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Final Fantasy VI

Final Fantasy VI

|Japan|Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

8.3 /10

Aww Great!

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Final Fantasy VI has received a remake for Android and iOS devices, and its graphical presentation is enhanced compared to previous versions in highly-detailed 2D. A Windows PC port, itself a port of the Android version, was released for Windows PC via Steam and featured controls optimized for PC, Steam achievements and trading cards. The title was delisted from sale on July 28th, 2021, ahead of the release of Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster.

Story and worldbuilding

Final Fantasy VI focuses on a conflict between the Gestahlian Empire conquering the world and a rebel faction opposed to them known as the Returners, taking place in a fantasy steampunk-style world. The Empire has acquired great power by experimenting on captured espers, magical creatures of legend. The Returners seek magical power to fight the Empire on equal terms, and an amnesiac former imperial soldier, Terra Branford, proves key to both sides for understanding magic and espers. The game gives players up to fourteen playable characters, the largest cast in the series, and features the Active Time Battle pseudo-turn based menu command system. A party can consist of up to four characters, though some events require the player to assemble three different parties of up to four and switch between them. Each character has a unique command ability, such as Terra's Trance, Locke's Steal, Edgar's Tools or Sabin's Blitz, and can also learn Magic spells from earning AP from battles with magicite equipped. Each character's rare Desperation Attack will randomly activate after using the Attack command when at critical health.

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Aww Great!: 8.3/10 across 2.6k ratings. Word of mouth is strong — if you like the genre, go for it.

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This is a Remaster leaning into Role-playing (RPG), Adventure. Confirm the form and fantasy before you commit.

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Cubed3Aria DiMezzo · 10 Jan, 2016
6/10

Final Fantasy VI is still good, but its primary purpose is to kick gamers in the pants about bringing emulation discussions to the forefront. In an age where classic games are easily playable on modern systems, a rerelease should really amaze with its changes and new features, but because emulation is tainted by tangentially related conversations about piracy, it's taboo to point out that a better version is widely available with very little effort. If this release is stacked against the emulation scene, it's an absolute joke that people are expected to pay money for this, but the overall sentiment from AAA publishers is that emulation doesn't exist. There are plenty of legitimate ways to enjoy this game without the long list of flaws that characterise this port, and it is advised to explore other avenues; Square Enix shouldn't be rewarded for releasing shoddy ports.

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