With the game due out within the next 3 months in Japan, I suppose it's time FFIV DS can stop sharing a thread with FFXII International, eh? (Previous thread here, made because these two games were announced at the same time: http://www.rpgdreamersforum.com/index.php?showtopic=51937)

So let's kick this mofo off with the latest scans:

The first scan we saw, earlier this year


Trailers:
http://www.dsfanboy.com/2007/05/30/final-f...tastic-trailer/
High-quality trailer + voice acting: http://www.rpgland.com/content/?p=1827
Trailer with lots of spoilers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHl2lrj_6GQ

Review: RPG Land Final Fantasy IV DS review (Japanese version)

The deal with FF4 DS:
-Full 3D remake
-This game has been released on SNES, PSX, Wonderswan Color, and GBA, but DS will mark its first foray into 3D
-Uses the FFIII DS engine

We don't know yet if anything will be added to the story, but I would not assume so. It's also not yet announced for North America, but really, this is Final Fantasy we're talking about. It's got about a 99.9% chance, especially since Square's got a fresh, excellent English translation from the GBA version sitting in its file cabinet,

Official Japanese websites: http://www.square-enix.co.jp/ff4ds/ and http://ff4developers.cocolog-nifty.com/column/

8/22/07 Updated with new scans:











UPDATES:
-Thought system:




VOICE ACTING:

Rosa looks like Quistis with a royal touch... me like! =) Of course, I have no DS and don't plan to get one, but maybe someday I'll get to play this anyway. I think this is the only "older" SNES FF game where I bothered reaching the final boss (but didn't beat him); this was originally known as FFII outside of Japan, right? Either way, if I had a DS I'd probably be interested in getting this. As for now, I'll just stare at the pretty scans.

Ooh, definitely a fan of the visuals. Sticking to the Amano-style artwork for the characters, and they look pretty nice rendered in 3-D. The character sprites are pretty nice-looking as well. Would it be safe to assume that the soundtrack will be redone as well? Interesting that they changed the logo's background image to Golbez. (Did they do that for the FF III DS release? Haven't paid much attention to that one.) I like it, though.

Hm. With these DS releases coming out, I might just have to pick up a DS one day. I was originally only planning on picking up a PSP sometime after I get a job, but a DS is looking pretty good, too, even if just for these re-releases.

*sigh* I have a feeling I’ll be borrowing my sister’s DS for a while sometime in the future, what with all these games coming out =D I still have not played a Final Fantasy that I like, but this one looks really good, in my honest opinion. So far the screens look spiffy and all, can’t wait to see more =) The 3-D renditions look good. I look forward to more info as it comes out =)

I feel like I'm the only one keeping up with this game.

Well, you all suck and I hate you, how about that?
There's a brand new trailer out showing the new graphical power and Japanese voice acting, bitches.

Freaking kids and your FFVIII.

I just don't understand why it's DS only, especially with all the new games coming out for PSP, u think they'd centralize their gaming, or at least make it dual consoles.

nonetheless, i LOVE the art and CG renders, but i'm not too hot on the ingame characters. THey're all like.... chibi.... Definitely not cool.

December 20th!? I know what I'm getting myself for Christmas this year. I'm totally stoked about this, out of all the pre-playstation Final Fantasies this one is my favourite (Although FFVI is a very close second).


You kidding? This is probably one of my most anticipated games. I'll probably get the English version as well as the japanese if it comes out. I know it's not a great game but I just love playing it, although the ingame graphics are weak, the FMVs are quite stunning. I'd say that I'd rather the whole game looked like the FMVs but I think a more cartoony style fits the game a bit better... after all, with all the deaths that goes on throughout the game, it would look too depressing if it was shown in ultra-realistic quality.

Oh yeah, and Kudos for Square for actually making Cecil's paladin form actually look pretty cool... I never thought it would be possible.

I ended up forgetting about this game as I didn’t think I’d actually have a DS before it came out. However, now that I do have one, my interest in this game has been reestablished. I’m kind of glad it’s coming out for the DS instead of the PSP purely because of the fact I own a DS and not a PSP. Though, the in-game graphics do look somewhat undesirable, but everything else looks good. Thanks for the update, Bomb.

