Psycho Slip said:
What is so good about 6 that it has as much of a following as 7 does? I've never played 6, but I finally, a couple of years ago bit into the hype of 7 and gave it a shot.. It's not really bad per say, but damned if it isn't extremely overrated.
If your origins of playing Final Fantasy began with 7 like it has for me, you'll notice a trend of direction in them, and 6 was the real icebreaker "masterpiece" that stood above them if you know what I mean. It's difficult to explain, but 6 simply stands above all others in terms of authenticity for character development as well as making a worthy antagonist with enough complexity in the background.
Locke, Terra, Cyan, Sabin, Edgar etc. etc. all had a great sense of purpose and direction more so than your cliche emo/troubled main character fighting their inner demons and awkwardly put into this seemingly aimless romance with a random female character.