Final Fantasy IV

The Differences

There are very few differences between the original FF4j and the Playstation version of FF4j. In terms of graphics and music, the two are identical. Actually, since the PSX does not support Mode 7 there is some choppiness in the scenes that use it like when you are flying in the airship. The gameplay is identical to the original FF4j except for a few slight differences, like being able to hit Valvalicia in her spin, which was not possible in the original FF4j. There is 1 FMV segment in the PSX version. When you first start, you get to see the first 15 seconds, and then after the ending, you get to see the movie in its entirety. It's about a minute long and consists of various important scenes in the game. The sound effects are slightly different in the PSX version. They sound kind of like you're hearing them from the other end of a long tunnel. This is bad IMHO, but if you are listening to the game in surround, it might be better, I don't know. Basically it is the same thing as the original FF4j.

STORY CHANGES:

• Changing the scythe that was going to drop on Rosa's head in the tower of Zott into a big metal ball. (What, so being crushed to death is OK, but being chopped in half is not? ^_^)
• Taking out a frame of animation where Cecil + Rosa are kissing so they just hug each other instead.
• Censoring swearing and rephrasing some "important" phrases (like the few that hint that Cecil + Rosa have been sleeping together on a long time basis--not that it's surprising that this would be censored in the US...)
• Censoring references to death. For example:
  Cid in FF4: "I'm going to blow myself up and sacrifice my life to save you! Yang will be lonely in the afterworld!" Cid in FF2, same situation: "Oh, I'll just get off here, hold the bad guys off, and stay in the underworld a bit longer."