I do like the Amano artwork however, just was it possible to get the graphics of the characters of FFIV ingame to not look so chibi and look more like FF8 characters? FF3 in chibi was fine, because many people hadn't seen the characters b4. But I want mature looking FF4 characters since they are so the bada**es of FF. Though Cecil looks really cool

Well that's just it, the ART and the CGI Renders look AMAZING, they're SO badass. But the ingame chibi version of characters KILLS it. KILLS IT. There are lots of styles to use (WA3, FF7), that make the characters smaller without having to go to a chibi version of it. This is a TOTAL turnoff from the game.

It's like looking at Legos.

Finally, a first look at the four fiends! Awesome! My only question is, do I wait for it to get translated or buy it in japanese... it's a tough decision, I am seriously that excited about the game. I hope that the Guillotine stays in for the english version, it looked so much coller then just a big black ball almost hitting Rosa.

I can't think what the third picture is about (The black and white one) I know it must be a flashback, but I can't think what it is of. Intriguing.


WOO! This looks like they are going all out for this game. This isn't just a 3D version of the game with an extra dungeon, this is going to be a much better version. FFIII DS was disappointing, but looking at the sauce material, it isn't that surprising. This on the other hand... makes me excited.

I like the cel art, but the realistically drawn pictures make Cecil and Rosa look like they were beaten severely with an ugly stick and then given eighties hair styles.

I don't have a DS, donno if I'll ever get one, but this does look fun. I liked the original FFIV (though I hated the amount of grinding needed at the end of the game).

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New trailer (not advised to all, because it shows how several key events will unfold in the DS version. If you'd like to be surprised by these, which some would say increases the value of the game, then skip this trailer, but if that kind of thing doesn't matter: here you go.)

I knew it was a good idea to keep my DS, i was thinking of selling it a long time ago, but i thought i should DS a little more time for its games. then i saw FFIV, then i knew it was a good idea, this game looks pretty good though.

The game shop two blocks away from me just put up a big carboard display for this game, alog with a screen looping that and another trailer for it. They have empty boes p contining the final box art too. I'll have to try and get a pic of the back of the box soon. It's not fascinating, but it's still kinda cool. The display itself gave me a good chill, though, which is uncommon for blatant hype ploys like that.

Don't know if this was posted, but here's a TV commercial for FF IV.

http://www.jeux-france.com/news23217_final...blicitaire.html

If I had a DS I'd probably get the game. Seems pretty good, and I never played much of the original.

That tv commercial looked pretty good. The game is starting to look better and better. I'll definitely be getting this when it comes out sometime. I wasn't sure if I would before, but I think I probably should, haha =)

Have to agree. The revamped FMVs look pretty awesome. Really fond of all of them to be honest. No sign of Tellah, Yang or Cid though... Regardless, I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for an international release.

Though I apologize if I misunderstood and you wanted to see those three in CG form. I haven't seen pics or clips of them lke that either.

Tomorrow, gang. This is out tomorrow. Tomorrow can't come quickly enough.

WOW that came out faster than expected. I'm still hesitant on the chibi-models, but FF4 was a great game, and hopefully a remake like this will give it the proper attention it deserves. I feel like many of these old games got lost within each other because the graphics and music-sound were so similar.

Like, if they could render whole new worlds, enviornments, and play music not as MIDI formats but as real songs, each game would have more individual appeal.

I went to a local GameStop and they said the game wasn't coming out for a long time. I planned on picking the game up yesterday, but couldn't due to the store not having a stock of the game in.

Final Fantasy IV DS out, right?

~Got it~
Wanted to get it yesterday, but ended up working like 14 hours

Will post pics and impressions tomorrowish <3


In Japan, yes.

Just got this music video from a friend. It's a piano+vocal version of the "Theme of Love," composed by Uematsu and sung by Megumi Ida. Quite a great piece, I say. The video features some of the FMV's, by the way.
"Tsuki no Akari ~Final Fantasy IV Theme of Love~"

I started playing and it's awesome. The world and the monsters translate so well into the fixed 3D, the voices are pretty nifty, the battles remain fun, and I'm having fun exploring the game fresh to see what's new and what's just remade spiffily.

