What sets appart FF6 from other FF games is that while you are trying to stop the end of the world, in FF6 you fail to do so. And then you have to spend the rest of the game picking up the pieces and try to make it whole again. In all the other FF games, you always succeed in saving the world. FF6 is where you fail.
And you. Not many games gives you credit for being part of the story. Definitely one of the best Final Fantasy games in the series. Took me 6 months to beat this game. Awesome from start to finish.
On my first playthrough I accidentally let shadow die.. I was quite upset because I really liked his character and I was so touched when I saw his name in this final cutscene and then that dramatic music started playing...
For my first playthrough i didn't know any english. I still managed to finish the game but, until high school, i randomly wanted to know what happened when the timer runs out on the Floating Continent, then Shadow came back and thats how i found out how to keep him for the World of Ruin.
Way back when i first saw Shadow's scene, it hit right in the feels. Find out that the badass ninja-assassin character has this history that torments him and he runs away from, finding out he had a daughter, finding out that daughter was RIGHT THERE all along, then seeing him "stop running" and face his fate there in the tower struck deep. But now as I look at the way the game was set up, with the player choosing who they want to be the main characters, it shows that players were not only participants in the story, but in a way wrote parts of it as well. The sort of open-ended "stop running" and "start again" bits from shadow are just that, open-ended. The game ends there (allowing you to roam free through the world as if you hadn't defeated Kefka yet) without elaborating much on what happens to any of the characters after the final battle, which again leaves an open ending allowing you, the player, to imagine what became of the characters later on. Did Terra return to Mobliz to be with the children whom her heart latched onto, thus allowing her to live on? Or did she go elsewhere seeking the normal life the Empire would have denied her? Did Locke and Celes settle down somewhere? Or do they still continue on adventures to the far reaches of the world? Did Shadow commit suicide as pennance for deserting Baram, or stay in the tower as it crumbled around him as did the life he knew 8 years ago? Or maybe he really did start over, ditching the guise of "Shadow" and returning to society as a new man. Or maybe, just maybe, Shadow died in that tower at the hands of Clyde Arrowny, who returned to his daughter to finally be the father he should have been for the last 8 years. Final Fantasy 6 is a story that had many writers through its time, Squaresoft, Square-Enix, the translators who did their best to bring it to the rest of the world, "AND YOU". Shadow's fate, and that of each and every character, is for you to decide,
THe last part, "and you," is a very special moment. The entire piece is deeply emotional, and that part that recognizes you as a character makes it special.
Sadly there will never be another final fantasy as good as this was. sure they can try to tell a story like this one, but it won't really be the same- a huge cast of characters, a well thought out and moving plot, a great soundtrack that is second to none as well as featuring the longest song ever made for a final fantasy game(dancing mad), the longest ending of any square game before or since(over 30 minutes long) a parent and child in the same party (shadow and relm) and much much more. this game literally has it all and then some.
They did try to tell a story just like this one. Amnesiac experiment escapes from the powerful evil group. Joins up with the resistance group. Fights a fellow experiment who tries to destroy the world. FF7 basically ripped off the story from FF6.
Relm's theme segueing into Shadow's breaks my heart to pieces everytime. Death of Aeris has nothing on this, Shadow had a reason to live after all, and he never knew. Before anyone says anything, I'm aware of the cut scene between Strago and Shadow, and I really wish it had been left in.
I love the main theme of FFVI: hope. No matter how bad circumstances become, mankind can rebuild. Shadow gets to die as more than an unloved and honor-less mercenary. Terra finally finds a connection strong enough to keep her in the real world. Not to mention Cyan regains his sanity, Locke exchanges parting words with his love, and Celes finds the will to live. This game is among my three favorite games of all time.
Argh, I tear up every time I here this. I really love this ending, it put all of the characters' growth all in one place. The Edgar/Sabin, Locke/Celes and Relm/Shadow bits get me the most.
I didn't know how to feel about this ending, it was an emotional roller coaster! I found the Figaro brothers part heartwarming, Umaro's part funny, and Gogo's part hilarious, then after that, the feels started :(
God, hearing Relm turn into Shadow, makes me break out in goosebumps, every time. And hearing Celes' theme makes me break out into goosebumps. And mog to umaro. And umaro to gogo. And setzer to edgar/sabin
Shadow was definitely the most memorable event in the ending sending away interceptor and interceptor not wanting to leave his side. Shadow finally came to terms with his past and faced the "music". Very memorable...
