{{Infobox video game | title = Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection | image = FFIV Complete Collection.jpg | caption = North American box art | developer = [[Square Enix]] <br> Bullets | publisher = Square Enix | producer = Hiroyuki Miura | director = Yoichi Yoshimoto | designer = [[Takashi Tokita]] | artist = [[Yoshitaka Amano]] | writer = Takashi Tokita | composer = [[Nobuo Uematsu]]<br/>[[Junya Nakano]]<br/>[[Masashi Hamauzu]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.squareenixmusic.com/musicnews2.php?subaction=showfull&id=1292992730&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2& | title=Game Music :: Video Game Music News | publisher=Squareenixmusic.com | date=2010-12-22 | access-date=2011-06-29 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924015019/http://www.squareenixmusic.com/musicnews2.php?subaction=showfull&id=1292992730&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2& | archive-date=September 24, 2012}}</ref> | released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 24, 2011|NA|April 19, 2011|PAL|April 22, 2011<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-02-28 |title=PSP Final Fantasy IV Europe release date |language=en |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/psp-final-fantasy-iv-europe-release-date |access-date=2023-11-25}}</ref>}} | series = ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' | genre = [[Role-playing video game|Role-playing]] | modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]] | platforms = [[PlayStation Portable]] }}
{{nihongo foot|'''''Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection'''''|ファイナルファンタジーIV コンプリートコレクション|Fainaru fantajī IV konpurīto korekushon|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a 2011 [[role-playing video game]] [[Video game compilation|compilation]] co-developed by [[Square Enix]] and Bullets and published by Square Enix for the [[PlayStation Portable]]. The collection consists of enhanced ports of ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' (1991) and ''[[Final Fantasy IV: The After Years]]'' (2008), as well as a new scenario called ''Final Fantasy IV Interlude'', which is set between the two games.<ref name="EuroGamerSee" /> It was released in Japan on March 24, 2011,<ref name="AndriasangClose" /> before being released to other markets in April.<ref name="JoystiqRelDate" /> It was also released as [[Digital distribution|digital download]].<ref name="AndriasangDate" />
==Content== The compilation was supervised by [[Takashi Tokita]].<ref name="IGNFirstLook" /> It features [[16:9]] [[Image resolution|high-resolution]] graphics, the same [[computer-generated imagery|CG]] opening movie from the [[Nintendo DS]] remake of ''[[Final Fantasy IV (2007 video game)|Final Fantasy IV]]'',<ref name="EuroGamerSee" /> a new CG opening for ''Final Fantasy IV: The After Years'',<ref name="IGNFirstLook" /> a new soundtrack arrangement,<ref name="JoystiqRelDate" /> and a gallery mode for viewing CG movies and [[Yoshitaka Amano]]'s artwork.<ref name="IGNFirstLook" />
In Japan, a [[special edition|collector's bundle]] called the "Ultimate Pack" was also released, featuring a game guide, an art book called ''Final Fantasy IV Complete Arts'', and a seventeen-track CD called ''Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Sounds Plus'', whose final five tracks were selected by polling the members of the Japanese Square Enix community website.<ref name="AndriasangClose" /><ref name="SQEXUltimate" />
==Plot== The compilation features the full versions of ''Final Fantasy IV Advance'' and ''Final Fantasy IV: The After Years'', along with a new game titled ''Final Fantasy IV Interlude'', which is set roughly one year after the original game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/psp/615911-final-fantasy-iv-the-complete-collection/videos/gs_video-6302604 |title=Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection Videos for PSP |publisher=[[GameFAQs]] |date=2011-04-19 |access-date=2011-06-29 |archive-date=2011-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110601233222/http://www.gamefaqs.com/psp/615911-final-fantasy-iv-the-complete-collection/videos/gs_video-6302604 |url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Final Fantasy IV Interlude.png|thumb|left|A battle from ''Final Fantasy IV Interlude'', a new scenario included with ''The Complete Collection''.]]
In ''Interlude'', players take control of [[Cecil Harvey|Cecil]]. The story begins at Baron Castle after Cecil has a dream about one of the Crystal Chambers, where he sees [[Rydia]] and hears a voice saying "Finally, it has a new form". Just as the voice is about to reveal itself, [[Characters of the Final Fantasy IV series#Rosa Farrell|Rosa]] wakes him. Cecil and Rosa set off on one of the Red Wings airships for Damcyan. Meanwhile, at the Feymarch, Rydia is about to leave when confronted by Asura, Queen of the Feymarch, who asks her where she is going. Rydia tells her she is headed to Damcyan for its reconstruction celebration, and Asura lets her pass.
