Like the title says, it really sucks there isn't really a best version or definitive way to play one of the greatest games of all time. While most of the games in the series have had updated ports with bonus features or additional content by most accounts there is a 'best' version of each game... Except for FFVI.
Let's exclude the terrible PSX version from the get go, outside of that theres a few ways to play this game.
The SNES Version - Great Music and gameplay but a rather awful translation and lacking the additional content the game would later have on the GBA and later.
The GBA Version - New content and a much more refined translation but god awful music and sound effects not to mention some colors are washed out.
The Mobile/PC version - Includes the GBA bonus content and translation and good music and some pretty nice high res enemy sprites but the character models and general graphics look terrible not to mention on PC its a mobile port so it uses the awful mobile UI in battle as well.
I mean really look at this. Why did they do this? It could've looked like the FFIV PSP version see this:
It could have looked like this, why doesn't it look like this?
There are various mods/patches for each version but none of them are without flaws or are just unfinished. It sucks because after this last SGDQ I really felt like diving back into one of the best games of all time but even after all of this time there isn't really a 'best' version that has good graphics/music while also having the extra content the GBA added along with the better translation.
It really sucks because the game deserves better and most of the series has a definitive version by this point. I'm not saying I want a full on remake, I don't trust the current SE to do that without fucking it up but I wish there was something like the PC version just with a hell of a lot more effort involved or even a port that combines the better elements of the GBA and SNES versions.
Let's exclude the terrible PSX version from the get go, outside of that theres a few ways to play this game.
The SNES Version - Great Music and gameplay but a rather awful translation and lacking the additional content the game would later have on the GBA and later.
The GBA Version - New content and a much more refined translation but god awful music and sound effects not to mention some colors are washed out.
The Mobile/PC version - Includes the GBA bonus content and translation and good music and some pretty nice high res enemy sprites but the character models and general graphics look terrible not to mention on PC its a mobile port so it uses the awful mobile UI in battle as well.
I mean really look at this. Why did they do this? It could've looked like the FFIV PSP version see this:
It could have looked like this, why doesn't it look like this?
There are various mods/patches for each version but none of them are without flaws or are just unfinished. It sucks because after this last SGDQ I really felt like diving back into one of the best games of all time but even after all of this time there isn't really a 'best' version that has good graphics/music while also having the extra content the GBA added along with the better translation.
It really sucks because the game deserves better and most of the series has a definitive version by this point. I'm not saying I want a full on remake, I don't trust the current SE to do that without fucking it up but I wish there was something like the PC version just with a hell of a lot more effort involved or even a port that combines the better elements of the GBA and SNES versions.
