A party can consist of up to four characters, though some events require the player to assemble three different parties of up to four and switch between them. The game gives players up to fourteen playable characters, the largest cast in the series, and features the Active Time Battle pseudo-turn based menu command system.

The Returners seek magical power to fight the Empire on equal terms, and an amnesiac former imperial soldier, Terra Branford, proves key to both sides for understanding magic and espers. The Empire has acquired great power by experimenting on captured espers, magical creatures of legend. It was the final title in the series to feature two-dimensional graphics, and the second story after Final Fantasy II that did not revolve around crystals.įinal Fantasy VI focuses on a conflict between the Gestahlian Empire conquering the world and a rebel faction opposed to them known as the Returners, taking place in a fantasy steampunk-style world. It was co-directed by Yoshinori Kitase and Hiroyuki Itou, taking over from Hironobu Sakaguchi, with Nobuo Uematsu composing the score and Yoshitaka Amano providing image design.

Later, it was re-released worldwide as Final Fantasy VI for the PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, iOS, Android, and Microsoft Windows platforms, with re-releases making changes including modified graphics and additional content. It was released in April 1994 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan, and released as Final Fantasy III in North America in October 1994 (with alterations made due to Nintendo of America's guidelines at the time). Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, Super NES Classic Edition, iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switchįinal Fantasy VI is the sixth main installment in the Final Fantasy series, developed and published by Squaresoft.

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