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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.

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The Press Says

GameFocus Aug 18, 2008 9.1 out of 10 91
GameSpot Jul 11, 2008 9 out of 10 90
Pocket Gamer UK Sep 17, 2008 9 out of 10 90
Game Vortex Aug, 2008 90 out of 100 90
Game Informer Magazine Aug, 2008 9 out of 10 90
Gamer 2.0 Jul 25, 2008 9 out of 10 90
Gamers' Temple, The Aug, 2008 89 out of 100 89
GBase - The Gamer's Base Oct 13, 2008 8.5 out of 10 85
G4 TV: X-Play Jul, 2008 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Game Revolution Aug 12, 2008 B 75

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Unicorn B. Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (61192) on Oct 05, 2008.
 

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