Until the era of the Super Nintendo, final bosses in RPGs were nearly all the same. They were evil entities that loved being evil because they loved evil. Their motivations were pretty much “Mua ha ha ha!” and not much else. Not only that, they were generally heard about and not seen until the final battle.
As my companion in this countdown has stated, Final Fantasy VI’s story suffers a bit post-sundering. I get a lot of what they were trying to do – giving each individual character’s storyline a satisfying conclusion, but for the most part, they don’t stick.
While FF6 wasn’t the first RPG to have temporary playable characters, it was the first that changed my perspective on the potential of the genre. When you meet Banon, not only is he someone the protagonists look up to, he is essential to their success.
Okay, so Kefka *SPOILER* pretty much just destroyed the world. Now what?
Continue reading 18. If This World Is a Lonely Place For You…
I had played many RPGs before Final Fantasy VI, and one thing never changed; everything was leisurely. You did not play an RPG if you wanted action or speed. And hey, if it took you a good hour or two to accomplish a task, that was all part of the satisfying grinding needed to advance.
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Let’s begin our countdown with number twenty!
On the floating continent, juuust before you meet Kefka and everything goes to hell, you run into the guardian of the warring triad…
Well, okay then.
Nibbishment and I are teaming up again, this time to countdown the best moments from one of our mutually favorite games of all time. While I’m pretty persistent about calling it Final Fantasy VI, my fond memories are associated with the above cover art.
I named Final Fantasy VI the second best RPG I’ve ever played. Starting Monday, we’ll be doing the play-by-play as to why.
Year: 1979
Director: Ridley Scott
Summary: A mining ship, investigating a suspected SOS, lands on a distant planet. The crew discovers some strange creatures and investigates.
Year: 1998
Director: Brad Silberling
Summary: Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan star in this story of the love between a celestial angel and a very human woman.
Year: 2005
Director: Roman Polanski
Summary: Director Roman Polanski and writer Ronald Harwood re-imagine Charles Dickens’ classic story of a young boy who gets involved with a gang of pickpockets in 19th Century London.
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