Good news, everyone! I learned that there was an unofficial ProJared VODs channel that has all of these streams archived. I made a playlist for your convenience: ruclips.net/p/PLvbABp4_TCnwYccBBcbiqV0Nt2aywGVzj
@alienamnesiac t edition? No I haven't. I want to play repixel when I get the chance. But is it crazy that I still prefer the text from the snes version? Even if it is "off" in areas.
@@Mysticales I'm fond of the original SNES translation too, it's nostalgic for me. But I think the one used in T-edition is great. That plus other things they added made FF6 feel new again. There are tutorials and playthroughs on RUclips with guides on how to acquire it (you need a rom/emulator).
Searching for Friends was by far my favorite overworld theme in any Final Fantasy game, and pretty much my favorite FF song of all time as well... and then the Pixel Remaster went and made it even better (in a different way). I love both the original and the remix, each hits me slightly differently, but both are simply amazing. Don't blame Jared one bit, I tear up when hearing it too - there's something about it that is both melancholic and hopeful at the same time.
I remember when I was a kid and first played FF6 on the SNES. The opening scene and music sent chills up my spine. *spoilers* FF6 stands out from almost all other jrpgs in that it was at it's core deeply tragic. You don't start in your hometown surrounded by people who love you, to soon go off on an adventure. No, you start as an aggressor killing innocent people, albeit an unwilling one. Almost all the main characters have their own personal tragedy's. Halfway through the game, you fail, the world is ruined and everyone goes their separate ways. You are reintroduced to the world through the eyes of Celes who wakes up years later stranded on an island and depending on events, attempts to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff. But she lives, escapes the island, and one by one brings the party back together, finally ending Kefka's tyranny. But make no mistake, it's a pyric victory. In my view FF6 stands out as one of the greatest rpg's of all time. Not because of it's gameplay or graphics, but because of it's consistently, deeply human story.
@@MidoseitoAkage It's not even close. FF7 doesn't even make sense as a self-contained story. FF6 doesn't need a prequel, sequel, or a single line of dialogue extra from what it is.
That's the thing that always stands out to me. Kefka won. Yeah he was defeated and destroyed in the end but he accomplished his goal. There is no good guys win. The good guys just... survive.
@@Krupertful FF6 is superior in every conceivable way to FF7, but...7's ending is a hell of a lot bleaker (at least, on its own, not taking into account DoC and AC). 6's ending makes it clear that, while magic is gone from the world and defeating Kefka had an unbearably high cost, the world will revive and already is reviving. 7's ORIGINAL ending was ambiguous as to whether humanity even survived. The near-endgame dialogue scene with Bugenhagen strongly implies either way humanity won't, and it's down to whether the planet itself survives Meteor.
@@MidoseitoAkage I find FF7 has a bigger focus on atmosphere while the Pre-7 games had a bigger focus on melody. Overall I tend to lean towards the latter even though the quality of the former is still fantastic.
@@northwindkey But It doesn't have the feel to be organic unlike Terra's theme, Forever Rachel, Celes Theme and many more themes from the 6. Square have milked too much the 7 that it became spoiled in the end. I hear so many bads things from the 3D remake. That's happen when you take this overrated game.
@@MidoseitoAkage Actually the “remake” (Which isn’t really a true remake, that was kind of a clever meta thing they did) is a lot better than the hyper nostalgia blind OG 7 fanboys make it out to be. It’s not amazing or anything, but it does flesh out the characters a lot better and the gameplay is just an improvement from FFXV in every way. I heard so much hate for it but when I finally played it I thought it was good. Not amazing or anything. But a hell of a lot better than 13 or 15 IMO.
The part that ALWAYS makes me cry is Celes finding Sabin in the World of Ruin. Her having lost all hope and having it fully restored by finding him always gets me, especially when the Figaro theme starts playing.
Jared pretty much is me when I got to the opera: "I'm ruined." This is how it's always sounded in my head almost thirty years ago. OMG I'm in love! EDIT: Got to Rachel's new line and I'm such a fucking mess lol
@@OhShiverMeTimbers I'm almost 36 so I was definitely the target demographic when it first came out. I absolutely LOVE the updated translation, how the game looks and how it SOUNDS omg. It's a very sophisticated upgrade that hits all the pleasure spots - I have to buy this.
@@AJR-zg2py I'll be 32 this year, so my first experience was FF7. There have been several versions of this game and somehow I never played any of them. I think it's time. Glad to hear it has your approval, this will definitely be the version I play!
