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Fans should also check out the Brave New World mod for the game (excellent changes to combat and gameplay, plus tons of minor tweaks and improvements) and the T

Fans should also check out the Brave New World mod for the game (excellent changes to combat and gameplay, plus tons of minor tweaks and improvements) and the T edition (massive Japanese expansion that was recently released in English).

arrosenberg 5y ago
It never occurred to me to look for modded versions of these games (though I'm aware that there are a ton of Pokemon mods). Thanks for sharing those specific ones, at some point I'll get the itch to play FF6 again and try one of those.
andrewclunn 5y ago
If we're recommending the best alternative hacks, my favored FF6 one is Final Fantasy 6: Divergent Paths http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5997/ http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5997/ And for other Super Nintendo greats: Super Metroid Turbo! http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4778/ http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4778/ Chrono Trigger + http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3691/ http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3691/ Zelda Randomizer https://alttpr.com/en https://alttpr.com/en
- 0xcde4c3db 5y ago
  > Zelda Randomizer https://alttpr.com/en https://alttpr.com/en Not to mention the mindblowing Super Metroid / A Link to the Past Crossover Randomizer [1], which had a race at SGDQ 2019 [2]. [1] https://samus.link/ https://samus.link/ [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uujsW7yFkZU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uujsW7yFkZU
  - JoshTriplett 5y ago
    Yeah, randomizers are awesome. There's also Super Metroid Redesign, which changes the feel of the game substantially, with an entirely different map, different feel to the exploration, and different challenges. I'd recommend that one as well.
  - brainbag 5y ago
    The announcers/narrators/players are unusually entertaining and I laughed quite a bit in the first 15 minutes. Thanks for sharing.
- aquova 5y ago
  I'm a big Chrono Trigger fan but I haven't tried any mods. Are there any others that are recommended? I know there are some that function more as sequels, but I don't know how good they are.
  - jbay808 5y ago
    As a fellow Chrono Trigger fan, I strongly recommend Crimson Echoes. It's a sequel, astonishingly well written, fun, and decently challenging. Clearly a project that was put together with love and attention.
usea 5y ago
I bought ff6 when it was released for the snes and I've played through it many dozens of times over the years. My last two playthroughs were with the Brave New World mod, and it's truly fantastic. It's become my favorite way to play the game, and I don't plan on going back to the vanilla game anytime soon.
vmception 5y ago
what in the world, I like FF6’s impact the most: truly sinister and relentless villian and coherent storyline, something 7 franchise lacks despite being so entertaining and interesting in other ways but how many people are in this romhacking variant community? I wanted to enjoy FF6 again, and am enticed by a better even more coherent story and stuff, but I know I dont have the patience for that turn based format anymore. when i played it originally - on emulator 20 years ago - I still held the fast forward key most of the time, but now I can only do action RPG. The Mana series and Tales series is fine though.
- andruc 5y ago
  Play Brave New World then. It has ten years of development and has reworked the entire game to require thoughtful strategy to get you through.
  - 3np 5y ago
    I just spent a couple of hours with it (first time replaying since childhood) and decided it's not for me, will be trying the OP instead. While the gameplay changes are overall interesting, fun and welcome (save for not being able to steal from animals), the script is not for me (purely subjective but IMO too much fourth-wall-breaking and lame meme references, and the vibe is more of a loose having-fun-fanslation with lack of depth). While I'm fairly picky with tone and dialogue I still have some nostalgia for the TW translation. Still, I'm super impressed with the work and care that's gone into it overall, which is immediately apparent just from reading the readme. I think it's more targeted for those who have already played through the original at least once fairly recently, not for properly experiencing the original story in isolation. Reading about the T edition it seems it's also something best experienced after having completed vanilla first.
aceazzameen 5y ago
Which do you recommend more? Brave New World or the T edition?
- standardUser 5y ago
  I haven't played T edition (but know a lot about it from a Facebook group I'm in). I'm eager to play it, but the changes are vast and varied. BNW I have played through twice. It mostly stays true to the original but makes significant changes to combat and character building that I think make the game far more challenging and engaging.

