@BluBoulzor not to say i'm one of those kids who wants to jerk Sephiroth off but if you play the other games surrounding FF7, watch the movie, and read up a little about it, there's more to Sephiroth than you think. I will agree he isn't the greatest villian tho, Kefka certainly takes the cake on that.
I don't mean to try to offend anybody's opinion, but I feel like Square still puts out good stuff. And I gotta say, I couldn't think of anybody who could fit the Final Fantasy series but Masashi, if Nobuo isn't doing the music. Hamauzu-san made some of the best music in the series on XIII. If you really look at it without the bias I think a lot of us may naturally have, his music is truly breathtaking and refreshing. I mean, Square has had a few misses lately, but they're far from washed up imo.
How can people call FFVI terrible? Or FFVII gay? Both games are incredible. I understand having favorites but why does there have to be a war over it? And no, I don't expect it to stop. I just wanna know if anyone can offer a good, NON-OPINIONATED, reason for there to be this big FF6 STINKS, FF7'S GAY! thing going on. Then again, maybe it's just cus' some people don't have a purpose unless they can hate something? What do you think? And feel free to troll, I won't answer back.
@rainandmoonlight People who want to feel special and unique hate popular things. It's a way to separate themselves from the "mindless crowd." But all they're doing is denying themselves a fun experience.
It's just two people screaming "my tastes are better than your tastes!" at each other. Ignore it.
@PeanutButterGoodness Thanks You're right, and I usually do try to ignore it, but sometimes I just get a little too much pressure built up and gotta vent, ya know? :)
@PeanutButterGoodness FF6 is awesome and FF7 sucks. The reason why ? It has nothing to do with the game. The game is decent. It's because the fanboys of that game are the worst of the universe. Even WoW and DotA fanboys have nothing on FF7 fanboys. They're all over Sephiroth who is one of the worst villain in any video games ever. The dude is getting controlled by his mum and half the game it's not even him it's fucking Genova who does bad shit. Plus it's 3d. Yuck.
@danielstipp misplaced comment, making those comments is when you compare shitty things to Twilight. Why the fuck do you compare an epic masterpiece like FF6 to Twilight?
The phoenix scene where it grants locke one final time to talk to rachel was truly epic..not even aeris being stabbed 7 times by sephiroth could be at par with it.. I mean...WHo would not want to have one final time with a dying flame? or anyone you love who is at their deathbed for that matter..? I would search the ends of the earth for such an artifact if it could grant me closure...
I remember when I was a kid, I always thought it was the battle songs and things like Devil's Lab (more action packed-stuff) that were OMG AWESOME (and, they are awesome). Listening through the soundtrack this many years on, though, the songs that stick with me the most from that game are the emotional ones: this, Relm's Theme, and the Aria. It's just an amazing soundtrack; arguably the best ever.
J'ai beaucoup plus développé mon anglais scolaire en jouant à ce jeu ( seulement en anglais sur ps1) qu' en allant en cours. J'me vois encore avec mon bescherelle d'anglais à traduire toutes les phrases pour bien comprendre la trame . Et ça en vallait la peine ! Grand jeu , grandes musiques qui me marqueront à vie.
@Farentir Final fantasy 4 may have not been as awesome in terms of storyline compared to FF6..but IT sure did open the eyes of MANY people to the world of FINAL FANTASY and many such other RPG's out there...so yes FF4 IS important and has it's place in history. awesome game..
Yes... One of the most memorable and most beautiful song in FF history. At least for me. Uematsu's best work was in this game. This is the best RPG game I have ever played. And, holy shit how beautiful this song is. This song makes me almost cry, it's so great and epic. Square... good times.
@Clouds095 I also find this song sad... but even though it's the common opinion, I somehow find Celes' theme sadder. But maybe it's because of the occasion where it plays.
Wow and I just finished listening to All that remains and now I'm listening to this song? Is it a bit wrong? :P. Naah This song I can listen at anytime. Very good song.
@Rusher4444 lol dude i just went from slayer, sepultura, death, possessed, dark angel and many fast songs from 240-300 bpm about death and then out of nowhere i come to here. thats the amazing magic of nubuo uematsu's music for games. other than heavy metal, i enjoy listening to uematsu's work. about 80% of all final fantasy songs i listen to all soundtracks of ff2,4,6,7 and all of them i like, best ff soundtrack constructed in my opinion.
@cmsasuke17 Yep. Absolutely right. My fav FF soundtracks are on FF2. FF4. FF5 and FF6. And I think Nobuo Uematsu's best work was on this game. Ever since I have played this game the first time. This song has been in my memory my whole life (including some other songs from this game) Too bad he doesn't make songs for the FF series anymore... As long as I enjoyed FFXIII and it's songs, These were the best FF games, and the music was just the best... FF isn't like what it was before...
I liked FF1-12, Enix game included. FF13 only a slight let down to me. But I don't think we will ever see a character driven game like FF6 again. That is to say, not by any company. This game is a master piece. We haven't seen a 3d adventure game surpass Ocarina of Time, and we haven't seen such amazing characters as FF6. Hard to make a master piece twice.
i miss this. such a great game, and they will never remake it because square doesnt know how to make good games anymore. this and many others will forever be loved classics.
