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The 4th game in the Final Fantasy franchise, which introduced the Active-Time Battle (ATB) system, a feature which has went on to become a staple of the series.
Overview
Final Fantasy IV has seen the most remakes of all the Final Fantasy games, most recently the Nintendo DS. Originally released in Japan and subsequently later to the rest of the world. Final Fantasy IV is a turn based Japanese RPG that can last 20 to 40 or more hours depending on which version you are playing. It's original US release on the SNES was an easier version than the Japanese received. The US Playstation 1 release of Final Fantasy: Chronicles included the original difficulty of the Japanese version. Additional dungeons were added in the Game Boy Advance version. The difficulty was again tweaked with the release of Final Fantasy IV on Nintendo DS and is very difficult compared to previous versions. Final Fantasy IV DS also lacks the extra features that the Gameboy Advance version had but instead has a New Game function and new abilities for your characters to learn.Final Fantasy IV introduced several enhancements to the RPG genre. These included a cinematic presentation and the ATB (Active Time Batte) system which allows the player to control 5 characters in battle.. The ATB system has since become a mainstay of the series.
Final Fantasy IV's story and characters are well thought out. The characters were unique and all had special abilities that helped the player defeat their enemies.
Prologue
Birthed from a womb of Dragon's maw
And borne unto the stars
By light and darkness cast aloft
Are dreamtide oaths resworn
Moon is swathed in ever-light
Ne'er again to know eclipse
Earth, with hallow'd bounty reconciled
Yet fleeting is the reverie
When moon from shadow has egressed
Guided forth and by light made manifest
Two bound by ties of blood
By Time and Fate then wrest apart
Unto lunar light and Gaian breast
Story
The player takes the role of Cecil, a Dark Knight who commands the Airship fleet of the Kingdom of Baron, known as the Red Wings. At the beginning of the game, we see our hero attacking peaceful villages by order of the King, with the purpose of taking control of the Crystals they posses. After the last battle, he questions the kings motives for stealing and killing innocent people. As a punishment the king strips Cecil of its rank and sends him in an errand to deliver a package to the village of Mist.
Accompanied by his best friend (and rival) the Dragoon Kain. He delivers the package, which is in reality a horde of monsters set to destroy the village and its people. After this event Cecil decides to find out what’s really behind these actions, embarking on a quest around the planet, it’s underworld, and even the moon. Through this journey he will be joined by a lot of friends, he will defeat his dark past and even find his true origins, fulfilling the prophecy and saving the world.
Characters
Playable Characters
Cecil Harvey:A Dark Knight who commands the Airship fleet of the Kingdom of Baron. He becomes a Paladin later in the game.
Rosa Farrel: A white mage and an archer, she is the love interest of Cecil. She became a white mage to be able to help him.
Kain Highwind: Commander of the Dragoons, and best friend of Cecil.
Rydia: The only and last survivor of the town of mist. She’s a summoner and a black mage.
Cid Pollendina: Baron’s airship engineer and creator of the Red Wings.
Tellah: An old sage from Mysidia, he is in a quest to avenge the dead of his daughter Anna, and a powerful spell wilder.
Edward C. Von Muir: Prince of Damcyan, he was in love with Anna, and after the attack of his Kingdom, he joins your party posing as a bard.
Yang Fang Leiden: A powerful monk, head of the army of Fabul, he is a an expert in martial arts, and a very strong character.
Palom and Porom: A pair of twins, from the town of Mysidia, they join the party as Cecil tries to regain the trust of the Mysidian people. One is a white mage and the other on a black mage. Their twin attack is a very powerful one.
Edward Geraldine(alias Edge): His the prince of the fallen Kingdom of Eblan and a Ninja. He has the ability to through weapons and other items dealing damage to foes. He also develops a crush on Rydia.
FuSoYa: A lunarian and a very powerful mage, who has a relation with one of the main characters.
Sidequests
- Developer's Room
- Sylph Summon
- The Knife
- Excalibur
- Adament Armor
- Odin Summon
- Bahamut Summon
Locations
World- Baron
- Cave of Mist
- Mist Village
- Kaipo
- Watery Pass
- Damcyan
- Antilon Cave
- Phantom Cave
- Fabul
- Mysidia
- Mt. Ordeals
- Silvera
- Toria
- Magnetic Cavern
- Eblan
- Eblan Cave
- Towel of Babil
- Agart
Underworld
- Castle of the Dwarves
- Sealed Cave
- Land of Summoned Monsters
- Tower of Babil
- Slyph Cave
- Smith's House
- Tomra
Moon
- Cystal Palace
- Bahamut's Cave
- Hummingway's Cave
- Lunar Subterrane
Transportation
Chocobos- Yellow Chocobo - Land based chocobo.
- Black Chocobo - Chocobo that can fly.
Airships
- Enterprise - Can only land on grass. It can fly over mountains. After it receives an upgrade and can pick up the hovercraft with a grapple
- Falcon - Captured enemy ship thag can only land on grass. It can fly over mountains. After receiving an upgrade it can drill hole from the underworld to the overworld.
- Lunar Whale - A spaceship used to travel to the moon. You may rest inside for free and make use of a Giant Chocobo.
