So I played FINAL FANTASY VI For The First Time...

[@retrorebound8887]

Brace yourselves, Final Fantasy fans, for I have now spoken the good word about FINAL FANTASY 13. Come and join in the fun! - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pX27hpeiprNkqaM

[@WithScienceAsMySheperd]

Final Fantasy 9 is the best modern Final Fantasy, from 7 to 15 ... none comes close to FF9.... And old FF beat modern ones, yeah, 1 ,2 , 4, 6 are currentlyt my faves but I have played only the horrendous modern remake in 3d of FF3j, I need to play the best TRUE Famicom original version to appreciate its master class retro feel. Just like FF1 when I was a kid

[@TheEarthRealm]

Ew, FF13 was TRASH, and so were it's sequels.

[@zionich]

The best overall Final Fantasy game for me.

[@joenuyen6017]

Hands down

[@nickazzolina9796]

100% agree. Love this game. Played it when I was like 7 or 8.

[@Redeemed75]

Amen to that!!!

[@gochiefs36]

Yes for this. This and Chrono trigger are my all time favorite jrpgs in general. Probably favorite games regardless.

[@WisecrackJax]

💯

[@colclark87]

In my 20's, I played all of the FFs up to XIII, which came out around that time. No nostalgia factor, just got into it after my girlfriend convinced me to give them a try. I played them in random order. VI was my favorite out of all of them. The characters, the narrative, the overall experience of it. It's simply a masterpiece. No RPG beats VI for me.

[@Skdjefkrkfnfne]

youre a lucky man to have a gf who convinced you to play

[@LittleBrother-t6n]

No*jRPG beats it for you. Comparing this game to so many objectively better RPGs and saying this is the best ever must really be nothing but only your opinion. I played it back when it was new, and I loved it, but tried to give it a shot recently, and god if it was boring. Not even the nostalgia could do much for me.

[@solidsnake8331]

Final fantasy 7, Nd 9 begs to differ

[@bradysward11]

try chrono trigger

[@SEYEBOY]

Chrono trigger has left the chat

[@TheRelen222]

I remember when I first played FFVI. I rented Fatal Fury and Final Fantasy on a whim. I played FF6 until the first scene with the snail, died, and put it aside to play Fatal Fury. I didn't really understand the concept of an RPG back then. With only three more days before I had to return it, I gave it one more chance and fell in love. Was really disappointed when I had to return it. I worked a good portion of the summer to try and raise the money for a copy of my own. I was fourteen so I was only at the edge of being able to get a regular job and had to do odd jobs to get money. The day I finally raised the money, I stepped on a bee nest, was stung four times and ended up getting sick and couldn't go. I had to try again another day and was really disappointed. I had to rely on my parents for transportation and it was only when they felt like going that I could go (we lived in a small town--it took a while to get anywhere.) By the time I got a chance to go again, I must have went to four or five shops, since the game was almost ready to be pulled from shelves. There was no Amazon back then. When I finally got it, it was like a little treasure. I devoured it in days and it redefined what I thought a video game could be. It was the first video game that touched me on an emotional level and has been one of my favorites ever since.

[@CharlieSoze]

Love these kinds of personal memories so much.

[@berzerkbankie1342]

My older brother got sick and missed a month of school. He had rented this game and they didn't get it back for the month haha

[@CharlieSoze]

@@berzerkbankie1342 Oh man missing school for being a little sick and getting to play this instead would have been just heaven.

[@quixoticduck]

A similar thing happened to me with Secret of Mana. Wasn't allowed a console but did borrow a friend's SNES for a bit. Didn't understand SoM, especially as her file was last saved somewhere you can only leave by summoning Flammie (dragon) so I played her other games. Right before I returned the SNES I realised SoM seemed special and worth playing. I didn't get to play it until about five years later. It was as magical as I'd expected.

[@RetroSmoo]

First time I tried it was when I borrowed the ps1 version from blockbuster I think and was up to fight when you first get Saban and had to return it. Couldn't understand how to do blitz because the dialogue was a bit confusing lol

[@beartackle]

Final Fantasy 6 is my favorite game of all time. Got me out of a serious depression back in the day, and this is probably the first game where I teared up. I beat it so many times. I have the game on every system except iOS, and I pre-ordered the Pixel version. I also have the soundtracks, Japanese versions, and more! I can't wait to play the Pixel version tomorrow!

[@robnagy1408]

Seriously for me too it got me through the death of my mom

[@raffausfaus]

This was also the first game that made me emotional. Specially at the celes scene in the mountain in the second part of the game

[@MidnightToker24]

I hope you enjoyed the Pixel remaster one. I'm playing the game for the first time ever using the Pixel version and it looks decent.

[@TheEarthRealm]

Yeah, the iOS version looks absolutely _terrible,_ and I feel sorry for anyone who first experienced it in that form... 😬

[@albnice1116]

You could actually save Shadow if you waited at the end of the floating continent. I remember I first discovered about it as a kid when I was just randomly waiting for the timer just to see what would happen.

[@LockeNarshe]

Same for me, playing it in the mid-90's as a kid, I was so desperate to wait for him that I waited. When he showed up, I ran and got my uncle--he was floored! He played through before me and didn't know about it!

