The Final Fantasy VI Retrospective

As the Japanese RPG market began to oversaturate, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Yoshinori Kitase, and the rest of the Final Fantasy team set out to tell a story with an ensemble cast of heroes to keep the series fresh. The result would go on to be one of the most celebrated games ever made. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AndrewBluett Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/drubie.bsky.social Twitter: https://twitter.com/LordDrubie Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:08 - Part I - A Crowded Market 10:59 - Part II - Edited for Content 18:08 - Patreon 18:26 - Part III - Balance 24:52 - An Oppressive World 30:17 - The Party 30:47 - Locke 35:38 - Edgar & Sabin 42:24 - Shadow 45:07 - Cyan 50:34 - Gau 52:57 - Celes 55:38 - Setzer 59:40 - Mog 1:01:11 - Strago & Relm 1:06:13 - Terra & the Espers 1:16:01 - Gameplay 1:34:04 - Visually Ambitious 1:37:49 - A Playable Opera 1:51:45 - The Opera House 2:06:08 - Imperialism & Historical Parallels 2:33:10 - Kefka 2:43:21 - The End of the World 2:56:43 - Part IV - Ruin 3:02:53 - Saving Cid 3:05:06 - Sanitizing the Apocalypse 3:07:52 - Open World 3:18:51 - Character Resolutions 3:55:45 - Kefka's Tower 4:04:16 - The God of Nihilism 4:18:24 - The End 4:23:58 - Personal Thoughts 4:25:53 - Part V - Ports & Remakes 4:47:31 - Part VI - Reception & Legacy 4:56:56 - Epilogue & To Be Continued... The bibliography for this video is available for free on my Patreon, no membership required: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bibliography-vi-93283570?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link NOTE: Due to some oversights, some later sources don't share a number with those displayed in the video. I apologize for the inconvenience.