Well this is strange. I'm writing a story and the quietest character is having a piece of his background shown, where his dad and brother are killed, and his mom, sister, and two little cousins get raped. And it's the anniversary, so he's remembering it all. This song totally fits it. And I've never even played this game, it's just in a music playlist I'm listening to to motivate myself. That's... kinda weird.
its soundtracks like this that help make some old school games memberable. the music it self can tell a story of its own. I remember when i heard this theme for the first time, i was touched and i can't say that about many games at all. FF6 is on of my all time favorite games
Goddamn, you know a game was brilliant with excellent music when it still makes you cry. This and Secret of Mana's banishment-talking-about-hero's-mother theme rate highest in all time sad RPG songs. Just how the strings enter at about a minute ... man. Poor Rachel ... name of my first ever girlfriend, too, hehe.
@kizzatta Well, I didn't like VIII that much since everyone except Squall did crap damage, and X was one of the best ones IMO. XIII wasn't as bad as everyone made it out to be.
Locke had been searching the entire game (and part of his life) for some way to make things right. Even with the world ending, he searches to rectify a wrong with his first love. If this isn't a touching moment, I don't know what is.
What makes this piece even more sad is the back story to it. Most people remember Locke Cole as a thief and badass but like all of the FF6 characters his tragedy was that he was looking for a relic to revive his dead fiancee. No one knew about his story, and he'll continue to be the ultimate treasure hunter.
VI is way better that IX. IX was actually the beginning of the downfall of FF games. The greatest FF games are IV, VI, and VII. Argue all you want, this is the fact of the matter.
IV was sexist. X was good too, apart from the changing "Thank you" to the cliche "I love you" and the Tidus Yuna pairing. And no matter what anyone (especially haters) says, I love XIII too...expect Hope. He should being female and less whiney and annoying.
@kizzatta Years later, playing these games again, I really find VIII is under-appreciated. I like it more than VII now, which I generally think is given more credit than it's worth.
@MessyPaint I have to agree VIII is awesome. But X is awful, you're fooling yourselves. XIII is a spectacle of catastrophe from each unsatisfactory gameplay mechanic mistake to the overused cut scenes. Add in a boring story and you have Final Fantasy XIII: a game that should have been an April Fool's joke.
@kizzatta That's not the fact, but only your opinion.
All FFs were great, including FFX, FFX-2 was the beginning of the downfall actually and we gotta thank Enix for that.
Anyhow, everyone likes his own FF better. For me, it's FFVI, FFVII, FFIX and FFX are the best ones. I liked FFIV and VIII too. FFXII was not that bad after all.
FFXIII though, it was a disaster and now they release FFXIII-2 which is even worse!
Music like this is WHY I love Square...before they became what they are, I mean good music still and all but... Not like they used to. Oh well Square's RPGs will ALWAYS beat any shooter game out there :3
We need a remake of Final Fantasy VI.... forever rachel... cyan theme.... terra´s theme... locke... omg... "Coin Song"... Shadow theme... all great themes that i want to listen and feel them again in a remake. . . we need to pray!
oh final fantasy. how you have spawned so many memorable tunes over the last decade or so. i enjoy the epicness, the sorrows, the hopes and the realization that without music, the games produced by square(enix) would not have such great impact. this theme commemorating rachel for the ffvi soundtrack made me realize just how great nobuo uematsu's vision was and made me such a fan of video game bgms!
This is the game that got me into games period I keep playing hoping to relive that moment where my emotions feel so real my heart feels like it is crushed with the weight of the characters and all that I can do.... the least I could do is stay with them till the end
so many emotional scene in ff6.. locke losing rachel. setzer losing daryl, edgar sacrifice his freedom for his brother sabin, shadow and relm, gau and his father, cyan with his entire kingdom and family perish at the hand of kefka, celes and locke etc.. all are epic story
There is ALWAYS something in Final Fantasy music that brings out a feeling of melancholy or nostalgia. You just think of the happy days and memories gone by, all in the past. Feeling helpless, knowing you cant do anything about it. Yet at the same time, there is a ray of joy. I dont know how Nobuo Uematsu does this.
can't believe it's been that long since FFVI came out.. awesome song.
amazing how the music alone is able to convey all the emotions intended on that scene with Rachel. Rivaling other tear jerker scenes of even most recent games. Heck and this was during times without nexgen graphics or voice-acting.
This song has reminded me to never discredit the contributions of Nobuo Uematsu. I always considered him overrated because he's the only video game music composer (if any) that could possibly be considered mainstream, as in, people who don't listen to video game music know who he is. Although I don't consider him the greatest composer of all time, he's popular for a reason.
the gamer has change. new blood man, square needs to sell games, so now they have sold out. The Magic is forever gone. We are in the genre of the wii. =(
@skyfir3s The producer itself is convinced that what we are looking for is simply gameplay. I don't disagree entirely despite that being a terrible sentence.
What we are looking for is no less than story.
We are hungry for a good story, a game with a tragic and dramatic love story, starting with an adventure and developing into awesomeness in a world of phantasy and unknown magic. That is what final fantasy was, and owned at being. Now final fantasy is a whore like any other big name out there
@skyfir3s Ironically, the best JRPGs of this generation are on the Wii. Problem is, Nintendo of America and that incompetent fuck Howard Lincoln II, err, I mean Reggie Fils-Aime, won't release them in the U.S.