[@albnice1116]

@@LockeNarshe Shadow was definitely one of my fave characters and I've played this game a bajillion times. I went out of my way to stall finishing the game just to get all the cutscenes you get when you have him in your party and stay at the inn. Cutscene activation was random iirc but it was cool to see Shadow's/Clyde's past.

[@Dookie4218]

FFVI will always be my favorite FF of all time, and my 2nd favorite video game of all time, with Chrono Trigger being number 1. Such a great video for an absolute masterpiece.

[@johngingras]

Another thing I loved about this game is that it was 2-player on the SNES. You could set which characters would be controlled by which player in battles, so you could play with a friend, though Player 1 controlled everything else (overland map, exploring, etc.) outside of battles.

[@terrygrant3883]

2nd controller could walk on overland map

[@johngingras]

@@terrygrant3883 Oh, nice! I didn't realize that. It has been around 25 years since I played it last!

[@ryuuzaakii1656]

Same for FF9.

[@johngingras]

@@ryuuzaakii1656 Whoa! Really? I never knew that. Oh, man, I wish I'd known back in the day.

[@TonyTheTGR]

Highly underrated function

[@OregonPacifist]

Hey man. This video popped up in my recommended feed. I’m 41 years old and played this game on the SNES when it was new. I absolutely loved the game then and I live it now. It’s the best JRPG I’ve ever played to this day for many of the reasons you’ve states in your video. Maybe it’s nostalgia, but the music just really hits me when I listen to it. I love this game and the characters. Thanks for the video review. I’m happy to see that younger people are discovering it for the first time and appreciating it for what it is; a true masterpiece.

[@tazmanceltic]

It's such a fucking masterpiece...

[@1funkylionsfan913]

The floating continents level spike is perfect IMO ,it really sets up the losing even more . It really feels like you might be at the end of the game then nope ,everything is just screwed . Plus if you are going to exploit the stat leveling the island is the perfect place to get a good start cus of how it works and you having everyoneplus the plus 2 to MAG and VIG. not to mention there's a few nice steals. So you know this game is the perfect game to run from has much has you possibly can early on to get great endgame stats

[@LuffyDaGoat]

Another excellent video. I'm often finding myself watching more Retro Rebound videos than I am from your main channel lol.

[@LuffyDaGoat]

@@blueslime1980 now come on that's a bit harsh lol my comment was intended as a complements for both channels

[@NexusNine]

You don't have to go back for Shadow, you just have to wait for him. Don't jump down to your air ship. Just wait for the clock to run down and Shadow WILL appear in the last second. You missed out on most of Shadow's backstory. Also, Celes won't attempt suicide if you save Cid. Catching the fastest moving fish and feeding only them to Cid WILL nurse him back to health. He'll give her the raft and she just leaves the island.

[@ALeafOnTheWind42]

Not waiting for Shadow is definitely a crime. That said, I think you're definitely intended to have Cid die. Like they stack the deck against you if you're trying to save him, especially with how much effort they went to for Celes' suicide attempt. It really feels like saving him is an easter egg. Like killing a boss you're intended to lose to

[@charlietaylor799]

@@ALeafOnTheWind42 yeah the first time i played it i actually did save cid. just happened to catch enough fish. and so i never knew celes even jumped off the cliff in the normal version. but great scene

[@NexusNine]

@@ALeafOnTheWind42 the game doesn't really tell you much about how to save Cid other than to feed him fish. You just assume any fish will do. But it's only the fast moving fish (the healthiest fish I guess) that helps Cid regain his strength. I beat the game several times on the SNES back in the 90s without saving Cid, and beat the game again on the PSOne and yet again on GBA both in the 2000s without saving Cid. It wasn't until I replayed FFVI Advanced for the GBA (played it on the Retron 5 so I could record the game footage for a future review I'm planning to do) that I actually managed to save Cid. So I have video footage of how the scene plays out when you save Cid. But I hear a lot of reviewers talk about the emotional power of the attempted suicide scene, yet they never talk about how the dynamic of that scene changes if you do manage to save Cid. I suppose it's just that many people think it's impossible to actually save Cid and don't know that the entire dynamic of that scene can change if he's saved. But as for Shadow, I have NEVER left him behind. Even on my first playthrough. I was willing to potentially blow up all my characters waiting for Shadow to show up. No Shadow, no jumping to the air ship... lol.

[@hiyukelavie2396]

Saving Cid means missing out on the suicide scene, which imo is among the most impactful scenes in the game You're meant to experience it Saving Cid is more like a new game plus thing where you try to complete as much of the game as you can

[@NexusNine]

@@hiyukelavie2396 I disagree. Saving or not saving Cid are both equally legitimate ways to play through that scene, and both are meant to be experienced as part of the core playthrough. Saving Cid isn't just an added little bonus feature in the game, it's there for a reason and is meant to be experienced just as much as the alternative. Failing to save Cid is meant elicit a sense of hopelessness, leading to Celes attempting to commit suicide because it leads her to think everything in her life is just gone and there is no point in living any longer. But saving Cid is meant to do the opposite, to elicit a sense of hopefulness. By saving Cid, it allows Celes to find strength in the idea that the others are still alive, which in turn gives her purpose to live. By saving Cid, it gives her strength in believing that she IS capable of making a difference. Both scenes are profound in their own way. But this is what I'm talking about when I say people go on and on about how powerful the attempted suicide scene is without even bringing up that saving Cid is a possibility, and how that scene changes for doing so. The legitimacy of the scene doesn't change by saving Cid. Both versions are equally legitimate regardless to who thinks what version of that scene is the more profound experience. Ultimately, the remainder of the game remains completely unchanged regardless to what scene you get here. It's not like Shadow, where leaving him behind profoundly changes the endgame.

