Final Fantasy IV - just a remake ?!

In this part of the Final Fantasy series, which its success story began on the Super Nintendo, is already the second remake of the fourth part. In addition to a Game Boy Advance version still exists a PS variant.
Who now thinks again just a silly remake of Square Enix to the bonanza again without much effort exploit mistaken.

Story
The game features a great, provided with many twists story that never seems cluttered or artificially. Your first slips into the role of Cecil, a dark knight and at the same time protagonists of the game, the solangsam challenging the questionable orders of his king. So you will be sent to a village and there you shall bring a ring, that sparked a fire and the village is destroyed. Cecil now begins increasingly to doubt himself and his actions ...
In FF IV each of the 12 playable characters has his own motives paired with a tragic story.
At this point I do not want too much to anticipate as far as the story.

Graphic
The graphics are a real bomb for DS conditions (here to make comparisons with PSP games, would be as if we were comparing apples to oranges), the abilities of the characters are effectively staged especially the incantations. Short explanation this who does not know FF, Rydia a further character can summon powerful beings who kindle a bombastic attack - a real eye-catcher.
All environments are detailed and with attention to detail. The overworld map is rather simple. The dungeons are all presented beautifully. Here comes the first criticism, the characters are very illustrated comic way that from time to time for a strange look when the rather serious story with quite sad dialogues is told and the comic-pixel males moving his lips. Makes

Music / Sound Effects
There you will find a lot of remakes of FF music tracks that have been re-arranged and listen to all of them top. The major cutscenes are rendered with a solid English Synchro, of course with German subtitles

Gameplay
So now the most important in a role-playing gameplay, who expects a typical turn-based carnage mistaken. FF IV provides the SG ATB system (Active Time Battle), that is, you move your character in a dungeon or on the world map and randomly plunges opponent (random counter), the battle begins, each of your maximum 5 characters, has a bar, This fills up then you can attack it, spellcasting, use items, skills use. For your opponent, the same applies. You have a variety of spells to choose from, but do not worry, the survey is not lost, you will be slowly introduced to the combat system and the story is so that you have more than 5 characters in his group, you can not freely choose the characters.
Here is another point of criticism, there is no mystery in dungeons, her grazes these, ea are few secret passages goes to the final boss, and the skin around.

Difficulty
Fierce, who do not feel like the one or the other hour. So spending level up their characters, has no chance to defeat the final boss. Because the boss battles are quite steep, you need not to be flown with 2 attacks from the field and a tactic an appropriate level in order. For example, there is an enemy of his eyes change color and appearance depending on how his eyes can you hurt him with spells or physical attacks. The Random Encounter is quite high, but not disturbing.
Save can only on the world map or on memory points to her. There is a Quick Memory function, but if you have to use this exit the game and you can only score with the Quick Memory function load

Scope
If you immerse yourself time one has about 40Stunden Time. The replay value is moderate, so you have a task to complete about a Monster database. If you manage the game, the data can be for example those transferred to a new game. A 2-player mode, there are, however, here you have a creature that is strongly reminiscent of a Pokémon that you can train her, whose appearance can change her and she no longer can then fight a friend kann..ein nice extra but. In the Product Details It stands were bulky side tasks - that is not true, at the end of the game there are a few side quests that can be counted in one hand ... a few extra incantations and equipment. Mini games are also available, but not worth mentioning.

Conclusion
Tolle and gripping story with believable characters, each of which brings a certain tragedy with them, mixed with beautiful graphics, nice music and a demanding level of difficulty. If some passages are quite long, but never boring. Stay away, for all who have no patience in games, the odd death remains not denied. The menus are all designed clearly and logically. 4 of 5 stars.