

Peace has been restored to the world, destroyed cities rebuilt and people’s lives beginning to return to normal at last. Rydia tells her she is headed for Damcyan for its reconstruction celebration, and Asura lets her pass…įinal Fantasy IV: The After Years takes place following Interlude. Meanwhile, at the Feymarch, Rydia is about to leave and is confronted by Asura, who asks her where she is going. Cecil and Rosa set off on one of the Red Wings airships for Damcyan. The story begins at Baron after Cecil has a dream about one of the Crystal Chambers, where he sees Rydia and hears a voice which says “Finally, it has a new form.” As soon as the voice is just about to reveal itself, Rosa wakes him. Along the way Cecil will meet many interesting characters and have to make some tough choices on his quest of redemption.įinal Fantasy IV: Interlude is set roughly a year after the original game. Their twisting path leads through high mountain passes, castles under siege, a dwarf realm underground, and eventually even to the moon.

What follows is a lengthy quest for Cecil and his companions to solve the mystery of the crystals and save the world. When Cecil questions his king about his orders, he is demoted and sent on a journey to deliver a mysterious ring to the nearby isolated mountain village of Mist. Cecil, captain of the Red Wing airfleet, has been ordered by his king to collect the mysterious elemental crystals from other nations by any means necessary, even through theft and murder. With the advent of the airship, the kingdom of Baron quickly becomes the most powerful military power in the world. Now that the Complete Collection is here, does the 20 year old RPG still hold up, what’s new to this version, and more importantly, why should you buy Final Fantasy IV again? When I heard Square was to remake the classic Final Fantasy IV yet again, this time on the PSP – to say I was excited would be an understatement. Metroid Zero Mission, Megaman Powered Up and the Dracula X Chronicles stand among my favorite portable games in recent memory. While some may argue that with new hardware developers should focus all their efforts on new games, I personally love remakes, especially handheld remakes. The definitive version of the first modern Final Fantasy makes it to the PSP
