Some other ROM Hacks to try. For Lufia II Rise of The Sinistrals, there's a ROM hack called Lufia II Age of The Sinistrals that a lot better than the Frue edition. It replaces the old retry mode with an optional Hard mode from the start, unlocks Gift mode from start too (ancient cave), the story is the same, it fixes a lot of bugs from the original, and lets you get abilities for characters instead of only spells. Helping the characters that can't cast. It also adds difficulty in all the right places. Lufia II is one of my all time fav SNES RPGs and I enjoyed Age of The Sinistrals much more than Frue. For Final Fantasy VI, Divergent Paths also included a Leo arc like Antinomia but a little more robust. Also, Antinomia bug fixes concluded last year i thought, where as Divergent Paths just finished it's last version a few months ago. it's pretty much done. The team was just adding some community requested tweaks here and there that weren't really noticeable. Antinomia was great, but it felt like a bug fix and slight story adjustment, and then there's what they did with Mog. When i come back to FFVI. I need me the full Mog experience. I'd suggest Divergent Paths. It's story is a perfect mirror of what Square would have done, and the adjustments it made are top tier. T-Edition is for sure a great ROM hack for FFVI too. The visual changes to be closer to the art alone are great. The added quest's you mentioned are addicting too. It's a robust hack. Antinomia is up their with T-Edition, but on the milder adjustment scale. Dark Sorcerer looks like a whole new game entirely. I'd try it for sure, but it looks like it's for players looking for a whole new spin. Which can be a great thing. Give Divergent Paths a shot. It's a fun ride. For Final Fantasy V. There are Advanced/Expert versions that take the translated version you mentioned and adds a few things. The sprint function, font fixes, and obviously a slightly harder difficulty. If you want another great ROM Hacked SNES RPG not mentioned, try Chrono Trigger+. It was even still modified for improvements as recently as July of 2024. This game adds the deleted content (including music, enemies, and locations), as well as making it slightly harder. Which is a plus since the enemies were always too easy. Just beware, you'll have to be much more on point with standard RPG enemy battles than before where you could do anything to win. To add to Chrono Trigger nostalgia, try Schala Edition. It fixes the script and censorship issues, as well as some storyline changes that make Schala escape the Ocean Palace and being around the rest of the story. If you want something closer to the original, Chrono Trigger Retranslation is the one for you. It's a pure uncut version, with bug fixes to make it perfect. If you want the full Chrono Trigger experience. First beat Chrono Trigger+. Then try Prophet's Guile. It's a full game in the style of Chrono Trigger and built around Magus. It's a fully built story/game. Last, get your hands on Flames of Eternity. It's been mentioned in chat a few times and that's for a reason. It's a well done sequel to the original game. Fully fleshed out. My last recommendation is Super Mario RPG: Armageddon. It adds some additional bosses from games (like it did with Final Fantasy) and adds them perfectly. Also does a lot to add additional effects, spells, items, weapons, armor, accessories, even music. It increases the level cap and the post game rewards/features are great. It's a must play.
Yeah, I think I'm going to have to "pin" this comment. Knew some of this info but not all, and there should be something useful here for everyone. Thank you so much!
Hey, not a bad video, I'm actually the co-developer of return of the dark sorcerer, and while I (we) understand it's not everyone's cup of tea, I (we) appreciate the honorable mention, thanks for the love
@hyperplayrpg thank you very much! Not sure which version you may have played or seen, but from 2.0 onwards there were massive amounts of changes and additions and 3.0 is currently being planned out (a much more serious story on a much more grandiose scale). There are a few other great ff6 hacks out there you should really check out
@shaynehurdle2672 all the major stuff is getting planned out, but one more update fixing at least 1 obscure bug, and a few misc tweaks for a few things
You're work is next on my list as soon as I finish Breath of Fire 2 Maeson and Legend of Zelda: Parallel Worlds. Dark Sorcerer looks like an absolute wild ride.
Oh, wow, thanks a lot for giving a shout-out to Antinomia! I'm Antinomia's author, and I'm glad to see people are enjoying it and have such good things to say about it! I appreciate your description of it as a "director's cut" since that's kind of what I was going for: adding new content that was meant to enhance what was already there rather than overshadow, replace, or unnecessarily change it.
Thank you for the comment - great to hear from you! Still playing Antinomia everyday: cannot put it down. It's the best romhack I've ever played, and I've played a few! Thank you for your excellent work: you truly understand the soul of Final Fantasy VI.