[@VoltaDoMar]

Matty, I'm old enough to have played this game when it released and it was very formative for me. You are exactly right about what makes it such a masterpiece. To this day I can't think of another game where you actually fail and the entire world is destroyed, and the latter half of the game is just about people trying to pick up the pieces and find reasons to keep living. it is a triumph of RPG storytelling

[@DonaldJohnNakar]

Final Fantasy 6 will always be my favorite FF even compared to masterpieces like 7, 9 or 10. I even like it more than Chrono Trigger since I got more attached to the FF6 cast compared to Chrono Trigger. Squaresoft definitely made a lot of great JRPGS and strategy games during the Super Famicom era. I'd recommend you trying Front Mission (a remastered version for Switch is coming out) and Bahamut Lagoon. Front Mission got a GBA release if I'm not mistaken, but Bahamoot Lagoon never got an english translation so you'd have to rely on fan subs and emulators to play it. I played both of them in their original Japanese version then replayed them when the fan subs was released.

[@ihavenoshameandmustscream421]

I was a 11 year old boy who had sunk all of his weekends into final fantasy II (known as 4 now), and was so hyped to finally get the chance to play 3 (6). That day finally came for me, as it was the present I received for my 12th birthday. I was truly grateful. My favorite part had always been the battle with the ghost train while you control Cyan and Sabin. It's my favorite part because of the elation I felt after having Sabin suplex that damn train. What other game actually let you suplex a train? A ghost train in particular??

[@hgc7000]

Taking that train to Suplex City is one of the best "Holy Shit!" for me. I didn't know about that trick, so first time through I just decided to do it, It was his strongest move that I had at the time. And, the I saw that legendary moment.

[@GamingWithGeo]

To this day FF6 is still the best game of the franchise, in my opinion. The story, characters, music, so much stuff was done so well. Me, and a friend, cooperatively played through it when it released on the SNES. It's still one of the very few games I play through at least once a year. Such a great way for the series to say good bye to the SNES. No other RPG made me as enthralled as FF6 did, and not many games have since. Games today just aren't as fascinating as they used to be back in those days, for me. Developers actually cared about their craft then, and Square was really at the top of their game at that time before they merged with Enix nine years later. They haven't been the same since. As a sidenote, it was really great to see, and battle, Kefka again in FF XIV. And just installed the Pixel Remaster of FF6. I know I'll love it, but I'm not enthusiastic about some of the changes. (actual voices singing the opera being one of the main ones) Still, it's an absolute classic and one that any RPG fan needs to play at some point.

[@levimachado]

@@haroldhall1517 9 is close as well...

[@Bjorick]

that is ff4 for me, favorite game in the series, and i play through it again every year lol :P

[@berzerkbankie1342]

4,6,7 and 9 are the best. It's really a toss up and comes down to your personal nostalgia factor

[@Zedword42]

It's funny you mention 14 because it overtook 6 for me as the best story, best music and best villain

[@ThePallidor]

Using actual voices in the opera is complete sacrilege and idiocy. The tone changes completely, away from the whole "super serious through an unserious veil" that the game has and is a key part of its charm. F*ck all the non-SNES versions. They've ruined the image of Final Fantasy, watered it down.

[@pasqualembisceglia1989]

Final Fantasy VI is also in Final Fantasy Anthology (1999) along with Final Fantasy V.

[@tylerwood8710]

Love seeing these "Low expectations did not dull the impact" videos. Lotsa fun watching you actually enjoy some of these old school classics.

[@MorganMoogle]

O h s h i t! I didn’t even know Celes throws herself off the Cliff because I always nurse Cid back to health! I’ve played hundreds of hours on this game, since the US release, maxed everything out and did not know about this!

[@izzyrov5814]

And then when she woke up on the shore, she was approached by a bird with a bandana tied around it made Celes realize Locke and the others could be alive. Gosh, FF6 has the most unforgettable moments. Love it so much.

[@lostabarnacos4053]

Well... i didnt know you could nurse him back to health! i gotta try that now

[@AmeliaPond.]

FF6 is in my opinion the best FF6 still to this day. First game I ever cried because of the emotion that it makes you feel. This game gives all the feels.

[@TobiTheNomad]

With the Pixel Remaster coming out tomorrow...It will be my first time playing FFVI

[@jacobteague635]

I envy you... Enjoy it, you only get to play the greatest game of all time once! 😉

[@vando6679]

Did you enjoy it?

[@TobiTheNomad]

@@vando6679 Yup right now its y second favorite behind 9...all thats left is to play 7 and 10

[@LordSunnyman]

What I like about vi that you didn’t see was when you are escaping Kefka and you wait till 5 sec are left on the clock shadow catch’s up and will join back up and having the game respect the timer like that is so unique for a jrpg.

[@Thailandwithpesto]

Bad engkish

[@gimmetheprize3271]

WE GOTTA WAIT FOR SHADOW

[@josephlinza1610]

My favorite Final Fantasy of all time!

