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Game: Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-
First Released: April 19, 2011, PSP
Developers: Square Enix
Platforms: PSP
Rated: T, for Alcohol Reference, Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence,
Language, and Suggestive Themes
First Released: April 19, 2011, PSP
Developers: Square Enix
Platforms: PSP
Rated: T, for Alcohol Reference, Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence,
Language, and Suggestive Themes
How I Came To Play This Game
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Shortly after getting a PSP, I got the original two Final Fantasies. Soon I wanted to have Final Fantasy IV on the PSP too. Especially because it includes the whole trilogy Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-, and Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. I soon found a copy in a Slackers store and bought it. I have since played through Final Fantasy IV again with new updated graphics and sound. It uses the same kind of cool graphical effects as Four Swords Adventures for the Gamecube. Another cool thing is that it includes all of the extra content from the Advance version.
Story
Approximately one year after the end of Final Fantasy IV, Cecil has a dream of Rydia entering a Crystal Chamber, where a voice says "Finally, it has a new form." As soon as the voice is just about to reveal itself, Rosa wakes him - they are headed for Damcyan that day to celebrate the reconstruction of the castle. Meanwhile in the Feymarch, Rydia prepares to leave to attend the ceremony after speaking with Asura.
At the Celebration, Cecil meets with Palom, Porom, Yang, an Epopt, the Elder of Mysidia, and Edward's secretary in training. During the celebration a guard arrives to tell Yang that some monks were attacked by monsters on Mt. Hobs. Yang leaves to investigate, Rosa and Cecil accompanying him. They find the monks and heal them, aiding them in fighting the Dad Bomb, and they explain they were on their way to Damcyan because in Fabul, Yang's wife Sheila is about to go into labor with their child. The group returns to Fabul and witness Sheila give birth to Ursula, Yang appointing Cecil as her godfather. They prepare to return to Damcyan when Cid arrives in the Falcon with Palom, Porom, and Luca. Monsters are pouring out of the Sealed Cave, overwhelming the dwarves. Rosa and Cecil prepare to accompany them to investigate, but Rosa suddenly appears ill and remains behind to rest. Cecil accompanies the four to the Falcon and they depart to the Underworld. Meanwhile in Eblan, Edge departs the castle. In the Underworld, Cecil, Cid, Palom, and Porom, enter the Sealed Cave. In the Crystal Chamber they find Rydia collapsed in front of the Dark Crystal. She awakens and apparently has no memory of how she came to be in the Crystal Chamber, but tells the group she must go to the Tower of Babil. The group leaves the cave, Rydia telling the group that something is calling her, and the Tower of Babil begins to glow ominously. Concerned about Rydia and the tower, the group flies the Falcon there to investigate. Meanwhile, Edge makes his way through the Eblan Cave that connects to the tower, worried about the glow as well and suspecting someone has been to the tower. At the tower in the underworld, Cecil and the group climb the tower, encountering elemental monsters along the way, who when defeated impart the power of Eidolons to Rydia. As they pass the cannon control room Rydia enters it and three monsters come out to stop Cecil and the others from getting to Rydia. The three guards merge, and Edge arrives to lend a hand in defeating it. After the battle, they enter the control room to find Rydia is gone. Continuing up the tower they find Rydia, who declares her an impostor and that her disguise is not enough to fool him. Now known as Rydia, the woman attacks the party, summoning her Eidolons one by one when they are defeated. When she summons Bahamut, the real Rydia arrives and brings Bahamut to his senses, allowing the group to fight the woman herself. Though she is weakened, the woman vanishes before the party destroys her. As they wonder who she is, a scene shows her in the Crystal Chamber at the top of the tower. She announces to an unknown entity that "the Eidolon system" is complete, before vanishing. Back on earth, in Cecil's bed chamber in Baron Castle, Rosa lies in bed and Cecil asks if she is alright. Cecil goes to the throne room to the other party members and reveals that Rosa is pregnant. Everyone is overjoyed with the news, and they tell Cecil that he should start coming up with some names. Meanwhile, on Mt. Ordeals, Kain is training in solitude when he hears a voice call out to him.
