Final Fantasy 6...good game or nah?

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PowerOats
04/27/2024
08:44 PM
#1
Unpopular opinion? I think FF6 has the worst battle theme, but one of the best normal boss themes

Also Dancing Mad parts 1,2 and the last part are the only good parts of the song
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Tyranthraxus
04/27/2024
08:46 PM
#3
PowerOats posted...
Unpopular opinion? I think FF6 has the worst battle theme, but one of the best normal boss themes
It's not the worst but it's definitely not Uematsu's best. FF 9 has the best normal battle
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ModernPost
04/27/2024
08:47 PM
#4
One of the best games ever made.
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The_Popo
04/27/2024
08:56 PM
#5
Great game

PowerOats posted...
Unpopular opinion? I think FF6 has the worst battle theme, but one of the best normal boss themes

IMO, using 1-10 and 13

Regular battle themes:

7 > 13 > 8 > 9 > 4 > 2 > 10 > 1 > 3 > 6 > 5

Boss themes (not final bosses - FF1 & 2 dont have one):

6 > 13 > 3 > 8 > 4 > 7 > 5 > 10 > 9
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PMarth2002
04/27/2024
08:57 PM
#6
Great game. Its the best numbered Final Fantasy (Tactics beats it), and my favorite game from the SNES, narrowly beating out CT and Lttp.
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action52
04/27/2024
09:34 PM
#7
Would it be a hot take to say that, in general, Final Fantasy regular battle themes aren't very good? They always seem to be near the bottom in every Final Fantasy game that I can think of.

Boss music, on the other hand, pretty much always ranges from great to awesome. Although... the final boss music usually isn't as good as mid game boss music.

Am I the only one who thinks this?
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s0nicfan
04/27/2024
09:41 PM
#8
My friend and I used to joke about how if you take any individual section out of the game everybody remembers that as an annoying section, but somehow stringing all of them together turns into a perfect experience.
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Fluttershy
04/27/2024
10:00 PM
#9
it's a good game, but it has some issues. this is the company that thinks 'mug' is an upgrade to 'steal', after all.
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ModernPost
04/27/2024
10:02 PM
#10
Fluttershy posted...
this is the company that thinks 'mug' is an upgrade to 'steal', after all.
Wait what? Mug is just steal+damage. That does seem analogous to the terminology. "Mugging" implies force whereas "steal" does not.
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Umbreon
04/27/2024
10:03 PM
#11
Among the best in the series.
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Fluttershy
04/27/2024
10:04 PM
#12
Wait what? Mug is just steal+damage.

right, and this makes it harder to successfully steal.

without getting into the bugs, i think the question to ask is whether or not the experience through the game ever goes off of the balance rails, and i think ff6 kinda has no issue with it doing that. it wants you to beat it. it hands over ways to solve it. and that's not necessarily a bad thing in and of itself, but you get a real sense of what it means when you compare on-the-rails segments like most of the world of balance and the start of the world of ruin, where the difficulty curve is still sort-of a thing, to like, most of the world of ruin.
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Umbreon
04/27/2024
10:08 PM
#13
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dummy420
04/27/2024
10:09 PM
#14
It's between that and ff7 og for being my favorite.
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ModernPost
04/27/2024
10:13 PM
#15
Fluttershy posted...
Wait what? Mug is just steal+damage.

right, and this makes it harder to successfully steal.
lol no it doesn't
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Umbreon
04/27/2024
10:15 PM
#16
ModernPost posted...
lol no it doesn't

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The_Popo
04/27/2024
10:57 PM
#17
action52 posted...
Would it be a hot take to say that, in general, Final Fantasy regular battle themes aren't very good? They always seem to be near the bottom in every Final Fantasy game that I can think of.

Boss music, on the other hand, pretty much always ranges from great to awesome. Although... the final boss music usually isn't as good as mid game boss music.

Am I the only one who thinks this?

I personally disagree that the regular battle themes arent good. I like most of them - only 5 & 6 are weak entries, IMO.

The best boss themes are fantastic, though.
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SomeLikeItHoth
04/27/2024
11:15 PM
#18
What makes VI so good? Ive never played it.
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__starsnostars
04/27/2024
11:16 PM
#19
Nah, its a great game.
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Lvaneede
04/27/2024
11:26 PM
#20
I have never played more than a few minutes of any Final Fantasy game
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Tyranthraxus
04/27/2024
11:48 PM
#21
SomeLikeItHoth posted...
What makes VI so good? Ive never played it.

Here's the cliffs (IMO)
  • Large ensemble cast, all distinct from each other, and you get to actually use all of them. There are not really any bench warmers.
  • Full open world with tons of cool shit to find.
  • At the time it was made, had the most robust final boss encounter on the SNES. Chrono Trigger being 2nd.
  • Compelling story and all (except 4) the characters have robust backstory & personal drama.
  • Lots of really cool abilities and equipment options that were very new to final fantasy at the time such as Tools, Blitz, and Rage. Relics like Master's Scroll and Celestriad makes it fun to equip everyone.
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obsolete
04/27/2024
11:50 PM
#22
I agree with the boss battle theme part.
ooger
04/27/2024
11:53 PM
#23
A+ game
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Kradek
04/28/2024
01:13 AM
#24
I consistently see many people regard it as the best in the series. I know in my own circle of friends it's the top of the series for them.
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RndmNmber1
04/28/2024
01:14 AM
#25
Good but way overrated.
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RaptorLC
04/28/2024
01:22 AM
#26
Eh, it's all right. It's the weakest of the SNES FF games, and a middling entry in the series overall. In short: not great, not terrible.
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tripleh213
04/28/2024
07:54 AM
#28
RaptorLC posted...
Eh, it's all right. It's the weakest of the SNES FF games, and a middling entry in the series overall. In short: not great, not terrible.
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epik_fail1
04/28/2024
07:59 AM
#29
action52 posted...
Would it be a hot take to say that, in general, Final Fantasy regular battle themes aren't very good? They always seem to be near the bottom in every Final Fantasy game that I can think of.