arrosenberg 5y ago

It never occurred to me to look for modded versions of these games (though I'm aware that there are a ton of Pokemon mods). Thanks for sharing those specific ones, at some point I'll get the itch to play FF6 again and try one of those.

andrewclunn 5y ago

If we're recommending the best alternative hacks, my favored FF6 one is Final Fantasy 6: Divergent Paths http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5997/ http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5997/ And for other Super Nintendo greats: Super Metroid Turbo! http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4778/ http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4778/ Chrono Trigger + http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3691/ http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3691/ Zelda Randomizer https://alttpr.com/en https://alttpr.com/en

0xcde4c3db 5y ago
> Zelda Randomizer https://alttpr.com/en https://alttpr.com/en Not to mention the mindblowing Super Metroid / A Link to the Past Crossover Randomizer [1], which had a race at SGDQ 2019 [2]. [1] https://samus.link/ https://samus.link/ [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uujsW7yFkZU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uujsW7yFkZU
- JoshTriplett 5y ago
  Yeah, randomizers are awesome. There's also Super Metroid Redesign, which changes the feel of the game substantially, with an entirely different map, different feel to the exploration, and different challenges. I'd recommend that one as well.
- brainbag 5y ago
  The announcers/narrators/players are unusually entertaining and I laughed quite a bit in the first 15 minutes. Thanks for sharing.
aquova 5y ago
I'm a big Chrono Trigger fan but I haven't tried any mods. Are there any others that are recommended? I know there are some that function more as sequels, but I don't know how good they are.
- jbay808 5y ago
  As a fellow Chrono Trigger fan, I strongly recommend Crimson Echoes. It's a sequel, astonishingly well written, fun, and decently challenging. Clearly a project that was put together with love and attention.

usea 5y ago

I bought ff6 when it was released for the snes and I've played through it many dozens of times over the years. My last two playthroughs were with the Brave New World mod, and it's truly fantastic. It's become my favorite way to play the game, and I don't plan on going back to the vanilla game anytime soon.

vmception 5y ago

what in the world, I like FF6’s impact the most: truly sinister and relentless villian and coherent storyline, something 7 franchise lacks despite being so entertaining and interesting in other ways but how many people are in this romhacking variant community? I wanted to enjoy FF6 again, and am enticed by a better even more coherent story and stuff, but I know I dont have the patience for that turn based format anymore. when i played it originally - on emulator 20 years ago - I still held the fast forward key most of the time, but now I can only do action RPG. The Mana series and Tales series is fine though.

andruc 5y ago
Play Brave New World then. It has ten years of development and has reworked the entire game to require thoughtful strategy to get you through.
- 3np 5y ago
  I just spent a couple of hours with it (first time replaying since childhood) and decided it's not for me, will be trying the OP instead. While the gameplay changes are overall interesting, fun and welcome (save for not being able to steal from animals), the script is not for me (purely subjective but IMO too much fourth-wall-breaking and lame meme references, and the vibe is more of a loose having-fun-fanslation with lack of depth). While I'm fairly picky with tone and dialogue I still have some nostalgia for the TW translation. Still, I'm super impressed with the work and care that's gone into it overall, which is immediately apparent just from reading the readme. I think it's more targeted for those who have already played through the original at least once fairly recently, not for properly experiencing the original story in isolation. Reading about the T edition it seems it's also something best experienced after having completed vanilla first.

aceazzameen 5y ago

Which do you recommend more? Brave New World or the T edition?

standardUser 5y ago
I haven't played T edition (but know a lot about it from a Facebook group I'm in). I'm eager to play it, but the changes are vast and varied. BNW I have played through twice. It mostly stays true to the original but makes significant changes to combat and character building that I think make the game far more challenging and engaging.