FFIV finally goes to the GBA

[Necronopticous]

I'm quite sure Final Fantasy IV, V, and VI advance will all use the same engine, therefore V and VI will likely look very similar to how IV does. Personally, I think IV advance looks almost as good as VI did on SNES, it's just that the style is a bit different...but man, areas like Narshe...I'm really anxious to see how they pull it off as well.

God, and Chrono Trigger for GBA would literally be a dream come true.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

I could see them getting all the graphics right if they seriously pushed the GBA, but there's still no getting around a downgrade in musical quality.

[Necronopticous]

Yeah...it's a shame to lose quality on one of the best game soundtracks ever composed, although I have to admit I am completely satisfied with the way they made IV Advance sound.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

So am I, but FFIV was an early SNES game. That's why they had such an easy time improving the graphics (although they're still disappointing), and the same more or less goes for the music. For later SNES games like FFVI, they won't have any leeway; I can only see them struggling to reach the quality of the original format.

[Flying Mullet]

Hopefully the year or so between the releases of FFIV and FFVI will give them enough time to futher what they can do with a GBA cart, compression technologies, etc...

[Sephex]

I think they dumped most of the WSC version in this version. They took some time to convert things to GBA...ness, but not enough. If this is true, there is hope for FFVI losing little quality.

I'm lazy right now so if that made no sense, I'm sorry.

[Flying Mullet]

Does that make me even more lazy if it made sense?

[Dignified Pauper]

I think they dumped most of the WSC version in this version. They took some time to convert things to GBA...ness, but not enough. If this is true, there is hope for FFVI losing little quality.

I'm lazy right now so if that made no sense, I'm sorry.


I agree, it seems more of a WSC dump rather than a remake. Except for the final dungeon, nearly everything is the same for the GBA remake as it was for the WSC version.

[Reine]

Im sure Square will pull it off somehow, I was amazed with DoS, with the graphics and sound. Likewise, im sure FFIV Advance will blow me away when I play it. I quite enjoyed the music in DoS, it was almost the same as the FF Origins OST, minus the orchestra sound, and almost all the tunes were the exact same (To me that is)

Im quite sure the GBA has a lot more power that can be squeezed out of it.

[Sephex]

Just now, the final strike that killed Zeromus was with Edward's harp. What a great game.

[ThroneofDravaris]

Err…what the hell happened to Demon Wall? I swear he was hard in the original version…

EDIT: And why is it taking such a God awful time for that smithy to forge my Excalibur!?

[KentaRawr!]

Err…what the hell happened to Demon Wall? I swear he was hard in the original version…

EDIT: And why is it taking such a God awful time for that smithy to forge my Excalibur!?

When I did that quest, I went right downstairs and talked to the smithy. He finished my sword in the time it took me to go down the stairs. o_O

[ThroneofDravaris]

I got it eventually. I had to finish Yang’s Side quest first though…

[KentaRawr!]

I got it eventually. I had to finish Yang’s Side quest first though…

I missed Yangs side-quest. ;_;

[Fireblade13]

They kept "You spoony bard!".

That is the only thing I need to know to think it will rock. I will download it NOW. :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:
You have answered my question. Thank you

[Sephex]

I just spent a few hours in the Lunar Ruins for the first time. It is a lot cooler than I thought it would be. I can't wait to pass all the characters trials and see what the extra final boss is like!

[Jowy]

Lunar Odin and Lunar Bahamut are so freaking hard it makes my eyeballs bleed. The "hidden" boss was a cakewalk though. Easier than Zeromus, I thought.

[Reine]

Ive been playing it nonstop since ToD gave me the ROM, im just doing the Sealed Cave now..

I love the new music in the game, but the item drops are ridicoulous! What is it, 0.000000000001 percent chance of dropping it? Edge's Steal command is still pathetic, took an hour to steal a useless Lamia Harp!

Its a lot easier too.

[StormyV]

I just made it to the party selection section and the hidden dungeon. Wowza, they sure don't want you to use the secondary characters do they?

I was really hoping they would have made it so you didn't HAVE to have 2 or 3 people in the back row. I still don't get that, though I guess it makes sense that you can't have a back row without a front row...........argh I'm confused.

Anyways, EDWARD ROCKS (not really).

Anyone know where the assassin dagger is? He needs a decent weapon.

[Sephex]

I just beat the Lunar Ruins. Lunar Odin and Lunar Bahamut weren't that hard at all. I only died once against Bahamut because I forgot that I had light curtains with me (this is the only time I died throughout the whole game). The extra last boss was cool. I know where they got that sprite from. Anyway, whoa...what a great port/remake! I'll post a mini review of the game next time I have the chance to come here!

[Jowy]

Lunar Curtains...I never thought to use those. >_>

[Alexander]

Lunar Curtains...I never thought to use those. >_>

Most people never get much of them, anyway.