My only complaint is the stupid Pouchika thing (white block-headed addition shown in earlier scans). What the hell? What does this have to do with anything, and why am I playing Rydia math minigames to make it stronger in return for Potions? That, and we have Namingway as a bunny (and additionally, Mappingway and possibly Leavingway?). I don't understand the point at all.

A few of the additions are legitimately cool, though. I like the map completeness thing, in which you enter a map like a dungeon, and it's got the map on the bottom of the screen and says like "5%" or something. Reach 100% and there are itemsyou can obtain. It's kinda cool--we'll see if I still think it has any place in FF4 a couple gameplay hours from now. The extra dialogue in the menus and the extra scenes definitely add some more characterization -- that's not to say the original lacked much, but now there's more of it. There's also extra backstory on certain characters. I haven't really tested out the Decanto abilities yet (because all I have is Auto Potion), but it seems like they could add something to the game without breaking the original experience.

The way that the opening trailer and all the propaganda has been pimping Yang, Palom and Porom, Gilbert, etc. makes me wonder if this version is going to be like the Advance version where you can get those extra four or five in your party, if you like, at the end.

Hello all,

I don't come off too "out of the loop", but here goes...

<b>Can someone please fill me in on whether or not Final Fantasy IV for DS is going to be localized for the United States?</b>

I've checked all the major gaming sites, but haven't been able to get a straight answer on this. Any info would be greatly appreciated

Thanks!

The reason you've not received what you'd consider a "straight answer," which I'm assuming you'd call a simple yes-or-no response, is because there is not such a response that can be given.

Because, yes: it *probably* will be, because it's Final Fantasy, and FF4's other versions have done well in the States.

But, Square Enix USA has not officially cofirmed it yet, and there is no official release date announced for the English version. It's a safe assumption that there will be one, but we have literally no idea when it will be--just guesses.

And that's why there is no straight, legitimate answer that can be given. But hey, now you know everything you need to know.

I have a question about the game. Are there save points in dungeons, or is it like the FF III remake where you could only save at the world map (the main thing that stopped me from buying that game).?

Same as the original Final Fantasy IV and all its incarnations. Save points are in all the same original locations.

Final Fantasy III didn't have save points because the original did not have any save points either.

Hey - thanks for the info. This is pretty much what I expected, but I wanted confirmation.

Bringing it to the US should be a no-brainer. I would go as far as to claim that FFIV is the second most beloved Final Fantasy in the US next to FFVII.

Also, I bet I wouldn't be alone if I suggested that S.E. save their money and forget about using American voice actors. After all, we all know how wonderfully dubbed Anime turns out. English subtitles with Japanese voice acting would be fine, thank you very much.

I wouldn't agree with you. Even though I do not watch too much anime anymore I still find dubbing to be getting better and better to the point where I think it is usually on par to the original Japanese voice actors. And personally, I am more for hearing a language I can understand over one I can not.

-About Pouchika-
Right after you kill the guards after Rydia in Kaipo and she introduces herself, she introduces Pouchika, which is a...I'm not entirely sure. But after that you don't hear much about it. It's a summon, for 50 MP, and when you go to a Fat Chocobo, modifying Pouchika is one of the options. Playing various character minigames raises Pouchika's stats, but so far I've only had Rydia's. Rosa and Kain probably have some, but I haven't been able to get to a Fat Chocobo with them in my party. In this manner, if you were rather masochistic, you could get Pouchika stronger than Bahamut, for however many MP less, but where I am in the game it's a little useless and silly.

Also, when you summon Pouchika, he's more like a FFX summon than a regular summon. You can assign him up to five commands or spells, and then when he's summoned, you use those at will until he dies, I guess.

I think the Fat Chocobo's item storage is obsolete in this game, so instead when Namingway starts offering new stuff to do and then changes his name, the old option goes to the Fat Chocobo. So far he's been Namingway, Mappingway (gives you the ability to clear maps for items), Livingway (a bestiary, I guess), Dabinway? (view old voiced cutscenes again), and Campingway (took all my tents). I just found him again and he's Jammingway and comes with a music player. Woot.

