Final Fantasy VI: The Dream Oath Opera - Maria and Draco (Aria di Mezzo Carattere)

[@wicklanderzulawski]

Meanwhile, three men are in the rafters trying to get to an octopus.

[@lorddoomer501]

Seafood soup!!!!

[@MeCooper]

Freaking hell mate, You just about killed me with this joke, I read it right at the very end lmfao XD

[@Maruchan021]

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA TRUE STORY

[@BEHEDETY]

@@Maruchan021 Kefka: " HA Ha ha"

[@alfredpennyworththesuperbu9945]

Without a mage and white magics

[@Josh_Fredman]

It's delightful to imagine Celes, probably one of the best swordfighters in the world, watching these two singers act out their duel and secretly evaluating their swordfighting techniques...almost like watching children play war.

[@DaniRadriendil]

I like to believe they're just chest bumping like they did on AGDQ.

[@Kuribohcoast]

Squaresoft: Aight we need a good way to bring Setzer into this story Uematsu:....okay hear me out.

[@popis3493]

This must be the most beautiful scene in any video game ever.

[@rakkasaniron1696]

It's a great scene. But I'd argue that this game has even better scenes than this. However, it is definitely distinct and memorable.

[@FragmentedR_YT]

@@rakkasaniron1696 I would agree, although the scenes I think are better are so different I wouldn’t even try to compare them. My favorite scenes in this game are Shadows dreams, which are incredibly dark and fucked up and gut punching, and they’re amazing for it, but not in the way this scene is.

[@DecimusEX]

Why though? You literally impersonate someone you just met to fight an octopus and con a gambler. You're more moved by this than say, Terra realizing she's capable of feeling love, or Locke moving on from Rachel with Celes?

[@FragmentedR_YT]

@@DecimusEX did those scenes have one of the best songs ever backing them? Didn’t think so.

[@poptartorange5621]

The final boss Is an amazing moment too.

[@cj_iwakura]

I'd be disappointed if I saw this live and a giant octopus didn't crash from the rafters only to have the impresario go "well, screw it. Music!" then the battle theme kicks in.

[@MrKaratefan]

I love how the aria of Celes in this opera is in harmony with her story. When she had to leave the party in the magitecfactory and Locke and she were seperated. It's like the first part where Draco sings. And then after the world got ruined the sucide scene where she thinks of Locke and jumps is like the scene where she hinks of Draco and throws the Flowers. And you can go on. Draco is Locke, Maria is Celes and the Prince is Kefka. And that's one of many reasons why FF6 is simply genious!!

[@lorettacurzi8655]

Mi ricorda, questa composizione, forse per il ricorrere del nome Maria, West side story..

[@cn6519]

Yes. In my opinion, it is the best FF ever created. Would love to have it fully remade, but with so many scenes, it would probably take longer than the current FFVII remake.

[@manzoni00]

The Octopath Traveller engine is here. The voices of the opera scene are already recorded - even extended! Whats left for the remake, Square???

[@TheNN]

Boy do I have good news for you!

[@triforce9581]

Seriously, I hope when FFVI gets a proper remake, they'll have voicing just for this part of the game. It definitely deserves one.

[@gamegeekz1]

definitely agree

[@LockeyOreo]

+The Light Warrior that might not happen because Nintendo also own ff6...

[@triforce9581]

I know. Nintendo can still remake the game.

[@LockeyOreo]

But they don't want to and I don't know why..... WHY...........

[@triforce9581]

Well technically, FFVI belongs to Square Enix, not Nintendo (FFVI for the PS1 and Android/iOS), the game is just well more respected on the SNES than other platforms.

[@KawaiiKittyKat79]

This scene right here is why Final Fantasy 6 will forever be one of my top favorite Final Fantasy games. Aerith's death scene, or Tidus & Yuna's kiss was emotional. But, this right here was the first Square Enix game to make me bawl like a baby. This scene is so very magical, and still makes me cry to this day.

[@nwaarmalek6242]

And all of that was pixelated. Madness.

[@franciscobutte]

Peak FF moment

[@luisguillermojg]

No matter how many times I see this, the "Will autumn take the place of spring?" always brings tears to my eyes. Always.

