Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection
A PSP compilation of Final Fantasy IV and its sequel.
Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection is a 2011 role-playing video game compilation co-developed by Square Enix and Bullets for the PlayStation Portable. It brings together enhanced ports of Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, along with a new scenario titled Final Fantasy IV Interlude. The collection was released in Japan on March 24, 2011, and later in other markets in April, also becoming available as a digital download.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Square Enix; Bullets
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Producer
- Hiroyuki Miura
- Director
- Yoichi Yoshimoto
- Designer
- Takashi Tokita
- Artist
- Yoshitaka Amano
- Composer
- Nobuo Uematsu
- Junya Nakano
- Masashi Hamauzu
- Released
- March 24, 2011 (JP)
- April 19, 2011 (NA)
- April 22, 2011 (PAL)
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Content
Takashi Tokita oversaw this compilation. It presents the action in widescreen 16:9 with high-resolution visuals. The package includes the computer-generated opening movie from the Nintendo DS version of Final Fantasy IV, plus a new CG opening created for Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. A fresh arrangement of the soundtrack is included, along with a gallery where players can view the CG movies and artwork by Yoshitaka Amano. In Japan, a special Ultimate Pack bundle was sold. It contained a strategy guide, an art book titled Final Fantasy IV Complete Arts, and a seventeen-track CD called Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Sounds Plus. The last five songs on that CD were chosen by a vote among members of the Japanese Square Enix community website.
Plot
This collection bundles the complete versions of Final Fantasy IV Advance and Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, plus a brand-new title, Final Fantasy IV Interlude, which takes place about a year after the events of the original game. Interlude puts players in the role of Cecil. The action kicks off at Baron Castle, where Cecil has a dream about a Crystal Chamber. In the dream, he spots Rydia and hears a voice say, "Finally, it has a new form." Before the voice can identify itself, Rosa wakes him up. Cecil and Rosa then board a Red Wings airship and head for Damcyan. Over in the Feymarch, Rydia is getting ready to leave for Damcyan’s reconstruction celebration, and Asura, the queen of the Feymarch, gives her permission to go. At the celebration, a guard bursts in to tell Yang that some monks have been badly hurt at Mt. Hobbs. Yang decides to investigate, and Cecil and Rosa offer to tag along. On the mountain’s summit, they discover two wounded monks, and Rosa heals them. A Dad Bomb attacks, but they defeat it and move on to Fabul, where Yang’s wife Sheila is about to give birth to their daughter, Ursula. Yang asks Cecil to be Ursula’s godfather, and Cecil happily agrees. Just as Cecil and Rosa are about to leave, they run into Cid, Luca, Palom, and Porom, who report that a swarm of monsters has come out of the Sealed Cave. Cecil tells Yang to stay with his family, and when Cid points out that Rosa looks pale, Cecil asks Yang to look after her. At the Sealed Cave, they see the Tower of Babel glowing with light. Edge spots this from Eblan and heads off to enter the tower through an underground passage. Inside the Crystal Chamber, a Demon Wall attacks them, and they barely manage to beat it. They find Rydia there, but she can’t recall where she was, only that "they" were calling her. Unsure who "they" are, the group decides to head into the Tower of Babel to find out.
Reception
Critics were generally kind to this compilation, though opinions varied. Famitsu's four reviewers gave it a combined 30 out of 40. IGN scored it 9 out of 10 and suggested it for newcomers to the original game. 1UP.com handed it a B-minus, calling the first game a "masterpiece" but dismissing its sequels as "a pale imitation." GameZone was tougher, rating it 4.5 out of 10 and arguing the package is hard to recommend, since The After Years lacks a strong story and its high-resolution visuals suffer from the same issues as the main quest. By the end of 2011, the collection had sold over 198,000 copies in Japan.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who directed Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection?
Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection was directed by Yoichi Yoshimoto.
Who composed the music for Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection?
The music for Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection was composed by Nobuo Uematsu, Junya Nakano and Masashi Hamauzu.
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