Final Fantasy IV is a remake of the classic Japanese RPG that was first released for SNES, known as Final Fantasy II in the West.
Unlike the many subsequent ports (to Playstation, GameBoy Advance, etc.), this release is a full remake, programmed from scratch with real-time 3D graphics. The characters have a “super-deformed” touch. There is also voice acting during cut-scenes. A new option has been added to the menu, which allows the player to read a conversation between party members and receive advice from them.
It also features many gameplay additions. The difficulty level has been increased, not only beyond the difficulty of the Western SNES release (which was reduced compared to Japanese original and subsequent ports), but even beyond the original difficulty. The party members are still bound by class, but they can now hunt for so-called “augments”, which can be found or stolen from enemies and which grant the characters additional bonus abilities, resistances, spells that their class would normally not allow, etc.
Beside those major changes, there are also plenty of minor additions. It is possible to obtain bonus items after exploring every corner and filling 100% of an area map; Rydia, the summoner girl, has a new monster summon who can be customized in various ways; there is a new quest involving the “naming” moogle of the original game, etc.
Minimum System Requirements | ||
CPU | Pentium 4 2.4 GHz | |
RAM | 2 GB RAM | |
OS | Windows Vista, 7, 8 | |
Direct X | Version 10 | |
HDD Space | 750 MB available space |
Final Fantasy Game Series [View Final Fantasy Full Game Series]
- Fragment of Marine
- Hentai – Area 51
- Flashover MegaSector
- Tiberium Redux
- Cannonball Clash
- Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai
- Hello Neighbor Alpha 4
- PAYDAY 2: Cartel Optics Mod Pack
- Bounce ball light
- De’Vine: Card Game
- Award Winners: Platinum Edition
- Lifting Journey
- Steak and Silk
- 01-逝去的回忆3【50元充值】
- Nibblity
Fun and smooth battle system
Not a lot of lull moments
Brilliant characters and story
Graphics are nice and so is voice acting.
Not too difficult if you are new to the series (except for the final dungeon).
The story can try too hard.
Many deus ex machina moments.
Many repeated plot devices.
Large difficulty spike for last boss and dungeon (that may not be a con to some people though!)
This FF IV remake was a great introduction to the series. I have not played the original, but I think this was a good place to start. It has a gripping story, albeit trying to be too serious and dark at times. This is definitely a game that tries too hard! That being said, the content is amazing when you get past that fact. Wonderful characters and I love the atypical protagonist who starts out to be somewhat of a villain (or at least he views himself that way). The story jumps right in and there are not many slow moments in the game. Some elements can be deus ex machina, but I cannot give more details without spoilers. There are also some repetitive plot devices. Battle system was new to me, but I highly enjoyed it! There is a huge difficulty spike for the last boss and dungeon, which I personally did not like, but that is subjective.
Conclusion: All in all, I recommend this game. Even if you have not played any FF games before, this is a fun one! I have a feeling from reviews I have read that there are better FF games out there that I have yet to play, but for the early series (I-V) this is my favorite. This game is definitely worth buying.