Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (3D)
US$15.99 at launch
In the game
- Full game with every tale
- 3D graphics from the mobile remake
- Steam achievements and trading cards
Released on Steam 12 May 2015.
PC
PSP
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years is an episodic role-playing video game co-developed by Matrix Software and Square Enix, as the sequel to the 1991 title Final Fantasy IV. Set 17 years after Final Fantasy IV, The After Years follows the original cast and their descendants in episodic tales as a new villain appears, setting into action a mysterious chain of events that threatens the fate of the Blue Planet.
Role-playing (RPG)Adventure
- Space needed
- 950 MB
- Time to beat
- about 30 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years is an episodic role-playing video game co-developed by Matrix Software and Square Enix, as the sequel to the 1991 title Final Fantasy IV. Set 17 years after Final Fantasy IV, The After Years follows the original cast and their descendants in episodic tales as a new villain appears, setting into action a mysterious chain of events that threatens the fate of the Blue Planet. Largely utilizing assets, locations, and mechanics from its predecessor, the title incorporates higher quality character graphics and several new gameplay systems.
The game was originally released in 2008 in Japan for mobile phones and was released worldwide as a port for WiiWare in 2009. The game was bundled with Final Fantasy IV as the PlayStation Portable compilation Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection, which also included a new game; Final Fantasy IV: Interlude, which served as a bridge between the original game and The After Years. In Japan, the mobile phone version was initially titled Final Fantasy IV the After: Tsuki no Kikan but later releases have since adopted the Western title, renaming the game to Final Fantasy IV The After Years: Tsuki no Kikan. The game was remade in 3D for the Android and iOS platforms using the same style as the Nintendo DS version of Final Fantasy IV, and was later released for Microsoft Windows.
The game received mixed or average reviews from critics, with praise towards its gameplay and its additions upon its predecessor, and divided reactions towards its plot and the game's visuals and music being derivative from Final Fantasy IV.
Official trailer
Trailer. Watch on YouTube
Gameplay
FINAL FANTASY IV: The After Years PC Gameplay 1080p, Jimmy Dali 2. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Developer
- Matrix Software
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Series
- Final Fantasy
- Platforms
- Windows
- Age rating
- ESRB E10+
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- ESRB
- E10+
- PEGI
- 12
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | Worldwide | 2015-05-12 |
Editions
Space and patches
Space needed950 MB
DLC
No DLC on PC. Every tale is part of the game.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
Single-player only, with no online features.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Price at release | US$15.99, 12 May 2015 |
| Ever released on disc | No Sold only as a download on PC. |
| Ever released in the store | Yes, Steam, 12 May 2015 |
| In the store to buy today | Yes, US$15.99 on Steam |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Yes |
| Disc runs with no patch | Does not exist |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Does not exist |
| Has online features | No |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer Matrix Software Publisher Square Enix Director Toshio Akiyama Producer and designer Takashi Tokita Artist Akira Oguro Writers Takashi Tokita, Ichiro Tezuka Composer Junya Nakano
Credits
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Developer
- Matrix Software
- Director
- Toshio Akiyama
- Released
- 2015-05-12
- Age rating
- ESRB E10+
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 30 hours
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