[@CCTV9]

Out of 100 nobles...99 were impressed.

[@Hadaron]

CCTV9 Queen Brahne was also impressed.

[@danaltamirano2546]

Gimme that Moonstone!

[@Johnny_Nitro]

Zidane: Okay, who's the douche bag who just HAD to be different? Noble: I just didn't like it, ok. Wasn't my cup of tea. You were sloppy with your technique and I didn't really feel the rhythm of your movement. You insisted upon yourself. Zidane: I see... (sword stabs into noble's head) Of 99 nobles watching, 99 were impressed. Zidane: Much better!

[@alfredpennyworththesuperbu9945]

@@Johnny_Nitro i see, you watched RABtoons

[@RampantWolf]

I'm pleased to see this comment have 99 likes.

[@Eshkanama]

I'm not crying... Just something in my eye..

[@Folopeh]

+Tom Guerrero No worry, lil baby boy, Take my shoulder and cry... ;_;

[@Eshkanama]

Filipe de Sá *sniffs* thanks bra

[@willgreen6289]

Oh no, I full on lost it. This thing is amazing.

[@xam7536]

Ralse's voice is AMAZING. The others are great too, but RALSE. Dat bass.

[@megamage911]

Xam 100% agreed. I always love a good lower register.

[@zeroangelmk1]

He's all about dat bass, bout dat bass (no treble)

[@shelbyherring92]

Finally, a part I can sing.😄

[@ArziBH]

I have no memory of how many times i have listend to this... but ooo dammit, that duet that Draco does with Ralse freakin kills me everytime, love it!

[@voyageruno8938]

If you think this was made for a videogame in the 90's (long before videogames became the complex product they are today) you really understand how much of a genius and a visionary Nobuo is. I've always loved ff8 and 9 more than 6 (mainly because they were the first that I payed) but I can easily recognize that the music in 6 is the best in the series hands down. Could listen to it all day long. And I do.

[@HeriantoYeo]

same here~

[@fishy071]

I beat this game to death on the SNES last century. Back then, the graphics and music of this game was considered some of the best. I already felt as if I were watching a movie. The first FF I played was FFI on the NES, and I liked the music of that game. FFIV (SNES version) and FFVIII (PC version) were other FF games I beat to death. I liked FFIX, too.

[@joshuakennedy7359]

I was at a distant worlds concert and at the end when one winged angel played the lights went on him to show him singing along to the chorus. Love all of his music.

[@TheNN]

I always interpreted the opera is not actually as happy as it seems. I thought that Draco in fact did 'not' come back and save Maria. Instead, during the ball scene, the battle is metaphorical between the love Maria has for Draco, versus the love Ralse has for Maria. During that mental struggle between them both, Ralse truly gains an understanding of the depth of feelings Maria had for Draco, and 'duels' the spirit of Draco in her mind, but loses. Thus, Ralse, understanding no matter what he did, Maria would never truly be 'his', lets her go, and moves on, saddened that he won't have the woman he cares for. The ending supports this idea, as the final words sung by Draco and Maria are that they'll 'wait forevermore'. Which while they are together on stage/on screen, implies that they aren't actually "together" as it were. Instead, this is Maria finally accepting that Draco is dead, and she knows that all they have to do is wait, and eventually, when Maria does die (possibly the ending being her suicide to join Draco), she'll be with him again. This makes it much more of a classical tragedy, and one of lovers torn apart by war, who can only be together again in death. It's a rather bleak ending, but it actually ties in well to the themes of the game, about finding a purpose to live. Maria in the opera chooses to not find any new reasons to live. Celes on the other hand (and by extension the other characters) finds their own paths forward despite the eventual state of the world thanks to the machinations and evil that Kefka has wrought.

[@tossingturnips]

It makes so much sense. As beautiful as it was, an opera about a love triangle rarely has a happy ending. The tragic ending gives it a much stronger emotional impact.

[@emanon2794]

Once they met each other they could never part

[@AluadoPK]

I first played FF6 two years ago, being around 23 years old. As a musician, I couldn't help, but smile in joy and becoming teary-eyed while playing the opera scene. I played the GBA version. I really liked how the lyrics are poetic and fit the melody. I felt a strange nostalgia even though I've never played Final Fantasy in my childhood. That, my folks, is the power of music. It can bring emotions to you. As many people here, I got goosebumps when Draco and Prince Ralse were singing Maria's name.