@@OhShiverMeTimbers The fact this is 100% scored by an orchestra is really hitting me hard. I'll paste a comment from another video that illustrates just how profound the music is - the opera scene especially - to me, my musical identity and developing my emotional self: "The moment the song swells into the second verse was a life-changing moment for me as a young man. I had always enjoyed music, but this was the first time the power of music absolutely paralyzed me with its beauty and making a deep connection within my soul. I will never forget playing this game at just past midnight when this song started to play... I was in the basement so I was glad no one could see (or hear!) me weeping; with a good speaker system, you can feel this song's power resonate in your chest. I never would have guessed that a late summer night in 1998 would be one of my most lasting memories. Thank you Nobuo Uematsu for crafting your magic for gamers everywhere." THAT'S how much the music in this game means to me - and hearing it fully realized to its true potential with real orchestra arrangements and instruments is such a cathartic emotional release. It's hard to put into words and I hope don't sound like a sappy mess... but this music got me through some hard times and helped me emotionally develop more than any piece of media. Sorry for the length, I don't get to talk about this game's music enough with people :P
@@AJR-zg2py not sappy at all, and I COMPLETELY understand. I think nostalgia is perhaps the strongest emotional queue to the psyche, and music is the oldest, most profound *truth* in life. It's always existed, we just found out how to harness it. Rhythm, harmony -- they've been around as long as time, just there, waiting patiently for us. Naturally, there are pieces from FF7 that can make me cry to this day. The main menu theme of Zelda OOT can transport me 25 years into the past in an *instant* and I can feel the *exact* feelings I felt then, when there are things I did last year I don't even remember. The Great Fairy's Fountain Theme connects me to a heaven I don't even believe exists! I'm getting off topic 😅 just trying to say that I know what you mean and I resonate with that comment. Hell, I've heard every piece from FF6 without having played it! The music transcends the whole! Nobuo Uematsu is a special breed of human and composer.
Really emotional man, I remember ff7 remake opening bomb mission. How that resonated with me 23 years later. These games invoke such deep emotions. Love your channel PJ.
@@ori.g4mi fucking Tetsuya Nomura man. All we wanted was an HD version of the original story with a few more scenes to flesh out the characters and world. How does someone fuck that up so badly?
@@lolusuck386 Nomura wanted to keep the story the way it was at least according to interviews, actually. It was Kitase and Nojima who decided to fuck the whole thing up. Which hurts even more considering Kitase was behind the original FF7 too.
Oh man, Jared had the same reaction as I with Searching for Friends. First a nice remake of the song, untill the second part hits and hits really fucking hard.
The opera scene had come to live here. Also, the end card....a litteral "thank you" from the dev team. You know that even if we as a playerbase give critic feedback... we are still thanked for the input, thanked for playing.... thanked for making the game better than before
None of the Wild Arms games got the attention they deserved. Wild Arms 3 was legitimately like the best JRPG on the PS2 (Besides Dragon Quest VIII maybe), and almost nobody played it.
Squaresoft's and Nobuo Uematsu's true masterpiece. Like you, this game's moments and music still get me to tears. Every time, almost 30 years later. Thanks for this.
I cried many times when I played it too. So many of the songs just hit much harder now with the real instruments! I really lost it during the new section of "Searching for Friends"!
FF VI is my favorite ff game, closely followed by IX. They just crammed so much stuff into these games, sidequests for characters, cool secrets etc. This video made my eyes watery as well. The nostalgia is strong and I think not just for the game itself but also for the careless times of childhood and the memories it takes us back.
I didn’t realize what I was clicking on. I’ve never played FF6 before but after hearing that song at the start I gotta change that. I can’t wait to play it
The first JRPG I ever played. This is a dragon I’ve been chasing for 28 years… (Also sent-away for the OST in like ‘95. The only thing I’ve ever bought from Japan.)
From someone who never got round to VI this is how I felt playing VII remake when it released. Absolutely shed tears at it. Absolutely amazing how jrpgs and just games in general can do this.
I know how you feel. This game brings back a multitude of memories and emotion. Good old days living with my dear parents playing this game with my baby brother while having my older brother around during Christmas for the first time. Love you guys. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
No matter how many games in this franchise they make, this one will always be the top number 1, and by far the most tearjerking game they have ever made. For many of us the best adventure one could ever have. Literally the best game in the entire franchise for me. And that's by a longshot. Character development is phenomenal for jrpg standards here, and it was never again at this peak.
