His name is Kefka, and he has a fiery personality that soon engulfs the world in a war that was begun by his commander, Emperer Gestahl

A thousand years ago, the power of magic was harnessed in a terrible war that threatened the entire world.

Once you take control in the post-apocalyptic world, your task then is to gather up your friends, wherever they are, and go beat the snot out of Kefka and restore peace to the world

Wacky, obsessed and absolutely nuts, he is often referred to as the "Clown Prince of Darkness", destroying the world and loving every minute of it

Even though you try your hardest, Kefka ends up obtaining this power and destroys the world as you know it

To top it all off, you play in a world bordering on total destruction and you continue to play in the post-apocalyptic world as well

The hauntingly beautiful steampunk world rendered in two-dimensional sprites is juxtaposed well with the mesmerizing soundtrack: faux vocals, symphonic arrangements and techno pop are but a few of the melodies presented that push the SNES hardware to its limits.

Wacky, obsessed and absolutely nuts, he is often referred to as the "Clown Prince of Darkness", destroying the world and loving every minute of it

Kefka is an evil mage who literally destroys the world and becomes a godlike figure midway through the game.

The story involves a madman named Kefka who is essentially trying to destroy the world by harvesting Espers, which are basically beasts from an alternate world who made their way into the human world

And when the world gets destroyed...you are only halfway through the game!

For the SNES, these graphics are some of the most amazing 2-D graphics I have ever seen

It's not that they're truly awful; in 1994, when the game was first released, it probably would have knocked gamers off their seats, but with the advent of new, powerful 3-D capable consoles the visuals just can't cut it