Final Fantasy Megathread

[Austerplay]

Best way to play FFVI is the GBA version with the Color and Sound Restoration patches applied, trust me. I'm probably going to get flamed to hell for this, but nostalgia aside the US localization completely butchered the script. If you care even a little bit about the story, please don't play the SNES version. The best thing would be if someone modded the GBA dialogues into the SNES version, should be completely possible AFAIK. Pretty weird nobody did it yet. I may try doing it myself after I get more programming experience, it'll take quite a long while though so don't count on me lol. Even with the patches applied though the GBA version's sound still isn't up there with the SNES version, and you're also losing quite a bit of viewing space in the GBA version because it's cropped to fit the GBA aspect ratio. At least though the dialogues are an actual translation, and not a typical 90s US butcherization localization, so it's completely worth it imho. It's unacceptable that such a gem of a game still doesn't have a decent way of playing it in English after more than 30 years.

So you telling me to play the GBA version? But both color and music Restoration patches are different.

 

[Graw]

Yeah, I'd just go with the SNES version instead of the GBA or PSX ones. Just better performance overall. I can't speak on the Pixel Remaster version that came out more recently, but I'd definitely stay away from the mobile version.

Pixel remaster fucked up the colours.

 

[Deleted member 322096]

So you telling me to play the GBA version? But both color and music Restoration patches are different.

Yeah. They're two separate patches, the color patch changes the game's color scheme back to the darker SNES version and the sound patch replaces the FFVI Advance soundtrack with the OG SNES version.

 

[Strategist Strategist]

SNES is the best version. Hands down. PS1 has loading times before fights and the GBA/Pixel Remaster includes censorship.

 

[Deleted member 322096]

and the GBA/Pixel Remaster includes censorship.

Oh yeah, the censorship stuff, I forgot about it. I found this patch for the GBA version if OP chooses to play the GBA version, although I haven't tried it. I still swear by the patched-to-hell GBA version lol

 

[Strategist Strategist]

Oh yeah, the censorship stuff, I forgot about it. I found this patch for the GBA version if OP chooses to play the GBA version, although I haven't tried it. I still swear by the patched-to-hell GBA version lol

Honestly, the purest form of FFVI is the Super Famicom version with a translation patch. The SNES version includes some censorship itself when compared to the Super Famicom version, like edited sprites, removal of religious references and bar/alcohol references. I don't have an opinion about which translation patch is best, but I'm sure one can research that.

 

[Deleted member 322096]

Honestly, the purest form of FFVI is the Super Famicom version with a translation patch.

Wait, it exists?

The SNES version includes some censorship itself when compared to the Super Famicom version, like edited sprites, removal of religious references and bar/alcohol references. I don't have an opinion about which translation patch is best, but I'm sure one can research that.

I didn't know that. Makes sense considering it was the 90s and the west wasn't used to this kind of games, and there was still the belief around that video games were for kids and it's inappropriate and yada yada. Honestly, I believe it's quite an accomplishment in itself that we even got the game lol. Even if in such a censored and weirdly translated state, I'm just glad it got translated considering it was the 90s lol

 

[Austerplay]

SNES is the best version. Hands down. PS1 has loading times before fights and the GBA/Pixel Remaster includes censorship.

What type of censorship are we talking about? If it's a spoiler then don't tell me.

 

[Strategist Strategist]

Wait, it exists?

Well, there are a couple of options, looking at the repo.

There's the RPGone translation, but that one is a bit older.

https://retrogametalk.com/repo/snes-rom/final-fantasy-vi-japan/

And there's the Ted Woosley uncensored version that combines the official Ted Woosley translation with some of the ideas of the fan translations.

https://retrogametalk.com/repo/snes-rom/final-fantasy-vi-ted-woolsey-uncensored-edition-hack/

What type of censorship are we talking about? If it's a spoiler then don't tell me.

Well, the GBA and Pixel Remaster versions censored a scene where Celes is imprisoned and is getting punched by a guard. Its nothing deserving of censorship, but there was some political movement in Japan against depictions of violence against women in media, so the ratings board wouldn't allow the scene anymore in games aimed at all audiences.

 

[Deleted member 322096]

Well, there are a couple of options, looking at the repo.