6:11 is the best part. After Locke's complicated history with Rachel, he relives that dreaded moment where she fell (only this time with Celes) and this time around, he saves her. And as he pulls her up, his heroic theme music plays. A broken man finally becomes whole again as he truly redeems himself.
I cast my doubt on that. I feel that the saddest theme is Shadow's one. He is less soothing and more "epic" in a way, but maybe it's for the scene itself... I see it like the theme of the final decision: the one to die.
+GhostBehindASolidShock Why shadow? If you know it, can you explain his lore? He was always my favorite, and I know he had some ghosts, but I could never figure it out.,
GhostBehindASolidShock Yeah it just struck me as so strange. I mean, if he feels so guilty about it, why would he repeat it again on the love of his life and daughter? Who knows...? Guess its fitting this guy continue to be shrouded in mystery lol
This should have been on watch mojo as saddest ff ending ever.Seriously, the theme is depressing.Terra lost her mom and then her dad ceases to exist and she almost plummets to her death.The music is super depressing too and on top of that shadow is tired of running away from his past and kills himself.People talk about FFX but this one is way sadder.On top of that:It was made at a time where nobuo uematsus mother was dying, so he put his sadness into it.
Character depth, plot, music, graphics FF6 was way ahead during its time Still impressive even close to 30 years on Mad respect for the production team
Damn, I remember the first time i beat Kefka... this ending was such a huge reward. There has never been a game ending before or since that could hit you below the belt like this one did.
Im here in 2022 and i greatly love these game so much,played all FF till dissida which was the best of the best because they brought back all those amazing characters
The translation to Shadow's portion is better in the GBA port. He says something like, "Baram...I'm tired of running. Come find me, will you?" I find that much more impactful and sad.
It breaks my heart to see this now. This is the best ending to any Final Fantasy. I remember playing this game and thinking it doesn't get better than this. FF7 proved me wrong. But with all do respect to FF10, this was the best ending of them all.
not my favorite but truly the best ff of all time, it's just so perfect the story is better than most ff nowadays, the soundtrack amazing for its time, and their character, although there were not a "main protagonist" you start to care for all of them
i love how other ff fans notice small details like that :D nobuo uematsu is awesome and all these transitions are perfect its hard to choose which is best
I cried when Shadow was left behind, he finaly learned to have emotions and care about his friends, but he satyed behind to die. I also believe that he's Relm's dad,so that made it all the more sad
A million years ago I saw a PS1 Underground CD interview with Nobuo Uemetsu. To this day, I can't find it on youtube. He explains that part of the reason he wrote such sad and moving music is because his mother was dying while he was writing these songs. Wish I could find that interview...
@Balish13 Yeah, the shadow sequence was also awesome! I like to believe shadow faked his own death so he could take a new identity as a better person and "start again".
In twenty years, someone will be saying the exact same thing about a game from today. There's always been terrible music, movies and entertainment...but there's always a few gems glittering amongst the refuse.
The most amazing game ever made. Inspiring storyline, character development, beautiful music ... I'm a girl, but there's something about these little pixelated characters that emotionally move you, much better than Cloud/Tifa, Squall/Rinoa, Tidus/Yuna, etc.
@mikethered123 This music still makes me sad,i didn't used to listen to it too closely but when i did it felt like the song was saying:kefka destroyed the world brought misery and suffering,many things ceased to exist but you still did a good job,you saved lives as well as you could and brought peace to the world.
Greatest FF game period. Nothing can top this game. The characters, the MUSIC, the STORY. Perfect 10/10. Most amazing RPG ever created.
What sets appart FF6 from other FF games is that while you are trying to stop the end of the world, in FF6 you fail to do so. And then you have to spend the rest of the game picking up the pieces and try to make it whole again. In all the other FF games, you always succeed in saving the world. FF6 is where you fail.
Celes Theme fades down into Forever Rachel and Locke's Theme speaks millions about their love story without saying a single thing.
She is Rachel's replacement
@@shadowmoses5347 Wrong. Rachel was a trial run Celes.
@@hatchetmouth8211 I see you
AND YOU
Gets me. Every. Time.
Such simple heartwarming way of presenting the player as part of the story.
I loved it when old school games did that. Wish that trend would come back.
@@FourthDerivative same!!!😭❤
Yu was the invisible, infatigable, indomitable and all -able character played by Me.
Same!
And you. Not many games gives you credit for being part of the story. Definitely one of the best Final Fantasy games in the series. Took me 6 months to beat this game. Awesome from start to finish.