[@megamage911]

AluadoPK hell yeah! Never underestimate the power of nusic!

[@txmale1977]

You should listen to the Celes Aria sung in French, brings you to tears

[@sweetseve1150]

I was much younger when I played this. It did make me teary eyed also.

[@fishy071]

I remember beating this game to death on the SNES last century. I liked the opera scenes mostly because of the music. Have you tried playing the songs yourself? It would be nice to hear you play.

[@LuizAdamii]

Maria! Maria! I love you so! Maria! Maria! Return to me...

[@SkotoSbyBishoP]

Zevran Swissz Gave me fucking goosebumps.

[@DungNgo-xr9eo]

Zevran Swissz Ahhh, the feeling, the emotion!!! Despite being the antagonist, Ralse truly loves Maria. I can't help but feel sorry for him T_T Such a powerful scene. Hearing the full version of the song while watching this 2D classic FFVI scene is great. Still, I'm a little sad that they changed the lyrics. In the game, Celes sang a little different lyrics

[@LuizAdamii]

Yes! It's powerful!

[@anthonymurano4775]

The best part!

[@mattivenho8711]

tear got squeezed out of my eyes when those lyrics came out in power and passion

[@gyahahaandkyahaha1345]

I'd love to see a final fantasy-ish opera in real life. True love, adventure, and real heroes, not because of any super power abilities; but because of their decisions.

[@thefreelancequeen]

+Gyahaha AndKyahaha AND DURING THIS LOCKE AND EVERYONE ARE IN THE ACTUAL BALCONY

[@Choom89]

That'd be so amazing if they could string some scenes together that even first timers could follow, would be insanely nostalgic for fans.

[@mrsteamie4196]

@@Choom89 be the change you wish to see in the world... Draft it and then send it to Square! Or whoever is in charge nowadays

[@qwert291]

Six years too late, but every major franchise actually has or had stageplay adaptations in Japan. Time to learn the language and book a flight.

[@patrickmarsh2538]

The band The Cog is Dead should be an entire play every time they release an album..

[@albertolorenzi182]

Yes, it’s 2021 and we still got no news about a remake of the best Final Fantasy of all time.

[@PKFlashOmega]

The real tragedy…

[@TheLMBLucas]

And no news for FFVI remake either

[@DigitalPegasus]

Holy crap. I've heard this rendition before, but putting it with the actual sprites from the game, it's like Celes went back to the opera house to finish the opera the way it was supposed to be without a certain octopus interrupting! AMAZING! Well done whoever put this together!!!!

[@behindthemirror2215]

this damn final fantasy opera house is so fancy-schmancy; with the larger than life sets, usage of live animals, and not to mention, fancy-looking sitting area. despite the fact being sets in the apocalypse, the opera houses are still so fancy.

[@Vladsnake]

Best scene in a videogame. EVER. Thanks for doing this, mate.

[@reybambampow3514]

I think it would be incredible if they made a TV series of this Final Fantasy game. This was one of the deepest games I ever played with so many stories and secrets and amazing music.

[@furydeath]

instead we got a movie about sprits

[@plerkin1354]

Does anyone else get goosebumps at 7:56

[@anthonymurano4775]

Yes, it's the best part!

[@plerkin1354]

+Anthony Murano your my new friend lol

[@megamage911]

I get goosbumps from start to finish, but that part especially yeah!

[@Manas-co8wl]

I actually shed a tear

[@suonie]

Shed a tear too, omg ...

[@JW-tm9gw]

Genius. Nobuo Uematsu

[@megamage911]

He really is.

[@patrickscannell6370]

Never ever saw the actual full opera scene. What a ride!

[@vaxobedoidze3623]

One of the most exciting piece of art ... Yep, this game is a priceless masterpiece ... Though I was child back when I tried it for the first time, I got nervous and lost first in Narshe's dungeons and threw it lol ... Then I started to replay it again ... ITS AN ART !!! ... It's just so well written and made ...

[@decusq]

I cry every time i hear this Opera, its the one sure fire thing that wells up all my emotions to the point of tears. It's a great love story, one that I had hoped would get it's own Final Fantasy Game at one point.