FF6 deserves the remake treatment FF7 had. EDIT: I made this comment over 2 years ago. I've had time to reflect on my comment as the FF7 Remake games have started coming out. I would like a faithful remaster of FF6 not whatever is happening with the FF7 Remake. I don't think remaking FF6 is a good idea, maybe a good remaster that adds without taking away but I know that won't please everyone, so I don't have a good answer.
I kind of agree. But 6 is also perfect the way it is like Chrono Trigger. My pipe dream was always 7 getting the remake (also Legend of Dragoon) And as much as I do love six, remaking it is a herclean task, even moreso then 7. I have been playing a game called "Sea of Stars" and if they did remake 6 I would want it to be in that style as opposed to the 3D aspect. It would work better in my opinion
Ff7 remake taught me that you should never ask for that. They will fuck it up so badly you'll question if you ever even loved the IP in the first place
I didn’t even grow up with it, I hear it for the first time a few days ago, and I can already tell that it’s going to be with me a long time. Half the reason is the music.
I was never brought to tears, but I had the biggest smile on my face listening to the soundtrack. I was nervous they would mess up my favorite Final Fantasy soundtrack, but I was worried for nothing. Almost every track is spot-on, and the few that aren't are still a joy to listen to. I know the music was composed in 1993/1994, but I nominate this for the best soundtrack of 2022, and it's not even the end of summer yet.
SO I think all the Pixel remasters are a noticable step up from the originals and really do show the qualtiy of work that went into them....but damn FF6 they really went above and beyond
Had the exact feels when I heard all the remastered songs. Played this game when I was a kid and all those emotions from back then just flooded through. My favorite FF game ever.
I heard something about them deliberately not hiring a professional opera singer for Celes as Maria since ingame lore Celes isn't a professional singer, she's a stand-in for Maria haha
I felt like such a baby playing through this game myself. It's funny to see him, quite literally, react to this in the same way I did. I mean, I too was just jamming out to that heroic theme until those extra measures and little musical flares hit me. Never in a million years would I have guessed that Locke's heroic theme would bring me to tears. LoL that was this entire game for me. Nothing but manly tears and, it was great. ^_^
Or a full 3D HD one, with the same spirit from the original game. I know that I sound sort of dumb, but this game deserve to be 3D with high quality cutscene.
This game was the first FF game i ever played. It's definitely the one that pushed me to play the others, even though this one is the best of them all.
The music nerd in me knows these feels, nostalgia or not. Edit: Well, lord, never thought the prelude at the end would actually break me. Well done, game 👏
i think many people already commented this and about this during the years (specially here on YT...), but Square put a freaking opera piece inside a JRPG!... they went nuts!...; but softened a lot of hearts along the way...; by doing it (by doing so)... risky genius move.
Don't worry Jared! You're not the only one who cried!! FFVI will always be for me the game that shows that Final Fantasy is waaaaay more than "Pretty edgy boys with huge swords"... Still my favorite FF after all this time!
Final Fantasy IV (or FFII when I first played it on the SNES) is still my favorite of the series, as it was the first FF game that I played (I did have a NES prior to that, but never did play Final Fantasy until much later) and while the gameplay had since been surpassed by other FF titles, the story was so amazing to me, so I have the most nostalgia for it. Having said that, Final Fantasy VI (III) is a very close second, and the gameplay was on another level yet again and the story and music are epic as well (Searching for Friends = best theme in the franchise, fight me). Still go back to it on occasion, and will definitely do a Pixel Remaster run on it eventually.
I have never cried while playing this game, but I get it. There are so many great/sad moments in the game. The destruction of Cyan's castle. The train scene. The opera. Celes and Cid's final moments.
That intro, the fact they didn't have the credits scrolling confused a lot of new players of ff6 and didn't quite have the impact it did because it just didn't make sense to have that long intro otherwise
It's been interesting to see the response to these remasters now that they are all out. I recall when they were first announced the receptive seemed mostly negative. But once they actually came out the response became much softer and even positive is a lot of cases. Still waiting to see if they release for consoles myself.
So many songs from each Final Fantasy can really touch your heart during those special moments, that’s the magic of Nobuo Uematsu! Same with Kingdom Hearts and Yoko Shimomura!
While the improved pixel art really is a sight to behold, I'm just sooo so so soooo glad they kept the actual feel of the old music when recording the new stuff. It really just hits. For context about people in chat commenting on when Celes is singing. That bit is just brilliant. She's not an opera singer. She's a soldier and a general. I'm happy they didn't make her sound like an actual opera singer, it just works better!!
