Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy (ファブラ ノヴァ クリスタリス ファイナルファンタジー, Fabura Nova Kurisutarisu Fainaru Fantajī?) is a series of games developed and published by Square Enix. A spinoff from the main Final Fantasy series, made in the same vein as the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII and the Ivalice Alliance, Fabula Nova Crystallis (lit. "the New Tale of the Crystal" in Latin) is based on various worlds and different characters, but each game will be "ultimately based on and expand upon a common mythos." According to Square Enix, the only connection is a "vague crystal theme".
Originally named Fabula Nova Crystallis: Final Fantasy XIII, the 'XIII' numeric was dropped after Final Fantasy Agito XIII was renamed Final Fantasy Type-0, as it did not have much to do with the game Final Fantasy XIII according to the director. As of July 2012, a combined total of 9.6 million units of Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2 have been sold. Of the five announced titles in the series, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Versus XIII are the only ones yet to be released.
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