I just played through this game again recently. Though graphics, sound, and gameplay change with each passing year, great games will always be great games, and this is one of them.
Rachel is the sleeping girl in the basement of the northeastern most house in Kohlingen. This plays anytime you enter that room, I think. It also plays the night before the party sails with General Leo and Celes to find the espers near the end of the World of Balance half of the game.
No, it is only played when Locke revisits the memory and when you find Locke in the second half of the game. He'll take the party back to Kohlingen to revive Rachel. It's a very sad moment.
Rachel is the love of Locke's life. She fell and almost died and is held in stasis under the basement of a house. There's a quest involving her in the ruined world.
This is very well done, and yes, I think it is a sad song, though maybe not the saddest in video game history. Definitely one of the sadder ones from this game, along with Gau's theme...that one makes me think of being lonely and an outcast. Oh, and I appreciated the recent comments from SirGalahad86 (3 I think they are very poignent, and yes, I, as a 33-year-old man who has been through a lot already, can certainly relate.
This song embodies the very essence of love and loss which often go hand in hand...it brings back so many memories when I hear and always ends up leaving a heavy feeling in the pit of my stomach.
You cannot compare Locke and Celes to Cloud and TIfa. Locke and Celes had great character development, and there was almost none in FF7- it was all sacrificed for graphics!
Agreed. I couldn't get myself out of Midgar because I just didn't feel connected to the story in anyway but the rest of the world (save a few of us) says that FF7 was the Masterpiece and has seen the most spin off treatment of ANY other FF game to include a full feature length movie sequel to the game. If only they would make FF3/6 into a movie, even if it was straight to DVD. If it can hold the story together with some decent acting... EPIC!
FF7 was so huge because it wasn't crappy, but mostly because it would have been the first FF most people played, and it was something of a killer app for the PS.
This is the ultimate song of one man's regret. I'm sure we've all been through times when we wish we could have done more only to see things slip away...
Going through a situation like that now, so this song is very cathartic. I suppose it kind of lets me be aware of my feelings and not to bury them.
Sorry for the depressing comment, guys and gals. This Christmas was a bittersweet one for me...
@chaff5 I am so sorry. Life goes on though. Hey, if Locke could get through seeing his fiance die twice, you can get through this too. Not to detract from Locke, he is a great story character, and pretty decent in battle.
One of the greatest pieces in the entire game and no doubt one of the saddest. For those who did not know, you can hear a slower Locke's theme in Forever Rachel. A brilliant decision by Uematsu in tugging at the heartstrings of gamers everywhere.
I remember hearing this for the first time when I was twelve and I was floored with the quality. Now, at 22, the song remains one of the best in FFVI. Great work, Uematsu!
funny you mention that about Locke's theme, because this song was in my head in music theory class this morning, and I realized that exact thing. I then come on here to listen to the song and see someone mentioned it
I agree with everything you said. As a kid this was the first RPG I've ever gotten into. And now as an adult this still remains my favorite song in any final fantasy ever. And it TRUELY is amongst the saddest.
OMG I've never noticed that Locke's theme is the basis for Forever Rachel. Absolutely amazing by Uematus and great observation. I had to hum it to myself while playing Locke's theme to realize this.
I love this song, and its one of my favorites among all of the FF games... i accidentally killed Cid when i fed him a fish, and then the scene were Celes tried to kill herself played afterwards with this song, and it just makes me realize how amazing nobeu uematsu is at what he does. i hope one day i can be as good as he is.
I recently started an acoustic group that plays game music and this is one of the first tunes we worked on. What an excellent melancholy song in the midst of a game brimming over with strong music. The melody in this really pulls the heartstrings and the harmonies are just amazing. Uematsu really knows how to touch the emotions.
@BluBoulzor not to say i'm one of those kids who wants to jerk Sephiroth off but if you play the other games surrounding FF7, watch the movie, and read up a little about it, there's more to Sephiroth than you think. I will agree he isn't the greatest villian tho, Kefka certainly takes the cake on that.
alkolide 2 days ago
I don't mean to try to offend anybody's opinion, but I feel like Square still puts out good stuff. And I gotta say, I couldn't think of anybody who could fit the Final Fantasy series but Masashi, if Nobuo isn't doing the music. Hamauzu-san made some of the best music in the series on XIII. If you really look at it without the bias I think a lot of us may naturally have, his music is truly breathtaking and refreshing. I mean, Square has had a few misses lately, but they're far from washed up imo.
TheZachReed 1 month ago
@TheZachReed Saber's Edge. 'Nuff said.
Christophe2315 4 weeks ago
This song has been with me for 15 years, never gets old,
EpicYarnEM 1 month ago
My girlfriends name is Rachel. Relevant.
vagazzler 1 month ago
@vagazzler MY name is Rachel....relevant :)
WanderingDoragon 1 month ago
How can people call FFVI terrible? Or FFVII gay? Both games are incredible. I understand having favorites but why does there have to be a war over it? And no, I don't expect it to stop. I just wanna know if anyone can offer a good, NON-OPINIONATED, reason for there to be this big FF6 STINKS, FF7'S GAY! thing going on. Then again, maybe it's just cus' some people don't have a purpose unless they can hate something? What do you think? And feel free to troll, I won't answer back.
rainandmoonlight 1 month ago
@rainandmoonlight People who want to feel special and unique hate popular things. It's a way to separate themselves from the "mindless crowd." But all they're doing is denying themselves a fun experience.