I get the motivation to make her sound imperfect, I like how much of the Buffy cast aren't great at singing because we get to hear their real voices in that episode. But Celes is supposed to be _convincing_ as an opera singer, good enough to fool someone who's seen the show enough to want to kidnap its star. I recommend looking up the video that has all the different languages of the opera, which kind of makes the English version sound like the worst one. It's fine as is, but if the performance was just great, there'd be nothing but praise. It's the only time we ever get to hear her voice, so I think taking artistic license to make the scene as good as it can be would yield a better final product than a hard commitment to realism.
I grew up with ProJared, FF6 was always his favorite game. He would finish the game then start playing it again, and again. Where's Jared? In his room playing FF6.
Projared is to FF6 what Maximilian is to FF7. Emotionally linked to their game so tightly they were brought to the point of tears on multiple occasions by their respective remakes/remasters.
You know that's much we gave Square Enix so much like I wish they put them in Home console they did an amazing job with 1 through 6 and the music's are pretty amazing and the graphic
Nostalgia is powerful. Also dude please add links to his RUclips/Twitch in your description. Add credit where credit is due. Its his reactions that is making this video popular ok?
Good news, everyone! I learned that there was an unofficial ProJared VODs channel that has all of these streams archived. I made a playlist for your convenience: ruclips.net/p/PLvbABp4_TCnwYccBBcbiqV0Nt2aywGVzj
Brother, I know EXACTLY how you feel. This game is a permanent stamp on my heart.
Same as well. Easily my favorite FF of all time
Just came across this. I agree. FF6 had the most character depth you could relate to. Ff7 is great but it didn't have many things I found in 6.
@@Mysticales Have you played FF6 T-Edition? Highly recommended mod with a lot of expansion and improvements.
@alienamnesiac t edition? No I haven't. I want to play repixel when I get the chance. But is it crazy that I still prefer the text from the snes version? Even if it is "off" in areas.
@@Mysticales I'm fond of the original SNES translation too, it's nostalgic for me. But I think the one used in T-edition is great. That plus other things they added made FF6 feel new again. There are tutorials and playthroughs on RUclips with guides on how to acquire it (you need a rom/emulator).
Final Fantasy 6 means _the whole freakin’ universe_ to Jared.
And to me.
@@cassiokleinMe too!
Same
The KILLED it with the music in this version. I definitely got overwhelmed by the nostalgia. That opera scene!
Searching for Friends is just such a beautiful piece
Yes. Best song in an FF game maybe. I remember first hearing that at my friend's house and how it stirred me as a kid.
That song is kinda sad, but, at the same time it tells you that there's stil hope and you can't just give up!
I cried with Jared with all of the soundtrack songs!!!!
Old one is better, just like with at least half of the tracks.
Searching for Friends was by far my favorite overworld theme in any Final Fantasy game, and pretty much my favorite FF song of all time as well... and then the Pixel Remaster went and made it even better (in a different way). I love both the original and the remix, each hits me slightly differently, but both are simply amazing. Don't blame Jared one bit, I tear up when hearing it too - there's something about it that is both melancholic and hopeful at the same time.
I remember when I was a kid and first played FF6 on the SNES. The opening scene and music sent chills up my spine.
*spoilers*
FF6 stands out from almost all other jrpgs in that it was at it's core deeply tragic. You don't start in your hometown surrounded by people who love you, to soon go off on an adventure. No, you start as an aggressor killing innocent people, albeit an unwilling one. Almost all the main characters have their own personal tragedy's. Halfway through the game, you fail, the world is ruined and everyone goes their separate ways. You are reintroduced to the world through the eyes of Celes who wakes up years later stranded on an island and depending on events, attempts to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff. But she lives, escapes the island, and one by one brings the party back together, finally ending Kefka's tyranny. But make no mistake, it's a pyric victory.
In my view FF6 stands out as one of the greatest rpg's of all time. Not because of it's gameplay or graphics, but because of it's consistently, deeply human story.
FF6 Story > FF7 Story
@@MidoseitoAkage It's not even close. FF7 doesn't even make sense as a self-contained story. FF6 doesn't need a prequel, sequel, or a single line of dialogue extra from what it is.
That's the thing that always stands out to me. Kefka won. Yeah he was defeated and destroyed in the end but he accomplished his goal. There is no good guys win. The good guys just... survive.
@@Krupertful FF6 is superior in every conceivable way to FF7, but...7's ending is a hell of a lot bleaker (at least, on its own, not taking into account DoC and AC). 6's ending makes it clear that, while magic is gone from the world and defeating Kefka had an unbearably high cost, the world will revive and already is reviving.
