Having now seen the ending, I definitely never saw that back on the SNES. It was...fine I guess.
Kefka's Tower had some tough moments as I didn't do the best job balancing my team and one was definitely underpowered. I had spent a few hours earlier today grinding my "mains" so they at least had Curaga, Arise, Reraise, and 1-2 with Ultima. That ended up being pretty damn important as there's no way I would have beaten Kefka without those spells.
I ended up having to unequip and re-equip each time I switched teams so that I could cut down on grinding for gil and items. One key thing was to keep a team on a save point so that I could avoid redoing large sections if (when...) I died. Plus, it would let you use a Tent even for the team not physically on the save point.
I came thiiiis close to losing to Kefka but had just enough luck to get everyone back on their feet again to deliver the final few hits. Being able to have Gogo mimic an Ultima, or Sabin Blitz, or Curaga was clutch.
Overall, FF6 is still a fun game but it certainly feels it's 25+ years of age. The music is still top notch though!
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"That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020!