Final Fantasy VI: Revised Old Style Edition

Hi @Mr_Hickey,

Both ROSE and TWUE target first-time players.
The core gameplay is very similar between the two.

Currently TWUE has ~52 bug fixes, and ROSE has ~180. That might sound like a big deal, but really, most of these bugs are on the obscure side. I would not expect a first-time player to notice much difference here (let alone most veterans).

There are a couple of other minor differences between ROSE & TWUE that affect difficulty:

• TWUE (w/ Bug-Fixes) has a few spell learning rate & stat bonus tweaks.
  
• TWUE (w/ Add-Ons) reduces the rather annoying charging time for the special ability of one of the characters.
  
• ROSE penalizes the player for dashing during timed challenges by speeding up the countdown timer in proportion to the speed boost. (Vanilla FF6 does not have a dash button.)
  

...Nothing make-or-break here, either, in my opinion.

Text / QoL / aesthetics would probably be the most important factors for a first-time player. The ReadMe files are always helpful if you want to compare the hacks feature-for-feature. Otherwise, it can't hurt to play the first ~20 minutes of more than one project and see if you develop a preference.

FYI, I know of two other projects of a similar scope that continue to receive updates:

C. V. Reynolds Bug-Fix and/or Script-Fix Compilation

Final Fantasy VI: Retranslated


Hope that helps (at least with gathering some information)!