And can someone explain me why Rydia EATS so much experience? She has 540k+ (mora than everyone else, except FuSoYa of course) and she is at Lv42, when everyone is at a higher Lv, except of Edge, that is Lv42 as well.

[Reine]

When you level up yor party, do the ones at the tower level up too? If they do, that will screw up the Level 70+ Level ups thing..

I just got my party members back, and man, its cool to see Edward on level 53..

[Crossblades]

Right now, I'm on the moon outside of Fusoya's Castle trying to make Rydia learn Thundaga

[Reine]

Just completed the Cave of Trials (Lol, Star Ocean reference..)

Edward is kicking ass now!

[Alexander]

Just completed the Cave of Trials (Lol, Star Ocean reference..)

Edward is kicking ass now!

Me too, I got all the equipment and the five weapons...

Palom: Now he is a much better (pure) Black Mage than Rydia, indeed. Much higher Intellect and a good advantage in Agility. But then again, Rydia has Bahamut, so... XD

Porom: More useful than Rosa, and even more useful when she get Full-life. But then again, with the new equipment, even Edward is more useful than helpless Rosa =p

Edward: Heal is still useless, as for Sing. But 2500 damage from the back row? Yes, please!

Cid: Not as good as Edward (wtf? XD) but he sure packs a punch with Thor Hammer... o_o

Yang: Bleh. *ditches*

[Reine]

Edward is now Confirmed for my final party...good thing im in the Spoony Bard gang then eh?

The one thing I dont like about Palom/Porom is that their MP is lower than Rosa/Rydia...

They should have made it so that Heal can use Hi Potions and X Potions..

Anyway, I found Cid to be most useless of the five, due to his utter lack of Evade..his high HP means nothing...

Edge seems lacking as always, as with Kain, and Yang is useful as always, its just his magic stats that really suck, they screw up his Multipliers

[Alexander]

Strange... my Palom and my Porom have just about the same MP of Rydia and Rosa... and they have better magics earlier to make up for that, I think o-o

And Yang doesn't deal enough damage with me, and Power charges longer than Meteor. And THAT is saying something, because Rydia can usa three Titans before one Meteor. @_@

EDIT:

Can someone please tell me how does Lunar Odin fucking DIES? T_T

[Starboard Regulator FlareNUKE]

So is the Developer's Room in there?

[Crossblades]

So is the Developer's Room in there?

yes

[Reine]

I have jut defeated Zeromus the second time, this time with Edge Edward Palom and Porom..I just need to kill him one more time with Yang in my party

[Zeromus_X]

okay...what is with the Zeromus EG? he has the same pallete as the japanese easy type zeromus... he wasnt as hard as i expected. i beat him with cecil, palom (the white mage one, i always mix up their names), yang, cid, and gilbert, but he died anyway.

i cant kill lunar odin either. i really want lightbringer!! ive completed the mt. ordeals thing, and rydias, rosas, cids, yangs, and the twins trials. edges is a pain in the ass...

i love the surreal "your in a cave one floor, a city the next" dungeons! reminds me of the whisperwind cove. (and the extra weapons/armor rock too!)

but one thing: what do the twin stars do? i thought they made twin cast meteor? i dunno what they do exactly...

i love the lunar ruins:love: :D

[Teek]

I just got it for Christmas. I'm just now in Antlion's Den.

Is it just me, or has the drop rate increased? I spent twelve hours outside of Baron with Cain and Cecil waiting for a damn Helldiver to drop a Cocatrice summon. That was a bitch.

[Crossblades]

Beat the game last night and I'm doing the lunar ruins now. Yang's Trial was fun to do and Lunar Titan was easy to beat. I'm doing rydia's Trial now

[Necronopticous]

Yeah... Me too, the only character's trial I've done so far is Rydia's. I love that they made the Lunar Ruins appear right beneath the Cydonia moai.

[Crossblades]

just finished Kain's trial and it was my last trial. Can I still continue to the end of the lunar ruins even though I haven't unlocked the trials for Edge, Edward, Palom, Porom and Cid yet?

[Sephex]

Yeah, you don't have to do all the trials to go all the way.

[Memoria]

*dances*

I finally bought FFIV Advance today, brand spankin' new... it's less than 5 hours old and I've only played 20 mins as of now. And even though I've played through FFIV Hard Type, I'm going to cry when it's sad and play into the night with my SP screen's blinding light killing my eyes. ^_^ FFIV is my favorite FF.

Anyway, changes I've noticed. Character names can be longer by a letter, the pictures of the characters are right there by when they speak... and I'm mad about one thing. Besides that the game's beginning felt easier and they changed Vivalis' name: Back in the original, the pheniox downs are called 'life'. So when my brother said once that Cecil "needed a life" and I found a life in a treasure chest about five seconds later... yeah, talk about making a little 12 year old mad.

