At a first glance, Final Fantasy 4 Advance is just the improved version of the classic title that fans have been dreaming of for years. There are updated graphics, character pictures used in dialogue boxes while they speak, just about all of the old translation errors were fixed though "You spoony bard! Square even decided to take Final Fantasy 6's Optimum Equip option and slap it into this game, which dramatically reduces the amount of time that one had to spend equipping in older versions of the game.
There are even the extraneous additions and technical fixes that the game has needed from the beginning. A detailed bestiary has been added for all of the hunters and completists out there, an Active Time Battle bar has finally been instituted, a soundtrack player has been added for players who clear the game once, and a dash feature has been implemented to speed up Cecil's walking speed while not on the world map. The massive addition of the bonus dungeon and the unlockable Party Switching ability are perhaps the game's biggest selling points; Party Switching allows the player to use party members in the final dungeon that were unavailable in the original release of the game, while the bonus dungeon is a floor masterpiece that serves as a test for each of the game's characters, complete with massive amounts of extra items and super-bosses.
The issue is that ports, especially for games as old as Final Fantasy 4, need to be held to a fairly high standard. Final Fantasy 4 Advance not only fails to meet this standard, but the game as a whole comes off as a fairly rushed, lazy effort from Square. Battle lag will be the first thing that jumps out at most players, especially when the party begins to hold a lot of characters.
Lag, sometimes over a second long, can take over a battle if a lot is going on at once. Menu-based battle systems need very precise control to function properly, and there are times where one may actually select the wrong choice in battle due to lag.
Further annoyances in battle come from features that should exist, but don't. To target all allies or enemies with a spell, one must still scroll the cursor instead of simply pressing L or R like in Final Fantasy 6. You're still forced to have at least two party members in the back row to fit a formation as opposed to ordering your party freely. Furthermore, the ATB system is handled horribly , not to mention the fact that damage outputs are far too ranged and the fact that little if no effort is given to fix Final Fantasy 4's lack of in-battle balance.
Characters will often see their ATB bars fill up with insane speed or be allowed to act directly after attacking, sometimes allowing them two attacks in a row seemingly out of nowhere. This was actually a problem that existed in the original version of Final Fantasy 4 as well, though one would assume that revealing the ATB would see this problem resolved. Once again the Switch version is the easiest to recommend for portability.
This game has since been discontinued on PS2 and Xbox It was also announced earlier this year that the planned mobile port was canceled. However, this means that the PC version is the only way to go then now, so check it out through Steam. The cheats are all there too and it is also on Xbox as well as Steam. Playing it on the Xbox Series X is just as good as an official HD remaster, minus the cheats and bonuses, but it also plays well via Steam as well.
While it works very well on consoles for an MMO, PCs will always just be the better option for this genre and probably any future MMO entries in the series. Final Fantasy XV has technically not been re-released on the current consoles.
However, it can be played via backward compatibility via PS5 and Xbox Series X and both versions are pretty much identical. Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in Secretly he enjoys the Just Dance series a little too much. Share Share Tweet Email. Related Topics Lists Final Fantasy. Tristan Jurkovich Articles Published. Earlier games from the Playstation and Playstation 2 consoles on the other hand were more in line with traditional turn-based strategy RPGs.
The main difference from Final Fantasy Tactics is a more futuristic or modern theme. Instead of swords and sorcery, in Front Mission players take control of pilots that are fighting battles in large bipedal mechs. For players that prefer a more militaristic or sci-fi theme to their games, the Front Mission franchise would be a great alternative that retains a similar style of gameplay.
They featured a bright and colorful aesthetic, but despite the stylized look and feel, the games have a more modern set of weaponry and battles between militaristic armies rather than the more magical flair of Final Fantasy Tactics. Imageepoch is now defunct, but their swan song game was the highly regarded Stella Glow for the Nintendo 3DS.
All of them are tactical turn-based RPGs with anime-style character designs and impressive stories and visual presentations. Even with just Luminous Arc and Luminous Arc 2 however, the series is enjoyable, and Stella Glow is considered by many to be superior still.
Known for its humor and a large cast of characters, the Disgaea games have a unique feel to their setting, and the lore and world-building manage to stay interesting across the series. The gameplay offers a variety of unusual elements as part of its unique appeal. Whether it's the powerful team attacks, or the ability to stack your party members on top of one another and toss them during battle, the Disgaea games have innovated the genre in surprising ways.
In , the AGS model of the SP featured a backlit screen, the first such feature for a Nintendo handheld in worldwide release. The GBA SP was also Nintendo's first handheld with an integrated rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack, replacing the alkaline batteries used in prior Game Boy models. At its launch, Nintendo claimed the SP's battery life as being 10 hours with the backlight on, or 18 with it off.
This variant had interchangeable faceplates in an array of colors and custom designs, but dropped the earlier models' backward compatibility to achieve its size and could only play GBA games.
With the add-on, all Game Boy games could be played through the GameCube.
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