[@internetboyfriend9329]

When you beat the game at 9 years old with no walkthru or help and hear about an adult using maps and the internet.

[@michaelscottgamingco6219]

You know you're a Chad at that point.

[@jordanbetteridge1598]

The original Super NES version had a map included with the instruction manual.

[@rafael502]

Gamer kids were literally just built different back then. I was one of them so I would know lol

[@michaelgranger146]

Love these videos, make me mad nostalgic. Would love to see an episode on Ape Escape!

[@itkirk]

I remember playing this on my snes when it first came out and I was so blown away by it. As a teen I couldn’t understand everything it had to tell, but was definitely impacted by it. Looking back as an adult this game had the most darkest and mature themes to it. The soundtrack, OMG the soundtrack!!

[@gwgux]

Yup, one of the best JRPGs of all time: FF6 Not many games will ever be able to capture what this game did. Many have tried, but just don't feel the same after you've played FF6 and how it put the formula together. Also the music is good enough that it can be released in its own album, played in live orchestras, show up in odd places with fans whistling to it/playing it on piano/remixing it/humming it/clips played on KZbin videos/etc., or even get played in the parade of nations at the Olympics (no joke, it has literally done all these things and more). There's a chance that people who have never played this game may have come across its music somewhere else in one form or another even if they don't know what it's from.

[@TheZSEP]

I'm so glad I found your channel. Nostalgia and great info for retro games that I have been pondering trying for quite a while. I love it. Subscribed and will recommend.

[@lasmirandadennsiewillja9435]

I bought it in 1995 in a small video game store. The store itself was a rarity at the time in Germany. It was also when only a fraction of games was released here (and only a fraction of those were translated). Final Fantasy games didn't get a German release before FFVII. So, I went into that store that day, a young teen, was asked if I looked for something specific and, having some savings and birthday money to waste, said, "Something like Zelda." He sold me FFVI, an import title plus a device that would allow me to play NTSC games on my PAL console. The game alone was 150,- DM (which would be about 76,- Euro today, which are about 85,- Dollar), plus the adapter, another 50,- DM (~26,- Dollar). A bit over 100,- Dollar to play one game. This was normal btw back then for imported games. Well, long story short, loved it from the title screen on. I hadn't heard of Final Fantasy before, the most complex jrpg-style game I played so far was Secret of Mana, and I was absolutely blown away. Anyway. Got to the floating island. Fled. Found Relm with Interceptor and suddenly, I had a bad feeling about Shadow, my favourite character back then. This was pre-internet. I stopped for the day. Went back to the game store the next day after school and spent my savings on the (beautiful) printed game guide with my last savings (another 50,- DM, the average price for a Nintendo game back then. I can't find a decent converter to help me stress how expensive this was back in the 90s, especially for a young teen. The average novel was around 10,-, hardcover maybe 20,- and 50,- would be high-quality illustrated/photography-heavy hardcover books). Flipped through the pages and learned that my bad feeling was spot on. When I went home that day, I started over. About 40 hours of gameplay in. I didn't care. Shadow dying? Not on my watch. So. Savings of the year gone. Completely broke. 40 hours/half a playthrough down the drain. 100% worth it, zero regrets.

[@paragonofgreatness6459]

The Edgar/Relm thing is always misunderstood. He asks her how old she is as she's joining the war effort, then very much in a depressed way talks about hoping to see her in another 8 years meaning "I hope this child soldier gets to live to be an adult".

[@Harkz0r]

Honestly, I think in Edgar's case, it can and should be taken in both ways. (Unless it's clearer in the Japanese subtext and there's something I'm missing.)

[@rossedwardmiller]

If it’s always misunderstood then it wasn’t written well or clearly.

[@gwgux]

Well there is that kid in Figaro castle that says she'll marry the king. I think the Edgar/Relm thing was meant to be vague and have us 2nd guessing ourselves.

[@apoema42]

I don't think there is much of a misunderstanding here. Why does he wants to see her is an Adult anyway? Edgar is a flirt and the girl was too young. He was disappointed she would die before he could flirt with her and that was it

[@paragonofgreatness6459]

@@apoema42 Because he doesn't want a child to die? It has nothing to do with seeing her as an adult. He hopes she gets to live to be one. Also he's literally not a flirt. He presents himself like one so that the empire thinks he's a harmless playboy instead of one of the chief conspirators of The Returners. It's pretty clear from NPCs that he presents himself as a playboy but never actually acts because the persona is a mask for The Empire... He's pretty much Batman.

[@Enharmony1625]

FF6 is a masterpiece! I played it when it released for the SNES back in 1994, and it's been my favorite game of all time ever since! As excited as I am for the Pixel Remaster (today!), seeing that they've gone the extra mile with FF6, I'm still waiting on a proper 3D remake! Imagine all the iconic scenes of this game in glorious 3D, and casting off the shackles of the SNES cartridge and really let the ambition of the original game shine in a modern game.

[@ellisargamer9248]

I'll take a 3D remake for sure because it's my favorite RPG of all time. But I'd much rather see it redone with modern pixel art, detailed sprites with fluid full animation, animated espers and enemies, lighting effects, etc. Pixel art can be so good with today's hardware and tools, far beyond what they could do back then. That's what I was hoping for with the pixel remaster but I knew from the previous ones that wasn't going to happen. They also need to stop with the censoring, it's absurd. Final Fantasy Brave Exvius (minus the stupid vertical screen) is what I'd like the battles to look like. The towns and dungeons could be done similar to Ocotopath Traveler although better details (textures), and the overworld map would just need to be redone, maybe hand drawn water colors.

