Final Fantasy VI is an incredible role-playing game - one of the best in the series, as far as we're concerned - but a lot of the time, it gets pushed aside in favour of the 3D titles that succeeded it. Square Enix hasn't completely forgotten about Terra and her 2D adventure, however, as Final Fantasy VII Remake producer Yoshinori Kitase admits that the development team has at least considered a remake of the classic release.
In an interview with Famitsu - translated by Gematsu - Kitase is jokingly asked to remake Final Fantasy VI, to which he responds: "Right now, we're working on Final Fantasy VII… The staff within the company are also saying it [that they want a remake of Final Fantasy VI], but it continues to be put off." Interesting.
Obviously, a remake of Final Fantasy VI would require a lot of work - especially if it was going to make the jump to 3D. Honestly, though, we'd probably take some sort of remaster if it ever cropped up - provided it didn't take Square Enix approximately five years to produce.
Would you like to see Final Fantasy VI make a return? Rattle off about espers and all that in the comments section below.
[source gematsu.com]
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Sure, why not? If it's done well then I'd play it.
oh hell yes - Kefka in HD? Im down
Not really Need a 3D Remake - an updated Version of the original for the PS4 would be great enough
forget the remakes for now and if you want to revisit classic FF games gives us some sequels and expand the stories such as a sequel to FFVIII or FFIX
I'm all in, as long as they don't use the same look as FF15.
I'd love them to conjure up an art style for it that closely mimics Amano's illustrations.
A man can dream, I guess
Did you really have to put this horrid Android/iOS version there? My eyes bleed a little every time I see it.
Yeah c'mon those remade sprites are awful
@kyleforrester87 @fchinaski Try finding a good sized picture of the original or the PSone port - it's near impossible. I can only apologise, though, because it really is fugly.
@ShogunRok
Yes. Please give us this instead of 7
@ShogunRok There you go:
This should have been the one redone instead of the snore fest that is FFVII. This is the best FF game and it is quite surprising that it has never got a remaster.
@fchinaski High quality but the size isn't right - we generally go by 1920 x 1080 and similar measurements so it spans the page correctly. Anything too tall and it'll squash the text too far down. Plus, I wanted that recognisable opening scene on the cliff - even if it is all horrible and smooth.
@Tasuki Your dislike for FF7 is so cool.
FF6 is a pretty good game, I'd play a remake for sure. Can't say I enjoyed it more than some of the PS era instalments, though.
@ShogunRok Remake it pixel by pixel in paint then. Come on do we have to come up with all the answers???
@kyleforrester87 I'm never covering FFVI again.
Considering what they did to the phone ports and then ported that.... thing to Steam, i'd rather they don't touch FF6 at all.
And just release the Snes game in an emulation wrapper,
that will do fine.
I'd love a remake. was hoping they'd do 5 as well after the excellent remakes of 3 and 4 on DS.
Just don't release the awful iPhone version. Horrible graphics
Definitely need a remake of this one!
Don't need a remake. Just give us a SNES Mini Classic.
It needs a remaster now, its too difficult going back to the older games without the nostalgia, especially on console.
Love to see it spruced up and released, so, not that arsed about a remake.
Would a release of 1-6 on one disc be feasible? Would love that.
@NintendoFan4Lyf I hope they go to town with it. It's a remake, keep the general beats of the story the same, otherwise go mad I say. The original is always gunna be there.
Just remake it with world of final fantasy engine, there's no need to fully remake it like ff7.
Would love a full blown remake of this game or just a remastered version.As much as I loved VII,this was my favourite FF by far.
@wiiware FF7 is being remade with the Unreal engine so.. same difference no? lol
Final Fantasy VI remade in 3D on the Nintendo Switch? Yes please!
After what we've seen of the Final Fantasy VII remake I can't wait for them to not remake Final Fantasy VI.
This is one of my favorite FF games. I think the best way they could get it out this lifetime and still be a great idea is to do a 2d remake in the vein of Project Octopath Traveler. Keep it 2d but use modern standards of lighting, dimension, etc. I would love that. Remaking it in 3d would take WAY too long.