Thanks for the selections! FFV, being the dark sheep of the SFC trilogy, also gets way less love from the romhacking community. IV has long had Ultima. VI just got A Soldier's Contingency 2.0 a month ago. What about V? But we are trying to turn things around with a hit lineup of V hacks this year. Whirlwind, DressCode, Clean Edition, and Pixel Freemaster are all available, so check us out. Cheers.
I'm really liking T-Edition, but the only reason I made it to WoR is auto-grinding on the Lethe River during the initial escape. Which is to say, it *is* very very cool, but *also* you're not wrong, and the extensive guide materials super help.
That's a great way to grind. We made the mistake of knowing which way to go on the river and not grinding there because you're right: that is a super-helpful spot to level-up early
I went right to the Octopus on the Lethe river and got wiped out several times. I realized I needed to grind but I would have to start over in order be able to do that, and decided it wasn't worth it.
Nice touch in that last battle sequence having the two soldiers fighting alongside Leo an Celes also named after characters is Star Wars like Terra does in the opening act.
I suggest Final Fantasy VI: Divergent Paths. It also has Leo as a playable character and a adds a new playable character. I think it's the best version of FF6.
Btw on FF6 T-edition, the T is for Tsushiy the author. And I found PowerPanda's FF6 Divergent Paths easier than vanilla; although I used Edgar less, Gau was crazy good and the new spells Flood and... Tornado? were busted af. Water and wind versions of Quake that only hit the enemy side, yes please...
Honorable mention should go to Breath of Fire II translation patch, fixing the worst translated SNES game. Easily one of the best SNES games after the fix.
Not sure that I'd consider Faris' situation all that 'ahead of it's time' as you say in the video. Unusual for a video game to have that in it fosho. Particularly in the West. (Where FFV was never originally released anyway.) But it's just basically a play on the centuries old fable of 'The handsome cabin boy' if you think about it. A lady who wants to go to sea. So pretends to be a man etc. There's various literature and songs about that. Even in Western culture.
Yeah we meant "[for a Nintendo exclusive video game at the time] , back when they were into mostly just the cute-n-cuddlies. Maybe it's another reason (besides difficulty) why FFV didn't get released on the SNES...
Apart from the Mario and Luigi RPGs and LoZ I'm a bit clueless about the RPG genre. Would you consider doing a video about good introductory games for those of us just dipping our toes into RPGs?
@@hyperplayrpghmmm that's more of a general recommendation video rather than: "So you don't know your arse from your elbow with RPGs, here's some games that ease you into it." Thanks anyway though.
@@TomMannCenturia on consoles, it all started with Dragon Quest/Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy, on the NES. Since those came first I'd personally start there, since that's where I started! They were inspired by the Wizardry and Ultima PC games, though to be honest those are going to be too hardcore for you more than likely, but you could look them up to see what they're about.
Sorry for the double comment, but another discussion could be had about FF4 vs FF5. For me, FF4 is more memorable, not just specific story beats, but also what the player has to do & where to go. The reason I say this (and this only really applies to me) is because I ended up playing the randomizers for both FF4 & 5, and I had a much easier time remembering where to go for key items in 4 over 5. 5's story might be more consistent in tone, but you, the player, may not be a fan of the "Saturday Morning Anime" vibe of 5, consistent as it might be. But I absolutely agree with you about the "Willy-Nilly Sacrifice" thing in 4. It was kind of goofy, especially Cid's. Tellah's, however, can still make me a bit misty eyed. But, having said all of that, I had planned on replaying vanilla FF5 at some point, because I couldn't remember it well enough to finish the randomizer without looking at the "spoiler sheet" so it could just be me, haha. And thanks for this video! I'm especially interested in the first two hacks you covered!
I really want to play that General Leo patch but would you entirely rate it higher than T Edition? I haven’t yet to play 6 and am about to start and I do like this inclusion if it means I get a much fuller and richer experience
Definitely rate Antinomia (the General Leo patch) over T-Edition for newcomers. Antinomia's boss fights are still tricky, but T-Edition's can be game-ending.
Giving your video a Like because: 1) Rudra No Hihou; way better than FF6. 2) Estpolis 2. Always love this game for its gameplay, story and music 3) Tengai Makyou Zero. Totally found it better than Chrono Trigger. I only played it as an adult few years ago. Music is superb and because it's a Japanese setting. 4) FF5 is my childhood growing up game. I have always found FF5 more superior than FF4 + FF6. I played the Japanese version when it was released many times. 5) FF6's various ROM Hacks. Not a big fan growing up with the original, also because of the name changes. Tina & Mash etc. I enjoyed ROtDS. Love the changes + music. T-Edition was brilliant for the massive changes. Cheat codes are the best. Infinite health etc. just so that I can get through all these hacks faster. Adulthood leaves no time for taking my time with games.
