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Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster

Released: 9/8/2021

FINAL FANTASY IV delivers one of the richest and most powerful stories in the series. It's filled with characters and scenarios that fans continue to love to this day. It focuses on the dark knight Cecil, who finds himself stripped of his position and rank when he questions his king's increasingly troubling orders. When he's sent on a simple delivery mission with his friend Kain, the shocking events that follow send him and a group of allies on an incredible journey of betrayal, love and redemption. This is the first game to feature the Active Time Battle (ATB) system, which combines turn-based and real-time elements to create fast-paced and strategic combat.

FINAL FANTASY IV delivers one of the richest and most powerful stories in the series. It's filled with characters and scenarios that fans continue to love to this day. It focuses on the dark knight Cecil, who finds himself stripped of his position and rank when he questions his king's increasingly troubling orders. When he's sent on a simple delivery mission with his friend Kain, the shocking events that follow send him and a group of allies on an incredible journey of betrayal, love and redemption. This is the first game to feature the Active Time Battle (ATB) system, which combines turn-based and real-time elements to create fast-paced and strategic combat.

FINAL FANTASY IV delivers one of the richest and most powerful stories in the series. It's filled with characters and scenarios that fans continue to love to this day. It focuses on the dark knight Cecil, who finds himself stripped of his position and rank when he questions his king's increasingly troubling orders. When he's sent on a simple delivery mission with his friend Kain, the shocking events that follow send him and a group of allies on an incredible journey of betrayal, love and redemption. This is the first game to feature the Active Time Battle (ATB) system, which combines turn-based and real-time elements to create fast-paced and strategic combat.

Critics
84
Metacritic
80

Score Breakdown

84.5

Critic Average

32 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

80

Metacritic User Score

65 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
+4.5
Combined Disparity
+4.5

Average of both sources

Review Timing

7 launch window (22%)25 late (78%)

Review summary

Updated Oct 1, 2024

Based on 32 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 84.5/100. Critics score this game 4.5 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 32)+
  1. Chris De HoogviaCGMagazine
    Oct 1, 2024·Late review
    95/100View review
    Metacritic 80/100 · +15.0 pts
  2. Tim RattrayviaRPG Fan
    Feb 14, 2024·Late review
    85/100View review
    Metacritic 80/100 · +5.0 pts
  3. Michal KorecviaSECTOR.sk
    Jun 13, 2023·Late review
    85/100View review
    Metacritic 80/100 · +5.0 pts
  4. Sam DiglettviaExpansive
    Jun 11, 2023·Late review
    80/100View review
    Metacritic 80/100 · 0.0 pts
  5. Jonathan WhiteviaNiche Gamer
    May 13, 2023·Late review
    80/100View review
    Metacritic 80/100 · 0.0 pts