[@megamage911]

This can still bring me to tears! :'( I love it!

[@glenhoerner8837]

I don't believe you Kefka!

[@megamage911]

***** Hey! A man is allowed to have his sensitive sides! even if he's a psycho killer jester with godly powers!

[@AnthonyH0395]

Kefka Palazzo but your sassy and/or sarcastic half the time so its hard to tell when your serious

[@megamage911]

AnthonyH0395 You'll just have to try and guess what mood I'm in ;)

[@DarkArmageddon]

Oh hello there handsome. And yes, this really is tear-jerking. :'( It's just so perfect!

[@mmert138]

The part at 7.55 is one of the best things ever. The baritone and tenor sings real good. I can never hold my tears.

[@Rhys-Lightning]

Gets me every time. The tears are real, and hearing this live in Adelaide was beyond epic. Then after I recovered, they did Aerith's theme. ROUND 2!

[@alexandercard8680]

I can't help but clap uncontrollably at the end. This is truly a masterpiece by Nobou Uematsu and an awesome remastering an re-imagining of Aria de Mezzo Catattere. This song is pure beauty and I can't help but shed tears. I thank thee for putting this here to me to listen to. Truly...

[@fraenznoa5508]

If FF6 will have a remake. This will become the most iconic in gaming

[@hardy83]

This scene was the scene that made me realize video games are the future of entertainment. I've played Mario and Metroid and racing games and other RPGs, but when I played through FFIII (VI) and got to this scene it blew my mind.

[@Squisky]

The opera elements are nice and all. But the score behind the opera. Chef's kiss. Like listening to a fully fleshed out Puccini work.

[@Paperclip2]

Wow, I actually teared up to this. I will be using this as teaching material to my class next week and this remastered version is perfect for conveying the theme of love.

[@curwenthepale5592]

Dat 8:05 note is deadly. It kills me every time I hear it. It only happens in this interpretation. Glory to these signers.

[@russelljordan7688]

I love you people this was my favorite game and the only opera song I like and now I know I'm not alone 😂😂😂

[@sabin.rene.figaro]

I burst in tears at that note

[@redruby2100]

I ALWAYS have to cry when I hear that part. I don't know why, but it shakes me to the core and shatters me completely. Every. Single. Time.

[@lockekappa500]

@@redruby2100 Im pretty sure I'd burst into uncontrollable tears if I got to watch this in a remake.

[@redruby2100]

@lockekappa500 I don't know about the full opera, but as far as I know, the current remake on steam actually HAS the opera scene with sound... in 3d and multiple languages, even!

[@rebecaluna6885]

I always come back to watch this and i still love it

[@Ramsesamonra]

PERFECT !!! It is to normal to cry with such perfect melody, music, emotions ! Long live opera,epic, and beautiful music !

[@batera112]

One of the most wonderful 10 minutes in my life...... Celes's part make me always cry..... pure beauty this music....

[@theimaginationstudio9880]

AFTER YEARS OF ONLY VAGUELY REMEMBERING A FEW SCENES AFTER MY DAD SHOWED ME THIS AS A CHILD I'VE FOUND IT :D

[@psallthetime]

I love how the music from this scene becomes Celes' theme through the rest of the game

[@Naedeslus]

I wish Square put this much thought and emotion into their recent games.

[@CetesAura]

When playing the game I always wanted to see how the actual opera would have went. This is an amazing video. The gamer and music lover in me is totally pleased. I thank you my dear Elder-Geek.

[@Shijaru64]

Way too beautiful. I'm glad this exists.

[@DaysforDays]

The actual singing makes it so much better

[@BrillWolf]

This scene still gives me chills so many years later.

[@Carlorotter]

Final Fantasy is not just graphics, is magic, love, sounds, culture and especially story

[@Koujujutsu]

I can never get over how soul shakingly powerful the siging is. It's too much. Beautiful does not begin to describe...

[@posthumanoid]

This song makes me cry, and I don't do that easily with music anymore.

[@proto1132]

This blows me away every time I hear it. Its from a video game, but could belong with some of the greatest operas of time.

