Day 12, A Game Everyone Should Play: Final Fantasy VI

If some of my previous posts in this list have not been enough of an indication, I really like. This is definitely a game that I think everyone should play, particularly anyone who puts the franchise’s more recent games on a pedestal. This game is really where the franchise hit it’s peak in terms of overall quality. It was also the last sprite based game of the series and serves as one of the great milestones of 16-bit gaming.Think about what characterizes the Final Fantasy series today and I guarantee that a lot of you probably came up with “gorgeous cutscenes.” This is probably the only positive descriptor you could come up with because the rest of your list probably reads “effeminate protagonists”, “awful costumes” and “impractical weapons.” The newer games boil down to waving shiny objects in your face in the hope that you’ll forget you’re watching a movie instead of playing a game.doesn’t rely on these things because of the limitations of the system; it focuses more on telling a good story and creating memorable and well developed characters. Despite this focus on story, the game still manages to squeeze an incredible amount of detail out of 16-bit graphics. It’s hard to imagine they could fit a game this vast and detailed into a single SNES cartridge.Everyone should play this game because it really runs the full range of what a console RPG can do. The story had equal bits drama, action, romance, betrayal and still managed to keep focus. The characters didn’t distract from the story and vice-versa. While we’re on that topic, this game had 14 playable characters and actually took the time to develop all of them.

If nothing else, I’ve always felt that this game should serve as a measure of sorts; it sets a reasonable standard for what should constitute a good game and what games are capable of as a medium. In fact, this game is being released on PSN soon, so if you own a PS3 you have no excuse not to play this! Hell, if you’re even reading this blog then you must have access to an SNES ROM file; you still have no excuse for not playing this game! Come on, get to it! Don’t make me write another post about this game!