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Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster Release Date Set for February 2022

By John Friscia December 21, 20212829 views

Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster release date February 2022 Square Enix mobile PC Steam preorder pre-purchase free stuff wallpapers music soundtrack timelapse remix

Depending upon whom you ask, Final Fantasy VI is still the greatest game in the entire franchise, and it’s a masterpiece of the RPG genre regardless. Newcomers will have to wait a bit longer to play it though, in remastered form at least. Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster will now launch with a February 2022 release date on PC via Steam and mobile. The slight delay is to provide more polish, and those who pre-purchase the game on Steam will now receive additional free stuff.

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An update on the Final Fantasy VI pixel remaster.

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— FINAL FANTASY (@FinalFantasy) December 21, 2021

This includes a few PC wallpapers and some music tracks, mostly “Timelapse Remixes,” which are remixes that start as the original SNES versions of songs before segueing into the remastered audio; the idea is to show how much sound quality has evolved with time. Here is all the free stuff that comes with Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster if you pre-purchase it (or have already purchased it through the bundle) on PC via Steam:

Special Soundtracks

・Locke’s Theme (Timelapse Remix) [NOW ADDED TO PRE-PURCHASE ITEMS]

・The Decisive Battle (Timelapse Remix)

・Terra’s Theme (Timelapse Remix)

・Searching for Friends (Timelapse Remix)

・Aria di Mezzo Carattere (Instrumental) [NOW ADDED TO PRE-PURCHASE ITEMS]

Special Wallpapers

・FF6: 2 types of wallpapers

・FF1-6: 2 types of pixel remastered series wallpapers [NOW ADDED TO PRE-PURCHASE ITEMS]

Scans of the most recent issue of Famitsu appear to illustrate that Final Fantasy VI Remaster will employ the “HD-2D” visual style of Octopath Traveler and Triangle Strategy for at least some scenes, particularly the famous opera scene. This change will likely have a major impact on how these scenes feel, heightening player excitement to get their hands on this remaster. Stay tuned for a final release date of Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster in February.

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Former Managing Editor at The Escapist. I have been writing about video games since 2018 and editing writing on IT, project management, and video games for around a decade. I have an English degree, but Google was a more valuable learning resource. I taught English in South Korea for a year in 2018, and it was exponentially more fun than living in Pennsylvania. My major passions in life are SNES, Japanese RPGs, Berserk, and K-pop. I'm currently developing the game Boss Saga with my brother, which is guaranteed to change your life and you should buy it.

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Former Managing Editor at The Escapist. I have been writing about video games since 2018 and editing writing on IT, project management, and video games for around a decade. I have an English degree, but Google was a more valuable learning resource. I taught English in South Korea for a year in 2018, and it was exponentially more fun than living in Pennsylvania. My major passions in life are SNES, Japanese RPGs, Berserk, and K-pop. I'm currently developing the game Boss Saga with my brother, which is guaranteed to change your life and you should buy it.