Final fantasy 6 Snes / Playstation

final-fantasy-6version differences

I've never really played Final Fantasy VI. I've tried a few times, but never cleared it entirely.

I'm a big RPG fan, and I want to make sure I get the best out of my first playthrough. I've just never given this game a chance.

I bought it on the SNES and then realised it was released on Playstation afterwards.

Except for the cutscenes that look amazing on the playstation, are there any big differences I should be aware of before choosing ?

I don't want opinions because this is not a shopping question.

I want to know if a version has differences that alters the gameplay in anyway making it the cheap version (just like the PC version of Final Fantasy VII which was full of bugs and with disaster music).

So. Are there any real differences I should be aware of ?

Best Answer

From Wikipedia

Final Fantasy VI's PlayStation re-release is very similar to the original Japanese release as seen on the Super Famicom. With the exception of the addition of two full motion video opening and ending sequences and new effects used for the start and end of battles, the graphics, music and sound are left unchanged from the original version. The only notable changes to gameplay (in addition to loading times not present in the cartridge versions) involve the correction of a few software bugs from the original and the addition of a new "memo save" feature, allowing players to quickly save their progress to the PlayStation's RAM.

(Emphasis mine)

So to summarize, the "game changing" differences are:

  • PS version has loading time which weren't present on the SNES version.
  • PS version has some bug fixes.
  • PS version add a "quick save" feature (I assume it means making a temporary save to the RAM rather than to the memory card).
Related Topic