Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

[Bastian]

And the best part? It's multiplayer! Up to four players!

The worst part? My birthday was over five months ago, and my mom bought me a Wii for my birthday, but lives far from me and still hasn't been up to visit to give it to me. Grrr!

[Wolfen]

I played it.

Glad to see that it is a lot like the original SNES version. Also like the age of the moon system, Only gripe is that the transtion between menus is too ADD. It just "pops" up. There is no fade or transition to battles or to menu screen. Other than that, it's great!

[Roogle]

I had no idea that the game was multiplayer. That feature must have been added in during localization. Can you play it online with friends?

[~ Kain ~]

Okay for Ceodore's Challenge ive beat the boss like 30 times. Ive got
lustiful lali-ho x2
tent x2
cottage x2
Arctic wind x2
Hermes sandles x2
Adamantite x2 ... Sweet...
Obelisk
Mythril Knife
elfin Bow
diamond shield, helmet, armor, gloves, all x1
flan ring x2
sledgehammer x2 ...confuses enemies, nice..
demonslayer x2
gold hairpin
luminous robe
bomb crank

there...ive done rydias once and got a black robe, smurfin sweet. Anyone get anything else useful there?

[Bastian]

From the description, it doesn't sound like online play is possible. The reviewer said the multiplayer setup was like VI and XI (assigning specific characters to a specific controller).

Honestly, I never really play any multiplayer games online. The fun in having the friend in the same room as you are in to talk with about how hard a boss was or whatever. And to strategize (haha, spell check claims that's not a word).

[Sephex]

I am liking it so far. I know some aspects of the story will bother the s*** out of a lot of people, but I find it to be very interesting. Can't wait to play through all the other chapters.

[Zechs]

I quite enjoyed the initial story... Would have liked it to be longer... But the other chapters should be just as good.

[Takara]

I know some aspects of the story will bother the s*** out of a lot of people

It bothered more than just the s*** out of me. But maybe that's just me.

[Roogle]

It bothered more than just the s*** out of me. But maybe that's just me.

Care to elaborate? Are you bothered by what happens in the later chapters or the entire story?

[Elpizo]

I won't play this game simply because of what they did with Golbez. **** you, SE!

[KoShiatar]

I know some aspects of the story will bother the s*** out of a lot of people

It bothered more than just the s*** out of me. But maybe that's just me.

I think I can understand what Takara says, being myself a major Kain fan. But when I saw (SPOILER)the Holy Dragoon, I think I was blushing.

This game was a wonderful surprise for me because I didn't know it was going to come out on WiiWare. I downloaded it the same day I found out (yesterday).
So far only two things bother me: the chapters are too short and, they really could have recycled a bit less at least for enemies and bosses. WTF, Octomammoth again? But it's good to go through old dungeons again, see people, and so on. It's perfect for old fans like me.
By the way, I'm trying not to get spoilers around. I knew too much about the Hooded Man already.

[Sir Lancealot]

But when I saw (SPOILER)the Holy Dragoon, I think I was blushing.

I was thinking "What the?"

[KoShiatar]

Because you're a man. I'm a girl. And Kain is still the most sexiest pixel man ever. Better even than Leon S. Kennedy, I daresay, because he doesn't utter lame lines.

[Sephex]

Because you're a man. I'm a girl. And Kain is still the most sexiest pixel man ever. Better even than Leon S. Kennedy, I daresay, because he doesn't utter lame lines.

I actually thought it was cool. Probably because I always had a soft sport for Kain, and I always felt bad that his inner struggles were left unresolved. Though, I know the majority of people here prefer Dark Knight Cecil over Paladin Cecil (because HE IS TEH DARK LOL), so I am not surprised that some people don't like what they did with Kain.

I am guessing they do something similar with Golbez, too, since other people on this forum keep on complaining about something to do with him. No one tell me if I am right or not. Don't even quote this part and even give me a hint, please. I will wait and see for myself.

[KoShiatar]

I agree with you Sephex. Probably one of the reasons people like Kain, though, is because of his inner struggles and because he's the only one at the end of FFIV that doesn't become a king nor lives happily ever after. That's why they don't like what they did with him.
As for me, I expected that after 16 or so years he'd gotten over Rosa, but no... and I can't say I don't like it, because it keeps the sentimental tension that added so much to the first game in place.