i meant to close the year with this, but i ended up starting the year with it. a few years ago i started the old, horrible looking mobile version and dropped it at the floating continent. i was waiting for the pixel remasters to hit ps4 and when they announced a spring 2023 release date i decided i couldn't wait any longer. i almost downloaded and resumed the moblie version, but ended up starting fresh emulating the original snes version on my psp, which was a better choice. it's incredible to finally beat this and i feel it's as good as ppl say. imo most final fantasy games are beautiful breathtaking messes, and though there's stuff here that's only partially sketched in, FFVI might be the most cohesive of the series. great characters and hard hitting plot beats. comedic, romantic, operatic. i loved this.