This ensemble is emotionally anchored by Terra and Celes, two women whose lives have arguably been most impacted by the Empire.

The cast includes a pair of wildly different royal twins, a deadly assassin, and a bereft samurai. From there Terra and her growing group of allies work to prevent the Empire from destroying the balance of the world. In Narshe, Terra has a reaction to the Esper that frees her from captivity and joins with Locke, a treasure hunter and member of rebel faction the Returners, to take down the Empire. The story has players start as Terra, a brainwashed agent of the Empire who is sent to the mining town of Narshe in order to retrieve a frozen Esper (a magical being from another realm), which has been unearthed in the mines. Featuring tweaked graphics, improved map functions, and an updated soundtrack, Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster finally delivers the definitive version of a classic title through an experience that not only capitalizes on nostalgia, but looks, plays, and feels like revisiting a memory of an old favorite.įinal Fantasy VI stars over a dozen characters set in a fantasy steampunk setting that effortlessly blends science fiction and high fantasy with a fast-paced story that leaves players breathless. Remakes are not the goal with this series instead, it appears Square Enix wants to take players on a stroll down memory lane. With its Pixel Remaster series, Square Enix attempts to deliver the experience of the 8- and 16-bit era Final Fantasy games with marginal refinements.

Clothes don’t fit like they used to, and favorite intellectual properties have been cynically rebooted or remade endlessly with diminishing returns.

Our memories of these cherished experiences grow stronger with time, even if things never quite hit the same as we remember. It can manifest as you fold an old sweatshirt from college or come across a favorite book, tucked away on a shelf.

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