[@Enharmony1625]

@@ellisargamer9248 I agree that it would be awesome to see FFVI done in an HD-2D style, but I just don't see that happening now with the Pixel Remaster. There would be too much overlap between the two versions that they couldn't really co-exist. i.e. An HD-2D remake would replace the Pixel Remaster.

[@ellisargamer9248]

@@Enharmony1625 I agree that they won't do it. Though I don't think that's a good decision on their part, it would make a ton of money as long as they marketed it so that people knew about it.

[@VitaEx]

Love the soundtrack a a absolutely iconic what they did with the opera song pushed the boundaries of narrative and music in gaming at the time

[@MJG206]

Gaus theme playing on a cello that the SNES sound font didnt even HAVE...

[@Dr4wfox]

I still remember how I cleaned the Floating Island when I was 14, and realised almost all enemies were undead. I put Edgar as Leader, went to Figaro to get that Discount, and bought 99 Revivify (cures Zombie, way cheaper than Phoenix Down). Then, I spammed to one hit kill everybody. I have very good memories of this game, because most strategies I have to figure it out by myself, as there was no internet back then.

[@philpie2998]

This. Fire 2. You get ifrit in the factory. I don't understand how ppl are getting 1 shot at lvl 50.

[@pizzaman1891]

I didnt think i would say this, but i think i like this channel as much as MMP, maybe a bit more. Either way, keep up the great work.

[@diegoarmando5489]

I wish I would have played this in the 90s like I did FF4, FF7, and Super Mario RPG (alongside a plethora of excellent Genesis RPGs). The music is phenomenal, but some of the impact of the game as a whole was blunted by the fact that I played it after I had played a ton of other JRPGs and by the fact that the internet had already spoiled its most creative twists by the time I had the chance to play it.

[@TumultuousM]

I love all the characters in this game. If you save shadow you can have them all if you find Umaro and Gogo. They are all so different and the changing up your party combinations can change how combat feels and plays out.

[@bluesfier7758]

You didn't wait for shadow?! Go back and play it again. He comes at the last second, and he has some great backstory moments in the world of ruin.

[@davecam4863]

FF6 is my favorite RPG of all time. It introduced me to JRPGs and RPGs in general and shaped who I am today.

[@DragonKingX78]

One of most interesting ideas is that Kefka is the main character. My favorite theory of who Gogo is, is that he's Kefka's good side.

[@davidottinger3327]

My favorite game growing up. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MSUHitman]

I didn’t even know the scene Matty talks about halfway through existed because in my original 90s play through I did not fail the hidden mini game.

[@CharlieSoze]

God I remember summer nights in 1995 or so going out to parties then coming home after midnight and playing this for a few hours before passing out for the night. I think I stayed fighting in the veldt for ages, grinding to give every character every spell just in case. Was so sorry when it was over but such a great ride.

[@pasqualembisceglia1989]

Kefka Palazzo as the God of Magic depicts the fallen angel Lucifer.

[@retrorebound8887]

*What JRPG should I play next?!*

[@Helloim_anthony]

Super Mario rpg legend of the seven stars

[@shakaj1525]

I would love to see your take on FF13 series and FF4 as well, Dragon quest 8, ff12, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days (heavily underrated imo) also liked dream drop distance but mainly for the gameplay and graphics, maybe the Last Remnant too.

[@Holy2Tack]

JRPG? Breath of Fire IV Next Final Fantasy: FF Tactics Wildcard: Suikoden

[@cult-of-carl]

Jade cocoon

[@DotHacker99]

@@shakaj1525 FF13 isn't fun. There's too many corridors and you only get to have fun on Gran Pulse. DQ8, FF12 Zodiac Age would be legit

[@TheUMIA]

You can never get the same feeling we had when we played it back in the day. It was an amazing game in a time that didn't have the type of game FFVI was. A masterpiece. Nice seeing you picking it up though.

[@davidjacobs8117]

I feel like the box already said to much in focusing on Kefka as the main villain. That is something the player comes to realize as the game plays out.

[@LordInsane100]

I'm hoping that one day Matty might get to Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven. It's not a JRPG, but it'd be interesting to see Matty's perspective on a (somewhat) open world RPG that isn't one of Bethesda's, and there is the historic element that it was once one of the great RPG series.

[@dankinney8383]

It's a little sad you didn't do this for the remaster but I understand. Given that restriction, you picked what I would say is the best version of this game outside the remaster. Glad you really enjoyed this game!

[@madcapper6]

I always liked Slam Shuffle from the soundtrack. I thought the Veldt was good too but some people didn't like it for whatever reason. But yeah, outstanding soundtrack overall and very nostalgic too for those of us who played it back in the day.

[@changwanchoe]

Amazing game. I played it in 94 when I was in middle school. Beat it 10+ times. I wish I could go back. Thanks for the video

[@WesleyWyndam-Pryce]

Same. I lived and breathed this game. I tried others of the time but none were as great as this, and the snes era had a ton of amazing games, but to me, none resonated the same. The story and character development level was unmatched. Chono Trigger.. yeah, Chrono himself was weaker than Umaro as a person you'd connect to. Final Fantasy IV had potential but so many fake deaths. Breath of Fire 2 had the story but that translation hurt. And so on. FF6 is just perfect.

