The first masterpiece JRPG (Final Fantasy VI Retrospective)

Amazing video. FF6 was my first contact with the franchise 3 years ago, and instantly became one of my favorite games of all time.

Final Fantasy VI was the first time that I experienced a truly epic story in a video game - one filled with engaging characters and memorable emotional beats. It can be hard to remember, but there was really nothing like it on consoles back in 1994. Yes, Final Fantasy II (IV) told an interesting story too - but the text was so simplified and it was hard to feel the emotions of tiny pixel sprites with minimal animation. Final Fantasy VI also took more of a theatrical and exaggerated approach to its story than later games - bringing a mix of humour and drama that later games seemed to forget in favour of more movie-like cutscenes, realism, and action. FF6 will always stand as one of the greatest RPG stories and ultimately sits as my favourite game of all-time.

I remember I teared up during the opera scene. Also, when Celes Comits sudoku. Thing is, I am not even that emotional of a person. Heck I didnt even cry during FFX ending scene when Tidus leaves. I don't know how to explain it. The game just evokes this emotion in me. Final fantasy VI is one beautiful game. Now, that I have said what I wanted to say I am gonna order some pizza so I can enjoy watching this video two fold!

"Skip soar or disband" boy that brings me back and it might be brought back again very soon

First game that ever made me actually feel tears, and even like 25+ years on, Locke and Celes is one of those stories that matters quite a bit to me. Just realizing how much this story influenced the person I am now, and the music is just incredible. It's got so much going for it.

Final Fantasy 3 (now FFVI) was my 3rd FF game after FF2 (now FFIV) and FF Mystic Quest. I’ve never been able to recapture the emotions I felt during my childhood playing these games.

This video is one of the greatest things I’ve seen on this platform. To me it watched like a movie. I felt many of the same feelings as when I played the game. It truly took me back. My hat is off to you. Somehow in a retrospective, you have managed to capture the magic of playing the game all over again. I will be having my wife play the game soon. And she will be watching this with me afterwards. I don’t know what else to say other than, thank you for this.

The Opera was big, but what blew me away, was the escape from Magitek Factory! The music, fast paced action, and MODE-7 GRAPHICS (air guitar)

Though the game is an ensemble cast Terra is still a very pivotal part of the story. Even if you just got Celeste setzer and Edgar and beat the game with those three Tarra stops doing what she's doing and comes to lead the party out with her last ounce of strength. And Terra's theme song is throughout the whole game. For instance the opening credits is Terra's theme song, the world map music in the world of balance is Tara's theme song protect the espers also plays Terra's theme and in the ending after Setzer's a song is being played and right before the epilogue. That's why she's the main Character.

What a retrospective, FF6 is one of my fav FF games as well as jrpgs. You've made amazing look at every aspect of this piece of art. ... Kupo.. ... Wait Do I look like a waiter ?

Incredible retrospective of my favorite game of all time. Thank you! The music... the Ending Theme... the decisions and voices in the medley... the way the character arcs are reflected in the decisions Uematsu made... the additional, more confident voice in Coin Song... the blending of Celes, Rachel, and Locke's themes... You could probably do a whole video on the music alone.

its wild to think this came out before 95

I never played Final Fantasy VI/III on the SNES, because I was never able to find a copy (I live in Mexico, these games were not pupular in 1994). I played on emulator around 1997, and on PS1 a little later, but by then, I had already played VII, which occupies that special place you say VI occupies in you, the one game you will defend for the rest of your life. Even so, I had a bunch of magazines that covered VI/III, with plenty of pictures, and in my imagination, this game was grand, epic, the biggest game, the biggest world.

Wonderful video! Takes me back to the first time I saw Final Fantasy VI/III in a store window in the US. There was no sound and the game was on an infinite demo loop playing the title screen and intro. I wanted to know so bad what happened next. Also, of watching the World of Ruin intro at a friend’s apartment on a small black and white tv. When Celes jumped, I thought it was all over, but to my surprise the game kept going! And, finally, watching the opera scene for the first time, which was really unlike anything I had seen in a game before! Thanks again!

God, even a retrospective of this game makes me tear up. FFVI was one of the first games to really make me sob uncontrollably. It was one where I had to literally save and turn the game off to process what I had just played through. Cyan's desperate chase after his family on the Phantom Train is burned into my heart. The game is almost as magical as the fantastical setting it portrays, and is one of those games that I always recommend people play.

Beautifully written and presented. 6 was my first FF and probably still my favorite. I have no doubt this channel will grow a lot!

The fact that your characters run away from the Phantom Train is honestly such a nice and memorable addition

Firstly, this was beautifully done, and brought back so many memories for me. It's hard to explain to people who didn't get to play them at the time why the old greats were so magical, and yet you've managed to do so really compellingly here. I actually never saw what happened if Cid died on Solitary Island (I was one of those people who was determined that it had to be possible to save him, so any time I saw him die, I slid back the reset button and tried again until it took), and having gone back now to watch that scene, there are still tears in my eyes, all these years later. Thanks for reviving one of my greatest loves in gaming history.

I want FF6 and FF9 to be remade so bad bro haha. Great video 🙏

One area FFVI doesnt get enough credit in, is the monster design. Especially the larger, more complicated design of Bosses and Mini-Bosses. ATMA is terrifying to imagine seeing in person.