FFVI Worlds Collide

Character gating is okay, but you could also use the rare items for this.  FF6 has 20 Rare Items which are handled by event bits 1D0 to 1E3.  You could rename some of them and then require them to trigger events (by putting a branch at the start of your event triggers that returns [go to $CA5EB3] if the event bit for the rare item is unset).  Then, you could shuffle the "get rare item" events in with your character and esper scramble.

For instance, maybe you make one of the rare items a train ticket and require that to board the Phantom Train... or an Opera Balcony Pass could be required to trigger that event.  Heaven knows a randomizer doesn't need four fish and a manicure!  Although... maybe "Poison Fish" could trigger the "Cid Dies" event!

That is a very interesting idea. We have currently been discussing character gating quite a lot. I figured experienced players may intuitively understand where to go next. For example, people who have played the game before could likely guess to try out mt kolts after getting Sabin. One of the disadvantages we are facing with character gating is a large skew towards characters like terra, celes and sabin vs others such as mog, gogo, and umaro. Finding multiple (to prevent linear paths) intuitive gates for them is very challenging and opinionated.

Changing the names of rare items to something descriptive might solve the intuition issue. It also opens up other fun possibilities such as an option for making the name of the rare items random things from other final fantasy games (spoon, black materia, kupo nut, gysahl greens, ...) and the descriptions can list what they unlock. I would probably not implement it by shuffling the rare items in with the esper/character/item rewards already in the game because that would either require adding about 15 more reward spots or every seed would not have every character/esper. It would likely be implemented by having each current reward spot potentially also give a rare item in addition to its usual reward.

I really like that idea C-Dude. Thank you for suggesting it.

I would really appreciate more feedback on this from everyone else as well! Even just stating a preference between key item or character progression would help. Both systems may be possible eventually but I am very interested in finding out how to best focus my time.

I just discovered Final Fantasy VI: Worlds Collide today... along with Final Fantasy V: Career Day, but oh man this made my day! I love Final Fantasy IV: Free Enterprise, now Final Fantasy VI is getting the same treatment. Best of luck AtmaTek to you and your team!

Now, for the naming of the rare items. They should be kept to the spirit of Final Fantasy VI and not named after items found in other Final Fantasies. NPCnextdoor and C-Dude got it right with the naming of these items for this randomizer.