The ULTIMATE Recap of Final Fantasy IV (RECAPitation)

[@colefitzpatrick8431]

Came for the dramatic tale of a Dark Knight's Redemption. Left with Aliens using 8 Chaos Emeralds to control a Pacific Rim robot on the moon.

[@MathisR412]

This comment deserves more likes lol

[@raymason6427]

Chaos Emerald's,or Infinity Stones?

[@na2154]

Ray Mason Lunarians using the 8 Crystals to control the Giant of Babel.

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

@Zhor'i Ambassador Lay off the marijuana, bro

[@davesmith5260]

This....

[@deoproximo1572]

This channel is good for when you haven't played a Final Fantasy for a long time and wanna get the plot without playing it again.

[@CodeyTorrence10]

It's also good for when you haven't played a specific Final Fantasy for a long time and wanna get through the game without reading the plot again.

[@zyrxom]

Deo Proximo actually I played most of these games when I was a kid and I had no idea all this stuff was happening while I was playing it's funny to me thinking back

[@jessebrown5715]

You are still right 2 years later.

[@borjitasstoi]

in fact its good refresh-memory

[@punkrockdavid]

It's good for playing the game but you don't wanna play the game again.

[@coralianblue2040]

Final Fantasy Summary FF I: Restore the orbs and fight a villian FF II: Stop an evil empire FF III: Bring balance to Light and Darkness FF IV: Stop a Lunarian who wants to destroy the human race . (Borrows heavily from story elements of FF III)

[@Phoenixesper1]

FFV: fly a dragon, become sexually attracted to a transexual pirate, fight an idiot dressed as an extra for aladdin mascarading as the villain for 97% of the game , then fight a possessed demon shrubbery as the final villain straight out of nowhere!

[@Phoenixesper1]

FFVI: Your rolland emrich cast of 200 characters is beaten by a literal clown who regardless of his enevitable death.... still technically wins by destroing ALL magic and anihilating the whole bedrock concept of final fantasy.

[@Phoenixesper1]

FFVII: Your final villain is self doubt.... you technically win.... but your game is plagued by 20 years worth of crappy sequels. Also the high point is finding tifas panties.... musics good though!

[@Phoenixesper1]

FFVIII: Quistis turns out to be ultimacia, Squal is dead, zell's homosexuality is poorly explained by hotdogs and the story fall apart right after sqaull dies at the end of disk one.... but man with machine gun song is legend!

[@Phoenixesper1]

FFIX: everyone's a puppet, Like litterally.....

[@stevie4323]

Ahh, Final Fantasy 4!!! The game that started my obsession with the Final Fantasy series!!!!!

[@The0Kyuubi0Kid]

this

[@gamingwithjamie2751]

Stevie S. This was my first as well on the SNES back in 91.

[@stevie4323]

@ Jamie Earwood That's awesome!!

[@hgbugalou]

Mine too, then 8 killed it off.

[@jmarx3943]

Same. In fact this game, and Lunar the Silver Star are the 2 games that sparked my love for RPGs in general

[@DrSabot-A]

DS:"Received Carnelian Signet" Thats a cool name for a ring,wonder whats this going to be for the Mist villagers GBA/SNES:"Received bomb ring" ........Well shit

[@EragonXavyer]

Azka '02, Actually in SNES was just called "Package".... It was a package to deliver to the Village of Mist.....

[@EragonXavyer]

And "Barbariccia" was called Valvalis and the Earth Fiend was Milon....

[@razorzr1vette71]

The game that got me into RPGs when i was a kid. After 25 years i can still remember the story of cecil and kain. Nothing beats the final fight music of this game.

[@jjcoola998]

Big facts man, same

[@MelvaCross]

"Shut up, you spoony bard!" still has to be one of my favourite lines in all of gaming.

[@Phoenixesper1]

My only REAL issue with this version of the game is how they deal with rubicante emperor of fire. Rubicante is absolutely and genuinely disgusted, horrified and truly remorseful of the actions of his masters in the tower. He is the only villain that has a genuine code of honor in the game and never betrays it. Rubicante should have turned sides and joined cecil then and there after the first battle with him, as according to fusoya himself, his pure heart should have freed him from zemus's grip. I pull my hair out every time I have to fight him in the collusus giant battle because its such a cheap cop out. Really we should have seen the fiends of water, wind and earth try to convince rubicante to rejoin them, and him refuse. Then we should have had a scene of him using his power to weaken zemus's power over them just enough so cecil and his party could defeat them. This should have then ended with rubicante standing shoulder to shoulder with golbez and Fusoya in the fight against zemus on the moon, as the last remaining elemental guardian of the planet and then him dying seeking redemption for his corrupted elemental brothers and sister, with his honor intact. It is literally the ONLY thing about this game I hate.

