FFVI stands tall to this day as one of the best stories in gaming. The characters are beautifully written in service of the themes in a way that still hits 30 years later. This was probably the first video game to have this good of a story, and it's truly remarkable for its time and has aged wonderfully. It's powerful, extremely emotional, the presentation is great, the music is phenomenal. The gameplay is boring but I don't care about that in a game like this. Makes me cry at multiple points every time.