7's ORIGINAL ending was ambiguous as to whether humanity even survived. The near-endgame dialogue scene with Bugenhagen strongly implies either way humanity won't, and it's down to whether the planet itself survives Meteor.
The first 2 cries are at Terra’s theme. Truly one of the best tunes ever composed for a video game.
That's why I prefer FF6 music than FF7. Don't get me wrong, FF7 music are okay, but sorry, FF6 musics have more emotions on each tracks.
@@MidoseitoAkage True, but man anxious heart is such a fitting track for FF7, give me the tissues
@@MidoseitoAkage I find FF7 has a bigger focus on atmosphere while the Pre-7 games had a bigger focus on melody. Overall I tend to lean towards the latter even though the quality of the former is still fantastic.
@@northwindkey But It doesn't have the feel to be organic unlike Terra's theme, Forever Rachel, Celes Theme and many more themes from the 6. Square have milked too much the 7 that it became spoiled in the end. I hear so many bads things from the 3D remake. That's happen when you take this overrated game.
@@MidoseitoAkage Actually the “remake” (Which isn’t really a true remake, that was kind of a clever meta thing they did) is a lot better than the hyper nostalgia blind OG 7 fanboys make it out to be. It’s not amazing or anything, but it does flesh out the characters a lot better and the gameplay is just an improvement from FFXV in every way. I heard so much hate for it but when I finally played it I thought it was good. Not amazing or anything. But a hell of a lot better than 13 or 15 IMO.
The part that ALWAYS makes me cry is Celes finding Sabin in the World of Ruin. Her having lost all hope and having it fully restored by finding him always gets me, especially when the Figaro theme starts playing.
“Don’t worry, it will all come back to you, in time that is.”
That line couldn’t have fit perfectly with this video, him crying because of nostalgia
Jared pretty much is me when I got to the opera: "I'm ruined." This is how it's always sounded in my head almost thirty years ago. OMG I'm in love! EDIT: Got to Rachel's new line and I'm such a fucking mess lol
yeah I just lost it on that one 😭 this game's a master class in writing
@@OhShiverMeTimbers I'm almost 36 so I was definitely the target demographic when it first came out. I absolutely LOVE the updated translation, how the game looks and how it SOUNDS omg. It's a very sophisticated upgrade that hits all the pleasure spots - I have to buy this.
@@AJR-zg2py I'll be 32 this year, so my first experience was FF7. There have been several versions of this game and somehow I never played any of them. I think it's time. Glad to hear it has your approval, this will definitely be the version I play!
@@OhShiverMeTimbers The fact this is 100% scored by an orchestra is really hitting me hard. I'll paste a comment from another video that illustrates just how profound the music is - the opera scene especially - to me, my musical identity and developing my emotional self:
"The moment the song swells into the second verse was a life-changing moment for me as a young man. I had always enjoyed music, but this was the first time the power of music absolutely paralyzed me with its beauty and making a deep connection within my soul. I will never forget playing this game at just past midnight when this song started to play... I was in the basement so I was glad no one could see (or hear!) me weeping; with a good speaker system, you can feel this song's power resonate in your chest. I never would have guessed that a late summer night in 1998 would be one of my most lasting memories. Thank you Nobuo Uematsu for crafting your magic for gamers everywhere."
THAT'S how much the music in this game means to me - and hearing it fully realized to its true potential with real orchestra arrangements and instruments is such a cathartic emotional release. It's hard to put into words and I hope don't sound like a sappy mess... but this music got me through some hard times and helped me emotionally develop more than any piece of media. Sorry for the length, I don't get to talk about this game's music enough with people :P
@@AJR-zg2py not sappy at all, and I COMPLETELY understand. I think nostalgia is perhaps the strongest emotional queue to the psyche, and music is the oldest, most profound *truth* in life. It's always existed, we just found out how to harness it. Rhythm, harmony -- they've been around as long as time, just there, waiting patiently for us.
Naturally, there are pieces from FF7 that can make me cry to this day. The main menu theme of Zelda OOT can transport me 25 years into the past in an *instant* and I can feel the *exact* feelings I felt then, when there are things I did last year I don't even remember. The Great Fairy's Fountain Theme connects me to a heaven I don't even believe exists! I'm getting off topic 😅 just trying to say that I know what you mean and I resonate with that comment. Hell, I've heard every piece from FF6 without having played it! The music transcends the whole!
Nobuo Uematsu is a special breed of human and composer.
Literally cried when I heard the full orchestra on Searching for friends
The best FF, ever. Uematsu was on fire
You are mistaken here. "Was on fire" implies that in this specific scenario, Nobuo Uematsu did extremely well.
