It still feels weird to pay for a mobile game, but I went ahead and splurged. Final Fantasy VI is one of my favorite games, and this is a fine port. The quality of life improvements like autobattle and the ability to quick save any time were very welcome, but best of all was the gorgeous remaster of the soundtrack, including real vocals in the opera scene. So cool.

I do have a few minor critiques. The first I think is just an iOS thing, but if you minimize the game and open another app the game will stop and you'll have to reload. This is a bummer for RPGs, where you often want or need to consult a walkthrough. Second, the font is ugly (which is forgivable) and tiny (which is a bigger issue due to accessibility and just the fact that phone screens are already small). Third, Gau's Rage ability didn't work with autobattle. Finally, the game didn't include any of the GBA add-ons. I've never played this version so I didn't miss it too much, but it still would've been nice to have.

But, as I said, minor issues. Overall, this game holds up really well and hits different post-Covid and post-Trump. I hope FF6 gets a FF7-style remake down the road.