9:13 ...still gives me shivers to this day.. Dammit Shadow ):
On my first playthrough I accidentally let shadow die.. I was quite upset because I really liked his character and I was so touched when I saw his name in this final cutscene and then that dramatic music started playing...
For my first playthrough i didn't know any english. I still managed to finish the game but, until high school, i randomly wanted to know what happened when the timer runs out on the Floating Continent, then Shadow came back and thats how i found out how to keep him for the World of Ruin.
I figured I should post in this 9 year old comment string that Shadow's part seems to be the most replayed part of the video. Rightfully so!
@@MorbuttThe pixel remaster does it justice too!
Way back when i first saw Shadow's scene, it hit right in the feels. Find out that the badass ninja-assassin character has this history that torments him and he runs away from, finding out he had a daughter, finding out that daughter was RIGHT THERE all along, then seeing him "stop running" and face his fate there in the tower struck deep. But now as I look at the way the game was set up, with the player choosing who they want to be the main characters, it shows that players were not only participants in the story, but in a way wrote parts of it as well. The sort of open-ended "stop running" and "start again" bits from shadow are just that, open-ended. The game ends there (allowing you to roam free through the world as if you hadn't defeated Kefka yet) without elaborating much on what happens to any of the characters after the final battle, which again leaves an open ending allowing you, the player, to imagine what became of the characters later on. Did Terra return to Mobliz to be with the children whom her heart latched onto, thus allowing her to live on? Or did she go elsewhere seeking the normal life the Empire would have denied her? Did Locke and Celes settle down somewhere? Or do they still continue on adventures to the far reaches of the world? Did Shadow commit suicide as pennance for deserting Baram, or stay in the tower as it crumbled around him as did the life he knew 8 years ago? Or maybe he really did start over, ditching the guise of "Shadow" and returning to society as a new man. Or maybe, just maybe, Shadow died in that tower at the hands of Clyde Arrowny, who returned to his daughter to finally be the father he should have been for the last 8 years. Final Fantasy 6 is a story that had many writers through its time, Squaresoft, Square-Enix, the translators who did their best to bring it to the rest of the world, "AND YOU". Shadow's fate, and that of each and every character, is for you to decide,
Shadow is alive... cutting these damn onions....
Shadow's part is so moving
9:10 Breaks me every time
Offbeaten Yep, Shadow's part is when I start tearing up. I think if you watch all of his dreams it goes differently, though.
it'll be even sadder if you see interceptor staying by shadow's side all the way. but then again we dont know if he did or not.
He didn't. Interceptor knows he has to protect Relm. I'm about to cry just by writing it god dammit.
Hits you right in the feels...
I played this game 5 years ago, now I'm 18, abd when I heard that part I was crying 😭❤
Shadow brings a tear to my eye every freaking time. God, I love this game.
this was the greatest video game ending ever
I thought about it, and actually I completely agree
@Nuko_Giko what meh?
Do you even know ending of this game?
9:16, the part you are looking for...
THe last part, "and you," is a very special moment. The entire piece is deeply emotional, and that part that recognizes you as a character makes it special.
Locke and Celes mixed together....perfect
First time i heard it, given the fact that i finished the perfect FF, i skyrocketed outta my window.
Perfect just like them! :)
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Shadow's scene breaks me every time
I hope in the remake the credits refer to Shadow as "Clyde Arrowny".
+OperationDEEZ which remake is that, exactly?
Ngl on my first playthrough of this game I didn’t see any of Shadow’s dream sequences and didn’t even consider the possibility he was Relm’s dad
anyone else notice how as cele's almost falls, Rachel's theme plays at it transitions from Cele's theme to Locke's?
+Blake C Uematsu is a musical genius...
Holy hell, I JUST realized that!
Sadly there will never be another final fantasy as good as this was. sure they can try to tell a story like this one, but it won't really be the same-
a huge cast of characters, a well thought out and moving plot, a great soundtrack that is second to none as well as featuring the longest song ever made for a final fantasy game(dancing mad), the longest ending of any square game before or since(over 30 minutes long) a parent and child in the same party (shadow and relm) and much much more. this game literally has it all and then some.
+SageMagnus man i played this in 1993, i cried on this part i truly did not want it to end
damn you played this the year I was born lul
They did try to tell a story just like this one.
Amnesiac experiment escapes from the powerful evil group. Joins up with the resistance group. Fights a fellow experiment who tries to destroy the world.
FF7 basically ripped off the story from FF6.
@@taopilot2669 in 7s defence it wasnt trying to be ff6. both are loved for their own reasons, but yeah...7 did take the attention away from every ff.