[@yeri7382]

Keep it up my guy this is awesome content

[@javierfhi62]

Oh man I’m so glad you got to enjoy this classic!!

[@VegaNCalleDQuesT]

It’s a joy to see people living this for the first time. It’s my favourite hands down - and welcome to the club of those that let Shadow lie in rest without knowing…. ya know….

[@anthonydelfino6171]

That scene with Relm and Edgar you're talking about.... the translation was SO much better in the original SNES. He doesn't hit on her there, he asks how old she is, she tells him she's 10, then he tells her she's growing up way too fast. Basically trying to tell her that she's just a child and shouldn't have to be in this fight. I kind of wish they'd left that version of the translation instead of making Edgar a creepy pervert.

[@Wallbangbe]

Awesome video as always bro, please make a video on Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, super underrated JRPG one of my favorites of all time

[@ElysaraCh]

Fun fact: the Floating Continent was originally penned to be the finale, your victory over Kefka. Development was way ahead of schedule and someone at Square had the stroke of genius that... well... yeah. Brilliant.

[@charlietaylor799]

source? regardless, that's pretty cool

[@ElysaraCh]

@@charlietaylor799 read it a long time ago, quite a long time ago. Idr the source at this point

[@Kain_Xavier]

This reads like some kinda thing that people repeat because they read it on the internet. Guaranteed someone will repeat it just from reading this KZbin comment.

[@steve_yu]

Sounds unlikely since it will make the game way too short compared to the earlier SNES Final Fantasy games. FF4 had two smaller world maps in addition to the major one, and FF5 had 3 full sized world maps. It would be strange for the World of Ruin to be an afterthought.

[@thraxbottom549]

Yeah, you should really preface comments like this with a caveat that this might not be true.

[@Holy2Tack]

Final Fantasy Tactics is my vote for the next Final Fantasy you play.

[@studyofme]

Haha! This has been fun to watch. "You lose!" RIGHT?? I played it when it first came out as a young teen, and from the opening, I knew it would be completely different from any other game I had ever played before. And it was! But it's different now. There are such amazing gaming experiences, so it's nice to see that this particular experience holds up.

[@devinmcmanus]

No two ways about it: FF6 is a work of art and after 25 years it still stands up. I like how old games don't spoon-feed you the "what to do next". For me, the treasure hunt is half the fun.

[@seraphin01]

FF6 is probably one if not the game that aged the best out of all jrpg. Also there is one thing that you didn't experience (not many people did) is that you have A 2 PLAYERS mode in this game! OK it's limited to combat and not like in secret of mana BUT the fact that they added this option I could play with my friend back then on the snes and it was godlike! Sharing this experience of FF6 with someone is unique, and I was really sad when the next FF games came out with only 3 characters roaster knowing it won't have that feature.. So yeah that made ff6 that little bit more unique as well. But the music, the characters, the story, it's just god tier level, I've never experienced something that good ever since. Can't wait to finish my current work to get on the pixel remaster Glad you enjoyed it though!

[@vvolfflovv]

So good to see you finding a true appreciation for such memorable gems. Please don't skip FF Tactics & FF4 either.

[@eplugplay8409]

FF6 my favorite RPG and Final Fantasy of all time! Shocked you played this now!

[@demonikangelxful]

Play the shinning force series..... shinning force 2 was my first JRPG I ever played as a kid that I bought for $5 from a video store.....was amazing.....could never beat a big boss as a kid.....left it and bout 10/15 yrs later pulled it out again and tried and beat him....was the final boss of the game and a huge wait felt lifted off my shoulders.....is a great series....a remake would be epic

[@WM-mu8ep]

I'm so picky. The only shining game I ever played was shining resonance. I didnt like dragon quest til 8 and 11. Idk why people hate shining resonance refrain. It's the only one I liked.

[@Walamonga1313]

@@WM-mu8ep I dunno why people hate it either. It's definitely got a generic feeling to it, but the combat is fun and the soundtrack great. That's all a game needs for me.

[@Shinstrikex]

Glad you enjoyed it. Tried it many times over the years and even though i grew up liking final fantasy i just cant make it far in this one due to it not being interesting, and i again never hated any ff. And yet i spent 20+ years hating ness, lucas and earthbound blindly and tried that game one time a few months ago, then instantly fell in love with the entire series. Thats how a true masterpiece is. I went in wanting to hate those games but couldnt cause they are that damn good and have aged well. I went in thinking id love ff6 but dont and feel it aged poorly.

[@liamdell6319]

The reason the torture scene was removed is becuase when the game first released, there was no censorship board in Japan so they could do what they wanted, but for the GBA release, they wanted to keep the rating lower which would be impossible with the scene since Japans ratings board is especially hard on "Violence against a restrained person" specifically.

[@BJGvideos]

I remember it had something to do with a kidnapping case around the same time as well. Even though the game's depiction predated it by years so idk.

[@liamdell6319]

@@BJGvideos That incident basically why they have such strict censorship rules on "Violence against a restrained person".

[@BJGvideos]

@@liamdell6319 It seems so odd to have something that happened to one single person restructure censorship and content laws.

