Is the Guide Needed??

[beaglegod]

I was just wondering if FF 6 has all those less than obvious secrets like some of the later FFs, (7-10) so that you need a game guide to get the best stuff. I plan on starting it as soon as I finish FF 8.

[TheAbominatrix]

There may be a few things you'll miss otherwise, but really it's pretty straight-forward. With later games I find myself missing so much unless I use an faq, not so with VI.

[Azure Chrysanthemum]

Well, I was told about all of the powerful stuff, so if you really want to you can look at a FAQ, but I really don't think it too necessary. Simply asking around these forums should tell you all you need to know if you really need it.

[x_Hopeless_Deviate_x]

To be honest I never could've beaten this game and a lot of other ones without reading a FAQ...
When it comes to RPGs I'm too obsessed with completing it perfectly.
Every side quest done, every item found, blah blah etc.
There are some well-written FAQs for this game and I'm grateful for the people who took the time and effort to help out neurotics such as myself!
:)

[Captain Maxx Power]

Like with any other RPG, you can complete the game without a guide, provided you're competant enough to plan ahead somewhat and explore thoroughly.

[Sasquatch]

I'd have to agree with Maxx Power, here.

Especially with FFVI. You don't need to do much after about halfway through--you could go all-out and do everything, get everybody, best weapons/armor/Espers/etc., or you could get by with the basics and a couple extra levels. Hell, I've beaten the game with only Celes, Edgar, and Setzer before.

And, as has been pointed out, anything you need to know, you could just come here and find out pretty easily. I'm sure there are plenty of us willing to ramble on about this game.

[boys from the dwarf]

i used to be realy good. i completed FF7 without a guide with KOTR final attack contain and everything but now i have the internet guides are too tempting.(but im still a realy godd FF player all around

[theundeadhero]

Theres a lot of things in the World of Ruin that could be easily missed without a guide. Some of it is the best stuff in the game, such as Sabin's Bum Rush blitz.

[Sasquatch]

I did VII without a guide, too, but the things I really wanted to know, I had already knew a little bit about, and what to ask about in forums such as these. When I played X for the first time a couple months ago, I asked for help in this forum, and it worked out pretty well.

As I said, there is no shortage of people here willing to tell you everything you need to know about Final Fantasy VI. Just ask "Hey, what do I have to do for _____ (character/esper/weapon/etc.)?" and you'll have people lining up.

[beaglegod]

Well its good to know I can find people willing to share there tips, Ive only played FF 7,10 and Im 60 hours into 8, but I own every FF game except origins wich Im gonna pick up next week. I also bought Chrono Cross and Chrono Trigger so Im slowly making my way through the square library (oops fergot xenogears have it, havent played it). So ff 6 is next on my to do list, cant wait!!!

[boys from the dwarf]

if you can do everything in any game without a guide but that is hard to do but to answer the tiles question i say no.

[Sin Magnum]

i missed a couple of important things my first time through the game but i wouldnt say a guide is necessary.

[matt89]

I think it is. I though there were alot of side quests and thing in the game. I found myself missing pure stuff. But if you need the money i'd just look at walkthroughs and stuff.

[Slothy]

Honestly, there is very little you would miss if you explore and pay attention to hints in conversations with your characters and townsfolk. At most you may miss some strong weapons, or an esper or two (none of which would be necessary to complete the game, and many wouldn't even be necessary to further the story). Honestly, I didn't own a strategy guide for the game until Anthology came out (I got it on the SNES the year it came out too), and I've never really used a guide for it period. Based on everything I've read, I'm confident that I've explored every nook and cranny over the years, finding almost everything on my first playthrough no less. Like I said, explore everywhere possible, and you'll likely see and experience almost everything worthwhile on the first playthrough without a guide.

[Sasquatch]

I had the SNES version a while ago and now have Anthology, and I've yet to buy the guide. I might buy the Anthology one, just for FFV, but there's nothing I know of that I ever unintentionally missed on VI. Like I said, if there are any questions, there are many many people right here in this forum to help.

[Necronopticous]

I discourage the use of a guide on initial playthrough in almost all games and cases, Final Fantasy VI included. Part of the game is figuring it out yourself, and as far as collecting and seeing everything, that's for the second time around!

[abrojtm]

You shouldn't have any problem completing the game without a guide. However, you're likely to miss a few tools/espers/weapons/characters without one.