@@snkhuong Some of us are old end to have been playing Finial Fantasy since it began.
The part that begins with Gau and end with Locke's theme always get me. So beautiful and sad at the same time.
6:09 I love how it transitions from Celes to Rachel to Locke's theme. I love that little bit of detail and Nobuo Uematsu is a genius.
Relm's theme segueing into Shadow's breaks my heart to pieces everytime. Death of Aeris has nothing on this, Shadow had a reason to live after all, and he never knew.
Before anyone says anything, I'm aware of the cut scene between Strago and Shadow, and I really wish it had been left in.
Played this when I was 11 years old, to this day my favorite FF and RPG ever made. So good!
I love the main theme of FFVI: hope. No matter how bad circumstances become, mankind can rebuild. Shadow gets to die as more than an unloved and honor-less mercenary. Terra finally finds a connection strong enough to keep her in the real world. Not to mention Cyan regains his sanity, Locke exchanges parting words with his love, and Celes finds the will to live. This game is among my three favorite games of all time.
Best FF ending ever, right in the feels.
One of the greatest endings to the greatest game ever made.
Argh, I tear up every time I here this. I really love this ending, it put all of the characters' growth all in one place. The Edgar/Sabin, Locke/Celes and Relm/Shadow bits get me the most.
I didn't know how to feel about this ending, it was an emotional roller coaster! I found the Figaro brothers part heartwarming, Umaro's part funny, and Gogo's part hilarious, then after that, the feels started :(
My tears drop every time The Figaro Theme is played >
Uematsu says this is his favorite score and you sure can hear it.
I just noticed that Umaro's "U'ghaaaa!" is very similar to the Emperor's final line from FFII.
2018 - Still the best ending Theme of all video games!
God, hearing Relm turn into Shadow, makes me break out in goosebumps, every time. And hearing Celes' theme makes me break out into goosebumps. And mog to umaro. And umaro to gogo. And setzer to edgar/sabin
Shadow was definitely the most memorable event in the ending sending away interceptor and interceptor not wanting to leave his side. Shadow finally came to terms with his past and faced the "music". Very memorable...
Final Fantasy 6 is one of the best in the series. Please be a remake one day.
大好きで未だに何度も聴いてる。
ese juego es una obra de arte
Que pena que despues de 4 años, hayan tan poco comentarios en español.
6:11 is the best part. After Locke's complicated history with Rachel, he relives that dreaded moment where she fell (only this time with Celes) and this time around, he saves her. And as he pulls her up, his heroic theme music plays. A broken man finally becomes whole again as he truly redeems himself.
the last 2 words always makes me cry.. square tell us real player is also character
God damn. Still tear up at the Celes/Locke section
4:35 Still gives me goosebumps to this day! Love you, Gogo! Congratulations on your Final Fantasy 14 appearance!
3:00 So cute 🥺
Love this game. There is a memorable moment for every theme. That's how a great RPG is done.
7:26 - terra always the saddest of all , love her ending so much :')
It's so unfair gets me every goddam time Terras part.
I cast my doubt on that. I feel that the saddest theme is Shadow's one.
He is less soothing and more "epic" in a way, but maybe it's for the scene itself...
I see it like the theme of the final decision: the one to die.
The two people I realy feel bad for.... General Leo and Shadow/Clyde.
+GhostBehindASolidShock Why shadow? If you know it, can you explain his lore?
He was always my favorite, and I know he had some ghosts, but I could never figure it out.,
+Kap Bab
Did you look at all the 5 scenes when repeatedly spending nights at an inn with Shadow in your party?
No never have. I actually ended up reading about it though. One burning question remains though: Why did he leave Relm and his wife?
+Kap Bab
That's a good question. Maybe because of the guilt of leaving his friend Baram behind.
GhostBehindASolidShock
Yeah it just struck me as so strange. I mean, if he feels so guilty about it, why would he repeat it again on the love of his life and daughter? Who knows...? Guess its fitting this guy continue to be shrouded in mystery lol
I watch this video for the ending music. You have it all in one video while everyone else has it parts of 3. You are awesome.
This should have been on watch mojo as saddest ff ending ever.Seriously, the theme is depressing.Terra lost her mom and then her dad ceases to exist and she almost plummets to her death.The music is super depressing too and on top of that shadow is tired of running away from his past and kills himself.People talk about FFX but this one is way sadder.On top of that:It was made at a time where nobuo uematsus mother was dying, so he put his sadness into it.
"Stay well..."
FF6 is my model for storytelling.
My bible of fiction.