[@zaemotclanton744]

This was my first FF game & I literally had dreams about what could I do to defeat certain enemies & up until they went action RPG, I loved them all.

[@abemontes2518]

This game is a masterpiece. Summer in the 90s was awesome, playing in the golden era of JRPGs.

[@rottentomatoplays]

I remember being in middle school when the game came out, a friend rented it from blockbuster and we stayed up literally all night playing it. He had to return it the next day, i waited a month before i got to rent it again, and ended up permanently renting it, and using my allowance to eventually buy it from the blockbuster. I still own the prima games strategy guide because at 11 years old, i had no idea how to get terra back. It really was one of my favorite games of all time, and now ive played through 3 different times, and plan on doing another 100 percent run of the game soon so people can truly enjoy it. I got back into Dungeons and Dragons recently for a Curse of Strahd campaign, and ultimately recreated Locke as my PC, with a bunch of his one liners and personality. It was just a game that really stuck with me for ages and i think about all the different aspects of replayability you really get from it where the story arcs can dramatically shift, and it really is in my mind, the best game in the franchise.

[@ChicagoRetroGamer]

Oh man, I got to say, this is totally one of those games I wish I could go back and play it for the first time again! WHAT a game, cheers and happy gaming!

[@LordInsane100]

The Nier Automata word was Gestalt, without the 'h' but with a 't'. Stahl might come from either the German for 'stolen' or 'steel' (Gestahl isn't a word but, well, it was 1994).

[@GordonGordon]

hahahha. you had low expectations going into ff6. glad you totally got blown away. this game is beautiful in so many ways

[@kriminallogic2283]

this was my first RPG growing up, I would fall asleep and still be working the controller fighting guys, wake up and only have one guy left, the grind on DINO island for EXP eggs hahah. I think at some point I will play this all over again now. just a great all around game, everything is just awesome about it.

[@DrakeyC]

A great review. Final Fantasy VI really has aged well and still holds up as a fantastic game on the strength of its story and characters. A recommendation for another Final Fantasy game? Yeah, X is a good bet. I'd also say try XII, but it's a different sort of flavor than other FF games so hard to say if you'd like it or not. You'll see what I mean if you try it.

[@justinc882]

9 is great, 4 is really good

[@DrakeyC]

@@justinc882 Agreed on both counts.

[@r.danielwilliams6817]

So, I just today discovered this channel and subscribed. I looked through your videos, but I didn't see a review for Final Fantasy IV, so I'll request that you cover it.

[@SchmidttysForge]

One thing that I loved is that you absolutely can save Shadow if you wait to jump aboard The Blackjack until the last 5 seconds. Blew my mind when I learned it years later after originally playing it as a 10 year-old in ‘94!

[@ghost_of_nyc]

Love both channels but i love retro rebound more lol come here more

[@pasqualembisceglia1989]

The Statue of the Gods are fought during the final battle in the form of a gauntlet where the party has to survive each battle sequence before they can face Kefka Palazzo (God of Magic).

[@oddeye9640]

Wish you could’ve experienced it as a kid like I did. No walkthroughs, just finding everything on your own. This is still the greatest game to me.

[@pasqualembisceglia1989]

Cid Del Norte Marquez from Final Fantasy VI have a last name before the Marquez family from Dora the Explorer like Abuela, Alicia Marquez, Cole Marquez, Diego Marquez, Dora Marquez, Elena Marquez, Guillermo Marquez and Isabella Marquez.

[@cult-of-carl]

Hey Matty. I was really hoping you can look into a old ps1 jrpg called jade cocoon.

[@sferg9619]

Instant sub for the Rangers tshirt alone. Great vid!

[@GimmehLewt]

Kefka has to be one of the best villains in gaming history. You think he's an absolute twat for most of the run until he manages to actually take over the world.

[@Zach-ri9gn]

For Gameboy games have you considered using the Gameboy player? You can softmod the Gamecube so you don't need the disc and it'd make capturing footage easier.

[@retrorewind6042]

the gameboy player hardware is pretty unreliable. hes better off just ripping the rom and playing it on a pc

[@Zach-ri9gn]

@@retrorewind6042 I mentioned it as a way to catch footage using official hardware.

[@MO-bo2du]

Lit!! Really looking forward to watching this tonight man

[@rodneybrown6359]

This one is in my top 5 all time. The story was so much fun, music bring back nostalgia.

[@calebbenoit4862]

great work dude. this is my favorite FF

[@akabancopop]

The game does alot of subtle visual things, too, that you pick up on multiple playthroughs. The cliff Celes jumps from is similar in shape to the opera stage landing when she lets the flowers go, and she felt so much pressure to do what was necessary, even when she truly didn't know how, to get where they needed to go. The way they flesh her character out, without sexualizing her, in 1993, by putting her in situation after situation that were almost all impossible to prepare for sucks you right the fuck in and does not let go.

[@Markleadguitar]

Locke didn't let go either

[@mr.Triumph.Trophy]

Jeez I'm old...53 n still playing. Square n Enix has probably shaped part of my personality. Visiting Japan for the 3rd time shortly, Akihabara here I come. bumping into this makes me wanna pop upstairs n switch the snes on...

