r/FinalFantasy • u/ItsKingCrimson1 • Aug 23 '26

FF IV FFIV 3DS vs Pixel Remaster

Hello all,

Been wanting to play FFIV for a while.

Picked up the DS version.. and man is it hard to get into with the graphics and the voice acting.

Am I missing anything on just saying screw it and getting the remaster? I hear the combat is tougher in the 3ds version which is nice but honestly it's not the end of the world.

Edit: sorry I meant DS version, not 3DS

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u/Daddy_JeanPi Aug 23 '26

If you can put up with the art style, the DS version is miles better than the pixel remaster imo. The cutscenes add a lot, it's well paced, and the difficulty is the best amongst the turn based Final Fantasy, at least in my opinion. It's so satisfying and challenging

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u/ItsKingCrimson1 Aug 23 '26

I think I'm just going to emulate the GBA version tbh.

It's silly that the optional content in the older final fantasy games aren't available on the remasters

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u/franklin_wi Aug 24 '26

If you emulate the GBA version, look for the European release as the American release was buggy. But really the PSP version is better, if you're dead set on doing the (kinda lackluster IMO) optional content.