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 enlarge | From: Square Enix
Category: Video Games
List Price: $39.99
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Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 364
Platform: Nintendo Ds
Genre: role_playing_games
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0
MPN: 90811
Model: 90811
UPC: 662248908113
EAN: 0662248908113
Release Date: July 22, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 An old school Final Fantasy gamer's dream come true August 13, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Let me start off by saying I have played every Final Fantasy (including the Legend and Adventure series) since I was seven years old and the original Final Fantasy was released.br /br /Final Fantasy 2 (4) for the SNES was always in my opinion the best Final Fantasy and was high above all the other titles in terms of gameplay, plot, music, characters, etc. No other title in the series was capable of dethroning it no matter how good the graphics, in fact the series gradually got worse as the graphics improved and the plot and characters became dilluted. When those graphics improved, I imagined always how it would be to have a remade version of this title with better graphics, and improved features. Many years later, it has arrived.br /br /But this review is not about the series, it's about this specific game. This game is absolutely amazing. The only negative about the re-release was that it wasnt ported to the Wii or a home console and we must stare at a small screen. Even so, for die-hard fans of the game it is well worth your money.br /br /As many have pointed out, there are a lot of new bells in whistles in thsi release. First off, the game is very difficult. An experienced Final Fantasy gamer would have very little to no challenge breezing through the SNES version or the other ports. In this one you have to watch your HP very carefully, because the fights are no joke -- especially with the bosses. This, overall makes for a much better gaming experience.br /br /GRAPHICS -- A huge jump from the previous releases. Think Final Fantasy 7 style graphics and thats what you have. The sprites are not realistic looking, but they are not meant to be. However, what they have done with the technology is an impressive change and adds a lot to the game.br /br /MUSIC -- The music got a minor facelift. Some tunes have added sounds, which overall was very well done. For the most part, the sounds are not tampered with very much and it sounds excellent.br /br /SPEECH and CUT SCENES -- This part to me was what made this remake EXCELLENT. The cut scenes and way the characters talked are almost how I imagined in my mind playing the old version with 2D sprites. It invokes a certain sense of nostalgia that can only be felt by experiencing it for yourself. For example, the scene in the beginning when the ring is delivered to the village of Mist and the encounter with Rydia. Square-Enix has decided to use these cut scenes at perfect moments, and with flawless translation. This will really grab your attention and keep you playing and for me was the best part of this game. br /br /NEW FEATURES -- Quite a bit was added to the game that was not before seen. I will list them:br /1. Maps on one of the screen of the dungeons and world mapsbr /2. Character "paper doll" for when you equip weapons with ability to rotate view.br /3. Rydia gets a new summon, with multiple mini games and upgrades to enhance it.br /4. New translation of the entire dialogue.br /5. Added scenes. A lot more is explained as 2/3 of the original dialogue was cut out for the US version. This is all added back in and we learn a lot more about the story.br /6. Augment system. You can now change abilities of characters after they leave your party.br /br /The list goes on and on....br /br /In short, if you are a huge fan of this game, or even remotely interested buy this title. Anything said about it not being "quite different" or the upgrades not being worth it nitpicking because this title deserves nothing short of absolute praise. br /
Fan-freaking-tastic! August 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I couldn't be more pleased with this version of Final Fantasy IV. I played the US SNES version many times in the early 1990s, and find this one to be a pleasant update. The CGI sequences, voices, and overall 3D character and environment rendering are top-notch for a DS game. Despite the facelift, the core gameplay and story remain the same, and were among the best created in the 16-bit era.br /br /There are numerous changes to the game, actually. The translation is different--subtly in some places, and greatly in other places, such as the original's puzzling "One to be born from a dragon" poem--but it still has Tellah's great line "You spoony bard!" The cutscenes are now rendered in 3D, with some of them having spoken dialog (which was well-done). The battle system is tweaked a little bit, and even includes an auto-battle option, which automatically plugs in your most-used commands. It's great for grinding/leveling up, which you have to do periodically.br /br /It IS more difficult than the 1992 US version, but there are some compensating measures that make it easier, too. First, characters have additional special abilities that make them more useful. Second, there are special ability modifiers you can give to your characters, to make them stronger and more versatile than in the old version. Third, the auto-mapping feature makes navigating dungeons FAR easier than before. br /br /If you like RPGs with good stories, fun combat systems, and don't mind leveling up your characters between boss battles (that's what the game is all about, after all), then I would recommend picking this game up immediately.
