Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
FINAL FANTASY IV: THE AFTER YEARS is a direct sequel to FINAL FANTASY IV. It is a Japanese-style role-playing game released in episodic format. The game uses mechanics, assets and graphics from various…
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Matrix Software, released 18 February 2008 on PlayStation Portable, Wii and Legacy Mobile Device. The main story takes about 30 hrs to finish.
What Final Fantasy IV: The After Years is
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Matrix Software and released in 2008. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation Portable, Wii and Legacy Mobile Device.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Seventeen years have passed since the war's end, and the son born to King Cecil and Queen Rosa of Baron has grown into a young man. Prince Ceodore has enlisted in the airship fleet known as the Red Wings, eager to meet the expectations demanded of his blood and station. Yet once more another moon has appeared in the sky, and with it vast hordes of monsters intent on destruction. The brief peace enjoyed by the Blue Planet now stands threatened under the shadow of impending catastrophe.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Final Fantasy series
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years is the 99th of 349 entries we hold in the Final Fantasy series. The next entry was Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a King in 2008. Its critic score of 60 is 17 points below the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Final Fantasy III at 100.
How it was received
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 13% of the 3,814 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 5 points below the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 30 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 50 hrs, roughly 1.7 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years launched on 18 February 2008, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, God of War: Chains of Olympus, Devil May Cry 4 and Audiosurf. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Brawl, God of War: Chains of Olympus, Devil May Cry 4, Audiosurf.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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All media
Dlc
Remakes
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