea of becoming a slayer of monsters. It’s even more appealing if players get their friends to join in on this Isekai-like adventure.
Grymoire would be the fan’s ultimate dream world to live in from another obscure spinoff,World of Final Fantasy. In this game, two twins get transported into Grymoire, which is inhabited by characters across the franchise, such asCloud fromFinal Fantasy 7and Lightning fromFinal Fantasy 13.
It’s likeKingdom Heartsminus the Disney worlds, which would also be a fun game universe from Square Enix to live in. It would be amazing to go on adventures with characters like this in a bright, colorful world wherein players could catch monsters as pets/party members too. The only downside is that there doesn’t seem to be a lot of industry or places to visit although this could be different in the “real” version.