It's just two people screaming "my tastes are better than your tastes!" at each other. Ignore it.
PeanutButterGoodness 1 month ago
@PeanutButterGoodness Thanks You're right, and I usually do try to ignore it, but sometimes I just get a little too much pressure built up and gotta vent, ya know? :)
rainandmoonlight 1 month ago
@PeanutButterGoodness FF6 is awesome and FF7 sucks. The reason why ? It has nothing to do with the game. The game is decent. It's because the fanboys of that game are the worst of the universe. Even WoW and DotA fanboys have nothing on FF7 fanboys. They're all over Sephiroth who is one of the worst villain in any video games ever. The dude is getting controlled by his mum and half the game it's not even him it's fucking Genova who does bad shit. Plus it's 3d. Yuck.
BluBoulzor 1 week ago
@BluBoulzor Opinions.
PeanutButterGoodness 1 week ago
By far the most sad scene in the history of gaming. shit kicks ff7 scene out of the water
NarutoOwnsU 2 months ago 2
Still a better love story than Twilight
danielstipp 2 months ago
@danielstipp misplaced comment, making those comments is when you compare shitty things to Twilight. Why the fuck do you compare an epic masterpiece like FF6 to Twilight?
TurkishHegemony 1 month ago
snif
BnJi47 2 months ago
Best game ever
thesazabi 3 months ago
The phoenix scene where it grants locke one final time to talk to rachel was truly epic..not even aeris being stabbed 7 times by sephiroth could be at par with it.. I mean...WHo would not want to have one final time with a dying flame? or anyone you love who is at their deathbed for that matter..? I would search the ends of the earth for such an artifact if it could grant me closure...
johnianflores 3 months ago
This song is amazing :)
dmdollinar08 4 months ago
FFFVI As a whole is the best soundtrack ever
holypie987 4 months ago
the main part of this song that hits me the most emotionally is the inclusion of Locke's theme in there
Xirkk 4 months ago
Brian Peppers
Trully006 4 months ago
@Trully006 Brian Peppers was my favorite FF6 character.
joiles01 4 months ago
FF IV's music doesn't suck! Nobuo Uematsu's compositions from FF 1-VI were all consistently amazing!
HvRBN 4 months ago
I remember when I was a kid, I always thought it was the battle songs and things like Devil's Lab (more action packed-stuff) that were OMG AWESOME (and, they are awesome). Listening through the soundtrack this many years on, though, the songs that stick with me the most from that game are the emotional ones: this, Relm's Theme, and the Aria. It's just an amazing soundtrack; arguably the best ever.
tallwhiteninja 5 months ago
J'ai beaucoup plus développé mon anglais scolaire en jouant à ce jeu ( seulement en anglais sur ps1) qu' en allant en cours. J'me vois encore avec mon bescherelle d'anglais à traduire toutes les phrases pour bien comprendre la trame . Et ça en vallait la peine ! Grand jeu , grandes musiques qui me marqueront à vie.
Si un prof d'anglais me lit ... =')
RoiGaald 5 months ago
Where is the final fantasy 6 complete collection for psp.. Fuck FF4.. We want FF6!
elementfayt 5 months ago
@elementfayt Stop saying dumb things. FF4 is awesome too.
Farentir 4 months ago 3
@Farentir Final fantasy 4 may have not been as awesome in terms of storyline compared to FF6..but IT sure did open the eyes of MANY people to the world of FINAL FANTASY and many such other RPG's out there...so yes FF4 IS important and has it's place in history. awesome game..
johnianflores 3 months ago
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Yes... One of the most memorable and most beautiful song in FF history. At least for me. Uematsu's best work was in this game. This is the best RPG game I have ever played. And, holy shit how beautiful this song is. This song makes me almost cry, it's so great and epic. Square... good times.
Rusher4444 5 months ago
this is truly the saddest song in ff6 . None whatsoever ...
Clouds095 6 months ago
@Clouds095 I also find this song sad... but even though it's the common opinion, I somehow find Celes' theme sadder. But maybe it's because of the occasion where it plays.
DSdavidscene 4 months ago
Oh, I was trying to figure out what this reminded me of and I was like duh, Figaro Castle.
kalasad 6 months ago
Wow and I just finished listening to All that remains and now I'm listening to this song? Is it a bit wrong? :P. Naah This song I can listen at anytime. Very good song.
Rusher4444 6 months ago
@Rusher4444 lol dude i just went from slayer, sepultura, death, possessed, dark angel and many fast songs from 240-300 bpm about death and then out of nowhere i come to here. thats the amazing magic of nubuo uematsu's music for games. other than heavy metal, i enjoy listening to uematsu's work. about 80% of all final fantasy songs i listen to all soundtracks of ff2,4,6,7 and all of them i like, best ff soundtrack constructed in my opinion.
cmsasuke17 5 months ago
@cmsasuke17 Yep. Absolutely right. My fav FF soundtracks are on FF2. FF4. FF5 and FF6. And I think Nobuo Uematsu's best work was on this game. Ever since I have played this game the first time. This song has been in my memory my whole life (including some other songs from this game) Too bad he doesn't make songs for the FF series anymore... As long as I enjoyed FFXIII and it's songs, These were the best FF games, and the music was just the best... FF isn't like what it was before...
