Nobuo Uematsu’s work here is about as close to musical perfection as I’ve ever heard, and it’s reason enough for you to drop what you’re doing and nab a copy of this game today. To boot, you can enjoy each track to your heart’s content in the Pixel Remaster’s handy music player, accessible in the main menu. “Theme of Love’s” melancholic yet hopeful flute, piano, and oboe melodies convey Cecil’s longing for Rosa and the simpler life the pair yearns for.Įach of the 46 reorchestrated tracks in this remaster is captivating and breathes more life into the cast and their quest than I’ve ever imagined a soundtrack could. An alarming crescendo of trumpets and drums in “Red Wings” accentuates Cecil’s growing apprehension toward his king’s reprehensible commands. Relaxing, cozy tunes of harps and flutes behind “Welcome to Our Town!” underscore the tranquility among the townsfolk Cecil unwittingly decimates. The game’s wonderfully reorchestrated soundtrack also helps tell its story. Depending on what you’re looking for out of Final Fantasy IV, its linear nature and this version’s scarce side content may be disappointing. This version includes a charming bestiary that details the monsters you’ve slain, but it’s rudimentary and oddly accessible only from the main menu. The game also gives you little to do beyond progressing its narrative the Pixel Remaster offers none of the remakes’ bonus content, and it boasts only a few short sidequests for special spells and weapons. You tackle the carefully crafted plot points that comprise Cecil’s journey in the same order each playthrough, and nothing you do in-game impacts how events unfold. However, like most JRPGs of its time, this is a decidedly linear tale devoid of meaningful side content and player choice. The original game’s quirky dialogue remains intact!
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This approach contrasts with FFI-III, where a superficial narrative existed solely to give some context to the combat and exploration on offer. As a result, FFIV’s gripping tale of betrayal, love, forgiveness, and redemption is chock full of twists that made me tear up and gasp more than once. Departing from the narrative norms of early ’90s JRPGs and previous Final Fantasy games, Final Fantasy IV’s story takes center stage here, and the gameplay is shaped around telling it. The game’s reputation for pioneering dramatic storytelling in RPGs is well-deserved. He defends her, defies his king, and kicks off a globe-trotting quest to save his world from the malevolent force behind all the evil he’s witnessing. When soldiers try to kill the girl, Cecil finally snaps. Obedient Cecil complies until his king’s command leads him to murder a little girl’s mother unintentionally. Afterward, he and his rattled conscience approach their king and ask the age-old question: why are we slaughtering innocents, exactly? The king takes this about as well as you’d expect, demoting Cecil and commanding him to carry out more killing. You’re introduced to central protagonist and badass Dark Knight Cecil as he commands his air force to massacre nearby townsfolk and steal their famed crystal. The Pixel Remaster’s quality of life tweaks ameliorate nearly all aspects of the game that show signs of age, and the reorchestrated soundtrack will keep you on the edge of your seat for the game’s 20-odd-hour runtime, if not longer.įinal Fantasy IV begins with an engrossing bang that never subsides. Final Fantasy IV lives up to its storied reputation and establishes the narrative formula and battle system that define many of today’s best JRPGs. I have been waiting decades to play it without gambling on a dubiously functional SNES, slogging through the notoriously slow-loading PlayStation port, or turning to a 3D remake.ĭespite roughly 30 years of agony, the wait was worth it. As a SEGA kid, I missed out on Final Fantasy IV. It’s a remodeled, reorchestrated take on 1991’s Final Fantasy IV, one of the most seminal JRPGs in the genre’s history. But Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster is no ordinary game.
It’s a rare game that gives you goosebumps in its opening minutes.
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