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Final Fantasy VI is officially 30 years old today!
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The Wheel of Fortune
Member
Congrats to my favourite Final Fantasy title, by far. I keep saying that this should’ve gotten the remake treatment instead of FFVII.
Celes is awesome <3
Celes is awesome <3
cash_longfellow
Gold Member
My second favorite entry…but I agree with the remake comment. Definitely should have been remade instead of 7.
Pegasus Actual
Member
Far prefer the SNES FF3 box:
Kidding! Kidding! What a god damn eyesore, but we got what we got, and the game itself was of course an all-time banger
BaldingAshCrimson
Member
I really don't like FF VI, but regardless of how I or anyone feels about it, it's pretty objective, I believe, that it is like a Lamborghini engine on a pick-up truck (No diss on the SNES intended).
It has the same mind-blowing factor that Metal Gear Solid 1 had on the PS1.
Where, to this day, you wonder how the fuck did they do all of this on a PS1. It doesn't feel like a PS1 game, at all.
Gameplay wise, presentation, visually, narrative, so on.
Final Fantasy 6 is insane in so many ways.
The gameplay is top notch, the presentation is so wildly different from any other FF that came before it, the MUSIC, the implementation of using multiple parties at the same time was done so well.
The whole "everyone is a protagonist" thing is not exactly true, when Celes, Terra and Locke are arguably the more "main" characters in the bunch, BUT, It was a really creative idea, that I wish Final Fantasy tackled again.
Just a huge cast of characters, and the Protagonist is the whole gang (Maybe they already did, I'm not sure).
World of Ruin is still fucking crazy, not only from a plot perspective, but from a gameplay perspective too.
Not to mention the replay potential.
Anyway, fantastic game. Way ahead of its time.
It has the same mind-blowing factor that Metal Gear Solid 1 had on the PS1.
Where, to this day, you wonder how the fuck did they do all of this on a PS1. It doesn't feel like a PS1 game, at all.
Gameplay wise, presentation, visually, narrative, so on.
Final Fantasy 6 is insane in so many ways.
The gameplay is top notch, the presentation is so wildly different from any other FF that came before it, the MUSIC, the implementation of using multiple parties at the same time was done so well.
The whole "everyone is a protagonist" thing is not exactly true, when Celes, Terra and Locke are arguably the more "main" characters in the bunch, BUT, It was a really creative idea, that I wish Final Fantasy tackled again.
Just a huge cast of characters, and the Protagonist is the whole gang (Maybe they already did, I'm not sure).
World of Ruin is still fucking crazy, not only from a plot perspective, but from a gameplay perspective too.
Not to mention the replay potential.
Anyway, fantastic game. Way ahead of its time.
Pejo
Member
Green hair Terra and leotard Celes, as it should be.
IAmRei
Member
We will need 4 eps and 20 years T_T but i agree if this game should have one more chance to tell the world, the greatest FF ever ( but my fave still tactics )
abstract alien
Member
You can suplex a train in this game. It's great.
SCB3
Member
Thats 7
So is this the one with Kefka? The US version was FF3 right? I still need to play this one
abstract alien
Member
Shifty1897
Member
A game so epic even Square is afraid to remake it. I'll probably do another playthrough sometime next year.
Badlucktroll
Member
This would take 6 games to remake and 20 years
Werewolf Jones
Gold Member
You will never get a Final Fantasy matching this quality ever again.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
Gold Member
Dropping some dope FFVI anniversary fanart that I come across on Twitter
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Kiya's Guard
Member
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I owned Anthology and the GBA port. One of the best 2D Final Fantasy games. Raganrok esper is OP. I own the Pixel Remastered version of 6 on 3 different platforms.
Sorcerer
Member
Square has the mini game department on a 2-year assignment to make 10 years' worth of mini games for Final Fantasy 6. Then they will actually start work on the game itself.
Georges Chiellins
Member
Best in the series, by far.
dispensergoinup
Gold Member
This is my favorite Final Fantasy game, it's just peak for me.
What an era...this game, Chrono Trigger, Ogre Battle, and Earthbound.
What an era...this game, Chrono Trigger, Ogre Battle, and Earthbound.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
Dancing Mad is the GOAT RPG boss theme. One of my favorite game ever. Terra's Theme and many others are so iconic.
Trogdor1123
Member
I’ve beaten this game only 3 or 4 times but played up to the end dozens. It’s my favorite game of all time. Just a masterpiece
aliadiere25
Member
One of the best games of all time.
PanzerCute
Member
One of the finest game ever made.
SEGAvangelist
Member
German Hops
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Mr Hyde
Member
Final Fantasy 6 is great but it's not my favorite. It has a very lovable cast of characters and the story is very good and compelling. My main gripe with the game is World of Ruin. It's not as fun as the first part. But it's clear that this was the game that really took the FF-brand to new heights, which then continued with a victory lap of three classic FF on PSX. Congratulations on 30 years 
Angelcurio
Member
I still dream of the day that we finally get a remake with this level of graphics. If anything, FF7 remake showed us that it is finally possible.
As a bonus, i really like this anime version of FF VI Characters:
Thick Thighs Save Lives
Gold Member
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
My fave FF of all and the last great FF.
Muffdraul
Member
It was the North American release in Oct 1994 when I became an FF fanboy. My first FF was actually FFIV in 1992. I had just bought an SNES and an old friend recommended "Final Fantasy 2" because it was "just like D&D." He didn't elaborate and the game I played turned out to be like the complete opposite of what I imagined, i.e. creating my own unique party of characters from scratch, wandering the world at will, going from village to village looking for NPCs offering quests I could accept or reject as I saw fit. It took me months to finish it, and I hated it. Two years later I was on the internet thanks to my job and hanging out on my first gaming forum. A BBS hosted by some university in Europe, but almost everyone posting on it was American. Anyway it was those people who badgered me into playing FFVI, promising me that it was "way way way better than FFIV." I literally played FFVI just to get them off my back, rented it from Blockbuster. After my first play session I ran over to Toys R Us and bought it so I could have my own save files and had to play the first 6 hours or so all over again. Didn't mind that one bit. Still one of my favorite games of all time. I can never really firmly decide if VI or VII is my all time #1 favorite FF.
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Mitsurux
Member
While I had dabbled with RPGs prior, it was FFIII (VI) that just blew me away with what was possible in the Genre. The Story, music, battle system, characters, graphics were just amazing. The game just kept opening up more and more as you went through it, getting the airship, world of ruin, secret party members etc. Just a fantastic game.
cartman414
Member
Final Fantasy 6 is great but it's not my favorite. It has a very lovable cast of characters and the story is very good and compelling. My main gripe with the game is World of Ruin. It's not as fun as the first part. But it's clear that this was the game that really took the FF-brand to new heights, which then continued with a victory lap of three classic FF on PSX. Congratulations on 30 years
The only one on the PS1 that could hold a candle was 9.
Georges Chiellins
Member
No, but keep telling yourself that.