[@brandonbumby2356]

That would've been one hell of a story in the game

[@grumblekin]

SIR THIS IS A WENDYS

[@Phoenixesper1]

@@grumblekin BWAHAHAHAAH!!!!!

[@Nick-jb4xi]

My take on that was always that the elemental fiends are magically compelled to obey. He could bend his orders, to follow his code of honor, but was physically incapable of disobeying. That goes double for the revived fiends. No idea if that was cannon, it was just my head-cannon.

[@ThaWolferine]

Still in my opinion, the best story in the main line series. High Fantasy, a tiny bit of sci fi, a dark tale, outfitted with tons of plot twists and heart aches. Love, love, love this game. The first Final Fantasy I ever played waaaay back in '95/'96.

[@esthiem4388]

No 9 does 4's plot is too stupid

[@kristoffer2250]

War of The Lions take that cake

[@Meop79]

6 is my favorite... :)

[@DesertRainReads]

Actually, the sci-fi elements become more and more prevalent the further you progress, and it's more than just a tiny bit. I love it for that very reason, then again, most of the Final Fantasy series has always had varying degrees of sci-fi elements in the mix. That's what makes the games so amazing.

[@gamingandrewbro8815]

@@esthiem4388 oh the irony

[@gregboi183]

Ok, so the bad guy is this guy, but it turns out he's actually just under the control of this other guy. But wait, that guy was actually under the control of another guy the whole time! And then it turns out the this guy was actually being controlled by yet another guy. This but for 30 minutes

[@Rockhead84]

Man it's wild to see the unedited version of this game! 😅 Sign of the times!

[@blaze45ful]

I love Rydia, you can see how much she evolve in the story.

[@stardusttodorki2679]

She is so pretty grown up

[@rustyshackle8000]

One of my favorite moment in any game ever is when Cecil backhands Edward in the DS version of this.

[@ryanscheffer2302]

One thing I recall about Final Fantasy IV is that it was the very first Final Fantasy game I ever played, so it sparked my interest in the Final Fantasy series.

[@FF2Guy]

Fun fact: This game came out before the ESRB video game rating system was created. Nintendo of America had very strict content controls in place to keep games produced for their consoles as PG as possible, to appease potentially offended consumers and keep their product market competitive. Square's US localization team complied with Nintendo's regulations and removed all content deemed inappropriate for minors, resulting in the US Final Fantasy II. Incidentally, a few years later games like Mortal Kombat would spark outcry and necessitate creation of the rating system.

[@truciferx]

This deserves way more views and likes

[@heshbello2245]

it's crazy how old this franchise is and how they re-use so many characters in FFXIV, love it.

[@KaivenX]

This game has (to me) thee best music scores ever compared to all Final Fantasy series.

[@alexanderwestphal9777]

KaivenX i love the first 10

[@ronaldreagan9495]

Graal icon?

[@bignerd7683]

Fft has a great composition as well if you more into that somber dark composition instead of upbeat

[@ArcaneEther]

You spoony bard!

[@superfighter064]

Gotta swear he was called Edward

[@Deus69xxx1]

he is, i'm not entirely sure why one of the releases has him named gilbert, though it's noted as maybe having to do with banking or something according to a wiki entry.

[@brainstorm4207]

yeah he was def edward when i was a kid lol

[@thedarkangel120407]

Deus69xxx1 he said at the beginning this was a translated version of the original Japanese so maybe the translated version of Edward was gilbert

[@DamienPaulLabonte]

this is the most impactful game I have ever played. it's very special

[@DamienPaulLabonte]

@jad banrey I havent played them! Look forward to trying them all out. Think Ill start back at 2 (US) and work myself up. But thats a lot of time to invest!

[@ThaoAustin]

17:45 very important document

[@yzzhczar]

+ThaoAustin lol

[@da_pawz]

+ThaoAustin LoL...

[@Flamsterette]

+ThaoAustin Hahaha...

[@stalkerzhs1864]

Ecchi na hon

[@tcnfkdf]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@pupintheturdiii]

This was my first Final Fantasy.

[@trexrising4097]

Final Fantasy 4: The story of a man who owed the world nothing but gave everything. I remember playing this game for the first time, I loved how almost all the bosses had some sort of moment in which the other characters got to shine, like Gilbert taking the Dark Elf down a peg, or Rydia completely owning Golbez. I also loved how all the bosses got more damaged more health they lost, it make me feel more confident and me more pumped when both the bosses and party were on their last leg. Also, holey-crap was this game dark. I mean halve of your party dies, like, wow. Overall, one of my favorite games of all time. Fun Fact: I learned about the s-word from this game.