[@anthonyvillareal2467]

I got chills when the voices started harmonizing. Great job!

[@noiJadisCailleach]

This is so beautiful. Just beautiful. Thank you Elder Geek!

[@swissbahamut]

Started a new game yesterday on the Snes and passed the the Opera Scene just a few Minutes ago. Even i already knew the scene it was again awesome to replay it. The games magic captured me in an instant. A magic the most newer RPG can’t come up with....sadly

[@fishy071]

I remember beating the SNES version to death last century. I liked the opera scenes, especially the songs. FFVI had many good songs.

[@thoruszwolf4153]

Needs more Ultros

[@SamuraiMujuru]

Everything needs more Ultros.

[@misteryonboy]

yes...where is ultros??

[@robertogilnei]

Uncle Ulty is the best!

[@MrBlackdragonz]

Ultros is the best mwehehehehehe

[@hamstersandwich9917]

Final fantasy: age of ultros

[@TykonBlue]

Awww, little sprite celes is so adorable

[@ArashiN7]

Great job with this edit! Amazing! This opera is one of the best moments in the game. Besides, I could listen to in FF Distant Worlds concert and I don't have words... best performance ever.

[@Shoinie]

This is SO SO amazing, I have goosebumps! This is truly art! I really wish they could make this into a drama of something!! So underrated!

[@LoneStarImmortal]

For a video game, this is a surprisingly beautiful piece. The Harmony is perfect, and the narritive just blends beautifully with the rest of the FFVI's plot. This game was a masterpiece, truly.

[@SpringDoom3829]

If they make an opera with the same voice and the same characters like Maria, Draco and prince Ralse, I will definitly see that in real life

[@ngefangirl895]

All of a sudden I love opera

[@dharmaster]

This is freaking amazing!! Only critique I have is that Ralse should have come out of the wings for the finale when he started singing.

[@jenova01metorfall]

such a beautiful performance, it still makes me cry, jump for joy and get goosebumps. This video is simply art! The way the voices match perfectly with the mouths opening and closing is just AWESOME!

[@darthixion957]

7:58-8:25 My favorite part in the whole tune.

[@mariaa_cj]

3:46 I just like this part The melody is *chef's kiss*

[@actinid14]

Final Fantasy Vi is the best Final Fantasy and the best game ever for me! This scene alone is way over everything I've ever seen in video games (except the FF8 intro scene maybe...)

[@yokonakajima75]

Absolutely agree and I believe FF6 is the best by a long shot. The only FF4 comes somewhat close IMO.. The opera scene alone blew me away when I first played this 💎. Hell the whole game from start to finish is a complete masterpiece.

[@clementbrunet7141]

The Best of Uematsu

[@sallmmaan]

anyone came here at 2017 all these years and i still love this

[@DRCEQ]

God I love this song so much. Thank you for posting this!

[@TrevorPhilips]

FF VII's cutscenes get a lot of deserved credit.... but it was here that console video game storytelling really began to change you could say, on that day, the world was changed forever ... /grin

[@noirrain6005]

Trevor Philips tbh it changed with FFIV. Cecil and troupe.

[@TrevorPhilips]

for me games changed with FF IV, for sure... was first time I played a video game and it was the story that captured me. but in terms of storytelling? .... I say VI more because ... I think IV stands out less because it's got a simpler story: in terms of, I mean, a very simple, direct, overly melodramatic -- it mostly just uses a lot of character deaths. In that way, it was actually alike a lot of JRPGs at the time. 'Find a magic thing; characters die; sad; save the world; happy.' FF IV did that best maybe but a lot of simple SNES JRPGs did that. But VI rewrote the rules of RPG storytelling: action chase sequences, operas and stagecraft (and a big leap in 'cinematography' ... (the way the game would 'pan' over towns or environments), major battles or multiple POVs. The reason why I think VI stands out a lot more was because IV mostly told a story in a similar way to a lot of JRPGs at the time. VI drastically changed storytelling. IMO ^_^

[@chardonnay5767]

The first three installments in the Final Fantasy franchise were more basic JRPGs in comparison to the later games, back when Square was still fooling around with the engines and concepts trying to make ends meet. FFIV is the first one where they put much more effort into the storyline, then V had an intricate job system but with a somewhat generic McGuffin storyline, and the first time they hit it out of the park was with FFVI. Sure, the game has its flaws, most notably the cast of characters that got completely out of hand, but overall it's a monument of JRPGs that either created or cemented some of the genre's tropes. The opera house idea for one can be worked into any kind of "puzzle/questing area that depends on more than mere combat sequences for pacing" like for example Wall Market in FFVII. FFVII streamlined many of the shortcomings in VI, and that's the game where they started to dabble into cinematography. You could credit many FF games for a variety of things.