[@arturoaguilar6002]

Some fun facts: - Shadow can be saved by waiting until the last second before boarding. - You can miss Celes' suicide attempt completely by feeding as much good fish to Cid as possible (but at least Cid survives). - In the SNES version, the translation censored the suicide by calling it a "jump of faith"; but didn't censor the torture scene. It also censored the taverns, by changing them into cafés (common practice in SNES games) and the Holy spell name was changed to Pearl. - The opera song is fully voiced in the Pixel Remaster. I feel like a lot of the ideas in FFVI served as foundation for some aspects in FFVII.

[@mosesdouglas4325]

The best Final Fantasy. Deserves a remake more than 7. One of the best JRPGs of all time.

[@GamingWithGeo]

FF7 only garnered no much attention because it was the first FF game not to appear on a Nintendo console. The first FF game to be on disc, instead of cartridge. The first FF to have CG scenes and 3D rendered backgrounds. The first FF to have actual orchestrated music. The first FF game released in Europe. And at the time, being the most expensive game ever made. But as far as the story and characters go, it was highly lacking compared to FF6. Other than Aerith, you didn't connect to any other character really, unlike in FF6 where you actually cared about them all since they all had fully fleshed out stories. Well except for Mog, Gogo, Umara, and Shadow, but Shadow gave you a reason to care when he offers to sacrifice himself. Most reviewers, and critics, have almost all unanimously ranked FF6 over FF7 in the best of FF series games rankings. IGN - FF6 #1, while FF7 is #6. Digital Trends - FF6 #1, FF7 #7. Screenrant - FF6 #1, FF7 #3. Polygon - FF6 #1, FF7 #8. Inverse - FF6 #1, FF7 #7. Den of Geek - FF6 #1, FF7 #3. Kotaku - FF6 #1, FF7 #4. I can go on and on. The Hall of Fame is a joke to begin with, no one takes that 32 game exhibit seriously. Portal, Civilization, Half-Life, Castlevania, X-Com, Resident Evil, SimCity, among others are not in there, and far more deserving then say - Halo for instance.

[@mosesdouglas4325]

@@GamingWithGeo so true!

[@philpie2998]

Bullcocky can you get 1 shot at lvl 50 on the floating island. What are they taking their armor off? Lvl 30 is plenty.

[@chrisengelke1371]

This is my all time favorite game! I never got into a story in any other game this much. Very emotional!

[@ghost79ish]

I was about 12 when this game came out. It still might be my favorite game ever. For its time, it was absolutely next level. Prior to that, in America at least, we only had final fantasy 1 and 4 (2 in the US)which was also awesome, but 6(3 in the us) just brought everything to new heights.

[@CCKaraoke]

I genuinely hope you patched the music... It's painful to think you may have hurt your once in a lifetime experience with the GBA sound...

[@retrorebound8887]

This sounds like a bad time to say I actually looked up GBA versions of the OST when listening back because... I liked it...

[@jacobteague635]

Literally lol it's crazy that he loved the music, which is awesome!

[@CCKaraoke]

@@retrorebound8887 If you liked it, I guess that's all that matters 👽

[@anab0lic]

yeah the gba music makes my ears bleed. Patching this version is a MUST if you want to experience the soundtrack in its full glory.

[@Neethan3247]

Before the 3d era, FFVI was the most COMPLETE Final Fantasy game. Open world, cinematic, rich story, well developed characters and interactions, secret side quests, great gameplay, soundtrack, and a cool villain. VII was never better in the character and story department, despite being very good on it's own. VIII (I love the game) had broken gameplay, despite having a good love story. IX came really close and in some ways, may have been better than FFVI. But even that one isn't entirely the case.

[@mariothane8754]

Story wise, it confronts despair, hopelessness, and finding purpose and hope for the future better than almost anything I have ever seen, and by the end of it, you love and care about all of the characters.

[@rainbowk1ng]

It is by far my favorite in the series, it does have its flaws though. World of balance gameplay was superb: enemy scaling felt fair, where to go was pretty clear, and you got enough GP to buy and try new gear at shops. My only gripe was you mostly just used Edgar and Sabin for casting good aoe dmg without MP. World of ruin was such an exciting experience, searching the world trying to find all your friends. 10 year old me, however, got lost and couldn't figure out where to go at a few places. You really needed to talk to all NPCs and take note of hints given to ya by them. The end game grind to make all characters know every spell and at lvl 99 was a breeze, as long as you know of or discovered the dinosaur forest and the cactura/sandworms in Miranda desert. The end game was basically have all spam quick/Ultima though, leaving most of the unique character skills behind. There's a mod out there called Brave New World that really does a good job addressing the issues from the vanilla game. So much more variety and fun in the end game

[@ModdingNewbie]

My favorite part of this is the customization possibilities--you can give any of the 14 characters any powerset you want through equipping them with the Espers you choose--but I'm stuck at the Opera House sequence. No saving until you finish, and if you fail at any point you get kicked back to your last save point, which for me was just before the opera night starts. Discouraging...

[@DoraKage]

I was lucky to have played it in the 90s as a teen (yeah im that old). This was pre internet - back then we had Gamepro Magazines... that didn't spoil the story. I was playing it at game shop where you can rent an snes and have your save stuff on a bootleg UFO floppy disk. I remember when that whole Kefka killed the Empreror thing came up and the world ended. Me, and all the other kids watching my play thru... our collective jaws just dropped and the room just fell silent... Everyone was like... "this fkr's gotta die."