I'd just take the original VI to be honest, actually how about I-VI and VIII and IX whilst we're at it
Just port the original (not the mobile version, thanks) with 16:9, HDTV support and trophies. Th game is nearly perfect...not much you can improve. And being 2D, it aged WAY better than VII did.
I've also been wanting to play VI. More than VII & IX, really. Dunno about a remake, but an enhanced port would be nice.
@kyleforrester87 I mean the style, chibi character, turn-based combat and simple background rather than realistic one like ff7 remake. I don't know world of final fantasy is using unreal, man that engine is super flexible, from gear of war to guilty gear xrd to woff and ff7 remake, it can do anything.
I'd love to see a smaller budget remake with the engine they used for BD. I'd snap that up in a minute.
Can they even be trusted to make a good remake? Final Fantasy has been garbage lately.
Well i would love to see that why cant they make a 2D game without highend sprites like Odin Sphere or Grand kingdom, Dragons Crown.
If they would actually keep it as an RPG and not try to turn it into some haphazard action game and break it into episodic format, then I would be all for it.
If leaving a comment will actually get back to the makers...Heck yeah, FF3/SNES was awesome, they should've remade this one instead, FFVI and Secret of Mana were their best... Remake them both or either one please.
I would absolutely love a FFVI remake! This is one of the most memorable, incredible RPGs ever. Greatest. Music. Ever. Some of the most fun I've ever had. I still go back and replay every few years at a minimum because it's such a nostalgic game.
Just listen to this guy's guitar version of Terra's Awakening song and tell me you don't get goosebumps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6-uTmIgeP8
or this: Cyan's theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI0Xb4_3HEM
If the art style looked a little like this, it would be awesome. https://saprophilous.deviantart.com/art/Sabin-FF6-413101811
It's not Amano's work, but it's similar and very good, imo.
It would be lovely but really time consuming - Still my favourite FF
You see that Secret of Mana remake? Thats what FFVI remake will look like!
I would absolutely love a remake of FF6. In fact I would love a remake of FF6, the upcoming 7 and of FF8 but with one caveat. That the player has a choice at the start menu to play the games in modern real time or turn based like the originals! Quite frankly in FF13 and FF15 I could not follow, more than half the time, what was going on in the fights and found myself just doing an X fest.
FF6 to me embodied the true essence of an RPG. It contained not just a wide open world map with many secrets and characters but also a second world map to search through in the post apocalyptic event that held it's own secret characters and completely changed landscape. Not to mention an albeit small but different dimension to search through. It also contained character development or backstory for nearly all of the playable characters through out the game to include an emotional backstory to the espers themselves... Something not even FF7 has!
Anyways I just wish we could choose between turn based and real time rather than it being decided for us!
On a separate note, I really wish they would purchase the rights to Phantasy Star and remake 1, 2, 3, and 4!!! There is another amazing classic RPG with multiple worlds and I would argue a closer resemblance to present day thought of tech with it's climate control systems concepts!
@eltomo I would love a 2D Final Fantasy 6 with sprites made by Vanillaware.
@boricuamil11 How about like the Legend of Dragoon where you have to press on the right time to do extra damage. Plus if you ever get the chance try Koudelka from the PS1 try it. Or the remaster from Valkyria Chronicles on the PS4 it has a fantastic story its no RPG though.
Final Fantasy VI - II would be best. Same world with same towns, maybe expanded a bit, completely brought to life in 3d. A new war, a new threat, a new antagonist.
YES I played FFVI or 3 for SNES constantly loved it, I hope they remake it, same characters and story line. For XBOX one as well as PS4
FFVI is the best Final Fantasy game that I have played and possibly the best video game I have ever played. I've played them all with exception of 14. I would love to see Square Enix remake it in 3D.
Do it Octopath Traveler style!
I am an esper in real life and for sooooo long I have yearned to be three dimensional.. Tis a positive yes please
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