Faris has purple hair, don't mix up Faris and Lenna :v Thanks for the recommendations. I liked the FF5 GBA translation but the dialogue portraits creeped me out.
I especially agree about the "Romhack with really interesting ideas, but is just so wildly hard" FF4 Ultima Edition and Super Mario RPG Armageddon are the 2 most outstanding examples in my mind. Still finished both of them, but it was quite a journey in difficulty. I wish there werre versions that had the new mechanics and concepts, but maybe a tad bit easier? Still though, they are really neat either way.
@@hyperplayrpg Right? I took 4 years of Japanese, and I still feel like I know practically nothing about the language's harder points, most notably how many Kanji there are and how it all works. It's a really interesting language, at any rate.
Some other ROM Hacks to try.
For Lufia II Rise of The Sinistrals, there's a ROM hack called Lufia II Age of The Sinistrals that a lot better than the Frue edition. It replaces the old retry mode with an optional Hard mode from the start, unlocks Gift mode from start too (ancient cave), the story is the same, it fixes a lot of bugs from the original, and lets you get abilities for characters instead of only spells. Helping the characters that can't cast. It also adds difficulty in all the right places.
Lufia II is one of my all time fav SNES RPGs and I enjoyed Age of The Sinistrals much more than Frue.
For Final Fantasy VI, Divergent Paths also included a Leo arc like Antinomia but a little more robust. Also, Antinomia bug fixes concluded last year i thought, where as Divergent Paths just finished it's last version a few months ago. it's pretty much done. The team was just adding some community requested tweaks here and there that weren't really noticeable. Antinomia was great, but it felt like a bug fix and slight story adjustment, and then there's what they did with Mog. When i come back to FFVI. I need me the full Mog experience.
I'd suggest Divergent Paths. It's story is a perfect mirror of what Square would have done, and the adjustments it made are top tier.
T-Edition is for sure a great ROM hack for FFVI too. The visual changes to be closer to the art alone are great. The added quest's you mentioned are addicting too. It's a robust hack.
Antinomia is up their with T-Edition, but on the milder adjustment scale. Dark Sorcerer looks like a whole new game entirely. I'd try it for sure, but it looks like it's for players looking for a whole new spin. Which can be a great thing. Give Divergent Paths a shot. It's a fun ride.
For Final Fantasy V. There are Advanced/Expert versions that take the translated version you mentioned and adds a few things. The sprint function, font fixes, and obviously a slightly harder difficulty.
If you want another great ROM Hacked SNES RPG not mentioned, try Chrono Trigger+. It was even still modified for improvements as recently as July of 2024. This game adds the deleted content (including music, enemies, and locations), as well as making it slightly harder. Which is a plus since the enemies were always too easy. Just beware, you'll have to be much more on point with standard RPG enemy battles than before where you could do anything to win.
To add to Chrono Trigger nostalgia, try Schala Edition. It fixes the script and censorship issues, as well as some storyline changes that make Schala escape the Ocean Palace and being around the rest of the story. If you want something closer to the original, Chrono Trigger Retranslation is the one for you. It's a pure uncut version, with bug fixes to make it perfect.
If you want the full Chrono Trigger experience. First beat Chrono Trigger+. Then try Prophet's Guile. It's a full game in the style of Chrono Trigger and built around Magus. It's a fully built story/game. Last, get your hands on Flames of Eternity. It's been mentioned in chat a few times and that's for a reason. It's a well done sequel to the original game. Fully fleshed out.
My last recommendation is Super Mario RPG: Armageddon. It adds some additional bosses from games (like it did with Final Fantasy) and adds them perfectly. Also does a lot to add additional effects, spells, items, weapons, armor, accessories, even music. It increases the level cap and the post game rewards/features are great. It's a must play.
Yeah, I think I'm going to have to "pin" this comment. Knew some of this info but not all, and there should be something useful here for everyone. Thank you so much!
Hey, not a bad video, I'm actually the co-developer of return of the dark sorcerer, and while I (we) understand it's not everyone's cup of tea, I (we) appreciate the honorable mention, thanks for the love
Thanks! Totally in at awe of romhackers and whilst it's not for me Return Of The Dark Sorcerer is an incredible achievement! Well done
@hyperplayrpg thank you very much! Not sure which version you may have played or seen, but from 2.0 onwards there were massive amounts of changes and additions and 3.0 is currently being planned out (a much more serious story on a much more grandiose scale). There are a few other great ff6 hacks out there you should really check out
omg a new version of RotDS?!! is itgonna be much different and eith lots of new additions? if yes I am gonna have to replay it, it was wonderful!
