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FINAL FANTASY VI - DO YOU SAVE CID, OR LET HIM DIE?
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Hexatona
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CloseI'm not sure why I got to thinking about it, but I remember way back when I was playing FFVI that usually I just let Cid die (not knowing he COULD be saved) and that it was emotionally poignant when Celes tried to commit suicide.
Later on, reading an unofficial guide, I realized you could actually SAVE Cid by only giving him the fastest fish, and quickly too. I always felt it wasn't nearly as moving when Celes left the island, but regardless I made an effort to save Cid anyway out of guilt or something.
Also, when you go back and visit the island after you've saved Cid, sometimes the times for the ocean in the overworld look wrong (white dots everywhere) meaning to me that either they forgot to remove the option to save Cid, or they didn't think it likely anyone COULD save him and didn't test it.
TLDR; My Question: Do you save Cid? Why or why not?
Later on, reading an unofficial guide, I realized you could actually SAVE Cid by only giving him the fastest fish, and quickly too. I always felt it wasn't nearly as moving when Celes left the island, but regardless I made an effort to save Cid anyway out of guilt or something.
Also, when you go back and visit the island after you've saved Cid, sometimes the times for the ocean in the overworld look wrong (white dots everywhere) meaning to me that either they forgot to remove the option to save Cid, or they didn't think it likely anyone COULD save him and didn't test it.
TLDR; My Question: Do you save Cid? Why or why not?
I always saved Cid. (I also had a Nintendo Power showing me what I had to do to save him, so...). If I didn't save him sometimes I reset the game so I could try again. I must win at EVERYTHING.
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I always saved Cid. (I also had a Nintendo Power showing me what I had to do to save him, so...). If I didn't save him sometimes I reset the game so I could try again. I must win at EVERYTHING.
I know, eh? once I knew it was POSSIBLE - I had to do it, even if I preferred the game the other way.
At first I wanted to save him, and I did for a long while, but the suicide scene is incredibly more impactful. You don't even get anything, plot wise or gameplay wise, for saving him.
Canuck
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I didn't, but I tried. I didn't realize the fast fish were healthier. My brother did save Cid (when you're young in the 90's you play all games at the same time as siblings).
Did most of you use strategy guides? Or are you saying what you did after you figured out both options were possible?
Did most of you use strategy guides? Or are you saying what you did after you figured out both options were possible?
i used the strategy guide and always saved him. i didn't save him once because i thought it would make me save him or something, but turns out cid isn't really that important of a character.
Neophyte
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I request that we compile all FF topics in to one master topic. The first page has like 7 FF topics. =|
I never saved Cid. Him dying was sad, but then the incredible overworld music would play and the feeling of "MUST KILL KEFKA" would enter my head afterwards.
I never saved Cid. Him dying was sad, but then the incredible overworld music would play and the feeling of "MUST KILL KEFKA" would enter my head afterwards.
post=97172
I must win at EVERYTHING.
Same boat for me. So yes, I save Cid every time I play. First time, I didn't. The suicide scene made me cry as a kid.
Hell, the Opera makes me cry now, just from sheer nostalgia. Also, one of the most creative scenes/best game score for any game ever.
Also, fuck strategy guides. Guides are for the weak! I always make it through on my own- exhausting every possibility in a tough game situation for me is an epic experience, especially when you realize the situation was going to another town completely or something. I got this a lot when I was very young and played Link To The Past and Ocarina of Time. Wracked my brain for hours and hours, then when I finally figured it out, it just fueled my desire to play even more. Mother 3 was like that for me now at times, and I consider myself a damn pro at RPGs.
Now, through all of this, you have to remember- I have colossal ability to keep trying even when I fail super hard at something, especially games. I never throw the controller down. Because of this, I sometimes beat entire games in one night without planning to play the whole game. I do this a lot with N64 games from ebay- I'll finally beat the game, stretch, look out the window, and realize it's 7am.
Neophyte
The first page has like FF7
Fixed.
nickad
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They should have made him die no matter what you did.
Exactly. In fact, I'm most certainly sure I shed a few tears during that scene. I AM NO LESS OF A MAN FOR DOING SO.
The first time I got to that point, I tried and FAILED to save him. The resulting scene was incredibly moving... too moving. I didn't want to see it again.
So every time since I have saved him.
So every time since I have saved him.
Cop Killa
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Last time I played through it, like 8 months ago, I had known how to save him and even tried but there weren't enough quick fish for some reason, so he died.
I'll agree that the option of him dying is more "moving" but I still think it was a good idea to have the obscure secret option of saving him.
Has anyone beaten the game with only 3 characters? What's the ending like?
I'll agree that the option of him dying is more "moving" but I still think it was a good idea to have the obscure secret option of saving him.
Has anyone beaten the game with only 3 characters? What's the ending like?
Neok
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The first time I got to that point, I tried and FAILED to save him. The resulting scene was incredibly moving... too moving. I didn't want to see it again.
So every time since I have saved him.
Is he a permanent character after you save him? And I never managed to save him, so I watched the suicide scene about fifty times without ever beating the game.
