Final Fantasy IV: The After Years screenshot comparison

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What changes can gamers expect when the once mobile-exclusive Final Fantasy IV: The After Years comes to WiiWare? Siliconera decided to compare screens from the episodic mobile version of the game and new grabs from the upcoming WiiWare version to find out.

Apart from showing off more real estate on screen -- taking advantage of widescreen -- slight tweaks have been made to the game's menus. The WiiWare's version of the battle menu now displays maximum character health as well as the ATB bar (pictured above). As for the graphics, the game will reuse the sprites found in the mobile game, which Siliconera notes are actually borrowed from the original Final Fantasy IV adventure of the '90s. It's like a one-two punch of nostalgia and connecting your cell phone to a widescreen TV.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years screenshot comparison originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Jogurt the Yogurt]

The enemy sprites are from the original FFIV, but it looks like the character sprites (the in-battle ones, anyway) are downgrades.

Good to see Cid sporting a white beard now.

I am pumped as hell for this game.

[enigmaopoeia]

I love seeing screenshot comparisons. And I wonder that even though the character sprites are downgraded, maybe they're animated really well?

I'm really excited for this game as well!

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Originally Posted by enigmaopoeia

I love seeing screenshot comparisons. And I wonder that even though the character sprites are downgraded, maybe they're animated really well?

Even if they're not animated well, I don't mind. I still think they look cute/good, downgrades or not.

I just hope we don't have to wait for this until after FFIV comes to the VC. I want it now!

[Trapster]

Originally Posted by Jogurt the Yogurt

The enemy sprites are from the original FFIV, but it looks like the character sprites (the in-battle ones, anyway) are downgrades.

Good to see Cid sporting a white beard now.

I am pumped as hell for this game.

Hm, depends how it compared to the original. I don't like the idea of episode games.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Originally Posted by Trapster

Hm, depends how it compared to the original. I don't like the idea of episode games.

I think they're not releasing the WiiWare version episodically.