@shaynehurdle2672 all the major stuff is getting planned out, but one more update fixing at least 1 obscure bug, and a few misc tweaks for a few things
You're work is next on my list as soon as I finish Breath of Fire 2 Maeson and Legend of Zelda: Parallel Worlds.
Dark Sorcerer looks like an absolute wild ride.
Oh, wow, thanks a lot for giving a shout-out to Antinomia! I'm Antinomia's author, and I'm glad to see people are enjoying it and have such good things to say about it! I appreciate your description of it as a "director's cut" since that's kind of what I was going for: adding new content that was meant to enhance what was already there rather than overshadow, replace, or unnecessarily change it.
Thank you for the comment - great to hear from you! Still playing Antinomia everyday: cannot put it down. It's the best romhack I've ever played, and I've played a few! Thank you for your excellent work: you truly understand the soul of Final Fantasy VI.
Love to see videos highlighting SNES ROM hacks. Thanks for this!
Love to see comments like this! Thank you for watching, and the kind comment
I completely agree with your Breathe of the Wild comment. Breakable weapons is such a horrible idea
Thanks for the selections! FFV, being the dark sheep of the SFC trilogy, also gets way less love from the romhacking community. IV has long had Ultima. VI just got A Soldier's Contingency 2.0 a month ago. What about V?
But we are trying to turn things around with a hit lineup of V hacks this year. Whirlwind, DressCode, Clean Edition, and Pixel Freemaster are all available, so check us out. Cheers.
Thanks for letting me know! Have subscribed and will watch with interest
@@hyperplayrpg Thank you. We've posted your video in our new mods forum linked from my channel.
I was just getting into Rom Hacks and found this very new video. Well done.
Cool, thanks!
I'm really liking T-Edition, but the only reason I made it to WoR is auto-grinding on the Lethe River during the initial escape. Which is to say, it *is* very very cool, but *also* you're not wrong, and the extensive guide materials super help.
That's a great way to grind. We made the mistake of knowing which way to go on the river and not grinding there because you're right: that is a super-helpful spot to level-up early
I went right to the Octopus on the Lethe river and got wiped out several times. I realized I needed to grind but I would have to start over in order be able to do that, and decided it wasn't worth it.
Nailed it with FF4 hahaha. Great list here. RIP romhacking. Don't know what you've got til it's gone
Nice touch in that last battle sequence having the two soldiers fighting alongside Leo an Celes also named after characters is Star Wars like Terra does in the opening act.
*Great* spot! Knew they rang a bell...
I suggest Final Fantasy VI: Divergent Paths. It also has Leo as a playable character and a adds a new playable character. I think it's the best version of FF6.
Nice suggestion! Yes, it's good stuff too. (We mention Divergent Paths at 17:46)
Btw on FF6 T-edition, the T is for Tsushiy the author. And I found PowerPanda's FF6 Divergent Paths easier than vanilla; although I used Edgar less, Gau was crazy good and the new spells Flood and... Tornado? were busted af. Water and wind versions of Quake that only hit the enemy side, yes please...
Love it. I will be playing some of these later.
Honorable mention should go to Breath of Fire II translation patch, fixing the worst translated SNES game. Easily one of the best SNES games after the fix.
The 'Retranslation' patch? Heard great things and it's on our list 😍
Ive only played lufia ii . Great game. Looking forward to trying these rom hacks particularly ones that never got eng releases
There was a leak of FF9 design sketches long ago that indicated they were considering the Job System for that game, shame it didn't happen.
"Pink-haired Faris". That's Lenna. 🤦😂
Oops! Yup 😌
Not sure that I'd consider Faris' situation all that 'ahead of it's time' as you say in the video.
Unusual for a video game to have that in it fosho. Particularly in the West. (Where FFV was never originally released anyway.)
But it's just basically a play on the centuries old fable of 'The handsome cabin boy' if you think about it. A lady who wants to go to sea. So pretends to be a man etc. There's various literature and songs about that. Even in Western culture.
Yeah we meant "[for a Nintendo exclusive video game at the time] , back when they were into mostly just the cute-n-cuddlies.
Maybe it's another reason (besides difficulty) why FFV didn't get released on the SNES...
Which ROM hacks have you played?
(Messed up the numbering, sorry! - was dashing to get out the door)
Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes is A sequel to Chrono Trigger. It's a solid plot and fun as well. Has A lot of added features.