[@khargon]

brings back lots of memories, I played this game so many times through in my youth! time to play it again lol

[@Nova7o9]

I always wish that you could see Ralse as well in that last refrain, since you can hear his voice. But maybe that's just me? Still, I come back a couple times a year just to watch this again. It's just so beautiful!

[@fishy071]

In the FF concerts, Ralse sings along Draco and Maria in the last part.

[@RajeetSinghTVr]

A masterpiece.

[@jimmygnome9]

This is absolutely stunning. Thank you so much for doing this, I'm going to go power-up FFVI now.

[@Swordbreakercl]

It made me cry. This was gorgeous!

[@TheSpanishEnigma]

Thanks for making this!

[@dorkandproudofit]

I'd like to see a full opera based around the music of this; with creative liberties, there's potential for a Verdi-style tragic opera in there. For example: LA PROFEZIA DEL SOGNO ACT I: Prince Ralse and his loyal retainer and friend, a knight by the name of Draco, speak to each other at a party of a shared dream between the two of them the previous night: a voice told them that they would both find love at the party ("Amore dal Sogno"). Enter Maria, a beautiful woman whose beauty causes both Ralse and Draco to fall deeply in love with her. Maria, on the other hand, falls in love only with Draco. Ralse is immediately jealous, but pushes it aside, refusing to betray his friend and believing he can woo Maria away without conflict ("Non tradirò"). Over time, Draco and Maria grow closer, and Ralse's advances prove fruitless, causing the latter to become increasingly envious, eventually giving in to temptation ("Sogno infido"). In an attempt to drive the two apart, Ralse sends Draco to the front lines of the war with the intent of causing Draco to die in battle. Ralse falsely tells Maria that Draco has died, then attempts to comfort her with the hope of winning her over ("Conforterò") . ACT II: Unfortunately for Ralse, Draco miraculously survived the battle, and learns of Ralse's plot. He sends Maria a letter that informs her of his survival, promising that he will return to her and confront Ralse ("O, Maria"). Maria receives the letter and is overjoyed, but concerned about what will happen when Draco and Ralse face off ("Amor Mio, Cara Bene"). Both Ralse and Draco have one last dream; Draco dreams that he will be with Maria forever, while Ralse dreams that he will be victorious in the coming fight. At a party Ralse and Maria are attending, Draco appears and challenges Ralse to a duel ("Mariolo, canaglio infido"). The two fight, and Ralse begins to overpower Draco. Before he can land the final blow, however, Maria leaps in between them, causing Ralse to unintentionally kill them both. Ralse, realizing the meaning of his dream, falls to his knees in grief and laments the fate of his former friend, his beloved, and the fact that he still lives ("Perdono, perdono... Sogno infido (reprise)"). -------------------- Yes, I know it's sad, but as Bugs Bunny once said, "What did you expect from an opera? A happy ending?" Also, please ignore any terrible Italian grammar/spelling, I used Google Translate because I'm lazy.

[@brennansprague3774]

dorkandproudofit Would you mind if I use this idea? I don't know opera, but it sounds like a great story!

[@dorkandproudofit]

Sure! Just give credit to Casey Kendall for the concept. :)

[@brennansprague3774]

Okay! Thank you!

[@josephbacon9918]

Wow! I wonder if the one that asked permission to use this was the same one that made it into an in-game theatrical production within FFXIV? I just saw that, and it appears this is exactly the storyline he used! It led me to wanting to watch the original. They couldn't use the original FFVI music in the play because of the game's limitations, but it was still well done nonetheless!

[@lethuyen6114]

Great storyline you have

[@jessicarondeau7817]

This was so amazing I loved it from the game and this addition to is was the best it was really amazing work

[@thedrnkpnk]

Just wow! This is so well put together. Bravo!

