Final Fantasy IV's bosses remixed, more painful

by JC Fletcher { Apr 21st 2008 at 9:00PM }

Spencer over at Siliconera is deep into the Final Fantasy IV remake, and has found more changes beyond new graphics, new abilities and wacky critters. Specifically, the bosses, which were hard enough to be irritating to RPG neophytes anyway, have had their patterns mucked around with, probably to force FFIV devotees to think for a second. For example, the Antlion now has the ability to counter magical attacks, including summons, in addition to physical attacks.

This should help provide a new experience for people who have played through Final Fantasy IV before. For example, this blogger completed the game once, and will now have an opportunity to experience failure to complete the game.

Gallery: Final Fantasy IV

Tags: boss, final-fantasy, final-fantasy-iv, remake, rpg, square-enix

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Roto13 @ Apr 21st 2008 9:20PM

Apparently it's about a million times harder than the original.

SabreCat @ Apr 21st 2008 9:34PM

I welcome this change. The GBA adaptation felt like a cakewalk compared to the SNES version.

(Granted, I don't know how much of that was "nerf" and how much was "growing up and getting better at games", but it was still disappointing.)

White Rose Duelist @ Apr 22nd 2008 6:17AM

It was a nerf. Actually, it was a NERF!!!!!!. The enemy attack rate was about 1/3 of the SNES version. Also, you could 2-hit KO the final boss with a little luck (find the right new weapon, which has a 25% chance to reduce any - ANY- enemy's HP to less than 10 if it hits).