Didn't like this game.

[Bolivar]

Compare it to FFI, II, III, and V and you'll see why it's really awesome.

I don't know about all that...don't let Elpizo catch you sayin that!

[Evastio]

I don't know about all that...don't let Elpizo catch you sayin that!

Well, it is better than those games character and story wise. Comparing FFIV's and V's gameplay, humor, and graphics is to close a call.

[Peter_20]

Go find the original SNES version of it. The translation alone increases the enjoyment factor by a factor of Ogrish-one.

XD

Yeah, find some version which is true to the orginal game script and sundry details, because the official American translation really sucks.

"Why the Moon?"
"For the power!"

[Heath]

If you're hoping for any games to "do something for you" you'll be sadly mistaken. Makes me wonder why you like retro, at least the new ones have rumble to aid you in your "pursuits".

I think that things like the storyline, characters and the music are able to draw one in computer games in the same way they do in books or films. They're not games that are going to make you consider your life deeply, but they provide ample enjoyment and that's what I like my games to do for me

[Bolivar]

I don't know about all that...don't let Elpizo catch you sayin that!

Well, it is better than those games character and story wise. Comparing FFIV's and V's gameplay, humor, and graphics is to close a call.

I kind of liked the characters in V better out of the 3 SNES ones... You get to see different sides of them, playing tricks on eachother, happy, sad, etc. rather than the stereotypical RPG dance of adults being serious and kids being tricksters which IV and VI followed the tune of. I think the story gets downplayed because it wasn't the epic IV and VI: good guys vs. Empire, followed by ultimate good vs. ultimate evil.

It was an adventure.

[Kenshin IV]

Different games in the series tend to cater towards different kinds of gamers. At least, that's the sort of trend I've noticed over the years. Four might be the only one of the "Sakaguchi era" games that resembles more of the story-heavy Final Fantasys that began with Six. Although, I guess you could say FF2 did that as well. But then, not many people on this side of the world grew up with Final Fantasy II.

[footem]

i'd agree that it was the first FF game to have actual characters and charcater driven stories rather than just sprites like the 1st 3 (although in ii the extra characaters tend to have more personality than the main 3). I remember when i first played it being really taken aback by how big the world was, and how you kept finding new layers of it.

[Yar]

I'm totally retro with my FF gaming, I'm not a "modern" gamer by any means, most new games do absolutely nothing for me, so that isn't it.

I don't remember exactly how far into it I got, but I know it was maybe, ohh, a day or so after Cecil changed from a Dark Knight to a Holy Knight, or whatever the class was called.

I'll just play through it again, maybe this time I'll find something I like about it. It bothers me because It's basically the only early FF title I haven't beaten.

You're only about two or three hours into the game! Let me tell you, the part from dark knight to paladin is the most boring. Once you get to the underground the story picks up fast.

Also, I'm glad you didn't approach this topic as "OMFG WORST GAME EVAH!!!!11" or whatever I've come to expect. It made me feel that you geniunely didn't like this game as much as you wished.

I've beat the SNES version hundreds of times, but I still feel GBA > SNES. (flame on, bitches!)