Remake

Final Fantasy IV

ReleasedDec 20, 2007

Nintendo DS

About

FINAL FANTASY IV is a 3D remake of the classic Japanese RPG that was first released for SNES as FINAL FANTASY II in the North America. 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.

Developer: Matrix Software
Publisher: Square Enix
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Themes: Action, Fantasy
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Age ratings: ACB PG, GRAC 12+, ESRB E10+, PEGI 12
IGDB rating: 82 / 100 (100 ratings)
Also known as: Final Fantasy IV Remake, Final Fantasy IV DS, Final Fantasy 4 DS, Final Fantasy 4 Remake, Final Fantasy 4, FFIV, FF4, FF2, FFII, Final Fantasy 2