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A 1/2 Review...Final Fantasy VI!
For years, I have heard two things (and I will avoid numerals for this review...). One...that Final Fantasy 7 was the best Final Fantasy and had the best Final Fantasy villain. Two...that Final Fantasy 6 was the best Final Fantasy and had the best Final Fantasy villain. This is where I've found that there are three camps of Final Fantasy fans (although it applies to most RPGs, but I'm sticking with this series for right now.).
Camp 1: The Old School Die Hard---these fans tend to love the originals because of their nostalgic value, medieval setting, and more majestic storylines.
Camp 2: The Next Generation Die Hard---these fans tend to love the later entries because of their showcasing of technology, dark/bleak setting (a la Blade Runner), and innovative systems like limit breaks and materia.
Camp 3: The Die Hard Final Fantasy Fan (what'd ya think I was going to say?)---these fans tend to respect and love all the games, and maybe dislike just one or two but whose reasons have no relation to Camps 1 and 2.
Obviously, Camp 1 will often claim Final Fantasy 6 or 9 as the best entry (maybe even 4), while Camp 2 will very, very likely claim that 7 is the best. Camp 3 is mixed, although I've found a few of those happen to like the third game the best.
As much as I respect and enjoy Final Fantasy 7, I gravitate towards the first camp because that's the style that I grew up on. I like swords, sorcery, and high stakes. I keep an open mind, but a game like Final Fantasy 4 or Chrono Trigger is like a soldier returning home for me. Anyways, without further explanation, here's my review for Final Fantasy 6.
This game has a very complex plot and despite its totally separate storyline from 7, it is a wonderful lead-in for that game. The world has previously gone through a horrific "War of the Magi" in which the Espers' powers were misused and brought great destruction (Espers are Summons, essentially). The Espers were given free will but their powers were sealed, never again to be used by man. The main character, essentially, is Terra (or Tina, depending on the translation you're playing), a half-Esper/half-human that went through excruciating circumstances before taking control of her life. There's a slew of characters you meet in the entire game; Locke is a treasure hunter with the Steal technique. Edgar is the king of Figaro, an engineer, and twin brother of Sabin. Sabin had forsaken his royal heritage to study Martial Arts. Celes is a former imperial soldier who also has Esper powers due to their experiments on her (and can absorb magic through her swords). Cyan was the king of Doma, a kingdom of Samurai, and he seeks revenge on Kefka. There's also Shadow, a ninja with a mysterious past and has a dog named Interceptor that aids him when he needs it. There are other memorable characters that include Setzer (a gambler) and a feral child named Gau, but I'll leave you to discover the others (preferably by playing the game, but I suppose I can't stop you from Wikipedia-ing it).
Although it appears Emperor Gestahl is the main villain in the beginning, our main antagonist is Kefka. While other villains like Sephiroth (7) and Kuja (9) have interesting motives, Kefka has my stamp of approval for being the absolute best villain in the series. I've got three reasons why.
1. He is the most ruthless villain in the series. He wipes out the entire kingdom of Doma by poisoning the water (including Cyan's family), captures the Esper god statues and unleashes terror, and shows unconditional contempt for the good qualities in humanity. He turns on his emperor in the blink of an eye, hungry for the power of the Espers.
2. He is one of the goofiest tyrants I've ever seen in a video game. Before he marches off to Figaro, he orders his soldiers to wipe the sand from and off his boots (Figaro is in the desert). He also torments Cyan for his misfortune, repeatedly laughing in his face. When the heroes confront him before the final battle, he says HATE HATE HATE over and over and over again, shaking his fists in an anime-sort of way. He also has that funny laugh that makes its way into Chrono Trigger.
3. He has one of the coolest boss themes in any video game, period.
The game takes on a late industrial/western feel to it, largely in part to the artists and Nobou Uematsu's variant score. Uematsu hit a bullseye in scoring this puppy; from Terra's slow, journeyman-like theme to Shadow's spaghetti western-style theme, to some of the catchiest battle music you've ever heard in your life, to the ragtime/opera suites in the more artsy sections of the game...the music score overall is perhaps Uematsu's most diverse music that I've ever heard in a video game. There are majestic moments that will remind you of Final Fantasies 4 or 9, but here is where the two camps merge into one. Magic is dying out in the storyline, and the music reflects that.
Awesome music, adventorous map (there's two "worlds" by the way, play and find out...), complex plot, interesting characters (ALL of them having a unique skill) and the ability to have up to four fighting at once, innovative battle systems (there's three points in the game where you split your characters into two or three teams, depending on where you are in the game, and you can switch between them and fight a lot of battles), gameplay longevity without ever getting boring...I have not found any fault in this game, and while I do find it to be a long game, it does have a replay value to it.
So who do I recommend this to? Because of its difficulty level (which isn't impossible, but it may be troublesome if you've never played an RPG before), I might suggest trying Final Fantasies 4 or 7 first, but if you happen to be in the third camp that loves both of those games, I guarantee that you will enjoy this game. It is the perfect lead-in to Final Fantasy 7 by aesthetics and setting alone, and I can't think of a better way to intrigue both the medieval Fantasy fans and the more modern Fantasy fans. I also guarantee that you will love the characters and love their backstories.
Saddle up, turn on the nostalgic dial, grab your weapon of choice, and march into battle for one of the greatest adventures that Squaresoft (er, Square Enix...) has to offer. I see no reason why you would dislike this game. Perhaps the best Final Fantasy game in existence, with FF4 and FF9 in close proximity and FF7 following those.
Recommendations:
1. Chrono Trigger (classic SNES game)
2. Super Mario RPG (SNES, the perfect beginner's RPG)
3. Final Fantasy 4 (worthy RPG for the first-time fan)
4. Castlevania Symphony of the Night (a combination of classic RPG elements and Super Metroid-style gameplay)
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