While at the celebration, a guard enters and tells [[Characters of the Final Fantasy IV series#Yang Fang Leiden|Yang]] that some monks have been brutally attacked at Mt. Hobbs. Hearing this, Yang decides to leave, and Cecil and Rosa volunteer to join him. When they reach the summit of Mt. Hobbs, they find two injured monks, whom Rosa heals. Soon after, they are attacked by a Dad Bomb. When they defeat the Dad Bomb they head to Fabul where Yang's wife Sheila is about to give birth to Ursula. Yang asks Cecil to be Ursula's [[Godparent|godfather]], which he gladly accepts.
As Cecil and Rosa are about to leave they encounter [[Characters of the Final Fantasy IV series#Cid Pollendina|Cid]], [[Characters of the Final Fantasy IV series#Luca|Luca]], [[Characters of the Final Fantasy IV series#Palom and Porom|Palom and Porom]], who tell Cecil a swarm of monsters have emerged from the Sealed Cave. As they are about to take off, Cecil tells Yang to stay with his family. Cid notices Rosa looks pale and Cecil asks Yang to take care of her while he is away. Once they arrive at the Sealed Cave, they see the Tower of Babel pulse with light. [[Characters of the Final Fantasy IV series#Edge|Edge]] notices this from Eblan and sets off to enter the Tower through the underground passageway. Once Cecil and the others reach the Crystal Chamber they are attacked by a Demon Wall and narrowly defeat it. In the Crystal Chamber, they encounter Rydia. However, she can't remember where she was, but she says that "they" were calling her. While everyone wonders exactly who "they" are, the party decides to go to the Tower of Babel and investigate.
While they are scaling the tower, Rydia begins regaining her summons and acting more strangely. As they pass the cannon control room, Rydia enters it and three guards come out to stop Cecil and the others from following her. The three guards merge into a Deus Ex Mechina, at which point Edge arrives to lend a hand in defeating it. After the sentry is destroyed, the party heads into the control room, but Rydia is nowhere to be found. They decide to search for her and keep going up the tower only to learn that she is an impostor, as she attacks them with the Eidolons she has obtained. When the fake Rydia summons [[Bahamut]], the real Rydia appears and dissuades him from attacking the party. Although they defeat the fake Rydia, she escapes and reports to her "creator" residing in the True Moon, that the Eidolon project is complete. Back on earth, in Cecil's bed chamber, Rosa lies in bed and Cecil asks if she is alright. It is then revealed that Rosa is pregnant. Everyone is overjoyed with the news and they tell Cecil that he should start coming up with some names.
Meanwhile, on Mt. Ordeals, Kain, who is still repenting for the wrongs he did during ''Final Fantasy IV'', hears a voice call out to him.
==Reception== {{Video game reviews | MC = 77/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/final-fantasy-iv-the-complete-collection/critic-reviews/?platform=psp |title=Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection Critic Reviews for PSP |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=2012-06-22 |archive-date=2012-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819112520/http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/final-fantasy-iv-the-complete-collection/critic-reviews |url-status=live}}</ref> | 1UP = B−<ref name="1up">{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection Review (PSP)|publisher=[[1UP.com]]|author=Jeremy Parish|date=2011-04-18|url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/final-fantasy-iv-complete-collection-review|access-date=2011-04-26|archive-date=2012-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204121246/http://www.1up.com/reviews/final-fantasy-iv-complete-collection-review|url-status=dead}}</ref> | Fam = 8/10, 7/10, 7/10, 8/10<ref name="andriasang">{{cite web|title=This Week's Possible Flying Get|date=2011-03-16|author=Anoop Gantayat|publisher=Andriasang|url=http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/03/16/flying_get/|access-date=2011-04-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505222103/http://andriasang.com/comuek/flying_get/|archive-date=2013-05-05}}</ref> | GI = 8.5 / 10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/final_fantasy_iv_complete_collection/b/psp/archive/2011/04/18/final-fantasy-iv-psp-review-take-one-last-ride-with-the-red-wings.aspx |title=Take One Last Ride With The Red Wings |last=Juba |first=Joe |date=2011-04-18 |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |access-date=2018-08-25 |archive-date=2019-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315064537/https://www.gameinformer.com/games/final_fantasy_iv_complete_collection/b/psp/archive/2011/04/18/final-fantasy-iv-psp-review-take-one-last-ride-with-the-red-wings.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> | GT = 8.5 / 10<ref name="MC" /> | IGN = 9.0 / 10<ref name="ign">{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection Review|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=April 15, 2011|url=http://psp.ign.com/articles/116/1162076p1.html|access-date=2011-04-26|archive-date=2013-06-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615221431/http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/04/16/final-fantasy-iv-the-complete-collection-review|url-status=live}}</ref> |RPGFan= 85% <ref name="RPGFan">{{cite web |first=John P. |last=Hussey |title=Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection Review|website=RPGFan |date=May 14, 2011|url=https://www.rpgfan.com/review/final-fantasy-iv-the-complete-collection/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028020230/http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/Final_Fantasy_IV_Complete_Collection/ |access-date=May 15, 2024 |archive-date=October 28, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> }}
