In the 3D versions, additional customization is available in the form of Augments, that allow characters to use different abilities.Ī sequel, Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, was released for Japanese mobile phones in February 2008. Characters unlock new abilities and improve their stats as they level up. A party consists of up to five characters, each with up to three unique abilities. This sets Cecil off on an adventure in which he and many other allies he meets must uncover the truth and save the world from monsters.įinal Fantasy IV introduced the iconic Active Time Battle system, in which characters' moves are represented by a gauge that slowly fills up, allowing them to perform an action when the gauge is full.

As punishment for disloyalty, the king strips Cecil of his title, and orders him and Kain Highwind to win back his trust by sending him to the village of Mist. After performing a raid on Mysidia to steal the Water Crystal, Cecil and the knights question the orders of their king as they believed stealing from the Mysidians was wrong.

The game takes place in a medieval fantasy setting, and focuses on Cecil Harvey, the captain of the Red Wings of Baron. It was the first title developed for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the second overall to release in North America. The game was directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, with Yoshitaka Amano providing the character designs and Nobuo Uematsu composing the score.

A three-dimensional remake, developed by Matrix Software and published by Square Enix, was released for the Nintendo DS, iOS, Android, and Steam platforms. It has subsequently been re-released worldwide as Final Fantasy IV for the PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, and other platforms, as well as a re-release on PlayStation Portable as part of a collection with its two sequels, and as part of Final Fantasy pixel remaster series. It was released in July 1991 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan, and released as Final Fantasy II in North America in November 1991 (with alterations made due to Nintendo of America's guidelines at the time). Final Fantasy IV is the fourth main installment in the Final Fantasy series, developed and published by Squaresoft.

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