Day 9 - Saddest game scene.
I mentioned this almost a year ago in my top 5 games I wish I’d finished but never really elaborated. Final Fantasy 6 is the second best RPG I have played (three guesses what number one is and the first two don’t count) and mostly because of the characters and the central theme of loss and finding your purpose. I could have picked any scene from the second half of the game but I picked Cid’s death.
Let me paint the scene: the villain has won and the world is destroyed. Our heroes were scattered to the four winds and all hope is lost. Fade to black...
We catch up with Celes and Cid a year later with her waking from a coma. Cid has been caring for her while she was asleep and we soon find the two becoming basically grandfather and granddaughter. They are all alone on a near barren rock in a seemingly endless ocean and as far as they know they are the last people alive and everyone they cared about is gone.
You get control when Cid is getting sick and you have to go catch fish for him. Once you do this three times he dies and leaves you well and truly alone. Celes throws herself off a cliff only to wash back up on the shore and find a bird with Locke’s bandana tied round its neck. With the knowledge that the man she secretly loves is still alive she goes out gets the band back together and kicks ass all the way. OK so sad scene right? Well guess what?
You can save Cid’s life.
Yes his death is ALL YOUR FAULT.
Next is Best gameplay and *sniffle* sorry just got something in my eye. Anyway I’m sure you can all guess what time it is again tomorrow. *sniffle* So for now I’m Silica and I can’t believe Gampa Cid died cause of me. *sobs*