Final Fantasy IV

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Final Fantasy IV
Original title フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー IV
Studio JapanJapan Square
Publisher JapanJapan Square
Erstveröffent-
lichung		 July 21, 1991
platform Android , Game Boy Advance , iOS , Nintendo DS , PlayStation , PlayStation Portable , SNES , Windows , WonderSwan Color
genre role playing game
Game mode Single player
control Controller
medium Plug-in module , CD-ROM , download
language Japanese, English ( SNES , PS ), German ( GBA , iOS)
Age rating
USK released from 0
USK released from 6
PEGI recommended for ages 7 and up
PEGI recommended for ages 12 and up
PEGI content
rating
Game contains violence Game contains swear words

Final Fantasy IV (OT: . Jap ファイナルファンタジーIV , Fainaru Fantajī Fo ) is the fourth part of the Final Fantasy - video game series of Square . The game was released in Japan in August 1991 as the first installment for the SNES game console .

action

The story is about the Dark Knight Cecil , the leader of the Red Wings of the Kingdom of Baron. The game begins with him having to steal a crystal from the city of Mysidia, which throws him into a conflict of conscience. Cecil and his friend Cain are now sent by the king to the summoning village of Nebel to deliver a package. This turns out to be a bomb with which the power-hungry king wanted to wipe out the village from Baron. Only the girl Rydia survives. Cecil now turns away from Baron for good.

In the course of his journey, Cecil meets some companions with whom he fights Baron. It turns out that the real villain is not the king himself, but a certain Golbez who pulls his strings in the background. Cecil and his comrades try to prevent him from capturing all four crystals. However, they fail to do this.

The group now descends into the underworld, where they meet dwarves. There are four other crystals underground that Golbez also wants to acquire. He believes that with the help of all eight crystals he can activate the tower of Babil, which should show him the way to the moon, where he hopes to find power beyond human imagination.

However, Golbez does not know that the race of to the moon Lunarianer is, the planet was once destroyed. Thereupon they wanted to relocate to earth, but when they saw the young race of humans, they refrained from stealing their planet from them and built a second moon on which they lived from then on. However, one of the lunarians, called Zemus, wanted to show no consideration for the people and wipe them out for the purpose of relocating his own people, whereupon the lunarians put him into a deep sleep, but he nevertheless in the presence of history Golbez through his hatred for his own sinister intentions could control.

The highlight of the game is the landing on the moon and the confrontation with the awakened Zemus, whose hatred increased over time.

Characters

Final Fantasy IV offers ten different characters, of which, however, never more than five can be played at the same time and Cecil is not interchangeable. Everyone has a special ability (e.g. Cid can show the opponent's weak point, Edge can throw objects at the opponent, etc.).

  • Cecil Harvey: Is a dark knight at first and familiar with the command of the Redwing, he later becomes a paladin.
  • Rosa Joanna Farrell: Cecil's friend, she is a strong white mage.
  • Cain Highwind: A rival and a good friend of Cecil at the same time, he is the commander of the Dragoons.
  • Rydia: A young girl who lives in the foggy village, home of the conjurers.
  • Edward Chris von Muir: The Prince of Damcyan, who rejects his royal status and roams the country as a bard.
  • Tellah: A wise man. He was once able to cast powerful spells, but with age his abilities have diminished and return to him.
  • Palom and Porom: The twins are sorcerers' apprentices from Mysidia.
  • Edward "Edge" Geraldine: The Prince of Eblan, the ninja kingdom.
  • Yang Fang Leiden: A karateka whose home is being destroyed by baron's troops.
  • Cid: The designer of Baron's airships. He doesn't like that these are used as weapons. That is why he later turns away from Baron.
  • Fusoya: A lunarian explaining the main story to Cecil's group. It is only playable for a short time towards the end of the game.

Game principle and technology

Final Fantasy IV is more advanced in terms of narrative and presentation than the earlier parts on the NES . The plot has some surprising twists and turns and also reveals personal conflicts. The game offers many sidequests, i.e. tasks that the player can complete, but not necessarily have to.

It is still the first game in the series to use the Active Time Battle System , which is also used in the other games up to Part IX. Each character is given an opportunity to take action as soon as a slowly filling bar has been charged. This principle grants some tactical finesse, because the sequence is predictable and can also be manipulated using certain spells.

Production notes

In North America, it appeared in a reduced and simplified form as an "Easytype" version in November 1991 under the name Final Fantasy II . In Europe, the original version was released years later as a remake as part of the European Final Fantasy Anthology on PlayStation in English. A new edition with some changes and extensions (including two bonus dungeons) was released for the GameBoy Advance on December 12, 2005 in Japan and on June 2, 2006 in Europe. In 2007 a graphically completely revised version for the Nintendo DS followed , which was also released in this version for iOS and Android . In 2011 another version appeared for the PSP , which is graphically based on the SNES version and was supplemented by the original Wii- exclusive expansion Final Fantasy IV: The After Years .

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