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Final Fantasy IV

FINAL FANTASY IV was the first title to introduce the Active Time Battle (ATB) system, which has become synonymous with the series. It also saw the introduction of the Augment system, which enabled the…

20 December 2012

Final Fantasy IV is an adventure developed by Matrix Software, released 20 December 2012 on Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Final Fantasy IV is

Final Fantasy IV is an adventure game developed by Matrix Software and released in 2012. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

FINAL FANTASY IV was the first title to introduce the Active Time Battle (ATB) system, which has become synonymous with the series. It also saw the introduction of the Augment system, which enabled the transfer of abilities from other characters and gave players an edge in battles. The remaster of Final Fantasy IV (2007) features a new Hard mode, autosaves, rebalancing, a new UI, and higher resolution visuals
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Final Fantasy series

Final Fantasy IV is the 150th of 349 entries we hold in the Final Fantasy series. The next entry was Chocobo no Chocotto Nouen in 2012.

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What it launched against

Final Fantasy IV launched on 20 December 2012, within three weeks of Game Dev Tycoon, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn, Kentucky Route Zero and Yakuza 5.

Released around the same time: Game Dev Tycoon, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn, Kentucky Route Zero, Yakuza 5.

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When did Final Fantasy IV come out?
Final Fantasy IV was released on 20 December 2012 for Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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