IGN writes: "Final Fantasy IV: The After Years isn't meant for first-time RPG players or for those in search of an epic storytelling experience. Instead, it's an engaging "thank you" for fans of the original game that's heavy on nostalgia without relying entirely upon it. Its dated graphics, battle system, and presentation are all a part of the charm after all, with everything else serving as a bonus. Plus, who knows? With its episodic nature and three months worth of additions coming down the pipeline, maybe The After Years will eventually be strong enough to stand on its own to deliver the 50-hour adventure modern RPG fans demand. Either way, it's great to see the Kingdom of Baron once again -- and I'm glad to know that it won't be the last time".
Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "The Final Fantasy series is one of gaming’s most revered franchises with many of its games finding themselves near the top of ‘best games of all time’ lists and simply uttering the words ‘Final Fantasy’ usually evokes images of epic quests and world class polish. But not all of the games to bear the name have been worthy of praise. Some, in fact are terrible, unplayable, ugly and obnoxious games that make you wonder how Square Enix ever approved them. So for this week’s Top 10 we’re scraping the bottom of the barrel and counting down the Top 10 Worst Final Fantasy Games."
Addition of FFXIII Lightning Returns and Crystal Bearers make your list redundant.
Though I appreciate the lack of FFX-2.
And I agree with the rest.
Wait on further thought, the inclusion FFVIII would be nice. Terrible writing, terrible story, terrible gameplay and terrible translation. And therefore a terrible game.
Since when is After Years or Lightning Returns bad?
This article is garbage, the absolute worst FF, Final Fantasy XIII is nowhere to be seen.
Also, why include a game that doesn't even exist anymore? FFXIV 1.0 is long gone...
Lightning avatar and mad about Lightning Returns being on the list!? https://www.youtube.com/wat...
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The Final Fantasy world has some of the most creative, scariest, and weirdest locations
The lack of Ultimecia's Castle is disappointing. That area with its atmosphere, branching paths and secrets along with secret bosses, and not to mention locking out nearly all of your abilities (even saving) makes it one of FF's most intimidating areas....imo of course =p
Ultimecia's castle definitely seems like a glaring omission. I thought that waking up in the Shinra tower to find that Sephiroth had gone on a bloody murder spree was pretty damn creepy the first time I played that section as a kid.
Ultimecia's castle and underwater in FF7.
I mean it's not like you can hit the "submerge" button and accidentally land on Emerald Weapon or anything. lol
I'll always remember in ffxi when "sky" was the end game that was one of the most intense places to navigate a entire alliance through.
Amazon has discounted 50 percent off the PC versions of Final Fantasy III, IV, IV: The After Years, VII, VIII, XIII, XIV: A Realm Reborn and XIV: Heavensward.
If you mod FF7 to remove the mouths.
This is just price matching the steam sale. I'm going to wait for the anniversary collection, with the uncensored versions.
Or, you know, I could just put the disk in my PC. Or just rip the files off the disks and play them from the HDD. Except for 13 and 14 i guess, but 13 is a garbage fire and 14 has a subscription fee so saving a few bucks on the purchase price doesn't really do anything.
I absolutely adore the original game - and its DS remake - but I'll wait and see if there's some sort of "package" with all of the add-ons before I dive into this.