-About FF4DS in general-
One thing that's really impressed me so far (aside from how much of the script I'm actually absorbing) is that the choreography of each scene is almost exactly identical to the SNES version, discounting the graphical differences and camera angles.If reflecting upon the SNES scenes as a cutscene plays, you'll see it all checks out. Yes, this is the same. The same. The same. And it's really cool because of that. No Nomura-like overtheatrics here.

(Also: These are now mostly crossposts from my wife ^^)

So anyway, my wife reviewed it.

A crappy localization and crappy voice acting seem like the only things that even have an outside chance of making the US version disappoint in any way. And the former isn't likely, since they've got a fresh and excellent FF4 Advance English script to work with.

http://gonintendo.com/?p=39235

Final Fantasy IV coming to U.S.

thats awesome, I've been holding out on playing any version of FFIV in hopes that this would be coming soon. Looks like my hopes have been answered.

WOOOOOO! IMPORT IMPORT IMPORT! I am so pumped about this... now I just need a date. Sadly there is no possible way I can wait for a UK release of the game... I've just about held off buying the Japanese version. It was inevitable that it would leave Japan's shores so I'm glad I waited... let's just prey they don't mess up the voice acting and mis-translate the script everywhere.

WOOOHOO! (If this is April Fools... then I skin alive the sick twisted person who came up with it).

Hahahahaha. I would have expected no other response for you on this XD

I'll probably pick it up eventually, but i still need to get FFXII:RW, crystal chronicles, and III first, in that order. MArvel and its secret invasion is taking up all my money right now though. >_<

Source: http://ds.ign.com/articles/865/865747p1.html

The release is coming up pretty quick. =)

Dude, Skip FFXIII:RW... I've heard nothing good about it and I played some of Secret Of Mana DS and I had to take it back a week later because it was so damned awful. I've heard FFXII:RW is simular. Crystal Chronicles looks interesting but nothing special and I just can't get along with FFIII... so that leaves FFIV:DS at the top of you're list.

Seriously, it'll be great.

Should I hang my head right now and tell you I own both ds mana games ( i assume you're speaking of heroes) and like them? *hangs head* and ign seems to look favourable on RW. I could probably put IV above CC though, I'm not assss bothered about that game, since the GC title was kinda poor.

Who am i kinding though, I WILL end up buying them all XD I'm an FF whore.

Personally I'm really excited about this title. I always enjoyed IV, but have never finished it due to my copy of the game dying on me. It looks quite good too and I like the idea of the Thought System.

New English trailer. Indeed, text and voices, I mean.
http://rpgland.com/movies/ffivds.wmv

'Tube version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1wnvpzrUuA

Note that because this thread is once again on page 2, people that haven't yet posted in it (most of this forum) go right back onto the hate list, and really, you can pretty much all just go to hell.

http://www.rpgland.com/content/?p=5699

^ That's the most recent batch of English screens.

I hate you all.

The game looks great. I haven't played the original FF 4 so this will be a brand new experience for me.
July 22 for the US release. Europeans have to wait until September 26 though.

I watched this awesome video of FFIVDS in action being played alongside the old version. FFIVDS is going to be fine game, and the inclusion of the cutscenes and voice over look and sound great.

I my have to import it from American if I cannot wait that long and if I have the money.

I saw that video, the one on ign right? Looks awesome. Wasn't the biggest fan of FFIV to be honest, but I'm definetely amped for this, looks fun, so I'll give it another go. For flame . I bought FFIII in anticipation the other day and I'm working my way through DQVIII and FFTA2 as well right now, so hopefully I'll finish these up in time for the 22nd.

Source: http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/07/17/e308-fi...bably-yours-al/


How fun...I guess.

LOLS?! I love how they're putting in different languages. That should be a trip. P: But if they're shipping it out next week, means I'll be getting it next week. *o* I'm definitely excited to see how they remade things. I'm hoping it lives up to the hype that was given to it. I'm also not much of a FFiv fan, but some of the characters really grew on me, such as Cecil and Rydia. (Rydia, btw, has such amaaaaazing character art.)

That's a feature now? :s

Seriously, Loads of games have multiple languages to play in and I have never been tempted to change language. I know this is PAL so it's different, but even so... I doubt I'll ever choose another language to make the game harder (Except maybe japanese, but only because I'm actually trying to learn the damn language).