Final Fantasy IV

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7.4

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  1. DinoBeam
    Jul 24, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wayyy overly oppressively dark story [you start out coming back from a village full of innocent people you just slaughtered, and children sacrifice themselves later], and it seems to hold on gameplay wise until the grind wall comes. Really disappointing… Expand
  2. sebastianali
    Jun 2, 2019
    3
    Las ralentizaciones y la dificultad aumentada hacen que este juego no valga la pena. Si, es jugable pero no vale la pena cuando hay muchas otras formas de jugar esta version... y gratis...
    Los graficos parecen de un juego de N64, no entiendo porque caparon el framerate! Hicieron lo mismo con el resto de Final Fantasy en pc.
    No es una saga para jugar en pc...
  3. 4lfa
    Sep 23, 2014
    8
    Final Fantasy IV is an old school retro JRPG, so for those wanting to scratch that proverbial itch, look no further.
    This is a great game, challenging in the traditional JRPG way. One minor gripe I have is that it is somewhat overpriced for what it is. This is simply a port of the 2008 remake for the Nintendo DS, with resolution enhancements. The same would apply to Final Fantasy VII /    Final Fantasy IV is an old school retro JRPG, so for those wanting to scratch that proverbial itch, look no further.
    This is a great game, challenging in the traditional JRPG way. One minor gripe I have is that it is somewhat overpriced for what it is. This is simply a port of the 2008 remake for the Nintendo DS, with resolution enhancements. The same would apply to Final Fantasy VII / VIII when they arrived on steam. Not that ports are bad things... In fact, more ( JRPG ) ports being brought to PC would be nice... ( quality traditional JRPGs are practically none existant on the PC platform ) just somewhat overpriced for a port... of a port.
    This is typical of Square Enix, milking it...
    Moving on - good points include complete Xbox 360 controller support ( I used wireless ), great nostalgic music and the fact that ( probably to the dismay of the so called "PC purists" ) you can relax on a couch and play it on a big screen with good resolution is a bonus. I don't particularly have any other complaints as I knew what I was buying.
    For anyone out there that has heard about this RPG but haven't had the chance, time or inclination to play it, look no further. If you're like me and you've played the DS remake and don't mind paying the money... again grab it. If you've played it already and don't want to shell out the cash you're not missing anything. ( Alternatively wait for it to be insanely discounted ).
    I'm going to give it an 8.5 / 10. Solid gameplay, both memorable music and characters with a top notch story that has aged remarkably well. As mentioned previously the fact that it challenges the player in ways not often seen these days only ads to the nostalgia.    … Expand
  4. augh18
    Oct 1, 2014
    0
    Terrible port of a terrible version of a great game. I need 150 characters so I guess I'll just stress what a terrible port this is. Real bad. Bad.
  5. SwitSwat
    Dec 28, 2014
    10
    It's not as good as the original or the sprite-based remakes, but I'm still giving it a 10 because its a refreshing, new way to experience this amazing game. It has voice acting, 3D model graphics and it's also way more challenging than the other versions. (This is a port of the mobile version, which is a port of the DS version.)
  6. Qxiez
    Sep 16, 2015
    9
    Really good not only remake but game overall. Light, pleasant but addictive.
    The only eye-catching cons that I encounter was lack of Japanese VO during cutscenes. (English actors voice acting is very poor.)
  7. somedude14
    Feb 9, 2015
    0
    This is a port of a port of a re-imagined version of one of my favorite games of all time... but unfortunately, the version this port of a port is based off of is absolutely terrible.

    First, as a PC game, this is god awful. Frame rate is capped at 15fps in battles, and the UI is the same that was used for mobile touchscreens, despite the fact that they disabled touchscreens, and then    This is a port of a port of a re-imagined version of one of my favorite games of all time... but unfortunately, the version this port of a port is based off of is absolutely terrible.

    First, as a PC game, this is god awful. Frame rate is capped at 15fps in battles, and the UI is the same that was used for mobile touchscreens, despite the fact that they disabled touchscreens, and then the next closest thing (a mouse) has been disabled a well. So you're navigating a touchscreen-based UI with a keyboard, and thanks to the 15fps cap in battles, it feels even clunkier.

    Visuals are ugly, having the ability to go into HD resolutions just makes it more apparent how ugly this game is. I get it's based on a DS game, but it's more the 3D models than anything. Even the original SNES sprites had more charm than this.

