Town A town is a game element in the " Final Fantasy " series , where the player can rest , revive party members , buy armor , item s , weapons or magic spells , hear rumors and various information given by NPCs or even catch ferries to other areas . Towns are often in the heroes ' way to their goal , and are crucial on quests , since various events necessary for the story to progress may take place in these areas . They are usually accessed via world map and are void of random encounter s , although boss battles may occur in towns . " Final Fantasy VIII " is a notable exception where many town areas also serve as playable areas with monster encounters , depending on when the town is visited in the game . Some towns may be located near castle s , or castles may even be towns themselves . In few cases , access into towns is restricted until a certain point in the game . The usual background music for towns in early installments of the series is each game ' s town theme , usually a calm and peaceful melody . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Towns are home to inns , weapon , magic , armor and item shops and church es . Saving was only possible by sleeping at an inn , or using a Tent or similar item , until the " " version . " Final Fantasy II " . Saving is no longer available by sleeping at an inn , since the player can now save anywhere on the world map . Shops can be found inside dungeons ( Tropical Island has an indigenous village , while Jade Passage has a hidden shop in the waterfall room ) . " Final Fantasy III " . Towns now have different background themes and a complete town can be found inside a dungeon . Properties of towns can also be found inside airships . " Final Fantasy IV " . Towns without an inn exist and castle - towns also appear for the first time in the series . All the towns of " Final Fantasy IV " return for " The After Years . " " Final Fantasy V " . Towns no longer have one building / room per merchant . The world is divided in three world maps , and not all towns are available in each world . " Final Fantasy VI " . " Final Fantasy VI " features many towns , some of which approach city size . Zozo is a town that is actually more of a dungeon , as it has puzzles and random encounters . " Final Fantasy VII " . " Final Fantasy VII " features numerous larger towns and cities . Midgar and Junon are so large sections of them could be considered towns on their own . " Final Fantasy VIII " . In addition to the usual facilities , one can also rent cars in town . Towns started becoming bigger from this point on . " Final Fantasy VIII " attempts to break apart the dungeon - town - dungeon pace of gameplay , and most town areas also serve a similar role dungeons played in earlier installments with having objectives to clear and random battles . " Final Fantasy IX " . " Final Fantasy IX " features towns in which technological advances vary and house different races of people . " Final Fantasy X " and " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . While " Final Fantasy X " features few traditional towns , in their place it has numerous outposts referred to as Rin ' s travel agencies , which contained inns , shops , and save spheres . " Final Fantasy XI " . The cities dwarf those of previous games . They feature auction houses , specialized vendors for all the player ' s needs , guards which start the player on missions , craftsmen who can teach the player various professions , as well as the player ' s Mog House , where they can change their Jobs and which they can decorate to their liking . There are also smaller towns which lack the Auction Houses and Mog House , and have a smaller selection of vendors and craftsmen , but are still valuable as sanctuaries in the field . List of cities : List of towns : " Final Fantasy XII " . The towns are large , with several areas for the player to explore , and are mostly densely populated . While residences are not available for the player to access , shops are generally dotted around the location , and several contain bars or taverns in which the player can observe the Hunt board . " Final Fantasy XIII " . The game features no traditional towns , as each are equivalent of dungeons with enemy encounters , and no traditional shops or inns . Shops have been replaced by the online market , and the party is fully healed after each battle , doing away with the need for inns . There are three explorable areas in the game that lack enemy encounters : Bodhum , Nautilus , the " Lindblum " airship and Bartholomew Estheim ' s residence . Palumpolum and Eden are urban areas , but are treated the same as other dungeons . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . Unlike the original , has several town areas are distinguishable by the absence of random encounters and a relatively greater presence of NPCs . As locations show different landscapes and accessible areas between different ages , town areas are not persistent in every instance of a location . " " . The world Nova Chrysalia has two city continents and two natural continents . There are several towns on two natural continents . Depending on the time of day different areas are available . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Eorzea features five city - states , though as of launch only three of are available to players , with a fourth accessed in " " . There are also several minor settlements that can be visited in the regions . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Towns are not explorable , but have shops , recruitment offices and pubs where the player can listen to rumor s and undertake errand s . Battles can initiate in towns during story segments . " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " . The towns in the " Crystal Chronicles " series function in a similar manner to those in the main series , minus having an inn to rest and recover in . Most games in this series don ' t have more than one or two towns . " Crystal Chronicles " features a few number of settlements , most having a respective Crystal Caravan : " Final Fantasy Mystic Quest " . " Final Fantasy Mystic Quest " features a single town for each of the four regions . " Final Fantasy Adventure " . Towns are located throughout the world of " Final Fantasy Adventure " . " Final Fantasy Legend II " . Towns are located throughout the various worlds of " Final Fantasy Legend II " . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . Towns are located throughout the world of " Final Fantasy Legend III " . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . There are many towns located throughout the world of " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . A town appears in different times of day as the FMS for several town themes throughout the series : " Final Fantasy Explorers " . Libertus is a town and home of operations on the island of Amostela . Etymology . A is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city .