Finally beat Final Fantasy VI
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, 01-28-2020 at 07:41 AM (3698 Views)
OKAY!
I'm pretty happy that I was able to finally beat Final Fantasy VI. Overall, I'm starting to see reoccurring themes throughout the series. I think FF7 borrowed heavily from FF6 and I'm actually at a crossroads between the two games. I can say that I enjoyed FF7 more but I think it was because of the time I played it. I think it has more to do with the fact that when I played FF7, it was just released.
So here are my thoughts of FF6:
Some things I liked:
- I enjoyed the magicite system where you had to equip the summons to learn magic
- There were a couple of boss battles that had very interesting mechanics (one of the 3 statues that casted zombie on the entire party)
- Everyone's strengths and weaknesses as a character - each character had a unique ability that was specifically given to that character
- Specifically Gau's abilities and the Veldt
- Kefka's evolution and personality
- The unique steam punk-ish setting, lore, and interactions with the world's inhabitants
- Like the soldier who wrote letters and later the girl who still receives letters
- The mansion with the collector
- The opera house
- The criminal town
- The empire's capitol
- The unique situations where you had to split the party to get through a dungeon
Some things I didn't like:
- I'm not sure if this is exclusive to the Steam version but when I got Gau back, he was severely underleveled
- There were some relics that didn't seem to have any description or noticeable status changes when equipped
- The Steam versions interface was awful but this has more to do with the port than the actual game
- After you get the airship back in the WOR, it was a bit daunting to figure out where to go or what to do -- but this part might be more because I'm used to the linear path the previous Final Fantasy titles had rather than the openness FF6 offered
- The fish mini-game with Celes
Overall, I enjoyed the game a lot but I do think FF6 needs to be played a couple of times to fully enjoy the game. One play through is definitely not enough.
The next game is Final Fantasy 8 - one of my favorite entries in the series. I can now officially say I've beaten FF1-FF7 and I'm pretty proud of that.