I was very excited for this game to come out and now months have passed and theres not even a word on a US release. I hate Square Enix.

This is quite literally, and based on experience, the best game of all time bar-none. Yes, I refer to this DS one. The original was my previous favorite but it's not the perfect game for all RPG gamers. The DS one is for many obvious reasons:

CGI
Voice Acting
Very challenging enemies and bosses
Unique classes as in the original game
Map System
Decant Abilities to add flavor & usefulness
Dramatic & moving storyline as in the original game
3d graphics

BITCH BITCH BITCH

Hi, why is this game not out yet huh?!

I hate Squeenix too!

Well it's about effing time!
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.ds...ffiv033108.jpg

So the release date is now...July 2008? Freakin awesome, I can't wait. Sorry it's not an exact date yet, wvlf.

Whew, I had heard rumors at a point that the game wasn't going to be released here. Thankfully that does not seem to be the case... yet.

This (If indeed released here) will also be the first FFIV that I''ll actually buy, instead of running on emulator, so only way I could get ripped off is if they do a console 3D version on the PS3 or something :tpg:

Why the fuck does Takashi Tokita has to rain on EVERYBODY parade talking about Chrono Trigger (unless Nintendo brought up the subject)?! Not only that but what this "Josh" person posting his comment is right on the money. WE WANT A CT REMAKE! */rant*

Er, yeah... it's good news to hear that Final Fantasy IV DS is going to be release in North America. XD

NObody's bitching now, and we have approximate release date. I'm happy.

For anyone who's got this issue on hand, who the hell was the other female character pictured in the big artwork piece featured on the first 2 pages of the actual article. I was looking at this Nintendo Power at Barnes and Noble and I couldn't tell who the hell it was. I saw Rydia, Rosa, the twins, all the male characters except for Fusoya and Edward, and some girl who I could only guess was Anna, but I'm not sure. I liked a lot of the screen shots and artwork, but there's no way in hell that I'm buying a DS or another remake. I'm satisfied with the PS1 port, despite its lousy in-game movie and load times. All that matters is that it's harder than the SNES cart. If I want better graphics, I'll just browse fan art and DS screen shots before I forget about it for another several months.

Review link:
FlamingBaby - Final Fantasy 4 DS: A Refreshing Facelift
"The last major change to this version is the difficulty. I can't stress enough how much harder this version is than the rest."

And another:
RPG LAND Game Review: Final Fantasy IV (DS)
"This improved interface augments an already strong battle system, and the added difficulty and altered boss strategies will have even veteran Final Fantasy IV players feeling like this is a new game altogether."

Sounds like the difficulty is up, so you'll probably be satisfied there.

So yeah, I just finally have gotton around to playing the FFIV port for the GBA. Heh, about the time I finally finish it, THIS game will be ready and I'll begin all over again. Then again, maybe I'll just go onto V and VI and by the time I am done, this game will drop in price (it can happen, right? RIGHT?).

Looks cool, and given that I am enjoying FFIV, I'm sure I'll have a blast with the remake. Only thing I don't like is the music remakes as I have listened to some of them and haven;t been impressed.

Got an email from Square today announcing pre-orders on their site and was linked the flash site.


FINAL FANTASY IV | SQUARE ENIX


Probably old, but eh.

Final Fantasy IV English Trailer :tpg:

I feel like my ears just have been raped. Squenix, could you please stop ruining the games that I like and stop doing all these shitty remakes and ports? Probably not, because it's a fucking money carousel that'll never stop.

See, Borg. This is why everyone thinks you're a fucking idiot.

None of those voices sounded all that bad to me. Kain was kind of forced and Rosa might be an issue, but I never liked her to begin with. Wishing she'd shut up every time she opens her mouth won't be anything new for me.

As long as they don't screw up Rydia, Yang, or Cid this will turn out better than I expected.

I think you will find that "the games that you like" are remarkably unchanged unless ninjas are sneaking into your closet at night.

Is that Dan Green doing Kain? Wait, Wiki says it's Yuri Luthenel doing Cecil, so logic dictates, it's that guy who did Count Red in Metropolis.

No they're not. Many of the ports and remakes just don't do the same job as the originals, for various reasons. Sometimes it's graphics, changed design or art, sometimes it's sound/music, sometimes added (crappy) VA and CGI that ruin the original feel of the game, sometimes it's difficulty etc. etc.

Ok I'm going to break this down into very small words then :(

The game you like is old game

New game is new game

New game is copy many much things of old game

But IS NOT OLD GAME

IS NEW GAME

OLD GAME IS STILL THE SAME

NOBODY CHANGE IT

ALL THEY DO IS MAKE NEW GAME THAT LOOK A LOT THE SAME!

OLD GAME STILL THERE!

YOU CAN PLAY!

IT GOOD AND NOT HURT YOU

Oh.

Yeah now I get it.

Old game still do rock yeah.

But NEW GAME STILL PISS ME OFF

SQUENIX GET MONEY OF SHITTY GAME

SQUENIX PISS ME OFF

MAKE SOME NEW ORIGINAL (AND GOOD) GAMES SQUENIX

NO PORTS/REMAKES

GODAMMIT

squenix can no make new thing

they many time try make new thing

always doom get from making

new thing appear

fanboy say "new thing bad" "it bad because it new"

money fall in giant hole, never get back

very sad

squenix say "we never again make new thing, new thing is money fall in hole"

every time a squenix tries to make new thing now

elder squenix say

"remember secret of evermore"

"we must stick to the old ways"

true

but i feel no sympathy for squenix

i want new good game and not old

i do not want to give money for old game in new package

new that suck balls

i want see effort and a good new game

not half ass remake and port

if fanboy want remake

let us kill fanboy

I'm glad I'm not the only one who immediately thought that Dan Green was Kain. If that proves to be true, that's going to be interesting because it could be either good or bad.

I read on Wiki that there's an option where you can turn off the voice acting if you wish, so if you hate the voices you can just turn them off. The game doesn't sound that bad so far, so I can live with the English voices.

Where do they drag these people from? No one even speaks like that. Both Rosa and Kain sound like they are gross caricatures of what a white mage and a morally-ambiguous dragon knight is supposed to sound like.

When will Square Enix learn that stressing how doll like their characters are just alienates us from them?

I know, this portrayal of magic-wielding heroes in a world of fantasy is

SO

UNREALISTIC