So a friend of mine just got back from Japan, and said there was this FF4 sequel..

I said BS.. but there is one on the Mobile Phones!!! WTF... The best Final Fantasy (IMO) gets a real sequel and it's on the mobile phones??? Why is Square doing that? I really would love a FF4 sequel on the DS or PSP but not on my phone..

Anyway:

Plot (from Wikipedia)

Following the events of the original Final Fantasy IV, the second moon leaves the Blue Planet's orbit and there is a period of peace as Damcyan, Eblan, and the Village of Mist are rebuilt, while the kingdom of Baron come under the rule of Cecil and his wife, Rosa. However, 17 years later, the second moon has reappeared in the sky, much closer to the planet than it was years ago, and the unchanging Crystals begin to emit a soft light; however, the meaning behind these events remains unknown.

The game revolves around Ceodore (セオドア, Seodoa),a young man who is the son of Cecil Harvey and Rosa Farrell, two of the protagonists from the original, both of whom return along with most of the other main cast members and a number of entirely new characters. Amongst these new additions to the cast are the "Mysterious Man" (謎の男, Nazo no Otoko^?), a wandering swordsman ensrhouded in purple robes who is strangely familiar with Cecil's previous adventure, and the "Mysterious Maiden (謎の処女, Nazo no Shojo^?), a female antagonist able to summon Eidolons who is attacking kingdoms and searching for the Crystals.

The storyline of the game unfolds through episodic chapters, released roughly once a month, each with each primarily focused on a specific character. These chapters utilize foreshadowing, cliffhangers, flashbacks, and a nonlinear narrative structure to build the world setting and both explore and expand upon the mysterious events befalling the Blue Planet.

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More:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_IV_the_After:_Tsuki_no_Kikan

http://www.square-enix.co.jp/mobile/ff/ff4after/

So has anyone played this game? & what do you think of Square putting games on the mobile phone??

Damnnn it!!! I want it!!!!!!! Kaaaaaaiiiiin!!!!

I never knew of its existence.

I've known about it since it was announced.

Hoping for a DS/WiiWare release.

I hope it bombed hard and SE will never again make a FF sequel.

Is it good? I'm skeptical after playing FFX-2

On August 1, 2008, Square Enix issued a press release announcing that Final Fantasy IV the After had reached a benchmark of 1 million downloads (not including downloads of the free prologue chapter) in the first five months following its initial release.

^ Square Enix (2008-08-01). "ード／EZweb対応の携帯電話向けロールプレイングゲーム「ファイナルファンタジーIV　ジ・アフター　－月の帰還－」配信開始から5ヶ月間で、有料版100万ダウンロード達成！" (in Japanese)

but then again I don't know anything about Mobile Phone games sales... is 1 million good?? I think so..

It would be a great addition to the PSP and PSN which following the announcements at the most recent Square Conference seems to be where Square is shifting their development efforts.

They do it because, for some reason, Japanese people love mobile phone games. We can only hope that they bring it to US and EU in a different form, like on DS or PSP.

Wow... haven't heard a thing about this. I guess if it ever gets released over here, I'll have to buy a mobile phone.

Wouldn't it be smarter to put it on the DS since FFIV was remade for the DS?