Metal FTW :D
Rusher4444 5 months ago
@Rusher4444 Nobuo is still writing for the FF series, just not as much. He wrote the FFXIV soundtrack which has some very good themes.
rcosco4 4 months ago
@rcosco4 Well he isn't doing the music for XIII-2...
Rusher4444 4 months ago
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Rusher4444 6 months ago
almost 50.000 views... and no dislikes
4sr4i 6 months ago
stunningly beautiful. why don't they make games like this anymore?
tigereye04 7 months ago
definitely FF6 has the best nostalgic theme all of time...
aaarrgghhh
I WANT A 3D REMAKE OF FF6!!!
>.<
winterofeina 7 months ago 12
I liked FF1-12, Enix game included. FF13 only a slight let down to me. But I don't think we will ever see a character driven game like FF6 again. That is to say, not by any company. This game is a master piece. We haven't seen a 3d adventure game surpass Ocarina of Time, and we haven't seen such amazing characters as FF6. Hard to make a master piece twice.
NY1love 8 months ago 3
One of the best music of the best game ever
AsaliahSexyBoy 8 months ago 3
Final Fantasy was and always will be my favorite game series
333ville 8 months ago
i miss this. such a great game, and they will never remake it because square doesnt know how to make good games anymore. this and many others will forever be loved classics.
foxboy9 8 months ago
ロックとレイチェルのイベントは泣いた。この後ロックとセリスのシーンと決意に感動しました！
rnbqw057 8 months ago
0 dislikes. even the haters cant hate.
swordshield100 8 months ago 4
Well this is strange. I'm writing a story and the quietest character is having a piece of his background shown, where his dad and brother are killed, and his mom, sister, and two little cousins get raped. And it's the anniversary, so he's remembering it all. This song totally fits it. And I've never even played this game, it's just in a music playlist I'm listening to to motivate myself. That's... kinda weird.
Firefromheaven906 8 months ago
its soundtracks like this that help make some old school games memberable. the music it self can tell a story of its own. I remember when i heard this theme for the first time, i was touched and i can't say that about many games at all. FF6 is on of my all time favorite games
Onotosho 9 months ago
Goddamn, you know a game was brilliant with excellent music when it still makes you cry. This and Secret of Mana's banishment-talking-about-hero's-mother theme rate highest in all time sad RPG songs. Just how the strings enter at about a minute ... man. Poor Rachel ... name of my first ever girlfriend, too, hehe.
limegreensquid 9 months ago
Uematsu is a musical Genius
xShadow607x 10 months ago
@kizzatta Well, I didn't like VIII that much since everyone except Squall did crap damage, and X was one of the best ones IMO. XIII wasn't as bad as everyone made it out to be.
Swimmisan 10 months ago
Locke had been searching the entire game (and part of his life) for some way to make things right. Even with the world ending, he searches to rectify a wrong with his first love. If this isn't a touching moment, I don't know what is.
Kefkadet 11 months ago 3
Isnt this like a sad remix of Locke's theme?
beavoru2 11 months ago
What makes this piece even more sad is the back story to it. Most people remember Locke Cole as a thief and badass but like all of the FF6 characters his tragedy was that he was looking for a relic to revive his dead fiancee. No one knew about his story, and he'll continue to be the ultimate treasure hunter.
LasVegasY2Kevin 11 months ago
VI is way better that IX. IX was actually the beginning of the downfall of FF games. The greatest FF games are IV, VI, and VII. Argue all you want, this is the fact of the matter.
kizzatta 11 months ago
@kizzatta
IV was sexist. X was good too, apart from the changing "Thank you" to the cliche "I love you" and the Tidus Yuna pairing. And no matter what anyone (especially haters) says, I love XIII too...expect Hope. He should being female and less whiney and annoying.
Rikku2250 11 months ago
@Rikku2250 I don't know if IV was sexist, Rydia had a big role on the game too...
beavoru2 11 months ago
@kizzatta 10 was the best.
but those are good also.
Atselmya 11 months ago
@kizzatta Years later, playing these games again, I really find VIII is under-appreciated. I like it more than VII now, which I generally think is given more credit than it's worth.
MessyPaint 11 months ago
@MessyPaint I have to agree VIII is awesome. But X is awful, you're fooling yourselves. XIII is a spectacle of catastrophe from each unsatisfactory gameplay mechanic mistake to the overused cut scenes. Add in a boring story and you have Final Fantasy XIII: a game that should have been an April Fool's joke.
kizzatta 10 months ago
@kizzatta
You cant say we are fooling ourselves, because thats YOUR opinion about those games, mine is like this.
1. FF VIII is my least favorite FF in the PS1 (FFIX is my favorite)
2. FFX is my favorite FF game
3. FFXIII is a good RPG
sephiros9999 9 months ago
@kizzatta That's not the fact, but only your opinion.
All FFs were great, including FFX, FFX-2 was the beginning of the downfall actually and we gotta thank Enix for that.
Anyhow, everyone likes his own FF better. For me, it's FFVI, FFVII, FFIX and FFX are the best ones. I liked FFIV and VIII too. FFXII was not that bad after all.