The collection sold over 198,000 copies in Japan by the end of 2011.<ref name="2011JapaneseSales">{{cite book |title=Famitsū Gēmu Hakusho 2012 |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |date=2012-05-24 |isbn=978-4-04-728022-9 |location=Tokyo |language=ja |script-title=ja:ファミ通ゲーム白書2012 |trans-title=Famitsu Game Whitebook 2012 |page=394 |chapter=2011年ゲームソフト年間売上TOP1000 |trans-chapter=2011 Game Software Annual Sales Top 1000 |url=http://geimin.net/da/db/2011_ne_fa/index.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730235703/http://geimin.net/da/db/2011_ne_mc/ |archive-date=2012-07-30 |url-status=live}}</ref> It has received mostly positive reviews.<ref name="MC" /> ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave it 30 out of 40 from a panel of four reviewers.<ref name="andriasang"/> ''[[IGN]]'' gave it 9 out of 10, and recommended to players who have not played the original game.<ref name="ign"/> ''[[1UP.com]]'' rated the collection a B−, describing the original game as a "masterpiece" but referring to its follow-ups as "a pale imitation".<ref name="1up"/>
''GameZone'' was less impressed, giving the collection 4.5 out of 10, stating that "this ''Complete Collection'' is a hard one to recommend" as a package, and that its [[Unique selling proposition|selling point]], ''The After Years'', "isn't any great shakes as a story, and the high-res makeover gives it some of the same visual hang-ups as the central quest".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://psp.gamezone.com/reviews/item/final_fantasy_iv_the_complete_collection_review/ |title=Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection Review | GameZone.com |publisher=GameZone |access-date=2011-06-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629223211/http://psp.gamezone.com/reviews/item/final_fantasy_iv_the_complete_collection_review |archive-date=2011-06-29}}</ref>
==See also== * [[List of Square Enix video game franchises]]
==References== ;Translation {{notelist}} ;Citation {{Reflist|30em|refs= <ref name="AndriasangClose">{{cite web |first=Anoop |last=Gantayat |url=http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/01/21/ffiv_complete_collection_le/ |title=Close Look at the Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection Ultimate Pack |publisher=Andriasang |date=2011-01-21 |access-date=2011-02-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505222615/http://andriasang.com/comtj9/ffiv_complete_collection_le/ |archive-date=2013-05-05}}</ref>
<ref name="AndriasangDate">{{cite web |first=Anoop |last=Gantayat |url=http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/12/28/ffiv_date_set/ |title=Date Set For Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection |publisher=Andriasang |date=2010-12-28 |access-date=2011-02-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130120234106/http://andriasang.com/comt0j/ffiv_date_set/ |archive-date=2013-01-20}}</ref>
<ref name="EuroGamerSee">{{cite web |first=Robert |last=Purchese |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-12-20-see-psps-final-fantasy-iv-collection |title=See PSP's Final Fantasy IV Collection PSP News |publisher=[[Eurogamer]] |date=2010-12-20 |access-date=2011-02-16 |archive-date=2010-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223104721/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-12-20-see-psps-final-fantasy-iv-collection |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="IGNFirstLook">{{cite web |first=Anoop |last=Gantayat |url=http://psp.ign.com/articles/114/1141014p1.html |title=First Look: Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection - PlayStation Portable News at IGN |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=2010-12-20 |access-date=2011-02-16 |archive-date=2011-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319040726/http://psp.ign.com/articles/114/1141014p1.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="JoystiqRelDate">{{cite web |first=JC |last=Fletcher |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/01/final-fantasy-iv-complete-collection-release-date/ |title=Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection completely available April 19 |publisher=[[Joystiq]] |date=2011-02-01 |access-date=2011-02-16 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212543/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/01/final-fantasy-iv-complete-collection-release-date/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="SQEXUltimate">{{cite web |url=http://store.jp.square-enix.com/detail/SE-E0040 |title=【e-STORE専売】ファイナルファンタジーIV コンプリートコレクション アルティメット パック：スクウェア・エニックス e-STORE |publisher=[[Square Enix]] |access-date=2011-02-16 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104181548/http://store.jp.square-enix.com/detail/SE-E0040 |archive-date=2013-01-04}}</ref> }}
==External links== * [http://www.square-enix.co.jp/ff4cc/ Official website] {{in lang|ja}}
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