Nobuo Uematsu is always on fire.
Really emotional man, I remember ff7 remake opening bomb mission. How that resonated with me 23 years later. These games invoke such deep emotions. Love your channel PJ.
FFVIIR resonated with me too until the funny ghosts appeared and derailed the whole story
@@ori.g4mi fucking Tetsuya Nomura man. All we wanted was an HD version of the original story with a few more scenes to flesh out the characters and world. How does someone fuck that up so badly?
@@lolusuck386 Nomura wanted to keep the story the way it was at least according to interviews, actually. It was Kitase and Nojima who decided to fuck the whole thing up. Which hurts even more considering Kitase was behind the original FF7 too.
Wow... Really? I didn't except the remake of FF7 was ruined.
@@MidoseitoAkage it’s not, plus we still have part 2 and 3 left
Oh man, Jared had the same reaction as I with Searching for Friends.
First a nice remake of the song, untill the second part hits and hits really fucking hard.
Searching for Friends in this remaster is just a different Level.
ProJared is such an amazing guy, his channel should be flooded until he reaches the one million subs that is been long due to him.
True.
He did have a million subs but then the whole debacle happened. If anything, he needs to be gotten back to a million plus more.
The opera scene had come to live here.
Also, the end card....a litteral "thank you" from the dev team. You know that even if we as a playerbase give critic feedback... we are still thanked for the input, thanked for playing.... thanked for making the game better than before
There's always something special about hearing the main theme during the ending. It's the perfect sendoff to such an epic journey.
FF6 is also one of my favorites. Anybody who likes this game, owes it to themselves to play the orignal Wild Arms.
I've been thinking about it actually. Why do you recommend it?
@@NeoConker626 Do it. The music alone is incredible.
None of the Wild Arms games got the attention they deserved. Wild Arms 3 was legitimately like the best JRPG on the PS2 (Besides Dragon Quest VIII maybe), and almost nobody played it.
Squaresoft's and Nobuo Uematsu's true masterpiece. Like you, this game's moments and music still get me to tears. Every time, almost 30 years later. Thanks for this.
I cried so much with Jerd and the Jerd Herd to these scenes. They were done so greatly. Great job on this compilation, TigerNightmare. ♥️👍👏
I also wanted to give Jerd a big hug and comfort/console him when he cried. It always breaks my heart and makes me cry when others cry in front of me.
0:01 - not only best song in the game, one of the best videogame songs of all time...
Celes' song is the best song in the game, but to be honest they're all great.
I also teared up at the opera scene. I really don't blame him! So beautifully done.
I cried many times when I played it too. So many of the songs just hit much harder now with the real instruments! I really lost it during the new section of "Searching for Friends"!
The paraphrase Jared in his ff6 review. Every song in this game is the best song in the game
FF VI is my favorite ff game, closely followed by IX. They just crammed so much stuff into these games, sidequests for characters, cool secrets etc.
This video made my eyes watery as well. The nostalgia is strong and I think not just for the game itself but also for the careless times of childhood and the memories it takes us back.
This is the long awaited remaster we have waited for.
Man... I can only imagine how powerful the nostalgic feel here is. Final Fantasy 6 is truly a game that will stand the test of time
Hearing Gau's Theme in this version made me cry lol. Knowing his story in WoR made the track hit harder to me
I didn’t realize what I was clicking on. I’ve never played FF6 before but after hearing that song at the start I gotta change that. I can’t wait to play it
Enjoy it.
The first JRPG I ever played. This is a dragon I’ve been chasing for 28 years…
(Also sent-away for the OST in like ‘95. The only thing I’ve ever bought from Japan.)
Uematsu just went fucking mental for the soundtrack of this pr
From someone who never got round to VI this is how I felt playing VII remake when it released. Absolutely shed tears at it. Absolutely amazing how jrpgs and just games in general can do this.
I know how you feel. This game brings back a multitude of memories and emotion. Good old days living with my dear parents playing this game with my baby brother while having my older brother around during Christmas for the first time.
Love you guys.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
No matter how many games in this franchise they make, this one will always be the top number 1, and by far the most tearjerking game they have ever made. For many of us the best adventure one could ever have. Literally the best game in the entire franchise for me. And that's by a longshot. Character development is phenomenal for jrpg standards here, and it was never again at this peak.
FF6 deserves the remake treatment FF7 had.