FFXIII though, it was a disaster and now they release FFXIII-2 which is even worse!
Detsurasu 8 months ago
if this is not the definition of melancholy, then i don't know what is :'(
kenkb02 1 year ago
Music like this is WHY I love Square...before they became what they are, I mean good music still and all but... Not like they used to. Oh well Square's RPGs will ALWAYS beat any shooter game out there :3
RobGreenEyedTiger 1 year ago 13
@RobGreenEyedTiger Square enix had better redeem themselves with versus XIII...
But hell, you have got to love kingdom hearts.
kilameida 3 months ago
@RobGreenEyedTiger Squeares RGPS Will beat any other RPG
holypie987 3 months ago
You're damn fucking right theres 0 dislikes
OOFinger 1 year ago 4
This has got to be one of the most emotional songs in RPG history.
AgileMethod 1 year ago 4
At around 0:30 it's strangely reminiscant from one of the themes in FFII.
Perhaps the world map? I can't remember which,
AdorableWolfTengu 1 year ago
We need a remake of Final Fantasy VI.... forever rachel... cyan theme.... terra´s theme... locke... omg... "Coin Song"... Shadow theme... all great themes that i want to listen and feel them again in a remake. . . we need to pray!
nival3 1 year ago 2
oh final fantasy. how you have spawned so many memorable tunes over the last decade or so. i enjoy the epicness, the sorrows, the hopes and the realization that without music, the games produced by square(enix) would not have such great impact. this theme commemorating rachel for the ffvi soundtrack made me realize just how great nobuo uematsu's vision was and made me such a fan of video game bgms!
dannysimion 1 year ago 2
there is NO other game soundtrack that is more sad than this...just a masterpiece...
VGMPogopuschel 1 year ago 5
一番感動しました。
ロック＆レイチェルのシーンを思い出します。
rnbqw057 1 year ago
Nothing to add to this one, this song and remake says it all. ( remake on intruments )
Excelent work m8. Wich program do you use btw? FL, Reason, Sony, or combind?
Greetz from Holland.
trancelistic 1 year ago
This is the game that got me into games period I keep playing hoping to relive that moment where my emotions feel so real my heart feels like it is crushed with the weight of the characters and all that I can do.... the least I could do is stay with them till the end
rast123456789 1 year ago 2
<3<3<3 FOREVER AMANDINE <3<3
deutscher7100 1 year ago 2
encantadora melodia vaya que los juegos de video son verdaderas obras de arte
ARSFDEGYN 1 year ago
so many emotional scene in ff6.. locke losing rachel. setzer losing daryl, edgar sacrifice his freedom for his brother sabin, shadow and relm, gau and his father, cyan with his entire kingdom and family perish at the hand of kefka, celes and locke etc.. all are epic story
meouby 1 year ago 13
@meouby Agreed. This in Final Fantasy in my humble opinion, has the MOST Emotional story of all the Final Fantasy's
seth2111 4 months ago
The world has only ONE best composer - Nobuo Uematsu! The saddest ost in the game for sure!
Detsurasu 1 year ago 2
There is ALWAYS something in Final Fantasy music that brings out a feeling of melancholy or nostalgia. You just think of the happy days and memories gone by, all in the past. Feeling helpless, knowing you cant do anything about it. Yet at the same time, there is a ray of joy. I dont know how Nobuo Uematsu does this.
Chichiri520 1 year ago 3
so sad.
hagu44 2 years ago
can't believe it's been that long since FFVI came out.. awesome song.
amazing how the music alone is able to convey all the emotions intended on that scene with Rachel. Rivaling other tear jerker scenes of even most recent games. Heck and this was during times without nexgen graphics or voice-acting.
prier 2 years ago 4
This song has reminded me to never discredit the contributions of Nobuo Uematsu. I always considered him overrated because he's the only video game music composer (if any) that could possibly be considered mainstream, as in, people who don't listen to video game music know who he is. Although I don't consider him the greatest composer of all time, he's popular for a reason.
LeviathanMist 2 years ago
I had a really weird dream about Locke and Rachel last night- I dreamt that he saved her. :( So sad.
evaperonfan 2 years ago 4
This is one of the most memorable tracks off ff6, which is saying a lot since the entire OST is nostlagia for me.
Just incredible, god bless you uematsu for giving us this gift of your music.
proadam9 2 years ago 69
hmm.. why is it that Final fantasy 's quality begins to go down after IX ?
Now its all about gameplay and graphics, what the heck happened to that immersing story ?.. its just sad..
AVGegg 2 years ago
the gamer has change. new blood man, square needs to sell games, so now they have sold out. The Magic is forever gone. We are in the genre of the wii. =(
skyfir3s 2 years ago 43
@skyfir3s Now, we are totally forever alone with good final fantasy.
RafaelSafo 11 months ago
@skyfir3s i agree unfortunately, they trying to appeal to new fans instead of giving their dedicated fans what they want ;/ sell outs
chapel66 11 months ago
@skyfir3s The producer itself is convinced that what we are looking for is simply gameplay. I don't disagree entirely despite that being a terrible sentence.
What we are looking for is no less than story.