[@wrmmachne82]

Absolutely love this 'what happened' series for these games! Great work!

[@nicholasperrin1097]

The American release as FFII was my first introduction to the series, followed shortly by the American release of FFI. FFII will always be my favorite out of all of them! I still play it once in a while to feel that nostalgia.

[@jeremesmith9266]

Still one of my favorite games of all time.

[@Eughwwww]

Thank you. I played FF4 twice, the ps1 version and the 3d remake, years ago. And recently started playing After Years - this was a great way to remember the plot and interpersonal relationships as there are so many characters in this game!

[@CWarren410]

Enterprise over and over again. Love it

[@irreverentium]

Perfect recap ! I finished this game a few times but the last time was a while back and didn't do interlude and after years, now it's been too long to remember the details. This video did a perfect job for me to keep the story going without missing a thing! Thanks!

[@jamousmucfamous]

@14:01 Dog, Mag and Rag?! I'm glad those names got changed in other versions. :P

[@DesertRainReads]

Right, Sandy, Cindy and Mindy are MUCH better names.

[@river9289]

Ikr

[@misamisatv]

For me, this is still the best FF game I have ever played.

[@hgbugalou]

The part at the tower of Babel where everyone comes to help was the first time I got frission chills from a video game.

[@soarel325]

Still the best FF after all these years. 6 and 3 are close but nothing can beat 4 in terms of gameplay, characters, and story for me.

[@iceclkeyheart3060]

IV will always be my fav, partly due to that was the only FF i had for a few years on my gba so i played the hell out of it. I love the music font for it!

[@luislowenstein4645]

ff4 was the only gba port that didn't sound like shit. why didn't they put any effort in adjusting the music for the others?! i mean the instruments are just *HORRIBLY* butchered versions of the snes version's (except maybe for the "voice" sample in the opera scenes and dancing mad from ff6)

[@darinstaley1993]

@ Rudolf IX That is the reason I play the android version of FF6

[@grumblekin]

The best of all FF. I played it in 1991, still have my original copy and love it so so much! This is #1, with FF6 a close second

[@UNKNWN96]

Gosh darnit this game needs a remake! One of my favorite FF stories!

[@grumblydrake1477]

I love your recap videos, thanks for taking all that time so we can relive these old games without spending 40hrs doing it

[@Rabeshin]

Thank you so much for all these videos. I love watching parodies and have heard people reference FF in different media but never knew how some of the games actually played out. The graphics are a bit dated and the gameplay frustrating (probably because I've been spoiled by too many modern games) but your summaries are really enjoyable while explaining things briskly. Each plot is concise and you feature enough gameplay to let someone get a grasp of how things unfold.

[@TheBenignSeraphim]

This makes for great recaps through the games I havent played yet and helps me recall details I forgot from games I have played. Awesome stuff.

[@anthonystarke893]

1:17 the beginning of the Red Wings theme. Always hits me with the epicness of this game.

[@ericrhodes5174]

I love how the game begins with a slow fade in of the song and then when we finally see the airships, the 'trumpets' just explode! Always sends a chill down my spine.

[@rpproductions6241]

I love these recap videos of yours. I wish you had kinda touched upon the Mysidia legend more because it varies from game to game. I always thought that the part “Born from a dragon” pointed towards Kain being the prophesied one. He did after all collect the crystals ultimately. But in later versions the legend is changed and sounds more like Cecil. I liked the idea that the legend wasn’t about the main hero.

[@justinthomas7222]

I thought because of the shape of the continent Mysidia is on. The ship rises from the mouth of the dragon. You can see it better on the worldmap.

[@phubans]

The overworld sprites are so beautiful in their simplicity. I wish games still looked like this sometimes.

[@hyikoufang3726]

just started watching these videos and i have to say that they are really good at getting to the main point of the game while mentioning side things in a way that makes it flow into the story. altho with this one I wonder why Edward's name was changed (or was it changed to Edward FROM Gilbert?) and why Kain is spelled with a C here. I suppose the C is understandable as this is the Japanese version having been translated, but why wouldn't Gilbert be Edward?

[@noahbuster4333]

Perfect while under quarantine, going over these Recaps. Thank you so much

[@MaGiCMushroomClouds]

Palom and Porom become badasses in the After Years

[@TheBonkleFox]

(enters the magnet cave.) (instant game over due to the game not telling me what is and what isn't metal gear.)