EDIT: I made this comment over 2 years ago. I've had time to reflect on my comment as the FF7 Remake games have started coming out. I would like a faithful remaster of FF6 not whatever is happening with the FF7 Remake. I don't think remaking FF6 is a good idea, maybe a good remaster that adds without taking away but I know that won't please everyone, so I don't have a good answer.
I'm with you, but I think FF6 is just perfect the way it is.
Letting Nomura fuck it up?
To completely ruin it? Nah. This version is immaculate
I kind of agree. But 6 is also perfect the way it is like Chrono Trigger.
My pipe dream was always 7 getting the remake (also Legend of Dragoon)
And as much as I do love six, remaking it is a herclean task, even moreso then 7.
I have been playing a game called "Sea of Stars" and if they did remake 6 I would want it to be in that style as opposed to the 3D aspect. It would work better in my opinion
Ff7 remake taught me that you should never ask for that. They will fuck it up so badly you'll question if you ever even loved the IP in the first place
I didn’t even grow up with it, I hear it for the first time a few days ago, and I can already tell that it’s going to be with me a long time. Half the reason is the music.
Celes singing in the opera absolutely destroyed me.
In the being of the game, the same thing happens to be. The tears just come out!
When he said "Thats my favorite theme" when the prelude played i shed 2 tears extra. Thats my favorite theme since i played FF1 when i was a boy.
Just thinking about Terra's theme makes tear up at times. Mood
THIS!!!! is the PEAK OF FF!!!
Completely understand. VI & X hit me something fierce when I hear their respective soundtracks.
I was never brought to tears, but I had the biggest smile on my face listening to the soundtrack. I was nervous they would mess up my favorite Final Fantasy soundtrack, but I was worried for nothing. Almost every track is spot-on, and the few that aren't are still a joy to listen to. I know the music was composed in 1993/1994, but I nominate this for the best soundtrack of 2022, and it's not even the end of summer yet.
SO I think all the Pixel remasters are a noticable step up from the originals and really do show the qualtiy of work that went into them....but damn FF6 they really went above and beyond
I still remember all of these songs, note for note.
Had the exact feels when I heard all the remastered songs. Played this game when I was a kid and all those emotions from back then just flooded through. My favorite FF game ever.
nostalgia the drug nobody can ignore
2023 and still the best Final Fantasy in the series.
Was with you in chat for most of these moments. Was a fun ride 😍
ohh damn the aria de mezzo carattere has now a voice in music.
I heard something about them deliberately not hiring a professional opera singer for Celes as Maria since ingame lore Celes isn't a professional singer, she's a stand-in for Maria haha
I get that part, but what doesn't feel right is how she still fooled Setzer, man is deaf lol.
I just realized that Celes throwing the flowers is foreshadowing her suicide from the cliff.
I felt like such a baby playing through this game myself. It's funny to see him, quite literally, react to this in the same way I did. I mean, I too was just jamming out to that heroic theme until those extra measures and little musical flares hit me. Never in a million years would I have guessed that Locke's heroic theme would bring me to tears. LoL that was this entire game for me. Nothing but manly tears and, it was great. ^_^
Thanks for uploading this. I missed the opera due to twitch acting up.
Feels good to know I'm not the only brought to tears playing this game, recently replayed it for the first time in 30 years.
Music is magical. Who ever doesn't at least include a quirky tune in their little indi game is missing out on so much atmosphere.
Terra theme is, awesome sounds like it's a orchestra live
We need a proper 2D/HD remake of this masterpiece.
Or a full 3D HD one, with the same spirit from the original game. I know that I sound sort of dumb, but this game deserve to be 3D with high quality cutscene.
No we don't, the game's fine as is.
Yes we do. It is not like the original one will be destroyed if they ever make a remake.
Nobuo is the GOAT of OST's
The music in the PR of every FF game goes hard as hell. Theme of love, battle on the big bridge, everything in FF6, it all works so well.
This game was the first FF game i ever played. It's definitely the one that pushed me to play the others, even though this one is the best of them all.
That opening when the lights of Narshe appear over the horizon gets me every time.
The music nerd in me knows these feels, nostalgia or not.
Edit: Well, lord, never thought the prelude at the end would actually break me. Well done, game 👏
i think many people already commented this and about this during the years (specially here on YT...), but Square put a freaking opera piece inside a JRPG!... they went nuts!...; but softened a lot of hearts along the way...; by doing it (by doing so)... risky genius move.
