Things get plenty more interesting after the introductory hours, but even from the beginning, thereвЂ™s plenty of excitement. Oh crap, sounds like itвЂ™s time to save the world from trouble again! Now, an empire (led by one вЂњGestahlвЂќ) has risen, and they plan on using that same power from the War of the Magi to take over the world. This alone keeps the вЂњstoryвЂќ grade high!Д«ut what of the actual plot, and what of character development? IвЂ™m tempted to just say, вЂњif you donвЂ™t know by now, get with the program!вЂќ But IвЂ™ll give the basic rundown: 1000 years ago, a big war (вЂњWar of the MagiвЂќ) destroyed civilization and left the magical beings called вЂњEspersвЂќ with no choice but to seal themselves away from greedy humans. I was so absolutely thrilled to experience this game in a way that was much more fulfilling than the SNES version.

Slattery and his co-workers on this project. If you couldnвЂ™t tell by now, I have nothing but praise for Mr. What I have mentioned so far are but a few of many revisions made to give English-speaking gamers a more accurate picture, but not totally destroying the gameвЂ™s вЂњfeelвЂќ for those who had played the older translation. Now, the censorship is done away with, and we see what we were originally supposed to see. In the old, Woolseyan version, this entire scene was censored by having Edgar say a bunch of nonsense to fill the text box. One scene, in particular, involved Edgar making a pass at Relm and then, after discovering her age (ten), chiding himself for flirting with every female he comes across and warning himself to be more careful. In the same way that FFIV Advance kept classic lines such as вЂњyou spoony bard!вЂќ despite their general inconsistency with the Japanese script, so too did Slattery and others keep some fan-favorite lines to keep the вЂњdynamic translationвЂќ alive, but still fix up a lot of the problems from the Woolsey days. The script is relatively short compared to some of todayвЂ™s larger RPGs (including higher-numbered FF installments), but what Slattery did with this script is truly a work of art.

The true work came with the gameвЂ™s script. вЂ“ One of the strongest magic spells, once known as вЂњMerton,вЂќ is now appropriately called вЂњMeltdownвЂќ (this may be one of WoolseyвЂ™s most shameful mistakes)ДЄ list of names, tedious as it may have been, is just one facet of the work of translation done by the new team. вЂ“ Another Esper, вЂњStarlet,вЂќ is now listed as вЂњLakshmiвЂќ вЂ“ The Esper вЂњTritochвЂќ regains its original, lengthy name of вЂњValigarmandaвЂќ вЂ“ The вЂњAtmaвЂќ weapon is now correctly entitled вЂњUltimaвЂќ weapon However, fixes were made across the board to items, towns, enemies, and Espers. Female protagonist вЂњTerra,вЂќ in Japan, is actually вЂњTina.вЂќ вЂњCyanвЂќ is more along the lines of вЂњCheyenne,вЂќ and вЂњSabinвЂќ is supposed to be вЂњMash,вЂќ a much more fitting name for his character! Recognizing the gameвЂ™s fanbase and the number of people who would be re-experiencing the game rather than playing it for the first time, the spelling of character names remained the same. In particular, I am referring to character names. The new translator, Tom Slattery (along with help from some other localization experts), made much needed revisions however, rather than just starting from scrap, Slattery and crew made the difficult choice to keep some of the gameвЂ™s inaccuracies intact for the US audience. Hardcore FF fans know and loathe the name вЂњTed Woolsey,вЂќ the man responsible for the first translation (when the game was released as вЂњFinal Fantasy IIIвЂќ in the US on Super Nintendo). ThereвЂ™s no question that the greatest improvement for the US audience is FFVI AdvanceвЂ™s all-new translation. IвЂ™m not here to perpetuate those arguments, however IвЂ™m here to rate this game for what it is, along with what new things have been brought to the table in the port. Generally, when arguing over a вЂњbestвЂќ Final Fantasy, top contenders include VI, which ended the Nintendo era, and VII, which began the Sony era. Nintendo has been touting the latest port of Final Fantasy VI (for their GBA handheld) as the вЂњdefinitive Final Fantasy experience.вЂќ Many a petty flame war has started since the invention of the Internet and message boards over just this topic.

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