[@Bjorick]

The G-wing I need to ask kojima to add a crystal cave weapon in his next game to one shot the final boss.

[@matsujonen]

Surprisingly so does Edward

[@OGYouTubeEnjoyer]

@@TheBonkleFox Pretty sure the game does tell you about the magnet cave. And it's also pretty common sense what would be metal and what wouldn't. I figured it out when I was 10 back in the day.

[@kelvinkegel2304]

My fav FF.

[@bignerd7683]

7:16 DAMN CHILL

[@sabin97]

when i first played this on my snes.....when the big whale emerged....i almost cried....i still know the mysidian legend by heart...

[@Karma20XX]

I would love a video like this for Legend of Dragoon. Is there one?

[@OniBlackMage]

Not yet, but it's so requested I will be making one

[@RichDolatre]

Oni Black Mage even though I played the game and know the story like the back of my hand I'd love to see a vid of LoD as well in your own description, oni. I really do enjoy your explanations. They're my new bedtime stories lol.

[@rlsd420gamechat]

hell yes a legend of dragoon would be awesome

[@Toto-95]

i was going to post that haha ! XD

[@collegebro85]

This and Breath of Fire were my intro to RPG’s...man, what a childhood!

[@longjawnsilva8877]

I like in all final fantasies everyone is just naturally good at fighting for no apparent reason.

[@vinnymac102]

Just subscribed looking forward to the rest the FF series recap. Great job and very fun to watch

[@maurog.ocaranza4142]

I forgot how high was the kill count of this game

[@J0Z0_]

Sudden ship appears coming from the depths of the ocean during prayer, turns out the ship can take Cecil and crew to the moon via space travel AND IT ALSO COMES WITH A FAT CHOCOBO ON BOARD! OwO one of the many reasons why I love FFIV so much.

[@anagramconfirmed1717]

I've watched 100% of your content. Love it.

[@tetsutobey]

Kain...

[@juancabeza5809]

Good times!, back when Final Fantasy were great games!

[@Esandeech2]

Juan Cabeza it went quite downhill after X

[@ericrhodes5174]

FF is no more...

[@esthiem4388]

Final Fantasy is still great games

[@jeffk1722]

Between FF IV, FF VI, and Mario Kart, I didn't need any other games for a long time.

[@xoxorockstar]

I still remember playing this for the first time....When Palom and porom turned to stone. I felt that. 😭

[@JoboTupakii]

Great vid man keep up the good work

[@christopherparsons4593]

This is my favorite Final Fantasy game ever! So many twists and turns!

[@cubaisdeath]

pretty sure the dialogue box with the words "HOLY SHIT" weren't in my version as a kid lmao

[@1beatcher]

what is Final Fantasy IV... about a guy named Cecil who has a friend named Kain, and Kain wants to bump uglies with Cecil's girlfriend named Rosa

[@mrsmodest]

Amazing series :). Keep up the great work!

[@LordDVS]

FFII (US version) on SNES was my first FF title, and one I've completed the most. I always knew later on, that it was an edited/easy version of FFIV, but it's the version I know the best. Mind blown when I learn that the infamous "Spoon" Yangs wife gives you, is actually supposed to be a meat cleaver?! No wonder it was such a devastating weapon when Edge use's Throw with it! O.o

[@Flowerbarrel]

The music for parts of this game reminded me of music from FF8, which also involved the moon as a big part near the end.

[@sesshomaru19023]

Should do Rogue Galaxy and Dragon Quest series man, star ocean series, Y series would be amazing.

[@sesshomaru19023]

Chrono trigger and Cross and Alundra one and two.

[@balihgdah9968]

Edge is one of my favorite characters in the whole series

[@OGYouTubeEnjoyer]

The Ogopogo lives in the Okanagan Lake in B.C.

[@FortexRetro]

My all-time favorite Final Fantasy ever!!

[@metalking883]

You are an artist bro!

[@brandonbumby2356]

Although it's not confirmed or is it idk. But is kain the child in Final Fantasy 2 and his father was Ricard the Dragoon?

[@SamonMarquis]

I played this game 27 years ago; back when I was a lad. Evidently, I didn't pay much attention to this eccentric plot.

[@bruhwalter800]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EXPLAINING FINAL FANTASY I LOVE ALOT OF THEM BUT NEVER PLAYED ALL F THEM

[@BukaKEK]

I just completed this game on PC today. The only thing I regret is over levelling up ( around 72 for all party members). The last boss was the easiest thing ever.

