Great care has been taken with the Android port to make it feel at home on mobile devices, and while purists may complain (loudly) about the addition of the unobtrusive objective bar and an auto-battle system, both are very welcome additions. Moving past the setting and music, Final Fantasy VI continues in the tradition of FFIV's turn-based active-time battle system, which should feel familiar to fans of JRPGs.Įach character has a class rigidly assigned to them but, happily, there's a rich amount of customisation available thanks to the innovative Esper/magic system and the variety of abilities imparted by Relics. With a little help, Terra quickly slips her captors and takes up with a group of heroes called The Returners - a plucky band of rebels who seek to end the empire's thoughtless exploitation of magic.Īn epic saga soon unfolds that spans across two worlds, 14 playable characters, and almost every emotion a human being is capable of feeling.įFVI is also the first Final Fantasy game in which Uematsu's music takes centre stage - literally - and it's as crisp, clear, and evocative in this port as it ever was. Still, my concerns melted away as soon as I heard the first few notes of Nobuo Uematsu's iconic "Terra's Theme" playing over the familiar opening cinematic of Magitek armour marching gloomily through the snow.įor those unfamiliar with Final Fantasy VI, the story follows a young girl named Terra who's used by an evil empire (more on that here) as a tool of subjugation and genocide. Of course, I was a bit nervous about how Square Enix would handle Final Fantasy VI’s mobile port - and the fact that an isolated typo popped up in the first few dialogue boxes didn't assuage these fears.
Yes, I prefer the beautiful 16-bit sprites and the gritty feel of the original iteration, and this port isn't perfect - but it's still a great chance for players young and old to dive into one of the best JRPGs ever made. I've played through FFVI ten times across five separate releases, and on the right-hand side of my ribcage is a stylised tattoo of the FFVI logo.Īlso, as you might infer, I'm just on the unhappy side of 30.Īs such, I'm here to tell you to ignore the outcry from the nostalgia-obsessed old guard (of which I am a member) over the graphics and changes in this port - Final Fantasy VI for Android is a great game that should be judged on its own numerous merits. Before I go on, it's worth pointing out that I might be the closest thing to an accredited Final Fantasy VI scholar that you're likely find.
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