Many Final Fantasy franchise titles would benefit significantly from a remake. The recent release of the series’ pixel remasters has demonstrated that there is a desire to play older Final Fantasy titles on newer platforms in light versions.
Along with Square Enix’s HD-2D RPG series and the Final Fantasy 7 Remake, fans of the genre have speculated about which other Final Fantasy games would benefit from a remake. Final Fantasy 4 has the most potential of all the games in the series to benefit from another remake attempt.
A remake would be very beneficial for many of the Final Fantasy games. The recent release of the series’ pixel remasters has demonstrated that there is demand for older Final Fantasy games to be played on contemporary systems with light reproductions. In addition to the Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Square Enix’s HD-2D RPG series, aficionados of the genre have pondered which additional Final Fantasy title would benefit from a remake. The Final Fantasy 4 remake has the most potential to improve it compared to the other games in the series.
Naturally, the events of Final Fantasy IV are followed by 17 years in The After Years, where the main character Cecil Harvey has become king of Baron along with his wife Rosa and son Ceodore.
Ceodore must gather the old party to face an unknown threat as trouble arises as a weird new moon starts to orbit the planet. Compared to the original, the plot is much more subdued, yet it still offers plenty of fan service to returning viewers.
The game preserves the Active Time Battle turn-based combat and the five-member party structure for fighting while introducing new features. For instance, the band attacks that sync up party members to do extra damage were impacted by the phases of the moon.
The story was divided into an episodic release since the game was originally divided into nine pieces and released via mobile phones and the Wii’s online Wiiware service. Thank goodness, this would be fixed in later ports of the game, which would incorporate everything into a single game.
Despite being a sequel, The After Years accomplishes little to improve Final Fantasy IV. Its plot is largely a rehash of the original, and it lacks the game’s well-known identity and duty major theme. Additionally, the game employs reused assets, which greatly increases the feeling of déjà vu that players will get from playing it. The After Years actually took two steps back and three steps ahead in this area.
Surprisingly, unlike the other sequels in the series, The After Years received a full 3D remake for mobile and Steam. Granted, it was essentially a rehash of Final Fantasy IV’s 3D remake for the Nintendo DS, but at least fans could play both the original and sequel in both 2D and 3D.
Square Enix has undoubtedly treated Final Fantasy IV and The After Years better than other entries in the franchise, which is strange in the big scheme of things. Although it is an important entry in the series, you will be hard-pressed to find someone who appreciates this duology.
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