Final Fantasy VI Beta

Japanese Release - 1994
United States Release - October 1994
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
24 MB Cartridge

Re-release - 1999 in the "Final Fantasy Anthology "
Sony Playstation
1 CD-ROM

THE EPIC

This was definitely the epic Final Fantasy game. This game would keep you sitting for hours off end, exploring your characters and progressing through an impressive storyline. Nothing can describe how this game captured the essence of storytelling. With a total of 19 playable characters (14 being static), you take the perspective of not only the good guys, but also the enemy in countless built in scenarios and quests!

This is my personal favorite. I couldn't find a better game. Something that reached so far into the game's story, something that had an explanation for everything, a story that kept you thinking about the future of the world built within. It's been 6 years, and I still can't turn this game off! :)

Now for the gameplay, which was also extremely great. This game dropped classes completely, just like the guinea pig, FF2. In this game, there was a skill type system, but spells were learned instead of skills. All characters were unique in not only statistical attributes, but also their own special skills. There are now all sorts of small technical differences within the game, bringing it into a category of its own.

This game jumped to a 24 MB cart, bringing a new line of graphics, which made this the first Final Fantasy to not be based from the old character models. The music was all great, and was worth putting on the Anthology CD! Speaking of which. Final Fantasy Anthology contains FF6 with full motion videos, which are worth seeing ;)

The theme for Final Fantasy 6 is that which was used for 7 and 8 - a more technological environment rather than mystical, which is only one of the reasons that makes this game important to the Final Fantasy series. To describe this game's greatness is impossible. It's up to you to play it yourself!