18th December 2005, 11:47 PM
(This post was last modified: 19th December 2005, 9:21 AM by EdenMaster.)
Well, I got the game a few days ago and...I've got some mixed feelings. Don't misunderstand, I'm a good 3/4 through it and I'm loving it. but there are a few issues I have with it...
First, the difficulty, or rather the lack thereof. Even though this is the "Hard" version of FF IV (That is to say, the Japanese SNES version), I've found it somewhat ludicrously easy. I don't know if it's just because I've hd years of experience witht the game, but even as far into the game as I am, <i>I HAVE YET TO HAVE HAD MY PARTY KILLED EVEN ONCE.</i> I used to dread facing bosses like Baigan, Milon of Earth, Dark Elf/Dark Dragon, and The Magus Sisters, but I dispatched every one of them with ease. I'm within a stones throw of the dreaded Evil Wall, I hope it, at least, offers me some challenge. I don't know what Square did, but I wish they hadn't. I feel like I'm controlling scripted battles that I can't die in every single time.
Second, there is some noticable slowdown. It's not as severe as in the PS1 version, but it's quite apparent. Especially in battles, you'll find a lot of pauses and lag, and you move terribly slowly on the world in the airship. It feels like you're still on the ground, honestly.
The music, graphics, and the story are modified only slightly, keeping a lot of what made the original so endearing intact but...the flaws it has are major.
It saddens me that they could have done so much more with this game...but I'm still happy with it nonetheless. I always said I wanted a FF IV port forthe GBA and now I got my wish. Seems my wish was granted by using a cursed monkey claw though, as my wish has been twisted, but oh well. Flaws aside, it's still a great game...but the SNES version kicks it and the PS1 version out the window. I'll take a broken translation and a few missing skills for challenge and smooth animation, thank you.
Now if only Nintendo would re-release Mario RPG...
First, the difficulty, or rather the lack thereof. Even though this is the "Hard" version of FF IV (That is to say, the Japanese SNES version), I've found it somewhat ludicrously easy. I don't know if it's just because I've hd years of experience witht the game, but even as far into the game as I am, <i>I HAVE YET TO HAVE HAD MY PARTY KILLED EVEN ONCE.</i> I used to dread facing bosses like Baigan, Milon of Earth, Dark Elf/Dark Dragon, and The Magus Sisters, but I dispatched every one of them with ease. I'm within a stones throw of the dreaded Evil Wall, I hope it, at least, offers me some challenge. I don't know what Square did, but I wish they hadn't. I feel like I'm controlling scripted battles that I can't die in every single time.
Second, there is some noticable slowdown. It's not as severe as in the PS1 version, but it's quite apparent. Especially in battles, you'll find a lot of pauses and lag, and you move terribly slowly on the world in the airship. It feels like you're still on the ground, honestly.
The music, graphics, and the story are modified only slightly, keeping a lot of what made the original so endearing intact but...the flaws it has are major.
It saddens me that they could have done so much more with this game...but I'm still happy with it nonetheless. I always said I wanted a FF IV port forthe GBA and now I got my wish. Seems my wish was granted by using a cursed monkey claw though, as my wish has been twisted, but oh well. Flaws aside, it's still a great game...but the SNES version kicks it and the PS1 version out the window. I'll take a broken translation and a few missing skills for challenge and smooth animation, thank you.
Now if only Nintendo would re-release Mario RPG...
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