I love FFIV August 9, 2008
Great additions to the game. It's like they took my first love, made it able to speak to me, put it in beautiful clothes, and I can take it out for dinner and a movie again. Voice acting is occasional, and well done. My one complaint is I've always pronounced the main character "Cecil" as "see-sill" and they pronounce it "seh-sil".
 Graphically better, but it wears off August 6, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
The new 3D engine and graphics adds a lot of new life into this previous sprite rendered game, however, once the thrill wears off, you're left with essentially the same game, with minor updates. Other posters have mentioned some of the changes, so I won't touch too much on it, suffice to say that some are good, some not. I do not find the challenge an issue. It doesn't seem harder, just faster, which unbalances the strategy in this version. The stats are stronger for enemies, but not as many fit the screen, already changing it for the easier. Best features are the wonderful translation job, which is hands down better than any version. A big thumbs down to new features though, which are tacked on at best and do not add much to your experience except to appease your curiosity. Buy it if you have never played, if you have played it then decide if the new graphics are worth it - otherwise it isn't very different.
 Mostly Great - But Certainly Not Perfect August 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a major fan of Final Fantasy games and I have always thought FFIV to be the best in the series. The story is outstanding, the characters are varied and interesting, and the game is just a lot of fun to play.br /br /I have two major gripes with this version, however.br /br /The first (and most major) is the difficulty. I am used to the SNES version, which in my opinion had the right level of difficulty. As long as you fought all of the random battles along the way and reserved running only for desperate situations, you could play through the whole game without too much difficulty. That's not to say you would never be bested by a boss or even a random encounter, but a second try would usually find you successful, as long as you knew the right strategy. In this version, I found myself fighting the same boss battles 4 or 5 times before wandering around to earn more experience points to give myself at least a chance at winning. Now before going on, let me say I have no problem with "level grinding" per se, and I gladly do it in other RPGs. My problem with this in FFIV is the fact that characters join and leave your party so often, in some cases never to return, that it seems a terrible waste of time. Why spend an hour or two increasing the level of a character you know will be permanently leaving the party after the next boss battle (or even worse, before the next boss battle)? Another frustrating aspect to the difficulty is the fact that when you have to replay the same boss battle a dozen times, you have to watch the same cut-scene and go through the same dialogue a dozen times, which slows down game play and can make a person disenchanted with this version of the game.br /br /The other problem I have with this version is relatively minor, but still bothersome. The reworked 3D graphics are nice but they aren't wonderful. The character designs are slightly childish and cartoon looking. This is ok, but the problem comes at the beginning of the game. I sit and watch several minutes of amazing full motion animation featuring most of the characters in the game. In this animation, the character designs are awesome. After this, the actual game graphics (which aren't bad in and of themselves) are disappointing. I enjoy the opening video, but it would have been better if it had been left out. You can't show someone a steak then feed them meatloaf.br /br /Other than these two issues, the game comes through as still being an excellent RPG. I would have liked to see it possible to enter commands using the touch screen instead of the directional pad, but the controls work pretty well the way they are. This version of the game is definitely recommended to all RPG fans, whether or not you are familiar with earlier versions. Just don't expect to win every boss fight (or any boss fight, for that matter) on your first try, and don't be too disappointed when the game itself falls short of the opening animation, and you should really enjoy it.
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