There's the RPGone translation, but that one is a bit older.

https://retrogametalk.com/repo/snes-rom/final-fantasy-vi-japan/

And there's the Ted Woosley uncensored version that combines the official Ted Woosley translation with some of the ideas of the fan translations.

https://retrogametalk.com/repo/snes-rom/final-fantasy-vi-ted-woolsey-uncensored-edition-hack/

Wow pretty cool, I'll check them out, thanks!

 

[Austerplay]

Well, there are a couple of options, looking at the repo.

There's the RPGone translation, but that one is a bit older.

https://retrogametalk.com/repo/snes-rom/final-fantasy-vi-japan/

And there's the Ted Woosley uncensored version that combines the official Ted Woosley translation with some of the ideas of the fan translations.

https://retrogametalk.com/repo/snes-rom/final-fantasy-vi-ted-woolsey-uncensored-edition-hack/

Well, the GBA and Pixel Remaster versions censored a scene where Celes is imprisoned and is getting punched by a guard. Its nothing deserving of censorship, but there was some political movement in Japan against depictions of violence against women in media, so the ratings board wouldn't allow the scene anymore in games aimed at all audiences.

What about the revised old style edition? I just found it.

 

[Strategist Strategist]

What about the revised old style edition? I just found it.

What's that? I've never seen that one.

 

[Austerplay]

What's that? I've never seen that one.

This one I found recently.

 

[Strategist Strategist]

This one I found recently.View attachment 54087

Yeah, there are many translations of FFVI. Do some research and check the reviews on romhacking.net. I haven't played them all so I can't help you there, sorry.

 

[Deleted member 386808]

I'm excited Final Fantasy 7 Remake is coming out for the new Nintendo Switch 2. Hopefully the other two parts will also be released? What do you think would be great or?

 

[Deleted member 884]

Yet another remastered...

 

[Tonberry]

I'm excited Final Fantasy 7 Remake is coming out for the new Nintendo Switch 2. Hopefully the other two parts will also be released? What do you think would be great or?

It's probably just a matter of time. It'll likely be a good long while, though.

 

[Elwiwi]

Now ff7 fans can play it

 

[C.Endfield]

Meh, that remaster has really been underwhelming imo.

 

[MrBird]

I didn't try red mage in FF1 but i did in 3 and 5 and damn the 5 red mage feels nerfed compared to the one in 3

Weakness of red mage is supposed to be he is incapable of learning high level magic so he is mostly very strong early/mid game and quite weak late game.

The Red Mage may be weak in 5, but if you're willing to stick with it, you get one of the best Abilities in the game.

 

[Strategist Strategist]

The Red Mage is amazing in FF1 though. He can equip almost all armors, almost all swords plus up to level 6 magic. The black mage takes high level spells to be better and even then he's way more squishy.

 

[MasterEn]

The Red Mage is amazing in FF1 though. He can equip almost all armors, almost all swords plus up to level 6 magic. The black mage takes high level spells to be better and even then he's way more squishy.

red mages can learn up to level 7 spells, but they only get like 2 at that level. one was blizzard level 3, i don't remember what the other spell was, so it probably sucked.
they are insanely broken in the first game, which is why i think is the main reason that they kept getting nerfed in the later games. red mages in the tactics games only get level 1 spells and rapiers only as their weapons. i did like in ff3 that everyone could dual-wield so having a red mage with 2 swords was pretty cool.

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

The Red Mage may be weak in 5, but if you're willing to stick with it, you get one of the best Abilities in the game.

I did , he gets X2 abilities with crappy INT stat and at that point weak spells so its kinda meh.... He needs 999 AP thats a lot and only possible when you get to the Xzone

 

[happymasksalesman happymasksalesman]

The Red Mage is amazing in FF1 though. He can equip almost all armors, almost all swords plus up to level 6 magic. The black mage takes high level spells to be better and even then he's way more squishy.

Best spells for me was fiiraga and other hight rank element. For other speel I use weapons as items to cast spells like death and scourga.
In 2 there weren't red mage....
Now I remember where should I go in 2 to put dragon's egg?

 

[MasterEn]

made some new sketches based upon my earlier drawing of my ff tactics party.
Ramza Beoulve - Knight/Chemist

Faris Ronsenburg - Samurai/Monk

Lulu Lotice - Black Mage/Time Mage

Rydia Yunalesca - Black Mage/Summoner

Maria Solidor - Ninja/Archer