Sorry if this isn't as elaborate or deep as my FFXIII 10th anniversary thread but I still wanted to take a moment to appreciate what Final Fantasy VI did to the RPG history with you, ERA. After all, this is not only my favorite FF of all, it is also my favorite game of all time. Period.
I'm just going to keep it short but here's a list of things that makes this game, the best.
- Ever-changing party members with great personalities This is one of favorite aspects of the game, you don't get a fixed team for the duration of the 30h story. The fact that the last dungeon is tackled with 3 teams blew my mind back when I was kid, this wasn't your conventional JRPG back in the day.
- Steampunk setting We were so used to the medieval settings and fantasy tropes that we'd hardly imagine a JRPG with machinery, magic and a castle that turns into a fucking underground submarine.
- Most characters share some kind of tragic/sad event Look, I'm not trying to be edgy here but I love sad stories and FF6 delivers. Locke's traumatic love story with his dear Rachel, Setzer lost his best friend in an airship accident, the twins coin of "fate" (The same coin Edgar used to trick Setzer, meaning he agreed to let Sabin go before the start of the game)
- Kefka Palazzo Kefka, Kefka. Is he the greatest nihilist in FF history? I think so. Sometimes in JRPGs it takes dozens of hours to see the villian true motives. In FF6 the first time you see him , at the start of the game, he brainwashes Terra and orders her to fry dozens of imperial soldiers. Wicked.
- Presentation This is pretty simple, I've never been obssesed with graphics in my jrpgs but man does FF6 spritework looks nice. The fact that 4,5 and 6 are on the same console blows my mind.
- Incredible music Music is very important in jrpgs and thankfully FF6 is full of grea tunes that set the tone of the game. 26 years later, and there hasn't been an overworld theme as legendary as this one.
Other favorite songs
Thank you for this legendary game, Squaresoft!
What are your favorite moments, songs, or scenes ERA?