It’s generally agreed among most fans of RPGs (role-playing games) that one of the greatest games of all time in terms of story and innovation was Final Fantasy 6. Released as Final Fantasy 3 in the United States in 1994, it is most arguably the best game in the entire Final Fantasy series due to its wonderful soundtrack, storyline, detailed graphics (compared to other games released around the same time), and characters.
The story isn’t the most original plot line in the world, but it is hand-delivered to you on a silver platter and garnished with some of the best plot twists in gaming history. In a world that was almost destroyed by magic around a thousand years ago during the War of the Magi, the power of magic itself became a lost one. In turn, the development of technology had begun in order to replace the art of magic as the provider of conveniences.
As time passes, an empire begins to take control of most of the world and in order to make sure it continues to dominate, the Emperor decides to revive the ancient art of magic. You play mainly as Terra, a woman with the ability to use magic naturally, but the character you control will change throughout the game a number of times and the goal is to stop the empire before it brings the world to ruin.
There are over a dozen playable characters in the game and both their personalities and backgrounds are colorful, not to mention memorable. Almost everyone who has ever played has a favorite character and sometimes, a favorite weapon. The types of weapons available in the game range from swords to daggers to chainsaws.
The villain is one of the most memorable characters in gaming history and arguably, even more detestable than Sephiroth from Final Fantasy 7. He’s definitely a villain that you’ll enjoy not being able to stand from the time he first comes on screen until, well, I can’t tell you that.
The only bad thing that most people find about Final Fantasy 6 is the fact that the battles can become repetitive and tedious. It has a turned based system, like a large number of RPGs do, and this is pretty much its only drawback as far as game play is concerned.
As long as you can stand the repetitive battle system and frequent random battles (and I assure you, you can), you should do just fine playing Final Fantasy 6 for the Game Boy Advance. It will be one of the best gaming experiences you will ever have.
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Final Fantasy VI – includes FF X PS2 Demo (PS)
Final Fantasy VI, originally released as Final Fantasy III on the Super Nintendo, is a straight SNES conversion, so its 2-D graphics and 16-bit sounds are admittedly sub-par by PlayStation standards. However, SquareSoft have added new, beautifully animated movies for this release, and the endearingly melodramatic characters, a genuinely epic story line, and rock-solid gameplay make Final Fantasy VI just as absorbing today as when it was Final Fantasy III. To top it off, also included is a demo of Final Fantasy X (only playable on PS2). –Joe Hon
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Final Fantasy Anthology (PS)
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Final Fantasy VII Platinum
- Final Fantasy VII Platinum.
Final Fantasy VII Platinum.Long recognised as role-playing games par excellence, the Final Fantasy series gets a technological makeover in this instalment. Shedding the two-dimensional graphics and limited sound capabilities of its predecessors, Final Fantasy VII features lush 3-D graphics, beautifully animated “movie” sequences, and soundtrack-quality music. Coupled with the game’s intricate storyline, endearing characters, and an immense yet highly imaginative world, these new advancements make for a quite an engrossing experience.The story of Final Fantasy VII centres around a solider named Cloud Strife, who joins forces with Avalanche, a group of resistance fighters, to take down an evil mega-corporation known as Shinra. (The fate of th
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