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Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light Nintendo DS Game
PRODUCT DETAILS
UPC:662248910178
Condition:Used
Genre:Role-Playing
Platform:Nintendo DS
Region:Region Free
ESRB:Everyone 10+
SKU:DS_FINAL_FANTASY_THE_4_HEROES_OF_LIG
———This game is fully cleaned, tested & working. Includes the Disc/Cartridge Only. May have some minor scratches/scuffs.This description was last updated on October 28th, 2020.
Scott P. –
Final Fantasy: Four Heroes of Light is the most recent installment into the Final Fantasy handheld market. While it’s not a full fledge sequel to a numbered Final Fantasy game, it still contains a lot of the little nuances that we have all come to love from the series. Does this game deliver a profound handheld experience on the Nintendo DS or is the cutesy art more at home with a younger crowd? Read on to find out how I felt after a couple hours with the game.The first thing you may notice when looking at the gameplay for Final Fantasy: Four Heroes of Light (FF4H from here on out) is that the artwork is very…different. Some may not like it, I know I didn’t when I first saw it. I thought it looked a little childish. Don’t be put off by it though. For starters, it grows on you and you will learn to appreciate the time and effort the artists no doubt put into making the art. Secondly, it’s deceiving. You would think a game with graphics like this would be easy or child friendly. Wow, this couldn’t be further from the truth. FF4H is one of the toughest handheld games I have played in a wild. It’s not because the game is unfair, it’s just old school. If you played Final Fantasy games back in the NES days and Super NES days, you’ll know that something exists called “grinding.” Grinding is the art of killing enemy after enemy with no direction only to gain levels. This is something you absolutely must do in this game and do it a lot you will.The game begins with no.
LemonKeyLime –
Charming simple graphics, and a great story. Job system much more straight forward than ffV, yet still fun and has good variety. Good mini-games, great characters. I enjoy it a lot.
hjh –
fun
ARC –
I picked this up after playing through miscellaneous 8-bit RPGs on my old Game Boy, plus DS remakes of older Dragon Quest games, and it definitely is reminiscent of those early games. It is not a "real" Final Fantasy game, so in that respect it is like those old Final Fantasy Legend (SaGa) Game Boy games ;)I wasn’t sure about the artwork style when I first bought the game, but it won me over after a short while. It is definitely reminiscent of the old 8-bit RPGs but translated into 3D. The towns also have an interesting 3D scrolling perspective in place of a fully movable camera or 3D characters moving against 2D backdrops. The music is catchy and also sounds like a refresh of 8-bit RPGs, complete with some 8-bit sounding synthesizers.The story is your typical old school Final Fantasy-type plot, complete with magic crystals. The story takes you through a variety of areas with various nods to classic Square/Enix RPGs, including the tower dungeons from the Dragon Quest games and "normal world"/"broken world" trope from Final Fantasy 6. I thought the main two male characters were selfish jerks right down to the end of the game, but the two ladies do have some character progression.The difficulty is reminiscent of late 80s-early 90s RPGs. If you are really careless, you WILL die. If you wander into the next area before you are remotely ready, you will either die or just barely escape. The inventory system is also limited in a way reminiscent of 8-bit games.
Wedge –
This game possesses many aspects of traditional Final Fantasy games that I have grown to enjoy, such as upgrading of gear, familiar spells, at least four characters in the hero team, multiple modes of transportation, etc. Aspects that I miss, however, are familiar side characters and creatures, summons, epic situations, etc. There isn’t even a single moogle to be found. Other than that the characters look a bit silly because of their strange proportions and the game is a bit childish, yet enjoyable enough.
Joel Manzano –
First of all, if your a fan of traditional RPG, this game will throw you off in its battle system. You cant select your target, either healing or attacking, and most of the time I tend to forget to equip spells I bought thinking it will automatically be used in battle. Overall, its a great game and has the best song in game.
Matthew Townsend –
I have bought this game 3 different times. Good time killer and should be recognized more for its unique gameplay.
classicaltabby –
I haven’t finished this game by any means (I only started playing it this past Saturday), but I feel as though I have completed enough of it to have something of an opinion.This game surpassed my expectations by a lot. I wasn’t really sure about buying this game, but I’m so glad that I did! It’s challenging, but not so much that it slows down game progression. I would say, game play-wise that it is like an older sibling version of Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure. I’ve only played a few Final Fantasy games (mostly from the Crystal Chronicle series), but this is by far my favorite Final Fantasy game ever. If your a fan of RPG games like the Etrian Odessey series, well, you might like this but you won’t feel as challenged by any means. So far I haven’t had the problem of feeling like I’m lost and don’t know what I’m supposed to be doing, as I have read that some have. I’ve also read that some dislike the fact that you have to talk to people to get information…but that’s just part of game-play. I personally like the crown system, as it makes it that much more customizable. The story is compelling (and sometimes humorous). The music is incredible (as is common in most FF games). I really hope that Square Enix makes a sequel to this game, I know I’m going to be really sad when I finish this one!
J. Ouderkirk –
This is actually a pretty well done game.Pros:Unique Art Style – I found it to be highly enjoyable, even if their heads are boulders!Music – Naoshi Mizuta continues to impress me with his fantastic music. Please be a composer for FFXV!Crown System – Can change your class at the drop of a hatChallenging – Don’t let the art style fool you. This is a game for people who like a challenge. I personally got stuck on several bosses for quite a few hours. Good luck in the final dungeon folks!Turn Based Battle System + Towns + Old School = WINNNN!!!Cons:Story – It’s very basic. If you ever played any of the original FF games like I-III. Then expect something like that because your not going to find something amazing. However I personally would rank the story in this game as better than any of those.Crown System Style – I thought it was slightly annoying that each character had to use gems (which are pretty scarce sometimes) to gain new abilities for the classes. I suppose I was hoping that it was universal for all characters.Anyways, great game! Pick it up!
David Ruckman –
Sometimes it’s pretty hard, other times it’s ridiculously easy.The variation of the job system this game presents doesn’t have as many layers compared to Final Fantasy 5 or Bravely Default/Second, but is fun to experiment with nonetheless. Messing around with different team combinations to find the best fit for your playstyle or to exploit a boss weakness is what interested me in this game to begin with.The presentation is dated, but charming. The graphics does a good job emulating a storybook-like style, which is a fresh take compared to the grittier direction of the mainline franchise. I feel like they wanted the music to sound like an NES/SNES game, but with the synths used it sounds more like a Gameboy game, it’s still a decent soundtrack regardless.Biggest faults are the huge difficulty spikes, especially in the first half of the game. The latter half starts to ease up greatly until spiking again for the final dungeon. It’s not a fluid experience, in fact, it’s sometimes frustrating. Some bosses of the game scale with your party’s level, discouraging grinding.But even with those faults, it’s still a vastly overlooked title. If you are a fan of classic Final Fantasy (specifically 3 or 5), Final Fantasy Dimensions, or enjoy the Bravely games, this is worth checking out.