The full Final Fantasy IV interview that was published in Nintendo Power’s May issue has surfaced online. It features many new details regarding the Nintendo DS remake, and Takashi Tokita, director of the original Final Fantasy IV, reveals that he is working on a new project: “I’m currently working on an unannounced title that’s being developed on a scale no different than that of the original FF4, and I hope North American gamers will give it a try.”

- This is by far the most difficult version of Final Fantasy IV.
- Useless abilities from the original version (Cry, Pray, etc) have been changed significantly to make them more useful.
- The team has addressed every criticism of the Final Fantasy III remake: More detailed character, loading times, wider set of abilities, etc.
- Bosses were all rebalanced, so people who played the older versions won’t be able to use “tricks” to beat them easily.
- New auto-battle system: You assign a single action for each character and they repeatedly carry out that move.
- Lunar Ruins from FFIV Advance is not included, however a New Game+ mode with additional augments and new optional bosses has been added.
- Summons are called Eidolons, as a tribute to Final Fantasy IX fans.
- Confirmed: Only 25% of the original story was used due to space limitations.
- Asano thinks creating old-school RPG’s with present-day technology is going well, and Square Enix shouldn’t limit themselves to just remakes.

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Square Enix has released another Final Fantasy IV: The After episode for mobile phones, this time focusing on Yang Fang Leiden. If you are interested then be prepared to spend 315 Yen.

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Nintendo Power’s May issue includes the release date of Final Fantasy IV: According to the magazine the game is scheduled for release in North America sometime in July. No specific date has been given as of yet.

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The American software chart for week ending March, 29 has been published and mega-hit Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII took the first place by storm, after 277,653 copies of the game were sold in just four days.

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The director of Final Fantasy IV DS has been interviewed in Nintendo Power’s May issue, and talked about a possible Chrono Trigger remake: “Chrono Trigger was a no-holds-barred, swashbuckling adventure that was a lot of fun to work on… If the demand is great enough, it’s certainly possible. But as a creator, I feel the need to create new titles and not just series installments and remakes. I realize it’s a little strange for me to be saying that in an interview about Final Fantasy IV (laughs). But I need to remind myself of that, too.”

So although it might be possible if the demand is big enough, he himself is against it. That makes sense, but we all hope he’ll be convinced otherwise!

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The latest issue of Nintendo Power features a ten page exclusive on Final Fantasy IV. While the magazine doesn’t really confirm the game is headed towards North America (or gives us a release date), the ten pages are filled with English screenshots of the game. If that’s not a huge hint, what is? We’ll make sure to get those screenshots as soon as possible!

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Square Enix has announced that Wii exclusive Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon will be released across North America on July 8, 2008. For those who never heard of the game, here’s the story taken from the official press release: “Chocobo and Cid, FINAL FANTASY mainstays-turned-treasure hunters, are magically transported to a mysterious town whose people’s memories are lost with each bell toll of the clocktower. One day, a strange boy named Raffaello arrives and creates dungeons of memories to help the townspeople remember who they are. Now it’s up to Chocobo to journey through the dungeons and retrieve everyone’s memories!”

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Square Enix has revealed that extra features for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King will be sold for up to 300 Wii Points. These features include extra skins for the king, new dungeons, buildings and even a new race. The company didn’t give an official release date for these additions, but said they will announce one soon.

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Perhaps we are still getting the long awaited Final Fantasy 7 Remake!

1UP has conducted an interview with Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII’s director, Hajime Tabata, and once they asked him if the game marks the compilation’s finale, he answered:

“No, it does not. The Compilation’s finale will take some other form.”

This doesn’ t neccesarly mean it being a remake of Final Fantasy 7, but it does give us some hope, and at least confirmation for another masterpiece in the saga of Final Fantasy 7!

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