Final Fantasy VI vs FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster
Final Fantasy VI is an RPG JRPG game from Square (1994) while FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster is a JRPG open-world game from Square Enix (2016).
What each one is
Final Fantasy VI is filed under RPG and JRPG. In contrast, FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster under JRPG and Open-World.
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 X/X-2 HD Remaster celebrates two of the most cherished and beloved entries to the world-renowned franchise, completely remastered in gorgeous High Definition & now available on PC / Windows!
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)
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At a glance
| Final Fantasy VI | FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.6/10 | 7.6/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (92%, 4,975) | Very Positive (88%, 23,525) |
| Critic aggregate | 92/100 | No aggregate |
| Price | $17.99 | $29.99 |
| Install size | 1 GB | 37 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | playable |
| Released | 1994 | 2016 |
| Developer | Square | Square Enix |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Final Fantasy VI vs FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster, 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 X/X-2 HD RemasterJRPG open-world 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 X/X-2 HD RemasterJRPG, Turn-Based Combat, Story RichThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Final Fantasy VIScore 7.6 · 92% on Steam · 92 criticFINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD RemasterScore 7.6 · 88% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Final Fantasy VI4,975 reviews · 2 add-ons · 1 GBFINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster23,525 reviews · 2 add-ons · 37 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Final Fantasy VI ✓$17.99FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster$29.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Final Fantasy VIPlayableFINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD RemasterPlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
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.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueFinal Fantasy VI and FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
- Placed by the published method, not by us. Every coordinate is computed from the axis definitions and weights printed on this site. Nobody moves a point. See the axes.
- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The cheaper right now: Final Fantasy VI ($17.99)
- Lighter on storage: Final Fantasy VI (1 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster (23,525 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
RPGSingleplayerJRPGAdventureFantasyTurn-Based CombatRemakeStory Rich
Where they differ
2DClass-BasedEmotionalExplorationPixel GraphicsLore-Rich
ClassicTurn-BasedRomanceAtmosphericAnimeLinear
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 X/X-2 HD Remaster is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 6 accessibility features for Final Fantasy VI and 4 for FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Final Fantasy VI and FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster in scope?
Final Fantasy VI has drawn 4,975 Steam reviews, ships 2 add-ons and installs in 1 GB. FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster has drawn 23,525 Steam reviews, ships 2 add-ons and installs in 37 GB.
Is Final Fantasy VI or FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Final Fantasy VI rates higher (7.6 to 7.6). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Final Fantasy VI or FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster?
Final Fantasy VI is cheaper right now at $17.99, against $29.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
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.
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How 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.