Talk:Final Fantasy IV

What happened?
Why is the plot section so incredibly long? It needs to be trimmed by at least 30 percent; there are too many trivial details. Clever, succinct writing could cut this synopsis in half. &mdash; Deckiller 18:52, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * It's way too long, but I just checked - it has 8 paragraphs now, but made FA in '06 with 9, and was kept at FAR this past summer with also 9. -- Pres N  21:14, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Why is there no mention of the Final Fantasy IV sequel in this article? It's been released in Japan for a while, and is due for a launch on Wiiware in June, I believe.

Seems a bit strange not to take not of it - Final Fantasy IV: The After Years - --A Chain of Flowers (talk) 07:28, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Rating
http://www.esrb.org/ratings/synopsis.jsp?Certificate=27768

Not sure if this rating is for the SNES or NES game, but it mentions crystals and "jump" options. 75.107.162.133 (talk) 00:15, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

ff2 re-release(wii)
Okay I need to ask, Has anyone seen any sources on the translation of this re-release?., I dont remember this many errors but its been some time. 82.41.26.17 (talk) 19:53, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Most released Final Fantasy?
I could be wrong, but I think that Final Fantasy IV has had more versions and ports of it released than any other game in the series. If this can be confirmed and verified it would be worth including this fact in the "Re-releases" section. 86.150.163.194 (talk) 19:12, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

Story error in the Dwarf Castle
In the Dwarf Castle Cecil's party beats Golbez in battle but doesn't stop him from stealing the crystal there. The plot summary should reflect this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.71.198.139 (talk) 07:24, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Got it. Nice catch. Thanks!  TheStickMan  [✆Talk] 12:02, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Characters of Final Fantasy IV
Characters of Final Fantasy IV was merged to this article four years ago due to lack of third party sources. However, during these years there have been several new reviews owing to the release of Nintendo DS remake as well as the PSP port that also includes The After Years. Moreover, Cecil, Golbez and Kain have been featured in the Dissidia games so there is room for more reception. For example Cecil has been listed by GameZone as one the ten best Final Fantasy characters and by GamesRadar as one of the best Final Fantasy heroes. Anybody agrees or disagrees in restoring the list (a bit more worked of course). Regards.Tintor2 (talk) 03:15, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Haven't looked at what the list looked like so no comments there, but "top ten" lists like that don't really add anything. You really need development specific to that character and reception specific to that character, and "top ten" lists don't really say much of anything, usually- that gamesradar link has something like a paragraph per character- most of the page is giant images. If you've got more detailed sources out there, sure, but I'd start off in a userpage and work on it there, as I doubt you're going to find a lot. -- Pres N  15:38, 25 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Could Characters of Final Fantasy XII be used as a model in regards to the reception section? I'm not sure about creation since I have no access to information regarding the characters' designs other than what this article has. The creation section from Characters of Final Fantasy XIII only talks about Lightning while Characters of Final Fantasy IX and Characters of Final Fantasy VI lack one. I have only been working in Characters of Final Fantasy X and X-2 so I'm not sure how much reception is enough for a list.Tintor2 (talk) 01:21, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
 * 12's is probably the best, yeah. I don't much care for character articles to begin with, despite re-GAing that one, but if you can get 4's or 10/10-2's up to that standard then they deserve articles. Don't feel bad about merging in individual character articles into the lists if you think they work better there, too. -- Pres N  03:39, 26 June 2012 (UTC)


 * I made a brief draft of Reception here using reviews that discussed the cast, voice acting and designs. Still there is more to add since I haven't checked articles about The After Years cast, but I will be busy this week. Regards.Tintor2 (talk) 22:22, 17 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the tweaks PresN. I added a bit more, but there is not much After Years information since the reviews focus more on the storytelling since most of the sequel's cast are returning. I'll see if I can start working on the former list in the sandbox.Tintor2 (talk) 02:41, 18 July 2012 (UTC)


 * I have problems finding creation information. I only found two pieces of information from lead designer but nothing else. I've tried using [www.gamebrink.com/blog/2007/05/31/final-fantasy-iv-ds-interview this source] since it apparently contains informations regarding Yoshitaka Amano's work but the archiveurl is not working.Tintor2 (talk) 17:27, 19 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Try this one. Sometimes if a website mucks up a page the newest webarchive url won't have the information (like in this case, it looks like it cached a redirect to the main page of the blog) but the oldest archive has the original information. Note that they link to the original famitsu interview, so you might cite that instead as I'm not sure this source is 100% fine. -- Pres N  19:05, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

FA?
A curiosity: why isn't this article a FA anymore? What should be done to regain that status?-- Prima.philosophia D.C 08:21, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I still want to know... -- Prima.philosophia D.C 04:33, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

Music albums released in Japan
About the sentence: "Three albums of music from Final Fantasy IV have been released in Japan" (it talks about Final Fantasy IV: Original Sound Version,  Final Fantasy IV: Celtic Moon,  Final Fantasy IV Piano Collections).

Shouldn't we add Music of Final Fantasy IV? And what about "Final Fantasy IV Original Soundtrack" (FFIV DS) and "Final Fantasy Finest Box" (which includes the soundtrack of FFIV advance)?-- Prima.philosophia D.C 04:33, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

Japanese Easytype release date
Does anyone know the japanese FFIV Easytype release date? I can't find this information. -- Prima.philosophia D.C 21:49, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

SPOILERS Reviving dead characters
I've read that there was an item called "God's eye" where you can revive Palom and Porom which was taken out for religious reasons. There is a picture to back it up but can't find any info anywhere.

http://oi48.tinypic.com/vovpn8.jpg

You can also find it under Zoser's post here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Final-Fantasy-IV/63811041921 It's under "Recent Posts by Others on Final Fantasy IV" — Preceding unsigned comment added by SillyGayBoy (talk • contribs) 18:12, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Pictures can be faked. You need a better source than some random Facebook fan page.  TheStickMan [✆Talk] 18:37, 18 October 2013 (UTC)

Living Dolls' Music
During the introduction of the living dolls in the dwarven castle, the music that plays shares similarities with the Puppet Master movie series main theme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_daHGcGBTQ 67.213.78.10 (talk) 23:47, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks, but please see WP:OR.  TheStickMan [✆Talk] 07:31, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

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Re-releases
Page does not mention the PSOne Classic in Japan or the SNES and GBA versions being on the Wii U Virtual Console. Brayden96 (talk) 02:25, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

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2011 interview
I found the GamesRadar interview with Takashi Tokita. This source can be useful to improve this article. --George Ho (talk) 11:14, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

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"it is considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time and one of the most important and influential games in the role-playing genre."
Why does the article link to the greatest video games of all time list? the list doesn't even contain FF IV — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vithias (talk • contribs) 02:49, 20 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Eh well it doesn't need to be listed in the target but I removed the link. TarkusAB talk 09:58, 20 February 2019 (UTC)