Final Fantasy IV is a title that a great number of video gamers, including myself, have fond memories of. Truth be told, it was the first ‘real’ RPG I ever played. It started as a 3 day rental from BlockBuster and, yes, I beat it within that time frame as I was completely obsessed with it for those days.  Anyways, since its appearance on the Super Nintendo, it has been re-released a few times. Of course, being the ravenous fan of Square that I am, I bought each release and played it through. The latest reincarnation brings this timeless classic to the Nintendo DS. …but this is no simple remake or port. In my opinion, it genuinely feels like a brand new game that stands tall among the ‘modern’ RPGs we have seen on the 360 and PS3, just on two very tiny LCD screens. To make things short, it’s a fantastic game. If you want to read what I have to say about Final Fantasy IV DS, make the jump.

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GameTrailers posted this nice preview of Final Fantasy IV DS sometime yesterday. I have to admit I’ve been looking forward to this one for a long time now. As you may know, Final Fantasy IV DS is a full remake of the original and I have to agree with this preview in saying that I don’t even consider this a port. It really does look, sound and feel like a brand new game. After the jump, you can view a side-by-side comparison of Final Fantasy IV DS and the one from the GameBoy Advance. The differences are staggering. Anyways, I’m off to play it now. Remember to make the jump for a glimpse of the aforementioned comparison, the opening cinematic and a few other videos. Enjoy!

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