Quote Originally Posted by The Crystal View Post
However I don't think the Floating-Continent not being the final-dungeon was supposed to be a big surprise. After all, they did the same in FFII(Mateus' fortress inside the tornado and your fight with him at the end of it), and FFIII(the crystal tower where you fight Zande).
Of course this doesn't really apply for anyone living outside of Japan and playing FFVI when it was released.