IGN: "Final Fantasy IV plays much like many traditional RPGs of the time. Gamers will control a party of up to five characters. By visiting a variety of locales, from castles and dungeons to towns and cities, you'll be able to progress through the primary story of Final Fantasy IV, while occasionally branching off to complete some random side quests and other peripheral tasks. Many locations are associated to an overarching world map that players will often travel over.
And combat in the game is triggered by random encounters. Once a random encounter has trapped your party, you'll have to fight through enemies using Final Fantasy IV's turn-based-but-not-quite system known as Active Time Battle. This system puts an impetus on actively paying attention to each fight, as opposed to a more straight forward turn-based affair ala the Dragon Quest series."
A look back at the most difficult boss battles of all time in Final Fantasy.
I cant wait to see the dragons we will fight in FFXV. I hope the fights are tough as nails.
Ruby is tough no doubt, but a whole lot easier if you go in with one party member
For those that truly understand the game mechanics and take advantage of them. Omega weapon will only actually have around 182k health.
David Jagneaux of The Koalition writes: "Final Fantasy, such a wonderful franchise with so many characters to talk about and stories to tell. Most gamers remember their first moments with a Final Fantasy game and the series is now so legendary that it truly transcends its medium of existence. With over a dozen games, hundreds of characters and thousands of hours of content, the franchise has defined the entire role-playing genre for several years. While it is no easy task narrowing down a list of who we think are the best heroes that the long-running franchise has to offer, we decided to give it a shot anyways. Below, you can check out the top 6 best Final Fantasy heroes of all-time as decided by me and Tom Skidmore."
A personal favorite of mine is Squall from FF8. Even though he is super bland compared to other characters in the series, I always loved the Gunblade and the events that happen to him and Rinoa. I thought that love story between them was pretty good.
Lack of Zidane and Delita makes me sad but the inclusion of Zack makes me happy.
I still like Cloud and don't think you needed to make so many jabs at him to promote Zack who's accomplishments speak for themselves. You should also note that Cloud was the 1 Tifa liked in the end and not necessarily Zack.
If you are going to talk significant JRPGs in America, one of the most influential series is Final Fantasy. Whether you believe that it was the last game Square may have ever made or that it was simply the last game designer Sakaguchi would be a part of, the massive success of this digital Dungeons & Dragons title started a strong fan base that continues today. In part one of GH101's coverage, Fred and Eli “Sodoom” team up to discuss Final Fantasy I-VI including development, design, gameplay, and of course Cid.
I want this so bad.
Awesome score. Haven't played FFIV since the FF:Chronicles. Can't wait to experience The After Years along with Interlude.
I bought the original snes cartridge.
I bought the ps1 compilation that had it.
I also I bought the remastered ds copy.
I just don't know if I want to pick up a 4th copy. Eh, I probably get it once it goes down to a cheap price.
I have it, played a bit today and it's reaaaaally good.
i never played the one on DS but i owned and beat the one on SNES back in the day.
wonder which is a better experience, this one on psp or the one on DS...
With the successful 1, 2 remake, and this soon releasing, I hope SE releases at least a few more remake titles for the PSP, before moving onto the NGP.