Understanding Why Final Fantasy VI Worked

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Published on February 22, 2021 7:28:38 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHV1Z2Yzy1g

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Final Fantasy VI (1994)

Duration: 21:25

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In this video, I analyze the story of Final Fantasy VI, and explain why I think the game is still relevant today. Some classic games are the victim of nostalgia goggles, and revisiting them later in life can be a rough experience. However, I found that Final Fantasy VI was not only one that held up, but was actually better than I remembered.

All of my Final Fantasy VI footage was recorded off of the SNES Mini.

Thanks to the following people for their help proofing the script and encouragement:

Eurothug4000

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Special thanks to Heavy Eyed to who helped proofing the script, but also helped me set up my new microphone and fixed up some glaring issues with the audio:

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Thank you so much to HotCyder for the thumbnail!


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Music featured from the Final Fantasy VI soundrack. Tracks used:
Omen
Devil's Lab
Phantom Forest
Strago's Theme
Cyan's Theme
Setzer's Theme
Epitaph
Searching for Friends
Terra's Theme
Celes's Theme
From That Day On
Forever Rachel
Coin Song
Under Martial Law
Kefka's Theme
Ending Theme

Other game clips featured in the video:
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Persona 5
Earthlock: Festival of Magic
Dark Rose Valkyrie
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
Blast Corps
Onimusha
Front Mission 4
Mega Man 2
Super Metroid
Afterparty
The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories
GRIS
What Remains of Edith Finch
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Red Dead Redemption 2
Celeste
Final Fantasy VII: Remake
Ghost of Tsushima
The Last of Us Part 2
Death Stranding

Timestamps:
Intro: (0:00)
Nostalgia: (0:50)
Ensemble Representation: (3:02)
Two Anchors: (5:33)
Terra: (6:21)
Celes: (8:44)
Backstories: (13:03)
The Nature of Suffering: (13:49)
How Fiction Resonates: (16:06)
Kefka's Nihilism: (17:50)
A Masterpiece: (19:16)

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