"“Final Fantasy IV is one of the most significant titles in the history of the Final Fantasy franchise,” Square Enix president and chief executive officer John Yamamoto stated."

"Before we got hooked on the DS remake of Final Fantasy IV a Soulcalibur III player took the time to craft models for Cecil, Kain, Rydia, and Edge based on the new character designs. Whoever designed Kain did an admiral job by creatively giving him a “Jump” move. You can see it in the first fight with Cecil versus Kain. The Rydia vs. Edge fight (second video) is pretty good too since it appears both players have magical powers. Good stuff that’s likely to be forgotten since the soul burns for ..."

Here's a comparison video with a difference.
With the upcoming release of the Final Fantasy IV remake for DS, here's a video that compares the remake with the classic SNES version.

"The Final Fantasy name holds a certain level of prestige for most gamers, and the reasoning is simple. For the last 20 years, Square has crafted what was originally a final farewell to classic role-playing games into some of the best storytelling in our industry, and it has done it with more consistency and diversity than any other single franchise. Now that the Final Fantasy name is celebrating its 20th anniversary (over the course of a few years, we'd assume) we're seeing remakes of Final F..."

"The allure just isn't there anymore for the Final Fantasy titles and we have to ask why. Loyal fans try to create hype, but the games are just not combining new and old expectations. Maybe it's because every game, we have to warm up to new characters and worlds. Square sets itself up for hit and miss titles with no character regularity. The only motif running through the series I can identify is a blond guy and clueless protagonists. Most of the recent Final Fantasy games (dare I say Square ..."

"North American gamers can look forward to seeing Final Fantasy IV (a re-make of the Super Nintendo original for the Nintendo DS) on July 22; while Square Enix has revealed today that the title will arrive in Europe sometime this summer."

"The Japanese role-playing game is a surprisingly important genre for developers to study - both in terms of gameplay and storytelling, and Gamasutra presents an 'Essential 20' explaining and chronicling the top JRPGs of all-time.

Valkyrie Profile: In most RPGs, it's your job to stop the end of the world. In Valkyrie Profile, it's your job to start it.
The battle system is a strange beast, with actions for each of the four party members assigned to a face button. Each character has a numbe..."