Final Fantasy VI Tips Thread

The game got better! I enjoyed the opera sequence and the octopus fight was really amusing.

Still the game doesn't quite hold up to the likes of Xeno\Trails\Persona series. I guess it was really great when it first released, but then other games outshone it. But it's an ok game. My only gripe with it at the moment is that I often have to clue where to go and sometimes what to do, yet the game isn't really supposed to be open-world. Some hints that tell you where to go are extremely obscure, I even had to resort to a walkthrough.

P.S. Uhm, 'this message is hidden because JDR13 is on your ignore list'. Sorry.

IMO FFV is the best one out of them all.

Originally Posted by Elel
The game got better! I enjoyed the opera sequence and the octopus fight was really amusing.

Still the game doesn't quite hold up to the likes of Xeno\Trails\Persona series. I guess it was really great when it first released, but then other games outshone it. But it's an ok game. My only gripe with it at the moment is that I often have to clue where to go and sometimes what to do, yet the game isn't really supposed to be open-world. Some hints that tell you where to go are extremely obscure, I even had to resort to a walkthrough.

P.S. Uhm, 'this message is hidden because JDR13 is on your ignore list'. Sorry.

Not trying to spoil anything, but let's just say there are some open-world elements in the game.

Also, you will want to talk to every NPC and pay attention, etc., to the dialogue. Closely sometimes. If you play the Android/PC version it has a Hint button that you can press that tells you where to go.

Glad you like it more now, too. It really is a classic RPG and one of the best, IMO. Old-school and all and still great to play today. The soundtrack is timeless as well.

Originally Posted by Fluent
Not trying to spoil anything, but let's just say there are some open-world elements in the game.

Also, you will want to talk to every NPC and pay attention, etc., to the dialogue. Closely sometimes. If you play the Android/PC version it has a Hint button that you can press that tells you where to go.

Glad you like it more now, too. It really is a classic RPG and one of the best, IMO. Old-school and all and still great to play today. The soundtrack is timeless as well.

What port are you playing? you got me wanting to play again.

Originally Posted by Elel
The game got better! I enjoyed the opera sequence and the octopus fight was really amusing.

Still the game doesn't quite hold up to the likes of Xeno\Trails\Persona series. I guess it was really great when it first released, but then other games outshone it.

Yeah, I think I agree with you. I loved it at the time, but as the years went by, I realized I liked FFIV better as an SNES entry in the series, and as much as I feel like I'm betraying my childhood saying it, Trails and Persona are both so much more solid. They're truly excellent.

FFVI didn't stand the test of time for me. But Chrono Trigger, on the other hand…it's as amazing as the day I first played it.

Chrono Trigger is an RPG everyone should play at least once. Life changing game for me as a kid right there.

Ah.. I forgot that Elel still ignores me because we have don't have the same opinions about some of the characters on Game of Thrones. I suppose that's as solid a reason as any.

Originally Posted by Aubrielle
Yeah, I think I agree with you. I loved it at the time, but as the years went by, I realized I liked FFIV better as an SNES entry in the series

I still really like all three of the SNES Final Fantasy titles. In fact, I've yet to enjoy any of the later games as much as I enjoyed FF IV & VI. The only difference is that, for me, FF VI has actually gotten better with time.

Originally Posted by dragongamedesigns
What port are you playing? you got me wanting to play again.

Android and PC ports of the game are exactly the same, I think, other than obvious interface differences. The Android port is great, works with a controller or touch controls and both ports have neat new features like upgraded music, art and full Bestiary as well as full soundtrack music player in the game itself. Recommended.

Even if you just buy the game to hear Slam Shuffle on repeat for hours in end, it's worth it.

Originally Posted by JDR13
I still really like all three of the SNES Final Fantasy titles. In fact, I've yet to enjoy any of the later games as much as I enjoyed FF IV & VI. The only difference is that, for me, FF VI has actually gotten better with time.

I agree. 4 and 6 especially for me not only ruled my game rentals as a kid but sparked my imagination for years to come. They both really clicked with me. Although I also quite liked 7 and 10, as well as 11 which was an MMO but as fun one.

I really love the soundtrack in FF VI, I can still remember many of those tunes today. The game is still amazing, it was one of those JRPG's which still required you to think some, and doesn't spoon-feed you exactly where to go or what to do, which is also a plus in my book.

Originally Posted by GothicGothicness
I really love the soundtrack in FF VI, I can still remember many of those tunes today. The game is still amazing, it was one of those JRPG's which still required you to think some, and doesn't spoon-feed you exactly where to go or what to do, which is also a plus in my book.

The soundtrack is amazing. I'm not entirely sure about spoon-feeding, though. For example, when I needed to go to somewhere, the only hint I got about it was that a random guy talked about that location (without any connection to what I was doing). I'm also quite bad at memorizing huge maps, so wandering about aimlessly in search for cities on the world map is a little bit of pain. I'm so bad at it that at one point I kept going in circles and had to find a video walkthrough to see where exactly I missed a way to reach my destination.

And I'm not sure if it was asked of me in this topic which port I'm playing, but it's the Playstation game rather than a port. I've got one for Windows, but for some reason I felt like I wanted a full retro experience. But the Windows port seems to be identical.

An interesting feature of the game is how it does travelling sequences from the first person view. Flying over the worldmap, riding in the mine. I've never seen that done before in a 2D game. It creates a very immersive experience, like you're really flying\riding.

Slam Shuffle extended -

Originally Posted by JDR13
I still really like all three of the SNES Final Fantasy titles. In fact, I've yet to enjoy any of the later games as much as I enjoyed FF IV & VI. The only difference is that, for me, FF VI has actually gotten better with time.

Now one thing I will happily admit about FFVI is that it's got loads of atmosphere (hearing the music from Narshe helped embed a very, very snowy winter of 1994 deep in my awareness - and I think that whole zone is really heavily evocative in its own right). They really nailed it with that one. I love the art, too (though not so much the sadness in everything). I don't think they've ever beat the art style for the character portraits.

Originally Posted by Elel
And then the train TALKED. It TALKED. TALKED! I don't know how to cope with a talking train… […]

For me, absurdity is the single thing JRPGs do uniquely well, so I can't empathize with you. If over the top is not where you want to go, don't go here.

All RPGs have levels of absurdity, that's what makes them fun.

Where else can you run around with a sword that is bigger than you, befriend a guy with a machine gun for an arm and ride around the world on a giant yellow chicken while casting magic spells? And let's not forget the end boss's special spells. Not to spoil anything, but they are, err, pretty destructive, eh?

And why use a giant sword anyway? Be the guy with the machine gun arm, I'd say that would be much more effective. But RPGs will RPG

I am a fan of girly girls wielding ginormous swords or hammers or guns or whatever. xD

God Eater sure has that covered!