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Zeromus_X · 12-23-2007, 01:33 PM

FFIV or IX? I'm confused, because you put this in the FFIX forum.

FFIV is pretty great, in my opinion. The story is nothing you haven't seen before if you've played most of the games after it, although you can see where all the general story ideas and character archetypes in the series come from.

The difficulty seems to be a turn off for many people, although, like every other boss in the series, there's always a trick to beating a certain boss. There isn't any way to gain new skills and such other than leveling up in this game, which leads people to believe that mass leveling is required, when in fact simple strategies can get you pretty far. Each character comes with a set class, and if they learn magic, they receive new spells at certain levels. Characters enter and exit the party (a la FFII) with different story events, and depending on the version you're playing, you may be able to switch out party members near the end of the game.

I'd definitely give it a try. It's not as long as today's Final Fantasies, but it's still pretty long on a first playthrough. Also watch out for the Nintendo DS remake which should come out in English sometime next year.

12-23-2007, 01:33 PM	#2
Zeromus_X Master Summoner Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Core of the Moon (Phoenix, AZ) Age: 95 Posts: 2,931	Re: A question or two. FFIV or IX? I'm confused, because you put this in the FFIX forum. FFIV is pretty great, in my opinion. The story is nothing you haven't seen before if you've played most of the games after it, although you can see where all the general story ideas and character archetypes in the series come from. The difficulty seems to be a turn off for many people, although, like every other boss in the series, there's always a trick to beating a certain boss. There isn't any way to gain new skills and such other than leveling up in this game, which leads people to believe that mass leveling is required, when in fact simple strategies can get you pretty far. Each character comes with a set class, and if they learn magic, they receive new spells at certain levels. Characters enter and exit the party (a la FFII) with different story events, and depending on the version you're playing, you may be able to switch out party members near the end of the game. I'd definitely give it a try. It's not as long as today's Final Fantasies, but it's still pretty long on a first playthrough. Also watch out for the Nintendo DS remake which should come out in English sometime next year.