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.
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,
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.
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 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 :(
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.
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 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.
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...
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
While I love the remastered, pixel remastered, orchestral remaster and all the modern interpretation of FF6's ending theme, I still prefer the original SNES soundtrack to it. It still holds high value to my ears. Favorite sections are Gau all the way to Shadow in particular Locke and Celes - their storyline tugs at the heartstrings and the music works!
@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".
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
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 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.
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
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...
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.
With the success of Final Fantasy 7 Remake, we are one step closer. Seven was good but Six was the first Final fantasy for me. I've been waiting for a remake of it. With what I've seen in ff14 and now FF7R. I rest knowing it's in good hands. It feels like Squaresoft night be back.
@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.
As emotional as its music is, I can't help but find Clyde Arrowny's suicide in the end to be almost as contrived for shock value as Aerith's death in the next game. Even if his daughter was mature enough without him, he should still be there to catch up with her. He tells Baram that he will stop running, but in committing suicide despite knowing his daughter is alive and well (And possibly even fighting at her side), he is running away from being a dad because he can't get over his guilt.
@Balish13 Personally, I'm not a 6 or 7 fanboy. I say they're BOTH the best games ever. They both had a great story, a great villain, great music, and great characters. I love both of them.
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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.
@@CSLucasEpicReal arr, vis-a-vis products.
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.
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?
Shadow brings a tear to my eye every freaking time. God, I love this game.
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,
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!
Shadow is alive... cutting these damn onions....
Shadow's part is so moving
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.
9:16, the part you are looking for...
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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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.
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 cry when Gau theme merge with celes t-t
Shadow's scene breaks me every time
Edgar flipping off the camera after Sabin's scene always made me crack up
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
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.
Definitely one of the best Final Fantasy titles in the series.
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!
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 just noticed that Umaro's "U'ghaaaa!" is very similar to the Emperor's final line from FFII.
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 :(
Played this when I was 11 years old, to this day my favorite FF and RPG ever made. So good!
Uematsu says this is his favorite score and you sure can hear it.
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.
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 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.
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...
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
God damn. Still tear up at the Celes/Locke section
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
4:35 Still gives me goosebumps to this day! Love you, Gogo! Congratulations on your Final Fantasy 14 appearance!
3:00 So cute 🥺
FF6 is my model for storytelling.
My bible of fiction.
One of the greatest endings to the greatest game ever made.
My tears drop every time The Figaro Theme is played >
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. :'(
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.
Best FF ending ever, right in the feels.
大好きで未だに何度も聴いてる。
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.
Aw terras bit with the dangling necklace and the martini glasses is so elegant
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.
Final Fantasy 6 is one of the best in the series. Please be a remake one day.
"Stay well..."
the last 2 words always makes me cry.. square tell us real player is also character
2018 - Still the best ending Theme of all video games!
This isn't a video game. It's a movie you can play.
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.
ese juego es una obra de arte
Que pena que despues de 4 años, hayan tan poco comentarios en español.
Edgar and Sabin's scene, damn that remind me so much of me and my brother..
I wish they would perform this at the FF concerts
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.
Everyday I thank God that even though Square didn't give America a lot of early Final Fantasy games, at least we got 6.
This makes me cry every time. It's so freaking good.
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
While I love the remastered, pixel remastered, orchestral remaster and all the modern interpretation of FF6's ending theme, I still prefer the original SNES soundtrack to it. It still holds high value to my ears. Favorite sections are Gau all the way to Shadow in particular Locke and Celes - their storyline tugs at the heartstrings and the music works!
Best part 2:10 - 3:02
Figaro Bros. FTW
Markjoseph n agreed
They did shadow so dirty here.
Ikr. Thankfully there's a mod called Divergent Paths that has him live at the end
the best FF are the VI and IX (knowing that i first time played to the VI was in 2007)
There's so much soul in this game. Brings back so many childhood memories :')
@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".
This shit is the absolute cream of videogame arts, to convey so much with so little tech.
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
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.
greatest FF game ever
The ending version of Gogo's theme is so much more epic than the normal.
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
excelente juego ni pensar que lo encontre de casualidad esta gran saga y desde entonces nunca me olvide de ese FF !!!!
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.
8:20 Terra into Relm's theme is my favorite part. Hits me in the nostalgia feels pretty hard.
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
Best game ever. All genres, all platforms.
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
"SHADOW AS SHADOW"... damn straight.
When Edgar and Sabin's theme come in I get chills every time
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...
this song moves me so much, that i shed a tear.
Now that was an Ending!
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.
And You... fews game thanks you at the end. Great FF!
You notice how Edger and Celes are in most of the ending clips?
No doubt about it. FFVI (FFIII on the SNES) is the best.
Nothing sounds as glorious as 2:17 kicking in.
With the success of Final Fantasy 7 Remake, we are one step closer. Seven was good but Six was the first Final fantasy for me. I've been waiting for a remake of it. With what I've seen in ff14 and now FF7R. I rest knowing it's in good hands. It feels like Squaresoft night be back.
@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.
Nothing will ever top this game. NOTHING.
7:27 I always wondered why Terra’s symbol was a pair of glasses.
I think it's meant to allude to the night she was conceived 😉🥂
9:10 at 10:03 the best part... i love it
damm that is sad when maduin ceases to exist.This has to be one if not the saddest ending in an rpg.Poor terra, poor realm.Shadows death made me cry.
9:16 that music changing...
Everyone! Final Fantasy VI is coming to IOS and Android this winter!!!! I've played every version of this game... so stoked...
Shadow 😫😫😫😫💔
I like this song but honestly I'd rather have a full song for each indivudual reprise. Especially with some like Shadows theme and Gogo's theme.
i will not let go... i promise...
As emotional as its music is, I can't help but find Clyde Arrowny's suicide in the end to be almost as contrived for shock value as Aerith's death in the next game. Even if his daughter was mature enough without him, he should still be there to catch up with her. He tells Baram that he will stop running, but in committing suicide despite knowing his daughter is alive and well (And possibly even fighting at her side), he is running away from being a dad because he can't get over his guilt.
THIS CHEESY PIXEL ANIMATION STILL GETS ME ALMOST CRY SINCE I WAS TEENAGER ....
Who else accidentally let shadow die so his part of the music hit even harder than normal :((
@Balish13
Personally, I'm not a 6 or 7 fanboy. I say they're BOTH the best games ever. They both had a great story, a great villain, great music, and great characters. I love both of them.