Final Fantasy VI vs Final Fantasy XIV
Final Fantasy VI is an RPG JRPG game from Square (1994) while Final Fantasy XIV is an RPG game from Square Enix (2010).
Quick answer: Final Fantasy VI has the higher Metacritic, 92 to 49.
Final Fantasy XIV
What each one is
Final Fantasy VI is filed under RPG and JRPG. In contrast, Final Fantasy XIV under RPG.
The original FINAL FANTASY VI comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the sixth game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.
Final Fantasy XIV was a 2010 massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for Windows, developed and published by Square Enix. It was the original version of the fourteenth entry in the main Final Fantasy series and the second MMORPG in the series after Final Fantasy XI. Set in the fantasy realm of Eorzea, players take control of a customized avatar as they explore the land and are caught up in both an invasion by the hostile Garlean Empire and the threat of the primals, the deities of the land's beastmen tribes. Eventually, they are embroiled in a plot by a Garlean Legatus to destroy the primals by bringing one of the planet's moons down on Eorzea.
Story, characters and reception
Plot
Setting Instead of the strictly medieval fantasy settings featured in previous Final Fantasy titles, Final Fantasy VI is set in a world with deliberately more industrial and mechanical design elements; developers described a setting where machinery and magic coexist. Opera and the fine arts serve as recurring motifs—most notably the opera sequence—documented in developer interviews and later remaster materials. During the first half of the game, the… (Wikipedia)
Characters
Main article: Characters of Final Fantasy VI Final Fantasy VI features fourteen permanent playable characters , the most of any game in the main series, as well as several secondary characters who are only briefly controlled by the player. The starting character, Terra Branford , is a reserved half-human, half-esper girl who spent most of her life as a slave to the Empire, thanks to a mind-controlling device, and is unfamiliar with love. Other primary… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Initial Reception Final Fantasy VI received critical acclaim and was commercially successful in Japan upon release. In mid-1994, Square's publicity department reported that the game had sold 2. 55 million copies in Japan, where it became the best-selling video game of 1994 . (Wikipedia)
Plot
Setting and characters The story of Final Fantasy XIV takes place in a high fantasy setting. The main location is Eorzea, a geopolitical region on the larger planet Hydaelyn: this contrasts Final Fantasy XI which uses one name to refer to the entire world and its regions. Eorzea is broken up into three main powers: the forest nation of Gridania; the desert-based Ul'dah sultanate; and the thalassocracy of Limsa Lominsa, Eorzea's dominant maritime power. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception During its debut week in Japan, the Collector's Edition reached #2 in the PC games charts behind Civilization 5 and ahead of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty . In the UK charts, the game debuted at #10 behind multiple other games including F1 2010 (#1), Halo: Reach (#2), Civilization 5 (#4) and Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (#7). By November 2010, the game had sold 603,000 copies worldwide. (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Final Fantasy VI | Final Fantasy XIV | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.6/10 | — |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (92%, 4,975) | — |
| Critic aggregate | 92/100 | 49/100 |
| Price | $17.99 | Unknown |
| Install size | 1 GB | — |
| Steam Deck | playable | Untested |
| Released | 1994 | 2010 |
| Developer | Square | Square Enix |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Final Fantasy VI vs Final Fantasy XIV, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Final Fantasy VIRPG JRPG gameFinal Fantasy XIVRPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Final Fantasy VIRPG, 2D, JRPGFinal Fantasy XIVNo descriptive tagsThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Final Fantasy VI ✓Metacritic 92Final Fantasy XIVMetacritic 49Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Content and scale
Final Fantasy VI4,975 reviews · 2 add-ons · 1 GBFinal Fantasy XIV—Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Final Fantasy VI$17.99Final Fantasy XIVUnknownRead live from Steam and subject to change.
Final Fantasy VI takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The better reviewed of the two: Final Fantasy VI (Metacritic 92)
Where they differ
RPG2DSingleplayerJRPGAdventureClass-Based
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Final Fantasy VI is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Final Fantasy XIV is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 6 accessibility features for Final Fantasy VI and 0 for Final Fantasy XIV. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Final Fantasy VI and Final Fantasy XIV in scope?
Final Fantasy VI has drawn 4,975 Steam reviews, ships 2 add-ons and installs in 1 GB. Final Fantasy XIV lists little scope data.
Is Final Fantasy VI or Final Fantasy XIV better?
Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.
Which is cheaper, Final Fantasy VI or Final Fantasy XIV?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get Final Fantasy VI or Final Fantasy XIV?
Final Fantasy VI has the higher Metacritic, 92 to 49. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
Related comparisons
All comparisonsHow we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.