Editing Final Fantasy VI (section)

===Retrospective===
''Final Fantasy Collection'' received 54 out of 60 points from ''[[Famitsu|Weekly Famitsu]]'', scored by a panel of six reviewers.<ref name="Prerelease" /> ''[[IGN]]'' described the graphics of the PlayStation re-release as "beautiful and stunning", reflecting that, at the time of its release, "''Final Fantasy III''... represented everything an RPG should be", inspiring statistic growth systems that would later influence titles like ''[[Wild Arms]]'' and ''[[Suikoden]]''. Moreover, they praised its gameplay and storyline, claiming that these aspects took "all... preceding RPG concepts and either came up with something completely new or refined them enough to make them its own", creating an atmosphere in which "[players] won't find it difficult to get past the simplistic graphics or seemingly out-dated gameplay conventions and become involved".<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|author=Reyes, Francesca |title=Final Fantasy Anthology |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/10/08/final-fantasy-anthology |website=IGN |date=October 8, 1999 |access-date=2006-06-19 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203052737/http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/10/08/final-fantasy-anthology |archive-date=2012-12-03}}</ref> RPGamer gave a perfect rating to both the original game and its PlayStation re-release, citing its gameplay as "self-explanatory enough that most any player could pick up the game and customize their characters' equipment", while praising its music as "a 16-bit masterpiece".<ref name="rpgamer">{{cite web |author=Alley, Jake |title=Final Fantasy VI—Review |url=http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ff6/reviews/ff6strev2.html |publisher=RPGamer |access-date=2006-07-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927202623/http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ff6/reviews/ff6strev2.html |archive-date=2007-09-27}}</ref><ref name="rpgamer2">{{cite web |author=Lewis, Zachary |title=Final Fantasy VI—Retroview |url=http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ff6/reviews/ff6strev1.html |publisher=RPGamer |access-date=2006-07-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930023601/http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ff6/reviews/ff6strev1.html |archive-date=2007-09-30}}</ref> Joe Juba of ''[[Game Informer]]'' called the split between the World of Balance and World of Ruin one of the game's distinguishing features, citing its non-linear, freeform nature, a contrast to the standard linear gameplay of the first half. Calling it a "pioneering approach" to wander the land reassembling your former team, he noted that it made the narrative "largely player-driven", calling it part of the basic structure that would later be used by [[open world games]].<ref name="WorldofRuin" />

The game's release for the Game Boy Advance also garnered praise. the Game Boy Advance re-release was named eighth best Game Boy Advance game of all time in IGN's feature reflecting on the Game Boy Advance's long lifespan.<ref name="8th">{{cite web|author=Harris, Craig |date=2007-03-16 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/03/17/top-25-game-boy-advance-games-of-all-time?page=4 |title=Top 25 Game Boy Advance Games of All Time |website=IGN |access-date=2007-03-18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907055311/http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/03/17/top-25-game-boy-advance-games-of-all-time?page=4 |archive-date=2012-09-07}}</ref> ''[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]'' ranked the GBA version of the game 32nd on a list of greatest Nintendo games in 2009.<ref>{{cite web | author=East, Tom | date=February 24, 2009 | title=100 Best Nintendo Games: Part 4 | url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=7276 | work=[[Official Nintendo Magazine]] | publisher=[[Future plc]] | access-date=September 9, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226213643/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=7276 | archive-date=February 26, 2009 | url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Final Fantasy VI'' is often regarded as one of the best titles in the series and one of the best role-playing video games ever created according to multiple websites.<ref name="ign">{{cite web |title=IGN's top 100 games of all time |url=http://top100.ign.com/2005/021-030.html |website=IGN |access-date=2014-04-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050802003742/http://top100.ign.com/2005/021-030.html |archive-date=2005-08-02}}</ref><ref name="nintendopower5">{{cite book | title=NP Top 200 | publisher=[[Nintendo Power]] 200 | pages=58–66 | date=February 2006}}</ref> Readers of the Japanese magazine ''[[Famitsu]]'' voted it as the 25th best game of all time.<ref name="famitsureaders">{{cite web|author=Campbell, Colin |year=2006 |title=Japan Votes on All Time Top 100 |url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/japan-votes-all-time-top-100/ |publisher=[[Next Generation Magazine]] |access-date=2006-03-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723051728/http://www.edge-online.com/features/japan-votes-all-time-top-100 |archive-date=July 23, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://games.ign.com/halloffame/final-fantasy-iii.html |title=The Video Game Hall of Fame – Final Fantasy III (US)|website=IGN|access-date=2014-04-28|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104120349/http://games.ign.com/halloffame/final-fantasy-iii.html|archive-date=2013-11-04}}</ref><ref name="Final Fantasy VI—#1 RPG">{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/top/rpgs/1|title=Top 100 RPGs of All Time|date=2011-06-22|website=IGN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622235701/http://www.ign.com/top/rpgs/1|archive-date=2013-06-22|url-status=live|access-date=2018-02-02}}</ref> In an updated version of the "Top 100" list in 2007, ''IGN'' ranked ''Final Fantasy VI'' as the ninth top game of all time, above all other ''Final Fantasy'' games in the series. They continued to cite the game's character development, and especially noted Kefka as one of the most memorable villains in RPG history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_9.html |title=IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time |year=2007 |website=IGN |access-date=2014-04-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512232355/http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_9.html |archive-date=2014-05-12}}</ref><ref name="gi_best">{{cite magazine|author=The ''Game Informer'' staff|title=The Top 200 Games of All Time|pages=44–79|issue=200|date=December 2009|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|issn=1067-6392|oclc=27315596}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Game Informer's Top 100 Games of All Time (Circa Issue 100) |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/11/16/game-informer-s-top-100-games-of-all-time-circa-issue-100.aspx |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |last=Cork |first=Jeff |date=2009-11-16 |access-date=2013-12-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219152324/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/11/16/game-informer-s-top-100-games-of-all-time-circa-issue-100.aspx |archive-date=2016-02-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/best-snes-games-all-time/ |title=Best SNES games |publisher=GamesRadar |date=2014-05-09 |access-date=2014-05-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502231234/http://www.gamesradar.com/best-snes-games-all-time/ |archive-date=May 2, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-rpgs/2 |title=Top 100 RPGs of All Time |website=IGN |date=2017-05-01 |access-date=May 14, 2017 |archive-date=May 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511151251/http://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-rpgs/2 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Nintendo Power'' listed the ending to ''Final Fantasy VI'' as one of the best finales, citing the narrative and cast variety.<ref>{{cite book |title=Nintendo Power 250th issue! |year=2010 |publisher=[[Future US]] |location=[[South San Francisco, California]] |page=49}}</ref> Time Extension included the game on their "Best JRPGs of All Time" list.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bell |first1=Lowell |title=Best JRPGs Of All Time |url=https://www.timeextension.com/guides/best-jrpgs-of-all-time |website=Time Extension |publisher=Hookshot Media |access-date=25 February 2023 |date=25 February 2023 |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921031638/https://www.timeextension.com/guides/best-jrpgs-of-all-time |url-status=live }}</ref>