We are hungry for a good story, a game with a tragic and dramatic love story, starting with an adventure and developing into awesomeness in a world of phantasy and unknown magic. That is what final fantasy was, and owned at being. Now final fantasy is a whore like any other big name out there
blakan3 9 months ago
@skyfir3s Fear Not The Magic is still within us sages of the classical video gamers! when the need of magic is called on it shall be present...
meachummail 8 months ago
@skyfir3s Ironically, the best JRPGs of this generation are on the Wii. Problem is, Nintendo of America and that incompetent fuck Howard Lincoln II, err, I mean Reggie Fils-Aime, won't release them in the U.S.
tiradegrandmarshal 5 months ago
@gillengreg
The robot she is on is the Magitek Armor she rides in the beginning of the story.
Bilopdop 2 years ago
love the super famicom box artwork
drhatchback 2 years ago
the robot is what she uses in the beginning when Terra was control by the empire
warnexus 2 years ago
If my logic is right, this is, if we can say, a sad remix of Locke's theme. Great song by the way!
r4shka 2 years ago
SHIT, i feel like playing this again. It's been like 4 years now.
Next would be my 5th time playing.
mEloxity 2 years ago
cravings denote deficiencies, feed the hunger!
clocwirkoj 2 years ago
i finally finished this game, but i still dont know what that dragon robot logo thing is
this song makes up for my lack of knowledge though =)
gellingreg 2 years ago
RAAAAAACHEELLLL!!!!!
shadowtoad123 2 years ago 2
just got the snes emulator, and ff6 rom and played it again... wow, it's just as good as i remember
a classic...
diornotwar123 2 years ago
best music in the game, can't think of anything better in any other games for that matter
helpmycatsonfire 2 years ago
so fucking nostalgic.
sofiCNBA 2 years ago 4
I just played through this game again recently. Though graphics, sound, and gameplay change with each passing year, great games will always be great games, and this is one of them.
edmundjc 2 years ago 7
Agreed.
Cleroth 2 years ago
When is this played? I don't recall hearing it before. And who's Rachel?
I've played this game, and must have gone deaf for a second.
And this is one of the best soundtracks ever made.
curtithird 2 years ago
Rachel is the sleeping girl in the basement of the northeastern most house in Kohlingen. This plays anytime you enter that room, I think. It also plays the night before the party sails with General Leo and Celes to find the espers near the end of the World of Balance half of the game.
guitarjew93 2 years ago
No, it is only played when Locke revisits the memory and when you find Locke in the second half of the game. He'll take the party back to Kohlingen to revive Rachel. It's a very sad moment.
MechWarrior894 2 years ago
Rachel is the love of Locke's life. She fell and almost died and is held in stasis under the basement of a house. There's a quest involving her in the ruined world.
gheldon 2 years ago
It plays after Celes's "suicide", too.
motionista 2 years ago
Greatest soundtrack created
NarutoOwnsU 2 years ago 3
This song leaves me breathless... Absolutely wonderful.
TurboCod 2 years ago 5
every song from this game leaves me breathless! the soundtrack is truely a masterpiece unto itself. Nobuo uematsu out did himself.
bphreezy 2 years ago 3
Agree 100%
chaff5 2 years ago
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Your mind is a disgrace if you find this song sad you pitiable human filth.
MoonSideMKDS 2 years ago
This is very well done, and yes, I think it is a sad song, though maybe not the saddest in video game history. Definitely one of the sadder ones from this game, along with Gau's theme...that one makes me think of being lonely and an outcast. Oh, and I appreciated the recent comments from SirGalahad86 (3 I think they are very poignent, and yes, I, as a 33-year-old man who has been through a lot already, can certainly relate.
twosocks1976 2 years ago 3
This song embodies the very essence of love and loss which often go hand in hand...it brings back so many memories when I hear and always ends up leaving a heavy feeling in the pit of my stomach.
refuckulate420 2 years ago
there is only one song sadder than this one..... :') this is a beautiful song btw
Leviticus321 2 years ago
And what song is that? *curious*
raakone 2 years ago
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Leviticus321 2 years ago
aeriths death theme
Leviticus321 2 years ago
which song is that?
XxM4RtyRxX 2 years ago
'Forever Rachel', FF6 (PS1, GBA, and SNES).
'Aeris' Death' is in FF7, not FF6, not only that, but the notes are different. Both are touching melodies none-the-less.
I am sorry if I offended anyone.
MoonPrincessDivinity 2 years ago 2
Composers tend to use things in a lot of their music. It's called a composer quote. They may do it to them-self of other composers that they like.
Lucasntaylor 2 years ago
agreed, love both. Very reminiscent of eachother
proadam9 2 years ago
So if Celes is the original female Cloud and Lock the original male Tifa I guess that makes Rachel... oh snap
J3n50 2 years ago
You cannot compare Locke and Celes to Cloud and TIfa. Locke and Celes had great character development, and there was almost none in FF7- it was all sacrificed for graphics!
AnaliaHyrule 2 years ago 8
AMEN brother...amen...
