FFIV: The Thread

[Masamune·1600]

I think one thing both IV and VII had in common were their progressive ideas... and I wonder, had IV been the PS1 game and VII been the SNES game, would fan reactions be different? It's interesting to consider.

Almost certainly. It's unfortunate, but for every fan who evaluates a game based on its own merits, there are two that get caught up in system rivalries and the pathos of "old school vs. new school."

KuSoYa

XD

Yeah I forgot. I haven't passed that far from that part but I've been playing too much trying to kill the four fiends. Thing is yesterday before I went to bed I beat them and then walked proudly to the CPU and found out I had to fight. Which was complete bogus. So I had to turn it off and fight em all over...

The general strategy is to destroy the Defender so it stops healing the CPU. Don't destroy the Attacker, though, as this will lead the CPU to start using the 9999 damage GLOBE99/Globe199.


Anyway, as much as I love FFIV, I much prefer FFV, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, and T. While the characters were certainly well developed at the time of release, they don't really compare to the characters of VI, VII, IX, X, or T. Moreover, the story, for all of its apparently "high drama," was lacking compared to the stories of every title which followed (well, the ones I listed, anyway). At the same time, FFIV had excellent music, and the game certainly had a "grandeur" to it. Further, the Developer's Room is perhaps the greatest easter egg ever.