Every change is made in service to its characters, and the core of the game remains the same. There is no difficulty rebalancing, no retranslation, no graphical changes, and only a handful of spells and items renamed. Even with all of those changes listed, Divergent Paths has become somewhat noteworthy not for its changes, but for its restraint. Over 2 dozen hackers are listed in the credits of the manual for contributions to this project. You can even recruit crew members to the Falcon! There are new spells, new espers, new abilities, a reduced encounter rate, dummied content restored, and more. A secret 16th character has been added too.

Instead of replacing an existing character, Leo is added as a 15th fully-playable character. There are more edits than just storyline modifications though. In addition, every named character receives an end to their story arc, both main characters and side characters.

Leo has been repurposed from a guest to a main character, with a full character arc, sidequests, and even his own musical theme. At it’s heart, it is a storyline modification, re-arranging content, re-purposing content, and sometimes adding new content in order to make the game flow more naturally. Final Fantasy VI: Divergent Paths is a complete modification of Final Fantasy 6 for the SNES.

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