I just got Rydia and I'm leveling her up before I go where I meet Tellah.

[Starboard Regulator FlareNUKE]

I could have bought it the day it came out, I happened to be in the store. But I don't want the game, also... WHAT?! So Life's are called Pheonix Down's now... how does that make somebody mad...

[Memoria]

I could have bought it the day it came out, I happened to be in the store. But I don't want the game, also... WHAT?! So Life's are called Pheonix Down's now... how does that make somebody mad...

Did you not read my post? My brother was mad at the fact that he said Cecil needed a life and I found and item called a life in the same minute he said that! ...damn.

I am now trying to get Edge, I'm in Eblan cave and hijinked all the treasures out of the palace... Muhahaha. What? They're there for me to take. Anyway. So when can I get my old friends back in my party? What do I have to do to aquire Edward, Porom, Palom, and Yang again?! And does Tellah come back? *hopes he does*

[Rase]

You have the option of trading party members after you've defeated the Giant of Babil by going to the Wishing Tower place in Mysidia. They are all leveled up, but have the same equipment as when you left them. And sorry, but I'm nearly positive that you can only get Cid, Yang, Palom, Porom, and Edward, unless only my game doesn't have Tellah, which I doubt. :)

[Excelsior]

does anyone know if the copy trick still works? I cant seem to get it to work, but i may just be doing it wrong.

[Zeromus_X]

does anyone know if the copy trick still works? I cant seem to get it to work, but i may just be doing it wrong.
unfortunately, the weapon duplication bug isnt in this version.:(

[Giga Guess]

I could have bought it the day it came out, I happened to be in the store. But I don't want the game, also... WHAT?! So Life's are called Pheonix Down's now... how does that make somebody mad...

Did you not read my post? My brother was mad at the fact that he said Cecil needed a life and I found and item called a life in the same minute he said that! ...damn.

I am now trying to get Edge, I'm in Eblan cave and hijinked all the treasures out of the palace... Muhahaha. What? They're there for me to take. Anyway. So when can I get my old friends back in my party? What do I have to do to aquire Edward, Porom, Palom, and Yang again?! And does Tellah come back? *hopes he does*


No. He doesn't. Just Yang, Cid, Palom, Porom, and Edward. Lunar Odin....how did I beat him...? I think I just beat the crap outta him. *Shrugs* I immediately equipped Lightbringer, I think I lucked out, and it used Holy once or twice, had Rydia (Or was it Palom...? I can't remember) Spamming Thundaga, My attackers were attacking, ...hell I think I even survived Zantetsuken...wasn't that bad IMHO. The only one who came CLOSE to giving me a run for my money was Lunar Shiva.

[TRANS_AM409]

Edward is now Confirmed for my final party...good thing im in the Spoony Bard gang then eh?

The one thing I dont like about Palom/Porom is that their MP is lower than Rosa/Rydia...

They should have made it so that Heal can use Hi Potions and X Potions..

Anyway, I found Cid to be most useless of the five, due to his utter lack of Evade..his high HP means nothing...

Edge seems lacking as always, as with Kain, and Yang is useful as always, its just his magic stats that really suck, they screw up his Multipliers
edward sucks no matter what

[Giga Guess]

Edward is now Confirmed for my final party...good thing im in the Spoony Bard gang then eh?

The one thing I dont like about Palom/Porom is that their MP is lower than Rosa/Rydia...

They should have made it so that Heal can use Hi Potions and X Potions..

Anyway, I found Cid to be most useless of the five, due to his utter lack of Evade..his high HP means nothing...

Edge seems lacking as always, as with Kain, and Yang is useful as always, its just his magic stats that really suck, they screw up his Multipliers
edward sucks no matter what

Actually, once you update his Harp, he's surprisingly formidable. But he does, admitedly, have fairly low HP.

[Paul]

i've just spent a @#&$ing hour killing goblins one after another in the cave of summons, and still didn't get the goblin drop. this game is a #£*^ing joke, do they want us to be completely brain dead robot nerds who just love sitting there wasting our time repeating the same action?

they should make getting secret stuff some kind of actual challenge, or make it easy. not make it SO BORING THAT ONLY THE MOST NEUROTIC CAN BE ARSED TO BOTHER ARGHHHHH

[bboyshadow-X9]

is this game any good because im thinkin bout buyin so

[Paul]

its better than dawn of souls

[Flying Mullet]

It's very good. :thumb:

[Giga Guess]

I enjoyed it. Replay is about nil, but the fact that they revised the script is a big plus.

[cecil+rosa]

:eek:

Must get a new Gameboy Advance since mine is dead!

my gba only works with gbc games now i busted it somehow that why i bought a gba sp weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee