ALSO: this dedication of half of SE's resources to remaking their old FF games is beginning to irk me. Besides I can't imagine it's a very smart business decision to release what's essentially the same game twice within such a relatively short timespan. If I'd bought the GBA version and now there was another remake coming out with even more special features, I'd be miffed.

It's really starting to piss me off, quite frankly. They're remaking FF1&2 for the PSP, and now this? What was the point of the GBA versions, then? Why can't they make something *gasp* new? It might be nice to be able to churn out the exact same thing over and over again and have it sell solely based on nostalgia, but it can't last forever.

I'm not saying that I won't buy it, because I don't know what they're adding on, but I am willing to say right now that they'd have to have enough extra content to double as it's own game for me to pay for FFIV again. The only reason I bought the GBA version was because my SNES cartridge has stopped saving.

You DO know what this means... if they are redoing IV in 3D then VI can't be too far behind....
JUST ONE STEP CLOSER TO VI-2: X-TREME BEACH VOLLYBALL!! w00t!

I meant FF3j, the NES version. "Childhood" was a bit exaggerative; I'll admit, lol. Still, FF3j is my favorite NES RPG, hands down, and I personally don't really like the directions they took with FFIII DS.

That said, some of the FFIV DS screenshots concern me. It's sort of the same deal as the overall style Square used for the GBA ports. Lazyian translation: Hey, it worked for Dawn of Souls, why not do it with every other port? And we've seen how that can detract from the quality of a game *cough*FF6*cough*.

My only agreement with FFIII DS was that the chibi big-headed style at least worked--FF3j was already set in a whimsical environment. FFIV, on the other hand, is a tad darker, and so the same style will likely not work. Although, to its credit; it's not quite as noticable here. Chibi Cecil should nevertheless spare himself the misery of his existance and impale himself on his own sword--and it irritates me too, since Cecil is one of my favorite FF characters and FFIV one of my favorite FFs overall.

I do not like this. I do not like this at all.

I love FF4 alot, but this is pushing it. To me the game will forever be the top down 2d. This is blasphemy and frankly a giant insult to those who bought FF4A. Goddamn you $quareEnix.

So is it just the fact that it's 3D eating you up, or is it the fact that this is like the 5th remake they've given this?

A little bit from Column A, a bit from Column B

<-- Is miffed.

If there isn't enough new content in this port, I'm not gonna buy it. I'll stick with FFIV GBA, thank you very much.

I rather prefer the GBA version of FF6, what with the dialogue being a whole hell of a lot better. I don't know where the detraction in quality idea comes from, honestly. So the GBA isn't as powerful as a SNES, so the graphics come out a bit fuzzy from a distance on the airship, Sabin's Fire Dance has some slowdown, and the music isn't as good in some places (except where the vocal synth in the opera scene are actually improved).

Oh, and Celes didn't get punched in her jail cell. Incidentally, I don't remember that very same guard getting up in her face and yelling like that repeatedly in the original version, either, with it appearing as if he was holding her by the throat. So, I dunno, seems the Empire was as brutal as ever and the danger to Celes in that situation was quite visibly apparent to me.

/rant

My only qualm with a 3D version of IV is that I just bought IV for my brother to play on his GBA for 7.99, and now there's really no need for me to buy the coolio 3D version.

In theory, you could have both in the same DS or something, but that would just be pointless unless you grew tired of the newfangled 3D graphics or bored with the sprites, and desired to alternate between the two.