Hovercraft - Used to cross the water shallows and can be driven over the world map.
Sailing ship - The sailing ship is never under player control.
Serpent Road - an instantaneous teleport between Mysidia and Baron.
Spinoffs
It spawned a mobile phone sequel in Japan in the game Final Fantasy IV: The After - Return to the Moon. The game was concieved with the intention of giving gamers who played the DS version to have an opportunity to see what happens to the characters after the events of Final Fantasy IV.Soundtrack
01 - The Prelude
02 - The Red Wings
03 - Kingdom of Baron
04 - Theme of Love
05 - Prologue
06 - Welcome to Our Town!
07 - Main Theme of Final Fantasy IV
08 - Battle 1
09 - Fanfare
10 - Enter Fat Chocobo!
11 - Chocobo Chocobo
12 - Into the Darkness
13 - Battle 2
14 - Bomb Ring
15 - Rydia
16 - Damcyan Castle
17 - Sorrow and Loss
18 - Edward's Harp
19 - Mt. Ordeals
20 - Fabul
21 - Run!
22 - Suspicion
23 - Golbez, Clad of Darkness
24 - Hey, Cid!
25 - Mystic Mysidia
26 - A Long Way to Go
27 - Palom & Porom
28 - Battle with the Four Fiends
29 - The Airship
30 - Troian Beauty
31 - Samba de Chocobo!
32 - Tower of Babil
33 - Somewhere in the World...
34 - Land of Dwarves
35 - Giott, King of the Dwarves
36 - Dancing Calbrina
37 - Tower of Zot
38 - The Land of Summons
39 - Lunar Whale
40 - Another Moon
41 - The Lunarians
42 - Within the Giant
43 - The Final Battle
44 - Epilogue
Bonus Track
45 - Theme of Love (Arranged)
Final Fantasy IV Piano Collections
01 - Prelude
02 - Theme of Love
03 - Prologue...
04 - Welcome to Our Town!
05 - Main Theme
06 - Chocobo-Chocobo
07 - Into the Darkness
08 - Rydia
09 - Melody of Lute
10 - Golbez, Clad in the Dark
11 - Troian Beauty
12 - The Battle
13 - Epilogue
14 - Theme of Love (Orchestrated)
fun fact: The original print of the CD listed 15 songs, the 15th not being on the CD
Final fantasy IV: Celtic Moon
Final fantasy IV celtic moon is rearangement of the compostion of the final fantasy IV song to fit classic Irish instruments such as the fiddle, this CD is cosidered by some as Nobuo Uematsu's best work to date and as the defenitive version of Final fantasy IV's music
- The Prelude
- Prologue...
- Chocobo-Chocobo
- Into the Darkness
- Main Theme of Final Fantasy IV
- Welcome to Our Town!
- Theme of Love
- Melody of Lute
- Parom & Polom
- Giotto, the Great King
- Dancing Calcobrena
- Mystic Mysidia
- Illusionary World
- Rydia
- Troian Beauty
Voice Acting
This new DS game has voice acting in cutscenes and here are the voices behind them :Cecil: Shizuma Hidoshima
Rosa: Yuko Kaida
Kain: Koichi Yamadera
Edwart: Ryo Horikawa
Rydia: Noriko Shitaya
Palom & Porom: Rie Kugimiya
Yan: Tesshou Genda
Edge: Hiroya Ishimaru
Cid: Ichiro Nagai
Fusoya: Banjou Ginga
Tellah: Gorou Naya
Golbez: Takeshi Kaga
Version Differences
Final Fantasy IV has been released numerous times over the years with various tweaks that distinguish one from another.Final Fantasy IV Hard Type
The standard version of Final Fantasy IV originally released for the Super Famicom in Japan.Final Fantasy IV Easy Type
A rebalanced version of the game that is easier than the standard difficulty. Certain features were also stripped from the game (such as Cecil's Darkness attack) were stripped from the game to further simplify it. This is the version of the game originally released in North America as Final Fantasy II for the SNES.Final Fantasy IV (Final Fantasy Chronicles release)
A Playstation port released in North America as part of a bundle with the Playstation port of Chrono Trigger. It is a translated version of Hard Type, but as a port it suffers from long loading times not present in the Super Famicom/SNES release.Final Fantasy IV Advance
A port of Hard Type for the Game Boy Advance, complete with a rewritten translation and an extra dungeon not found in the original console versions. This version of the game is known for suffering from a laggy battle cursor.Final Fantasy IV (DS Remake)
A fully redone version of the game for the Nintendo DS, complete with 3D graphics, a new script with added scenes and dialogue, and voice acting. The game lacks the extra dungeon found in the GBA release, but does contain extras such as an event theater to watch cutscenes, and Whyte, a new Eidolon for Rydia whose stats can be raised by scoring well in a collection of new minigames.
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Nov. 23, 1991
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FF2 FF4 Final Fantasy II Final Fantasy IV Advance |
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| Platform | User Reviews | Avg. Score |
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| All Reviews | 13 reviews |
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| Game Boy Advance | 2 reviews |
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| SNES | 3 reviews |
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| PlayStation | 2 reviews |
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| Nintendo DS | 5 reviews |
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