The Final Fantasy VI Retrospective
4,364As 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.
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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...
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NOTE: Due to some oversights, some later sources don't share a number with those displayed in the video. I apologize for the inconvenience.
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