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December 16, 2007, 2:37 AM
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Final Fantasy IV: The After
The latest in the string of Final Fantasy sequelitis hits, so let the anti-S-E flaming begin anew.
Though I don't mind the sequels myself, this news is a bit meh since it's on phones, so even if it did make it over to NA, I'd never bother with it. See how that works? If you're an FF fan, you don't HAVE to buy it! 
Source: http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q4-2007/121507a.html
Square Enix is adding yet another entry to the long list of Final Fantasy games to get sequels. This time, it's Final Fantasy IV. Titled Final Fantasy IV: The After, it follows Theodore, a direct descendant of Cecil from the original game. Though not much is yet known about the game's plot, the magazine scans reveal that Theodore will be going to the Moon, from which his ancestors hail.
Unfortunately for fans in North America, that is not where the news ends. Like so many other games in Japan, this will be a mobile title that is playable on phones from the DoCoMo 903i series and higher. This means the chances for North American release are unlikely.
Final Fantasy IV: The After will be available for download in February of next year. At this time, there has not yet been an announcement whether the game will be a one-time download, but other similar games have been episodic in nature. For more information, look for updates in our weekly Japanese gaming column, Japandemonium.
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December 16, 2007, 2:42 AM
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I'll shift this over to SE news 
And, good lord, I'd love to be Japanese, just so i could get these phone games, although i dislike the idea of a sequel to FFIV that stars a "direct descendent"
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December 16, 2007, 2:42 AM
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Why.......the hell do they have to tamper with out classics?! STOP WHORING OUT OUR BELOVED GAMES SE!
Ugh...this makes me sick. They're relying on the FF name to rake in profits and idiots keep buying it up *sighs*
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December 16, 2007, 2:50 AM
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This looks like it's gonna suck balls, but at the very least this project will likely not involve any changes to the original, considering it's set in the future.
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December 16, 2007, 2:50 AM
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I'll shift this over to SE news
And, good lord, I'd love to be Japanese, just os i could get these phone games, although i dislike the idea of a sequel to FFIV that stars a "direct descendent" |
Thanks for moving it to the proper place. And I would love to have some kind of sequel to IV, but yeah, the descendant thing seems a bit pointless. If you're gonna do it, start a new story using that world.
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December 16, 2007, 3:36 AM
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You know...I just remembered something. That old OVA, FF: Legend of the Crystals, is a sequel to FFV set in the future with a descendant of Bartz. But I never saw it so I dunno if it was crap or not <.<
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December 16, 2007, 3:47 AM
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You know...I just remembered something. That old OVA, FF: Legend of the Crystals, is a sequel to FFV set in the future with a descendant of Bartz. But I never saw it so I dunno if it was crap or not <.<
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It wasn't that great. Seemed kind of like Square handed over the use of the Final Fantasy name and a couple of staples to be used (crystals and a chocobo) to the animation company and let it pop out however it might. There are some references to FFV, such as Cid and more so his grandson Mid (who is featured prominently as a ghost), but considering it's a pseudo-sequel to my least favorite FF, I thought it was just okay.
BTW, I love how one vague snippet of info comes out, and already it's going to "suck balls."
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December 16, 2007, 3:51 AM
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Oh dear God a sequel to, of all games, FFIV!
Is anything not sacred anymore. 
Why don't they just scrap the sequel to the FFIV idea and just call this game FFXIV?
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December 16, 2007, 1:03 PM
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There we go. No FF game is safe from having a sequel to bring down the original.
If they continue with sequels to the old FF's then they may as well just rename the franchise to Neverending Story.
Atleast it is on mobile phones and so the sequel probably won't have much of an affect on me but it is showing bad signs from Square Enix that they are going further back and creating sequels. Watch out for FFVI sequel Final Fantasy VI: The Fantasy Isn't Final within the next two years.
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December 16, 2007, 2:14 PM
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Lol, wow...and I haven't even finished FFIV yet. Actually I'm not even surprised. But yeah, I agree with Rydia on this.
I'm not even bothered by this, however, because apparently, it's only playable on phones. "This means the chances for North American release are unlikely."
Right. So I'll simply pretend that I never read this.
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Final Fantasy IV: The After 
