A Beautiful Captivating Story And Amazing Characters
User Rating: 9.5 | Final Fantasy IV DS
Final Fantasy 4 is the enhanced 3D remake with Voice acting of the classic final fantasy 4 series released on the Super Nintendo console in 1991. The Story takes place were the Dark knight Cecil Harvey the leader of the air-force troops known as the Red Wings is commanded by the King of Baron the most powerful empire in the world to steal a precious but mysterious Water Element Crystal from a peaceful nation known as Mysidia who posed no force against the dominant attacking Red Wings. Feeling Frustrated and confused the red wings and their commander Cecil are tormented as they reminisce by what they have done through their journey back home. Cecil having doubts about the once kind and good King's intentions confronts him after his return were he is striped of his post and disgraced. To his defense comes Commander of the Dragoons and close friend Kain Highwind who is also striped of his rank for interfering and sent away with Cecil to a mission in the village of the Mist which starts the whole story and Cecile's quest to Obtain the 4 light elemental crystals and 4 Dark crystals which If all eight Crystals are gathered in the Tower of Babil they would summon the Giant of Babil, a wish granting giant which has the power to completely destroy the human race on earth, Cecil and his Team must obtain all the crystals to avoid the world from going into Chaos by the Powerful Sorcerer known as Golbez. The journey goes from Mysidia were the water crystal is first taken, the Crystal of Fire in Damcyan, the Crystal of Wind in Fabul, and the Crystal of Earth in Troia, Then the Dark crystals which are located in the Underworld. Through the Story you will see Cecil grow as a person and warrior shedding his Dark Knight being and becoming a warrior of light known as a Paladin. The game has many places to explore and a vast amount of characters which appear and reappear to become part of Cecile's team and fight along with him. His team is constantly changing through as the story progresses. The Story is just beautiful filled with Action, Sorrow, Hatred, Love, Betrayal, Revenge and much more. The characters are Amazing and all have different personalities, skills, and methods. The Audio is probably one of the best things about the game, the music soundtrack is just beautifully composed and sounds just amazing. The 3D graphics in the game are rich and look great with full motion cinematic animations in the introduction video. The gameplay is based of the original Active time battle system which can be modified to player skill and an open world were you can completely explore by foot, air boat, and a high tech flying machine. Each character can be powered up by gaining experience after battles, equipment of armor and weapons, and the Augment System which grants them new skills and abilities. I can just say that this game is just a masterpiece one of the best games i have ever played. This game is a MUST for hardcore Final Fantasy fans like myself or anyone who enjoys a great role playing game. The story will capture you with its deep plot and complex characters. This is an amazing game and i recommend it to everyone. please contact me with any questions you may have. i hope you have enjoyed my review. Thank You
