Hardest Version?

[DarkClaymore]

I always thought the original NES/SNES versions are the hardest ones.
Many say this game is difficult, but I have played the SNES version and found it quite easy.

I remember that I once played the GBA version and I think it was harder than the SNES one. But it was long time ago and I was quite the noob back then.
So I am not sure.

So what is the hardest version of FFIV?

 

[Kefka Valentine]

i've never played the snes verson... but I found the GBA version quite more difficult than the psx one... IDK if there is a difference... but it took me more time to beat it

 

[Kirby Phelps (PK)]

Isn't the DS version the hardest?

 

[LeVieux]

I've heard that the JP version of the SNES game was more difficult than the US version (FFII). Now I am unsure if the PSone version is the same as the JP version. Can someone confirm?

 

[Tokimadoushi]

FFIV Hardtype (original Japanese version) was apparently the most difficult. I guess it's all subjective to how you play. If you play like a n00b, it will be more difficult

 

[mattbgamer]

I would have to say the hardest version I played was the SNES version. And it was mainly because to me it just felt really slow, the GBA and PSX version's were updated and just seemed to run a bit smoother.

 

[New Age Messiah]

I would have to say the hardest version I played was the SNES version. And it was mainly because to me it just felt really slow, the GBA and PSX version's were updated and just seemed to run a bit smoother.

Agreed, It's possible the software that ran the games, Im talking about the originals of course, I can still remember play FFIV - FFVI on my SNES.

 

[Caryslan]

The DS version is the hardest version because the development team made several bosses and the dungeons even harder than the hard type Version.

The Second hardest version is the hard type version, which was the original version of the game, and was released for the Super Famicom. It was later ported to the PS1 and was eventually translated into English.

The GBA version is between the Hard Type and Easy Type versions. At times it feels easier than the hard type version, but in other cases(like the new hidden bosses) it is harder than the easy type version. It also restores some of the character exclusive commands that were missing in the SNES version.

The SNES version that appeared in 1991 is based on a version know as Easy Type in Japan. Several bosses were toned down, item prices were lowered, and some of the character exclusive commands(like Cecil's Dark Wave and Tellah's Recall) were removed in this version.

 

[squallargonar]

i think the gba version was not that hard.....especially when u hav the heroes shield(absorbs all elements) and with the lightbringer and 2xjump for kain its almost a definite 9999. duz any1 know of any secret bosses apart from the secret cave on the moon with the trials etc. and bahamut?

 

[John Marston]

Honestly i think its the PS version, i had no trouble with the GBA or DS versions IMHO i thought they were easier. The DS version was easy for me because of the augment system they implemented in the game, so i messed around with it to my liking and the rest of the game was a breeze.

GBA too because the difficulty was toned down a bit, though i think it was too much. Even the demon walls were too easy to beat and i usually have a bit of trouble with them regardless of what my levels were.