Final Fantasy IV 1991

Released: July 19, 1991
Anniversary: Turned 35 on July 19
Genres: Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure
Platforms: Wii · Wii U · New Nintendo 3DS · Super Famicom
Developer: Square
More info: Wikipedia IGDB

Where to buy

Digital: GMG Steam Nintendo PlayStation Xbox
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Did you know?

North America got it as Final Fantasy II, because the real II and III had stayed in Japan. Final Fantasy VI then arrived as Final Fantasy III, and the numbering only lined up again with VII.

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Is it still worth playing?

Square's 1991 role playing game for the Super Famicom, released in the United States as Final Fantasy II. Cecil Harvey, a dark knight, tries to stop the sorcerer Golbez from seizing the crystals. There are twelve playable characters, with up to five in the party, each with an unchangeable class, and White, Black and Summon magic plus one character's Ninjutsu. Battles use the Active Time Battle system, Mode 7 draws the magic visuals and airship travel, and the game is balanced to limit grinding. If all characters are defeated you have to reload a save. Characters with fixed roles who join and leave the party make the story and the combat change together, and that still shapes every battle today.