[DS] Final Fantasy IV 3D DS

I was a bit surprised to see them go right back to FF IV, but it looks pretty spiffy so far. I'd be far more excited if they ported Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger, or by some miracle translated Seiken Densetsu 3, but seeing FF IV's summons and such in 3D will be nice too. This is one of those games that I never get tired of replaying, and I'm interested in seeing what changes to the story they plan to make.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I doubt they would be dumb enough to try converting Amano's original designs into the 3D remakes. I've never been a fan of how he draws people anyway, so I don't want them to attempt it either. His monsters and scenery are gorgeous, but his characters look like anorexic zombies half the time. Still far better than Nomura's, of course. If he had his way all characters would just be color-coded giant zippers with spikey hair.

Aside from Cecil looking a little, er, busty in some of those shots the SD doesn't look bad at all.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Provided that this other 75% no one has ever heard about is good, I don't really care if it's marketing bullshit or not (which I'm sure it is, at least some). Who knows, maybe now Rosa won't be a completely unlikable ditz!

The new trailer makes me wonder if they plan to include many FMV sequences in-game rather than just an opening movie like FF III had. The first part is Cecil and Rosa discussing him travelling to Mysidia, and that's not really opening movie material unless it's a very extended opening.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I dunno, I kinda like the designs. Rydia's hair is too jagged, but other than that I think they look pretty good. Cecil's paladin form is especially nice since his hair's not purple and he isn't wearing an absurd amount of makeup, unlike his CG counterpart.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Wow, CG Yang's face resembles my current history professor far too closely. I'm slightly disturbed.

I was hoping that adult Rydia's in-game sprite would have less pointy hair, but it still doesn't look too bad. It would be nice if they'd made it closer to the CG rendering, but we can't have an FF game these days without at least one character with outrageously pointy hair, I suppose.

Originally Posted by Hindman

Part of me wants Skies of Arcadia 2 (I know, not Square, but still)...part of me would rather it be left alone. (And the latter part will probably win out, heh.)

Provided they set it in a different world, or at least far enough apart from the original's storyline, I would kill for a sequel to SoA.

How ya doing, buddy?

Whatever it is, it's kinda cute. Reminds me of a cross between a moogle and a calcobrena. Maybe it's a new status effect?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Yeah, the Calcobrena. That was my first thought, or a redesign of the Namingways.

More than likely it's something completely new though. Since there's a screen of one in your battle formation it must either be a new race or a new status effect. Possibly both.

FELIPE NO

I can't get that Livejournal link to load, but is that a DS skin or a special DS? I'm already pumping out enough money to buy these.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

I'm glad to see they all look good except for Rosa since she's the one character I don't give a damn about. Mine shipped on the 10th, so they should be here any day.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

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.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

It does, but there's a thread on the FF IV page's message board asking why no one's made a new one for the DS version with a VA listing. No actual information yet.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Wow, it gets that evil later on? Now I'm really looking forward to getting into the meat of the game. I'm about to head into Tellah's cave and already I can feel a little spike in difficulty. For the first time I'm actually concerned about my item stock.

When I bought this I honestly wasn't sure if I'd end up kicking myself for buying the same game for the third time, but so far I've loved it. The graphics really boosted it more than I thought, especially little touches like the cute way child Rydia looks up at Cecil in the shop menu.

My only real complaint is Namingway's removal. I actually restarted my game the first time because I thought I'd accidentally cancelled out of his name menu. It's really not hard to just skip saying the names in the voice acted lines like most RPGs do it.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?