    The instrumentation for the music is bad. Again, the SNES version is better, not because of nostalgia, but because the overall sound quality was higher. Some tracks have what sounds like MIDI bass, while others have *actual* bass. Part of me has to wonder if the tracks that have the MIDI bass were supposed to be placeholders until their studio bassist got around to recording the part, and then for whatever reason (money, time constraints, forgetfulness, laziness, who knows), they never did. So some tracks sound 100% live, others sound like they're half-life and half extremely cheap MIDI. The music files are also heavily compressed. It's a complete mess.

    There were some changes to how character-specific traits work that I'm not fond of... Cecil's Darkness ability is no longer an AoE attack, but rather a buff that gives him better single-target damage, while retaining the "drain" mechanic of the original Darkness. Kain's Jump takes over twice as long to finish as it used to, which kind of ruins his character... he's supposed to be a badass that does massive damage when falling from the sky, but since it takes so long for that to happen in this version, it's better to keep him on the ground like a generic Fighter most of the time.

    The Augment idea is cool, but their presence in FFIV hurts the experience. The concept is that you find these abilities while playing the game that you can tack on to your characters, however the problem is that discovering most of these augments is based on things you'd never know without reading a guide. The other problem is that some of the abilities end up ruining characer definitions (ie. you can give Kain Edward's Bardsong ability). Characters in FFIV were firmly rooted in how defined every character was, and learning to like or dislike them based on how they behaved in battle. Kain was the badass Dragoon. Edward was the cowardly Bard. Cecil was the righteous Paladin. Rosa was the humble White Mage. Having cross-over abilities with augments changes that, and they have no place in FFIV. It really feels like they created this feature in an attempt to make this version feel different, realized it didn't work, and rather than taking it out, left it so they could boast it as an additional feature anyway. But it's awful, and better off being ignored.

    Bad voiceacting, bad graphics, bad sound, bad gameplay, this game is a solid example of why retrofitting concepts to a long-existing formula is nothing but bad news. The original game wasn't perfect, but it was still a hell of a lot better than whatever this is supposed to be.    … Expand
  8. Archvile-UT
    Jul 17, 2022
    4
    В 4-ой части, как и в FF2, опять появился какой-никакой сюжет, с простенькими персонажами. Но сюжета здесь 1% времени, а всё остальное - сплошной гринд. Значит самым главным, должна быть боевая система.
    Тут то нас и поджидает нововведение - система Active Time Battle(ATB). Смысл этой ATB я вообще не понял: она типа должна была добавить динамики? По факту, она вносит только суматоху в    В 4-ой части, как и в FF2, опять появился какой-никакой сюжет, с простенькими персонажами. Но сюжета здесь 1% времени, а всё остальное - сплошной гринд. Значит самым главным, должна быть боевая система.
    Тут то нас и поджидает нововведение - система Active Time Battle(ATB). Смысл этой ATB я вообще не понял: она типа должна была добавить динамики? По факту, она вносит только суматоху в бою, когда нужно продумать ходы, а тебя постоянно подгоняет таймер. AI, в отличии от человека, не нужно время, чтобы сделать ход. Благо думать тут нужно, только на некоторых битвах с боссами и есть возможность нажать паузу.
    Ещё в игре пропала функции автобоя с ускорением времени, которая была в FF3, а это критически важная штука, для игры с таким монотонным геймплеем - 4/10.    … Expand
  9. Locktanz
    Jul 16, 2020
    8
    Really worth it for the beautiful story!
    I played the Steam Version and i really loved all the cut-scenes, skill animation music and voice acting.
    I wasn't grinding that much throughout the game, so I lacked EXP & optimal loot, and this my friends, turned the last 10 hours in an overwhelmingly difficult hell, trying to beat one single monster (not even a boss) for 1 hour straight, just    Really worth it for the beautiful story!
    I played the Steam Version and i really loved all the cut-scenes, skill animation music and voice acting.

    I wasn't grinding that much throughout the game, so I lacked EXP & optimal loot, and this my friends, turned the last 10 hours in an overwhelmingly difficult hell, trying to beat one single monster (not even a boss) for 1 hour straight, just to notice after this one there are more of them waiting to fight me. In the end I realized i'd be better off grinding for an hour with some tricks in a good spot and this made it possible to beat the game!!

    All in all a game with a really amazing story, hard and rewarding fights, i'd recommend grinding exp and gear when you hit the difficulty spikes in the endgame otherwise it'll be frustrating. Saying this we better do not forget this is one of the hardest games in the entire Final Fantasy franchise.

    Surely the best entry to start the series!    … Expand
  10. hileger
    Nov 14, 2022
    8
    за апргрейдили тройку но в целом стало больше постановки меньше гринда играть можно. залипуха
  11. LastResource
    Jan 14, 2023
    10
    worth it and glad to play this game again. so much memories and nostalgia within this fourth game in the series.