[@KaivenX]

on PC as in steam/DS version? then go fight the 2 optional bosses

[@BukaKEK]

I went for 100% completion, and it was on pc(Steam)

[@KaivenX]

so you've beaten Proto-Babil and Geryon at lvl 72?

[@BukaKEK]

nope but i did all the remaining side quests, I thought you were referring to those. Also, I will perhaps kill those two bosses you mentioned on my ng+ run, thanks.

[@thotpolice7828]

All my characters are level 99 :P

[@tri1937]

Best final fantasy game. Period.

[@mattjackson6322]

As a veteran of the final fantasy franchise for 3 decades, I have to say that FFIV is my absolute favorite of the series

[@mtubr]

11:30 "I´m gonna get medieval on your ass!" hhaahhhah

[@firesonic23]

@13:12 did....Did BARDIC INSPIRATION ACTUALLY WORK ?

[@Agent6440]

This is my first final fantasy game😊 brings back memories

[@jeffk1722]

20:54 I hate when that happens. Demon walls are less expensive though.

[@russwaddel08]

My favorite Final Fantasy of all time.

[@Nga_Babaye]

I'd love a pt.2 or a remake of this. Played and played and played the hell out of this from 8-14. Had 3 copies of it.

[@beowulf5106]

My very first ff game on snes, and I've been hooked on ff franchise leading up to xii or xiii, when everything went to shit

[@alexanderwestphal9777]

Trevor Weisbrod cheer up the new one is pretty awesome

[@Outlaw8908]

Trevor Weisbrod My first two were FF7 and FF Tactics.. Those two had me go back and play the others including Chrono Trigger. XIII for me was when the franchise went to shit.

[@gamingwithjamie2751]

Trey Fuhr Same. Never played 11, did not like 8 though. The junction system I did not like. 12 was my last.

[@Magna_Dragon]

I wonder why these series of videos doesn't show the fight on side quest boss (bahamut)

[@jakecowan38]

I'm kind of dissapointed, this isn't original SNES footage and some of the names are different. What console did you use gameplay from?

[@obbsheistone7879]

Thank you for this!

[@HighKingOfSkyrim37]

The GBA version was the first final fantasy game i ever played. Loved it.

[@ochicore]

2:45 The Dragon that was linked to Rydia's mother is the Mist Dragon.

[@npc_virus_7306]

This was my first final fantasy game and the first game I got for SNES (though it was FFII then). I will always love this game the most. Some say FFVI is a better game and it is indeed a greet game, but I will always love FFIV more.

[@MDthornton83]

Awesome review of a classic SNES title.

[@sabin97]

just a very pedantic little correction. they werent called summoners. they were called callers. and their main skill was called call.

[@UmbrellaCorpTeam]

i came to this game late but it still found a way to be the best FF ive played.

[@maciejzuk7756]

12:20 Someone went really overboard with the translation... Poor Kain/Cain

[@r.carter8378]

The FFII SNES version was so different! Dialogue, enemy names, items so different wow

[@DesertRainReads]

FF4's praise is well deserved. The game expanded the way a story is told, the characters are memorable and well written, to the point that they still hold up even over 28 years after its release on the SNES. The music is also timeless, even now I still find myself enjoying it. Everything about it aside from one aspect of the plot, Rubicante, I feel his story should've been handled better. Aside from that though, it's just an amazing game that is a true classic in every single way. Even it's episodic sequel The After Years is well done and fleshes out the characters that much more. I would actually welcome a third game in the series if it were possible. Such an amazing time from start to finish.

[@Sin606]

This story always gets me

[@707tgreennorcal7]

This story has many layers

[@Catmomila]

To me, Cid and Yang living those explosions was bullshit. It kinda ruined the immersion I was having when I was playing the DS version (hell it is difficult if you're not using a guide or something). And also when Cid appeared from nowhere to save the heroes with the Enterprise, that was bullshit too. It's a shame because that stuff could have been easily avoided and the game would have been so much better for me (I'm not saying it is bad, it's awesome, I really like it, but yeah)

[@luislowenstein4645]

well there has to be comedic relief at some point. i thought it was so ridiculously stupidly impossible that it was actually kinda nice

[@matsujonen]

My second favorite final fantasy

[@Bjorick]

ff4, the only world I know of that being caught in a massive explosion is the same as catching a cold. Cid, we were worried about you when you blew up, are you okay? Cid: No, I have to spend the next 10 days in bed! Stupid explosions. Guess all the sleeping lunarians are sleeping off the effects of their original planet exploding or something?