Merknilash 2 years ago
I like all of them, but they are too different to compare.
motionista 2 years ago
Agreed. I couldn't get myself out of Midgar because I just didn't feel connected to the story in anyway but the rest of the world (save a few of us) says that FF7 was the Masterpiece and has seen the most spin off treatment of ANY other FF game to include a full feature length movie sequel to the game. If only they would make FF3/6 into a movie, even if it was straight to DVD. If it can hold the story together with some decent acting... EPIC!
chaff5 2 years ago 3
FF7 was so huge because it wasn't crappy, but mostly because it would have been the first FF most people played, and it was something of a killer app for the PS.
harlequin2262 2 years ago
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wtf, this isn't sad at all; it's a nice song stfu before i tear off your balls and feed them to the demons within.
fool.
MoonSideMKDS 2 years ago
ummmmm are you talking to me? kaz im not a guy damn it
lightningkid1 2 years ago
Poor Locke ..... i miss rachel
lightningkid1 2 years ago
i dont know why but i just love every sad sounding instrumental like this-is that normal?
they tend to be the ones i like the most.
with every keychange it just emotionally moves you with the music. i take a lot of inspiration from this Uematsu my own stuff.
derangedband 2 years ago 3
Alex...
Miroku12345 3 years ago
Saddest song in video game history
NarutoOwnsU 3 years ago 6
But its one of the most beautiful songs I think this one and Where Love doesn't reach are the most beautiful songs ever.
clearvisonstudio009 3 years ago 9
Commented a month ago but commenting again :)
This is the ultimate song of one man's regret. I'm sure we've all been through times when we wish we could have done more only to see things slip away...
Going through a situation like that now, so this song is very cathartic. I suppose it kind of lets me be aware of my feelings and not to bury them.
Sorry for the depressing comment, guys and gals. This Christmas was a bittersweet one for me...
SirGalahad86 3 years ago 6
I'm going through a terrible break up right now (gf of 5 years, 2 of those engaged) and this song is almost bringing me to tears.
I played FF3/6 as a kid and I always thought this song was very emotional and I felt a part of me in Locke. Even more so now.
chaff5 2 years ago
@chaff5 I am so sorry. Life goes on though. Hey, if Locke could get through seeing his fiance die twice, you can get through this too. Not to detract from Locke, he is a great story character, and pretty decent in battle.
sjoldzic10 1 year ago
@sjoldzic10
Are you relating to a made up event when speaking of real life?
Atselmya 11 months ago
@Atselmya Yes, I was trying to lighten the mood a little. XD
sjoldzic10 10 months ago
Poor Locke
KeyPhoenix 3 years ago
i agree with yur name...
Shadowclonesora 3 years ago
One of the greatest pieces in the entire game and no doubt one of the saddest. For those who did not know, you can hear a slower Locke's theme in Forever Rachel. A brilliant decision by Uematsu in tugging at the heartstrings of gamers everywhere.
I remember hearing this for the first time when I was twelve and I was floored with the quality. Now, at 22, the song remains one of the best in FFVI. Great work, Uematsu!
SirGalahad86 3 years ago
funny you mention that about Locke's theme, because this song was in my head in music theory class this morning, and I realized that exact thing. I then come on here to listen to the song and see someone mentioned it
boxcarguy07 3 years ago
I agree with everything you said. As a kid this was the first RPG I've ever gotten into. And now as an adult this still remains my favorite song in any final fantasy ever. And it TRUELY is amongst the saddest.
Unflexablegrace 3 years ago 3
OMG I've never noticed that Locke's theme is the basis for Forever Rachel. Absolutely amazing by Uematus and great observation. I had to hum it to myself while playing Locke's theme to realize this.
chaff5 2 years ago 3
Same with Setzer and Daryl.
Mirisha 2 years ago
great theme
:'(
viiony 3 years ago 2
I love this song, and its one of my favorites among all of the FF games... i accidentally killed Cid when i fed him a fish, and then the scene were Celes tried to kill herself played afterwards with this song, and it just makes me realize how amazing nobeu uematsu is at what he does. i hope one day i can be as good as he is.
canadiantothebakon 3 years ago 6
I recently started an acoustic group that plays game music and this is one of the first tunes we worked on. What an excellent melancholy song in the midst of a game brimming over with strong music. The melody in this really pulls the heartstrings and the harmonies are just amazing. Uematsu really knows how to touch the emotions.
cleomagoolando 3 years ago 2
That sounds cool. Will you be adding any of it to YouTube?
gamemusicisgood 3 years ago
Perhaps down the road. It needs some work first.
cleomagoolando 3 years ago
Uematsu is really one of the best musician in the videogameindustry
gesicht32 3 years ago 5
he is the best in the videogame industry
rockylemay 3 years ago
Too many relationships end without both people ever getting the chance to express their feelings for one another..
Take a bit of advice from the game listeners, spill your heart out before it's too late to do so. :(
Regulus6891 3 years ago 7
"I... Failed her."
Ninkobra 3 years ago 9
Gets me every time ;_;
PAMuffinMan 3 years ago 2
makes me wanna cry such a touching/sad moment in the game and a great song to go with it
Nawat 3 years ago 4
*Bites lip*Manly tears...Manly tears...
PAMuffinMan 3 years ago 5
these are awesome man tears, they're not emotional...
okay, they're a little bit emotional! T_T
radicaldreamer01 3 years ago
It makes me want to play the game again..
lurasman 3 years ago
Gives me goosebumps just listening to it... such a touching moment in the game.
Link11234 3 years ago 2
Magnifique!
Jackypaschan 3 years ago 2
Great song
debeolaurus 4 years ago 5