Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2373 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 2002-03-01
• Platform: PlayStation
• Number of items: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
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

Manufacturer's Description
Many centuries have passed since the war of the Magi--civilisations have been rebuilt with iron, machines and technology. But the forces of magic have begun to return, and when an ancient Esper is discovered, the risk of war resurfaces...

Originally released as Final Fantasy III on the SNES, the PSone version of Final Fantasy VI features exclusive all-new CG cinematic sequences. Discover the origins of special features later developed in the subsequent Final Fantasy games, including summoning magic, mini quests, the Active Time Battle system and much more. Numerous weapons, items, magic spells and special skills allow for incredible gameplay depth and strategy. Contains a bonus demo disc of Final Fantasy X (compatible with PlayStation 2 only).

Customer Reviews

Poor Emulation
Unfortunately for us European gamers, Squaresoft and Nintendo felt that we wouldn't embrace the RPG genre during the 16 bit Super Nintendo era. Therefore, we missed out on several exceptional games from that time, one of those being Final Fantasy VI.

Ever since Final Fantasy VII became a smash hit worldwide, many had been curious about previous entries in the franchise, and Squaresoft was happy to ablige by releasing ports in either compilation packs (Final Fantasy Origins and Anthology) or stand-alone entries like this one. It seems, however, that Squaresoft was so eager to get these games released into the market, that they neglected to iron out various emulation problems.

Since Final Fantasy VI was a game designed to run on a cartridge based system, it was understandable that there would be some emulation quirks when bringing the game to a CD based system, but I'm certain they could have done better than this.

The first obvious flaw is the display. Not only do we have borders on the top and bottom of the screen (something that is unfortunately common in PAL territories), there are also borders on the left and right! It's as though you're playing through another TV display through your own TV.

A second flaw comes from the music, which surprisingly doesn't sound as good as the Super Nintendo version. Composer Nobuo Uematsu has crafted some superb material for VI, and to hear it sounding muffled on a capable system like the Playstation is an insult.

The last glaring flaw is of course the loading times. Doing something as simple as entering the menu takes several seconds to load and battles can take even longer. This isn't a problem on VII, VIII and IX because they were designed for a CD based system.

If you can force yourself to overlook these problems, VI is still a fantastic game and the crowning achievment of the 16 bit RPG era. Personally, I'd recommend the Game Boy Advance release instead. Aside from being a fairly good port of the original, it also includes additional content and is a perfect fit for the hand held cartridge based system.

Looking for more after FF12?
Apart from obviosly FF7 this is the best game ever - not only in the FF series. Its tricky at the beginning (i've died more in this than any other), but this game is so much fun. The graphics are simple and not over the top, but the mini games wouldn't work with new outstanding graphics.
To trigger events you need differnt people in your party and when you think the game is over it goes into part two. This game has everything, music, characters, side quests, its brilliant.

One tip - don't cheat by looking for hints on-line, just relax and enjoy. There will not be another game like this ever.

Stunning
Living in the UK I never got the chance to experience Final Fantasy III when it was released on the snes in america way back in 1993. So when Final Fantasy VI arrived in england before FFX on the PS2 I immdeiately purchased the game with the intention on playing the demo of FFX and not FFVI, but being a fan of the series it didn't take long to pop that disk in and start playing.

From the first scene to the last I was overwhelmed with nearly every aspect of the game, here is why.

The grapics by todays standards are very ordinary but still makes the game what it is. For 1993 this was speical stuff, with little animations from each character and detailed backdrops including the world map you can't help but be amazed on what square have achieved in this cartridge with tiny little space.

The music and sound for this game are outstanding. With hardware restrictions Nobuo Uematsu (Composer)has done an incredible job. The songs really fit the mood of each character and scene par a few which really do little to discredit how good this is. Personal favs are terra's theme, boss battle and shadow's theme.

The Battle system is something all modern day final fantasy players can get stright into with menu driven tactic commands. Attacks, spells and summons (Espers in this game)are all part of what makes this game great from the get go.

The time spent on this game took a big chunk out of my life with about 20-25 hours to complete and additional 10-15 hours to collect and do everything which means you should be in for the long haul, but don't be worried because by the time you finish you will want more.

To finish I would like to say that most people are put of from RPG's because of time length and the genre in general but hey this is one game you never want to miss. EVER.