New Review Posted: Final Fantasy IV Advance

[Daniel Weissenberger]

Matt Weise reviews Final Fantasy IV, and ponders one of life's great questions:

"I still meet people who insist Final Fantasy IV has one of the greatest videogame stories of all time. It doesn't, but the grip this game has on a certain generation of people fascinates me. I remember speaking to a friend once who claimed that while later Final Fantasy games improved significantly on storytelling, there was just something about Final Fantasy IV that made it better. That "something" is clearly nostalgia, but it raises an interesting question nonetheless. Why did Final Fantasy IV firmly entrench itself in the minds of so many people as the definitive console role-playing game (RPG)?"

He attempts to explain why here.

[Dean_Siren]

It sure is nostalgia that keeps bringing me back to FF4 every once and awhile.

Squarenix is late getting around to bringing their SNES games to GBA: The mainstream might have bought lots of copies of Chrono Trigger if SE had ported it a few years ago. I hope they port some of their previously Japan-only games. Seiken Densetsu 3 and Gun Hazard would be nice.

[Sajon]

Originally Posted by Dean_Siren

It sure is nostalgia that keeps bringing me back to FF4 every once and awhile.

Squarenix is late getting around to bringing their SNES games to GBA: The mainstream might have bought lots of copies of Chrono Trigger if SE had ported it a few years ago. I hope they port some of their previously Japan-only games. Seiken Densetsu 3 and Gun Hazard would be nice.

They are absolutely nuts for not porting Chrono Trigger.


-Matt

[calintz]

...still waits anxiously for FFVI on a handheld...

I didn't pick up the PSX version for any of the SNES FF, as i don't want to spoil the game thru load times...

I definitely want to pick this game up, but still want FFVI also on the handheld...

btw, that was a really good review.
I can really see this site influencing my choice in games...