Edgar and Sabin's scene, damn that remind me so much of me and my brother..
Aw terras bit with the dangling necklace and the martini glasses is so elegant
Character depth, plot, music, graphics
FF6 was way ahead during its time
Still impressive even close to 30 years on
Mad respect for the production team
I get a lump in my throat when I think of how Interceptor refused to escape the tower and instead stayed loyal to Shadow all the way to the death. :'(
Damn, I remember the first time i beat Kefka... this ending was such a huge reward. There has never been a game ending before or since that could hit you below the belt like this one did.
There's so much soul in this game. Brings back so many childhood memories :')
Best part 2:10 - 3:02
Figaro Bros. FTW
Markjoseph n agreed
Everyday I thank God that even though Square didn't give America a lot of early Final Fantasy games, at least we got 6.
Edgar flipping off the camera after Sabin's scene always made me crack up
excelente juego ni pensar que lo encontre de casualidad esta gran saga y desde entonces nunca me olvide de ese FF !!!!
the best FF are the VI and IX (knowing that i first time played to the VI was in 2007)
I wish they would perform this at the FF concerts
This isn't a video game. It's a movie you can play.
Im here in 2022 and i greatly love these game so much,played all FF till dissida which was the best of the best because they brought back all those amazing characters
The translation to Shadow's portion is better in the GBA port. He says something like, "Baram...I'm tired of running. Come find me, will you?" I find that much more impactful and sad.
This makes me cry every time. It's so freaking good.
this song moves me so much, that i shed a tear.
It breaks my heart to see this now. This is the best ending to any Final Fantasy. I remember playing this game and thinking it doesn't get better than this. FF7 proved me wrong. But with all do respect to FF10, this was the best ending of them all.
Still give me a goosebump
And You... fews game thanks you at the end. Great FF!
Gawd this is soo emotional!
The best ending and my favourite game together with 9❤️❤️
7:27 I always wondered why Terra’s symbol was a pair of glasses.
Now that was an Ending!
not my favorite but truly the best ff of all time, it's just so perfect the story is better than most ff nowadays, the soundtrack amazing for its time, and their character, although there were not a "main protagonist" you start to care for all of them
i love how other ff fans notice small details like that :D nobuo uematsu is awesome and all these transitions are perfect its hard to choose which is best
man tears, indeed.
When Edgar and Sabin's theme come in I get chills every time
I cried when Shadow was left behind, he finaly learned to have emotions and care about his friends, but he satyed behind to die. I also believe that he's Relm's dad,so that made it all the more sad
He died. In the sense that shadow died. He decided to remake himself again
This shit is the absolute cream of videogame arts, to convey so much with so little tech.
Best game ever. All genres, all platforms.
Lindo final,linda música!!!
A million years ago I saw a PS1 Underground CD interview with Nobuo Uemetsu. To this day, I can't find it on youtube. He explains that part of the reason he wrote such sad and moving music is because his mother was dying while he was writing these songs. Wish I could find that interview...
@Balish13 Yeah, the shadow sequence was also awesome! I like to believe shadow faked his own death so he could take a new identity as a better person and "start again".
The ending version of Gogo's theme is so much more epic than the normal.
In twenty years, someone will be saying the exact same thing about a game from today. There's always been terrible music, movies and entertainment...but there's always a few gems glittering amongst the refuse.
8:20 Terra into Relm's theme is my favorite part. Hits me in the nostalgia feels pretty hard.
"SHADOW AS SHADOW"... damn straight.
Definitely one of the best Final Fantasy titles in the series.
theme terra beautiful! s2
when the Umaro piece hits...UWAAAAAAAGH
Sabin and Edgar remind me so much of my brother and I. ;_;
Nothing sounds as glorious as 2:17 kicking in.
You notice how Edger and Celes are in most of the ending clips?
The most amazing game ever made. Inspiring storyline, character development, beautiful music ... I'm a girl, but there's something about these little pixelated characters that emotionally move you, much better than Cloud/Tifa, Squall/Rinoa, Tidus/Yuna, etc.
THE ULTIMATE
09.10, love it..
Amen.
Shadow
@mikethered123 This music still makes me sad,i didn't used to listen to it too closely but when i did it felt like the song was saying:kefka destroyed the world brought misery and suffering,many things ceased to exist but you still did a good job,you saved lives as well as you could and brought peace to the world.
シャドウのテーマが泣ける
Awesome game
Everyone! Final Fantasy VI is coming to IOS and Android this winter!!!! I've played every version of this game... so stoked...
Shadow 😫😫😫😫💔