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“Many Final Fantasy games have been included in various lists of top games. Several games have been listed on multiple IGN “Top Games” lists. Eleven games were listed on Famitsu’s 2006 “Top 100 Favorite Games of All Time”, four of which were in the top ten, with Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy VII being first and second, respectively.
The series holds seven Guinness World Records in the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2008, which include the “Most Games in an RPG Series” (13 main titles, 7 enhanced titles, and 32 spin-off titles), the “Longest Development Period” (the production of Final Fantasy XII took five years), and the “Fastest-Selling Console RPG in a Single Day” (Final Fantasy X). The 2009 edition listed two titles from the series among the top 50 consoles games: Final Fantasy XII at number 8 and Final Fantasy VII at number 20.“_
“As of July 7, 2008, the series has sold over 85 million units worldwide.”
That’s more people who than those who have ever purchased a Britney Spears album worldwide, to give you an idea of how popular it is.
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It ceases to be absurd when it’s a very well known element of a game series that people play worldwide. It might be seemingly random based on your exposure to the subject, but absurd? Nah. Makes sense to me, enough people knew what it was.