Ah yes, the best song in the game. All ofthem
I think I would have had the absolute same reactions as Jared if we ever got a Chrono Trigger Pixel Remaster
I really wish that opening segment of FF6 still had opening credits
Don't worry Jared! You're not the only one who cried!! FFVI will always be for me the game that shows that Final Fantasy is waaaaay more than "Pretty edgy boys with huge swords"... Still my favorite FF after all this time!
Nothing wrong with FF7 tbh :p i love both in different ways. FF6 was fantastic for sure, as is 7
Final Fantasy IV (or FFII when I first played it on the SNES) is still my favorite of the series, as it was the first FF game that I played (I did have a NES prior to that, but never did play Final Fantasy until much later) and while the gameplay had since been surpassed by other FF titles, the story was so amazing to me, so I have the most nostalgia for it. Having said that, Final Fantasy VI (III) is a very close second, and the gameplay was on another level yet again and the story and music are epic as well (Searching for Friends = best theme in the franchise, fight me). Still go back to it on occasion, and will definitely do a Pixel Remaster run on it eventually.
GOD DAMIT!! who the hell is peeling onions.
Forever Rachel makes me cry too.
I have never cried while playing this game, but I get it. There are so many great/sad moments in the game. The destruction of Cyan's castle. The train scene. The opera. Celes and Cid's final moments.
Celes and Cids final moments? You mean in the WoR? But you can save Cid if you only catch the fast fish on beach and feed them to him.
@@brudel001 Most people probably failed at that let's be real
One of the greatest openers in a video game.
4:14 this add to the music "hit" me too. Nice improvement! Same at 4:34 and 4:46. He's a music sensitive man, who went through nostalgic tunnel :D
Nobuo Uematsu hits and reflects with this song very well the inner struggles and feelings from terra
wow, Jared is really touched!
That intro, the fact they didn't have the credits scrolling confused a lot of new players of ff6 and didn't quite have the impact it did because it just didn't make sense to have that long intro otherwise
It's been interesting to see the response to these remasters now that they are all out. I recall when they were first announced the receptive seemed mostly negative. But once they actually came out the response became much softer and even positive is a lot of cases. Still waiting to see if they release for consoles myself.
The fact that these aren't on consoles is why the reaction was bad.
@@TheIllustriouBlueJay That's not how I recall it, I recall a lot of people saying they looked bad.
So many songs from each Final Fantasy can really touch your heart during those special moments, that’s the magic of Nobuo Uematsu! Same with Kingdom Hearts and Yoko Shimomura!
awesome man
Such sweet memories, a great game!
One of the best games ever made.
Just my opinion.
(deleted like 1240 words ) i feel with you .. its childhood ,, its . its amazing !
I started balling when the final fantasy main theme comes in at the end too
While the improved pixel art really is a sight to behold, I'm just sooo so so soooo glad they kept the actual feel of the old music when recording the new stuff. It really just hits.
For context about people in chat commenting on when Celes is singing. That bit is just brilliant. She's not an opera singer. She's a soldier and a general. I'm happy they didn't make her sound like an actual opera singer, it just works better!!
I get the motivation to make her sound imperfect, I like how much of the Buffy cast aren't great at singing because we get to hear their real voices in that episode. But Celes is supposed to be _convincing_ as an opera singer, good enough to fool someone who's seen the show enough to want to kidnap its star. I recommend looking up the video that has all the different languages of the opera, which kind of makes the English version sound like the worst one. It's fine as is, but if the performance was just great, there'd be nothing but praise. It's the only time we ever get to hear her voice, so I think taking artistic license to make the scene as good as it can be would yield a better final product than a hard commitment to realism.
FFVI is the GOAT
The music the first time you get the falcon hits so hard. Best song in the game
I grew up with ProJared, FF6 was always his favorite game. He would finish the game then start playing it again, and again. Where's Jared? In his room playing FF6.
No games will ever match final fantasy vi and chrono trigger
Projared is to FF6 what Maximilian is to FF7. Emotionally linked to their game so tightly they were brought to the point of tears on multiple occasions by their respective remakes/remasters.
A masterpiece
It tears me up too
He's so passionate 🖤
omg i need to stop waiting! getting this game today!
You know that's much we gave Square Enix so much like I wish they put them in Home console they did an amazing job with 1 through 6 and the music's are pretty amazing and the graphic
If there was on complaint I had, I wish the fonts were better.
The opening of FFVI always gets me good.
I’ve been crying many times too.
Terra's theme sounds like a Jazz number.
Nostalgia is powerful. Also dude please add links to his RUclips/Twitch in your description. Add credit where credit is due. Its his reactions that is making this video popular ok?
I actually have pretty much the same reaction, this game means so much to me