{"id":2103,"date":"2012-07-20T23:59:21","date_gmt":"2012-07-20T21:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/satrapov.net\/mysst\/?p=2103"},"modified":"2016-05-26T21:37:52","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T19:37:52","slug":"this-is-why-people-are-afraid-of-clowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grafskaya.club\/mysst\/this-is-why-people-are-afraid-of-clowns\/","title":{"rendered":"This is why people are afraid of clowns"},"content":{"rendered":"

The culprit:<\/strong> Final Fantasy VI (Super Nintendo, PlayStation, GameBoy Advance)<\/p>\n

Final Fantasy VI<\/em> was the first Final Fantasy game I played, and, as such, it holds a good deal of sentimental value. To this day, it remains one of my favourite games of the series. It\u2019s also still one of the most popular ones. The last FF of the \"The<\/a> SNES<\/abbr> generation, it was unleashed upon the Western world as FFIII back in the day, due to the numerical confusion caused by the non-release of FFII and the real FFIII. Epic, exciting, engrossing, full of drama, humour and emotion, this game brought a new sense of scope to the FF saga. Gone are the elemental crystals and four orphans copypasted from the first FF. The game develops a distinctly steampunk vibe and not only introduces the first\u2013and, for a long time, only\u2013female lead in the series, but also its first truly memorable and unique villain. Couple that with one of the largest and most lovable character casts, not to forget a wonderful soundtrack, and you\u2019ve got yourself a recipe for success.<\/p>\n

Graphically, in comparison to the two FFs which preceded it on the SNES, the game is a good few miles ahead. 2D it may be, but it\u2019s beautiful 2D. The environments are quaint and detailed, just like illustrations to a fairytale. The only background that I can outright criticise is the chocobo riding screen, which just ends up hurting your brain after a while. The sprites are large and very expressive, broadening the palette of the characters\u2019 visible emotions even further than FFV. There is also no longer any difference in size between the sprites on the world map and the sprites on the battlefield.<\/p>\n

Just as all its predecessors, FFVI has been remade a couple of times, and now exists on the SNES, PS<\/abbr>\u00a0and GBA<\/abbr>. Like FFV, the PS version comes with lovely introductory and concluding FMV<\/abbr>s. But, unlike FFV, I wouldn\u2019t really be able to give a definite recommendation as to which version to play. I\u2019ve not tried the PS one, although I hear it has a serious issue with loading times, but between the SNES and GBA versions, it\u2019s really a toss-up. The game remains largely identical, with only two optional dungeons and four new Espers added to the mix (and, considering the\u00a0huge amount of Espers already available in the original game, they feel like overkill).\u00a0The major\u00a0bugs have been squished, and the script has been partially retranslated, but considering the iconic status that Ted Woolsey\u2019s original SNES text has acquired, this wasn\u2019t exactly necessary or expected. However, none of these changes harm the game either, so it\u2019s just a matter of picking the easiest version to find. But, by all means, if you\u00a0love RPG<\/abbr>s and have never played this\u00a0game before, do yourself a favour and remedy that ASAP.<\/p>\n

Detailed review available!<\/strong><\/span> Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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