Boss music, on the other hand, pretty much always ranges from great to awesome. Although... the final boss music usually isn't as good as mid game boss music.

Am I the only one who thinks this?

I will have to admit I do not disagree. But I think the problem is that most FF only has one generic battle theme so we get a bit tired of hearing it
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Yazarogi
04/28/2024
08:07 AM
#30
FF6 is my personal favorite mainline FF game.
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action52
04/28/2024
09:12 AM
#31
epik_fail1 posted...
I will have to admit I do not disagree. But I think the problem is that most FF only has one generic battle theme so we get a bit tired of hearing it
Yeah that's definitely part of it.

Honestly I think JPRPGs would be better off without battle music for regular enemy encounters. Just let the music for the area play uninterrupted. Then use battle music for enemies that are mini boss level or above.
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masterpug53
04/28/2024
09:14 AM
#32
Tyranthraxus posted...
Here's the cliffs (IMO)
* Large ensemble cast, all distinct from each other, and you get to actually use all of them. There are not really any bench warmers.
* Full open world with tons of cool shit to find.
* At the time it was made, had the most robust final boss encounter on the SNES. Chrono Trigger being 2nd.
* Compelling story and all (except 4) the characters have robust backstory & personal drama.
* Lots of really cool abilities and equipment options that were very new to final fantasy at the time such as Tools, Blitz, and Rage. Relics like Master's Scroll and Celestriad makes it fun to equip everyone.

It also has one of the best ending sequences in gaming history, that IMO has yet to be topped. They didn't have to put in the extra effort of making it all one artful storybook-like conclusion with each character getting an equal spotlight backed by a beautiful, perfectly-timed* medley of all their individual theme songs, but they did, and I love them for it.

*at least on the original SNES release; god bless the Pixel Remaster for finally fixing the timing issue that plagued every other rerelease since.
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Hospy
04/28/2024
09:18 AM
#33
ModernPost posted...
One of the best games ever made.

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04/28/2024
07:20 PM
#34
ModernPost posted...
One of the best games ever made.

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RetuenOfDevsman
04/28/2024
07:21 PM
#35
It's the one hipsters who refuse to like 7 because it's too popular flock to, without yet realizing that 6 is now by far the most popular as a result.

I think they'll probably take up 9 next.
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RetuenOfDevsman
04/28/2024
07:22 PM
#36
But that said, it's a perfectly fine game.
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epik_fail1
04/28/2024
10:41 PM
#37
action52 posted...
Yeah that's definitely part of it.

Honestly I think JPRPGs would be better off without battle music for regular enemy encounters. Just let the music for the area play uninterrupted. Then use battle music for enemies that are mini boss level or above.

I think it's fine if they have multiple battle theme or a more agressive version of the overworld theme.
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Trumble
04/28/2024
10:46 PM
#38
PowerOats posted...
Unpopular opinion? I think FF6 has the worst battle theme, but one of the best normal boss themes
I don't know about outright worst battle theme but definitely not amazing. Agree that the boss music is great.
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WarfireX
04/28/2024
10:48 PM
#39
It's good, but after attempting to replay it and feeling nothing through the first 3 hours I realize I am part of the guilty party that overrated it for years.
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RonnyCrypto
04/28/2024
10:51 PM
#40
I love FF6, and I have it right behind FF7 (original) which is at the top of my FF GOAT games list.
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Robot2600
04/28/2024
10:57 PM
#42
tempted to start a game of this rn
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GuerrillaSoldier
04/28/2024
11:10 PM
#43
fucking fantastic game in so many ways, especially the characters and plot. i think in terms of experience, you go through so many more things during ff6 than you go through any other ff game, even ff7. also kefka is one of the most iconic villains that i know of, especially because of how much impact he has on the overall world without needing to be this constant "where's kefka?" character.

i would argue though that it has pacing issues about halfway and 3/4 of the way through. there are a few moments that aren't as great and can drop off players who aren't invested or who haven't fully ingrained themselves in the plot. that's like it's only fault, but it's pretty big because it can turn people off from ever finishing the game.

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ImTheLoneWolf
04/28/2024
11:12 PM
#44
Its good. Id say B tier for FF games. I understand why its so highly rated and loved, but too many things I didn't care that much for. Everyone that says its their favorite or the best FF game omly say it because they were super young playing it.
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Father_
04/28/2024
11:13 PM
#45
One of the best
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ablegator
04/28/2024
11:27 PM
#47
The thing I liked about 6 is how it got everything out of the SNES. I like the mid game wham moment, I mostly liked the magic system, I liked the Muppet Movie structure of the second half. Its my favorite along with 12, 1 and tactics. Ive been working my way through the series onthe switch and cant wait to play it again.
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crayola555
04/28/2024
11:31 PM
#48
One of the best FF's and some of the best party members/protagonists in a jrpg
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MJOLNRVII
04/28/2024
11:40 PM
#49
action52 posted...
Honestly I think JPRPGs would be better off without battle music for regular enemy encounters. Just let the music for the area play uninterrupted. Then use battle music for enemies that are mini boss level or above.
This would be fine depending on the game and its soundtrack. I actually hated this shit in FFXII, but near the end of FFX it's great.
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Charged151
04/28/2024
11:45 PM
#50
Godnorgosh posted...
Great game. Literally a top-tier JRPG.

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