As everyone else has said I think it's rated just about right. Personally it's not one of my top three favorite FFs, it might be fourth though. (if it's not fourth, it's fifth.) Regardless, it's still very, very good.
As everyone else has said I think it's rated just about right. Personally it's not one of my top three favorite FFs, it might be fourth though. (if it's not fourth, it's fifth.) Regardless, it's still very, very good.
Of the six FFs I've completed/played a significant amount of, VII probably rates third. It's a decent game, but not the best in the series. But again: I definitely can see why people still love it if only for the nostalgia. I still enjoy the hell out of it although not as much as I used to (just played it too many times).
I always thought it was a bit awkward that while it was one of my favorite FF games, it started what was one of the worst trends that continued on through FF VII and VIII, that being the games innate ability to allow you to use any character for any role you feel like, even though you have a party of 13 unique characters, kind of minimizing the point of having all those options.
How wude! /Jar Jar
Seriously, this game is supposed to be orgasmically fantastic. If you listen to people online, every game after is a pale shadow of its greatness and you'd need to add up all the best elements of VII-XII just to get something half as good as VI was.
I didn't see that.
I sort of think it's overrated. Not that it isn't great, I just don't think that it's especially better than the other FF titles as many would have me believe. I greatly enjoyed FFVI, but I think there are many other titles in the series that are just as good or better.
The trend seems to be that online fan communities rank FFVI as the best whereas everyone I talk to IRL prefers FFVII or FFIX.
It was a kick-ass RPG and did have a few jaw-dropping moments for me. It was one of the few games to make me tear up, so I do feel its general reputation, on the aggregate, is well-earned.
From its dedicated fans, not so much. I don't know why they still, to this day, take it so personal that it's overshadowed by FFVII and it's impact on gaming. For whatever reason they nonetheless insist the game is better, or more important, than it actually is. I also personally enjoyed FFV more.
FFVI is a masterpiece but it's not Top 5 in the series. It's not even Top 5 for SNES RPGs.
I played it recently. It's pretty okay.
To be honest, I managed to miss pretty much EVERYTHING about this game. I knew some bits and pieces but I generally didn't know anything about it other than it was a fan favourite. After playing it I kind of see why. I much rather prefer the Modern FF games, but from the retro perspective I like it the best.