At the Celebration, Cecil meets with Palom, Porom, Yang, an Epopt, the Elder of Mysidia, and Edward's secretary in training. During the celebration a guard arrives to tell Yang that some monks were attacked by monsters on Mt. Hobs. Yang leaves to investigate, Rosa and Cecil accompanying him. They find the monks and heal them, aiding them in fighting the Dad Bomb, and they explain they were on their way to Damcyan because in Fabul, Yang's wife Sheila is about to go into labor with their child. The group returns to Fabul and witness Sheila give birth to Ursula, Yang appointing Cecil as her godfather. They prepare to return to Damcyan when Cid arrives in the Falcon with Palom, Porom, and Luca. Monsters are pouring out of the Sealed Cave, overwhelming the dwarves. Rosa and Cecil prepare to accompany them to investigate, but Rosa suddenly appears ill and remains behind to rest. Cecil accompanies the four to the Falcon and they depart to the Underworld. Meanwhile in Eblan, Edge departs the castle. In the Underworld, Cecil, Cid, Palom, and Porom, enter the Sealed Cave. In the Crystal Chamber they find Rydia collapsed in front of the Dark Crystal. She awakens and apparently has no memory of how she came to be in the Crystal Chamber, but tells the group she must go to the Tower of Babil. The group leaves the cave, Rydia telling the group that something is calling her, and the Tower of Babil begins to glow ominously. Concerned about Rydia and the tower, the group flies the Falcon there to investigate. Meanwhile, Edge makes his way through the Eblan Cave that connects to the tower, worried about the glow as well and suspecting someone has been to the tower. At the tower in the underworld, Cecil and the group climb the tower, encountering elemental monsters along the way, who when defeated impart the power of Eidolons to Rydia. As they pass the cannon control room Rydia enters it and three monsters come out to stop Cecil and the others from getting to Rydia. The three guards merge, and Edge arrives to lend a hand in defeating it. After the battle, they enter the control room to find Rydia is gone. Continuing up the tower they find Rydia, who declares her an impostor and that her disguise is not enough to fool him. Now known as Rydia, the woman attacks the party, summoning her Eidolons one by one when they are defeated. When she summons Bahamut, the real Rydia arrives and brings Bahamut to his senses, allowing the group to fight the woman herself. Though she is weakened, the woman vanishes before the party destroys her. As they wonder who she is, a scene shows her in the Crystal Chamber at the top of the tower. She announces to an unknown entity that "the Eidolon system" is complete, before vanishing. Back on earth, in Cecil's bed chamber in Baron Castle, Rosa lies in bed and Cecil asks if she is alright. Cecil goes to the throne room to the other party members and reveals that Rosa is pregnant. Everyone is overjoyed with the news, and they tell Cecil that he should start coming up with some names. Meanwhile, on Mt. Ordeals, Kain is training in solitude when he hears a voice call out to him.
Review
This review has all of the usual categories squashed into one because of one simple thing, the game is super short in length. This has to be the shortest game I have ever played. Even the original Megaman takes longer to beat than this. Anyway, the entire game is basically an extension to the original Final Fantasy IV, using all of the same gameplay, graphics, and music. It was good to see new things happening in that game world after so long. I really enjoy these characters and I love playing games with them in it. Anyway, there really is nothing much to say about it since it steals everything from the first one. However, it did get annoying after a while because you go through the same areas and fight some of the same bosses from the first one. That makes the game a little boring and repetative. Other than that this is a good game.
Releases
This game has only been released for PSP.
My Rating
I give this game a 9/10. You might wonder why I gave it that even though it's pretty much the same thing as its predecessor. However, the game was way too short, it literally takes you like a half hour to complete it. I wished it would have been a full game.