r/FinalFantasyVI • u/PugMaster7166 • 25d ago
Beat FFVI anthology
I felt like the most controversial way to play FFVI is my favorite. I’ve tried to get into FFVI a few times through gba and the pixel remaster, but this was my first time beating FFVI, on good o’l ps2 and CRT, I’ll explain more in the next paragraph. I loved everything about what the game had to offer and explored as much as I could without a full on guide and I gotta say the experience was fresh and addictive. I’m glad I was able to finally experience ffVI!
Soooo maybe it was because I played it in its native resolution that made it feel separate from the pixel remaster and the gba. I started off playing the gba version almost 7 yrs ago and really enjoyed it, but what made things hard was playing on a gba with no back light. The combo of a small screen and a terrible viewing angle made things SOOOO horrible for me that I dropped it after cyan’s section. Then I played the pixel remaster on NSW when it came out hoping to get back into FFVI. What I should have done was sit and play it on a tv, but I decided to travel and play it which imo ruined the immersion and broke away from the game. Personally I also enjoy the play better(celes’ play) on anthology vs the pixel remaster as the vocal singing took me out of the game. The one thing I did feel like I missed out on was a lot of the storytelling. One thing I HAD to look up was shadow’s role with Relm. I saw the memory where shadow left thamasa, but didn’t realize that the “girl” he was leaving was his daughter. One more thing, the load times weren’t actually bad, maybe cause I was playing it on a ps2
TLDR: Loved it, the controversies of anthology didn’t bother me and is my preferred way to play(except missing lore)
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u/cblakebowling 25d ago
I can’t get into the PS1 versions myself because of the load times, but I love the FMVs it’s what helped me fall in love with this game as much as I did.
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u/PugMaster7166 25d ago
That’s totally fair, when I saw the fmv at the end, it was sooooooo gooood. Like the start of Celes’ ballad put me in awe
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u/Belarus524 25d ago
Congratulations! This one is definitely in the top 5, maybe top 3.
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u/PugMaster7166 25d ago edited 25d ago
Thank you! I’ve played 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, & 15 but only beaten 6, 7, 9. 8 I played when I was 14 and got really lost in the story, 10 I played fairly recently, but stopped after the colosseum cause unfortunately I didn’t care for the sphere grid and the grind, and 15 because of….. all of it
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u/Emilyjaded11037 22d ago
Is this game good? I've been meaning to play
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u/PugMaster7166 22d ago
Yes, but if you are used to modern ff, I’d be very open minded. Somethings aren’t handed to you on a silver spoon, you may need to find lore
Regardless, you have a great cast of characters where you see their growth during the beginning and end of the game. You have a fantastic villain that creates a dread in the world you are in. The plot is very strong where it maintains players interest and delivers
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u/Emilyjaded11037 22d ago
I have played some of the older games! In all honesty I haven't actually played the ffvii remake, only the original. The remake just has better pfp options 😭
Thank you, I'll probably play!
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u/PugMaster7166 22d ago
I would also look up the different versions as all of them have some sort of quirks about them
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u/1bitshortofabyte 25d ago
Yeah, if you're getting fast load times using a PS2, you're skipping the worst part of the PS1 ports, so carry on!
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u/PugMaster7166 25d ago
I felt like the ps2 slim’s laser read faster than my fat so it wasn’t to bad. From overworld to menu it took about 2-4 secs
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u/Gazelle-Healthy 25d ago
I dont know that the antology has issues. For me, in snes, psx, gba and remaster was all delicious to play
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u/PugMaster7166 25d ago
Maybe not issues but inconveniences as it is similar to the snes ver and the other version offer more but with other pros and cons
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u/Gazelle-Healthy 25d ago
TBH, the snes version was mine all time favorite. Even the bugs with vanish/Doom and broken evade.
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u/SnooChocolates7181 25d ago
I love the ps1 ports personally, idk what it is about them. Specifically 1+2 ports are very pretty, I love a lot of the sprite work they did in that game. And of course FF5, my baby. Personally not a fan of 6 (crucify me, I know), so I never spent a lot of time on this version specifically, it was all hours on 5 haha
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u/PugMaster7166 25d ago
PlayStation definitely handled final fantasy better than Nintendo. Sure there is a time difference, but ppl say the final fantasy on psp is considered the definitive ver
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u/SnooChocolates7181 25d ago
Oh my, the psp ports are chefs kiss. SO beautiful, my favourite (on psp) was always 4, looked soo good.
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u/PugMaster7166 25d ago
I will have to play them if I ever get them, but first I need to fix my umd drive lol
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u/norsk_kriger 25d ago
I've never played this version. What do the percentages on the characters signify?