Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster

Working my way through the Final Fantasy games, finally have completed FF 6 Pixel remaster. I have to say it has been a great journey and one of my favorite Final Fantasy games. The story, the gameplay, the amount of companions to find, and the characters all made this a delight.

It is a story about Gestahlian Empire on one side trying to get ultimate power and The Returners opposing them. Espers, magical creatures are captured and used by the Empire and The Returners need to find a way to gain the same advantage through Terra, once a member of the Empire but no longer and she holds some secrets.

You can find up to 14 companions in the game and a group of 4 that you can alternate as needed. You level up the group and can rotate people in or out to keep all in the same level range. Furthermore, you can also just focus on your favorites and never use others. I tried to work them all and grind levels to get them all near max level, which is 99.

Here are the character from the FF 6 wiki:

Terra Branford, a girl who spent most of her young life being trained to be a weapon for the Empire. Locke Cole, a “treasure hunter” and rebel sympathizer.

Edgar Roni Figaro is the king of Figaro and Locke’s friend. He claims allegiance to the Empire while secretly supplying the Returners.

Sabin Rene Figaro, Edgar’s brother who fled the royal court to hone his martial arts skills.

Cyan Garamonde, a loyal knight of the kingdom of Doma.

Gau, a feral child surviving since infancy in the harsh wilderness known as the Veldt.

Celes Chere, a former general of the Empire and a Magitek Knight, who joins the Returners following her imprisonment for questioning imperial policies.

Setzer Gabbiani, the inveterate gambler and womanizer who joins the Returners offering the use of his airship to transport the heroes around the world.

Shadow, a high-priced ninja mercenary who offers his services to both the Empire and the Returners.

Relm Arrowny, a young girl living in the town of Thamasa with a passion for painting.

Strago Magus, an elderly Blue Mage, Relm’s adoptive grandfather and one of the few remaining Magi.

Mog, a talking moogle from the Narshe Mines.

Umaro, a savage but loyal yeti living in the Narshe Mines who answers only to Mog.

Gogo, a mysterious, fully shrouded master of the art of mimicry who agrees to lend support only when the party finds its way to the lair in the stomach of a giant monster.

Gameplay is turned-based. You gather magicite from dead Espers to get magical abilities. There is a big world to travel, and later you get ways to get around faster. This game was considered fairly long in the day and average play time about 80 hours.

I grabbed this on my Switch and played a little every night. It was a comfort food kind of game for me.

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