@@cerebraxis607 Very nice! Hear it's superb.
Final fantasy 2 The Darkness Within was a lot of fun. Unprecedented Crisis wasn't quite up to the same level.
Exactly the kind of content we’re after, thank you!!
Absolutely my pleasure! Thank you for the kind message
Apart from the Mario and Luigi RPGs and LoZ I'm a bit clueless about the RPG genre. Would you consider doing a video about good introductory games for those of us just dipping our toes into RPGs?
Hey man. Thanks for watching and asking! Please see the Comments to Our Top 10 RPG vid for suggestions: th-cam.com/video/ZbQXZ3ycIK8/w-d-xo.html
@@hyperplayrpghmmm that's more of a general recommendation video rather than: "So you don't know your arse from your elbow with RPGs, here's some games that ease you into it." Thanks anyway though.
As I say, please see the Comments (not the vid)
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest is a great starter rpg
@@TomMannCenturia on consoles, it all started with Dragon Quest/Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy, on the NES. Since those came first I'd personally start there, since that's where I started!
They were inspired by the Wizardry and Ultima PC games, though to be honest those are going to be too hardcore for you more than likely, but you could look them up to see what they're about.
Sorry for the double comment, but another discussion could be had about FF4 vs FF5.
For me, FF4 is more memorable, not just specific story beats, but also what the player has to do & where to go.
The reason I say this (and this only really applies to me) is because I ended up playing the randomizers for both FF4 & 5, and I had a much easier time remembering where to go for key items in 4 over 5.
5's story might be more consistent in tone, but you, the player, may not be a fan of the "Saturday Morning Anime" vibe of 5, consistent as it might be.
But I absolutely agree with you about the "Willy-Nilly Sacrifice" thing in 4. It was kind of goofy, especially Cid's.
Tellah's, however, can still make me a bit misty eyed.
But, having said all of that, I had planned on replaying vanilla FF5 at some point, because I couldn't remember it well enough to finish the randomizer without looking at the "spoiler sheet" so it could just be me, haha.
And thanks for this video! I'm especially interested in the first two hacks you covered!
Awesome comment - thank you!
I really want to play that General Leo patch but would you entirely rate it higher than T Edition? I haven’t yet to play 6 and am about to start and I do like this inclusion if it means I get a much fuller and richer experience
Definitely rate Antinomia (the General Leo patch) over T-Edition for newcomers. Antinomia's boss fights are still tricky, but T-Edition's can be game-ending.
@@hyperplayrpg Alright that’s what I’m doing tonight
Thank you for the tip!
More videos like this for tips on PS1 and PSP Dreamcast etc are welcome!
Yeah if you haven't played FF6 yet I *very* strongly recommend you do not start with T-Edition
Giving your video a Like because:
1) Rudra No Hihou; way better than FF6.
2) Estpolis 2. Always love this game for its gameplay, story and music
3) Tengai Makyou Zero. Totally found it better than Chrono Trigger. I only played it as an adult few years ago. Music is superb and because it's a Japanese setting.
4) FF5 is my childhood growing up game. I have always found FF5 more superior than FF4 + FF6. I played the Japanese version when it was released many times.
5) FF6's various ROM Hacks. Not a big fan growing up with the original, also because of the name changes. Tina & Mash etc. I enjoyed ROtDS. Love the changes + music. T-Edition was brilliant for the massive changes. Cheat codes are the best. Infinite health etc. just so that I can get through all these hacks faster.
Adulthood leaves no time for taking my time with games.
Superb comment! Thank you.
Faris has purple hair, don't mix up Faris and Lenna :v
Thanks for the recommendations. I liked the FF5 GBA translation but the dialogue portraits creeped me out.
......why? They're perfectly fine.
Noice
I especially agree about the "Romhack with really interesting ideas, but is just so wildly hard"
FF4 Ultima Edition and Super Mario RPG Armageddon are the 2 most outstanding examples in my mind. Still finished both of them, but it was quite a journey in difficulty. I wish there werre versions that had the new mechanics and concepts, but maybe a tad bit easier?
Still though, they are really neat either way.
BUTZ😂
Talk more about diarrhea
Just learn Japanese
Did, at Uni. Even if you know thousands of kanji, you'll still miss colloquial nuance 😉
No. Shouldn't have to. Also ew, weebs. Ew.
@@thenightstar8312you literally have anime pfp
@@hyperplayrpg Right? I took 4 years of Japanese, and I still feel like I know practically nothing about the language's harder points, most notably how many Kanji there are and how it all works.
It's a really interesting language, at any rate.