[@sebastianroman5879]

this is so good i love this sm!!!

[@ChaoticNarrative]

Beautiful... just beautiful... a dream come true, I've always wanted to see this actually sung, it's been nearly 18 years and now I've finally seen it happen, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

[@sirboneless817]

DAMN, Ralse's voice is PERFECT

[@megamage911]

Cristian Baumann that glorious bass!

[@MiloshFitzroy]

...if square ever decides to remake this game... I hope whomever they get to voice Celes can sing opera.

[@jillybean858]

(especially when Maria's part begins during "Oh my hero")

[@mineofGod]

This was the first video game I ever played, when I was a toddler. When I learned to write, I remember writing down the lyrics to this song and singing it to myself, pretending I had a knight to sing it with. Oh, this brings back wonderful memories. :)

[@JasongCLJ]

Oh wow *.* that is so . . i dont right now know what the word is . . to hear . Sure sounds cool to me though. I was 16 , in high school , and as sooN as a saw an ad for this game i told my best friend we muST get this. . we did . .and i always thought it was the soundtrack of what were the best years of my(our) life. Dont worry .. there is hope to come Romans 10 : 9 🌫️🤍

[@Gamingderpmonglers]

This is a very powerful piece. Much thought was obviously put into the creation of this short, yet dramatic opera.

[@TailsPrower007]

Wow, fantastic job! You timed everything really well.

[@gyehlove6420]

DAMN IT, WHERE'S THE REMAKE??? DON'T MAKE US WAIT FOREVER, SQUARE!

[@sassyavocado4337]

Krizie they can't even piece together the promised ffvii remake if they are going to announce this one it will take them years if not decades to complete. Apart from that sadly ffvi has never had the popularity of vii so they probably won't make one

[@BEHEDETY]

love you my dear!

[@franciscobutte]

After seeing what they did with VII I rather stick with the original VI. Is just perfect the way it is.

[@altrag]

@@franciscobutte They already did a 6 "remake." Unfortunately they got a lot of backlash over the 3d remaking of FF3/FF4 (idk why I thought they looked great).. so they did FF5 and FF6 more of a direct port.. essentially the same SNES-era 2D graphics with a a few FMVs thrown in here and there. I mean its still a great game but if I wanted to play the SNES version I can use an emulator. I was hoping for more out of a "remake." I guess that puts me in the minority though..?

[@Em-jq7dy]

Is no one gonna mention how my man Ultros has been struggling up there for the past five minutes, trying to push that 4-ton weight onto Celes 😂

[@ff3girl]

Thanks for making this. :') It brings back such happy feelings I have for this music.

[@anonimoalfin]

i miss your great videos Elder Geek...

[@anonimoalfin]

wow, now that you finally returned in feb 2024 i realized i've been sending and promoting your channel (mostly 'cause of this awesome vid) for 13 years now!!!!!

[@jedschrock7636]

I'm so glad you used the GBA translation instead of the SNES translation.

[@LK.Cynric]

I have no words.. that was more than amazing. Thank you so much for making this!

[@Omnicloudx13]

Beyond amazing.

[@FFgamesftw]

It would be interesting if they ever do a full remake of this game what scenes they might change into CGI cutscenes.

[@arjandikhoff5201]

Look, we were trying to fight a squid!

[@theimaginationstudio9880]

7:35-8:25 I could listen to that on repeat for long time

[@spacewarpphotography1667]

I want the orchestral part played at my wedding.

[@FluffySylveonBoi]

Don't forget to change your names to Draco and Maria before you get married ^^

[@anthonymurano4775]

This gives me such a Phantom of the Opera vibe... Draco is Raul, and Ralse is the Phantom. They both love her, but in the end, he lets Christine (Maria) go be with her true love.

[@lonisworld4406]

Good observation... I think you may be right!

[@Manas-co8wl]

Hmm... someone might be prudent to make this a mv

[@TheFpsNinja]

Definitely Phantom inspired. Ultros uses the Phantom’s terror tactics, the rooftop duet, “Maria” getting kidnapped at the end, all closely parallel the Phantom of the Opera.

[@TmaadHMD]

I was thinking the same!