Final Fantasy IV (3D Remake)

This page is for the 3D remake of the 1991 SNES game. For the 2D remaster, see Final Fantasy IV.

Final Fantasy IV (3D Remake)

Developers
	Square Enix
	Matrix Software
Windows	DotEmu
Publishers
	Square Enix
Release dates
Windows	September 17, 2014
Reception
IGDB	83
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Continuous turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Cinematic camera
Controls	Direct control, Menu-based
Genres	JRPG
Vehicles	Flight, Hovercraft, Space flight
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Final Fantasy

Final Fantasy IV (3D Remake) is a JRPG developed by Square Enix in collaboration with Matrix Software. It is a 3D remake of the original Final Fantasy IV (originally known in the West as Final Fantasy II) released on Super Famicom in 1991, featuring additional story elements and gameplay improvements.

This 3D remake was first released on Nintendo DS in 2007 and was later ported to iOS and Android in 2012 and 2013 respectively. The PC port, which was developed by DotEmu and released in 2014, is based on the enhanced Android version.

The port received criticism on release for some aspects inherited from the Android version such as the touch-friendly UI, and missing support even for the most common aspect ratios like 16:9. A big update for the PC port was released by Square Enix in November 2020 which improved the experience with a more traditional UI, better gamepad support and adjustments to keyboard and mouse controls, various widescreen aspect ratios support including 21:9, and Asian languages support. The frame rate is still capped at 30 FPS during exploration and 15 FPS in battles.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Double pack with Final Fantasy III (3D Remake) available in Europe.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
Amazon.com (unavailable)

All versions require Steam DRM.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	The game does not contain microtransactions.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\FF4\FF4.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/312750/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\FF4\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/312750/pfx/

3 manual save slots + 1 quicksave slot available.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Support added in November 2020 patch.
4K Ultra HD		Support added in November 2020 patch.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Capped at 30 FPS during exploration and 15 FPS in battles.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Available in the launcher.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		The launcher cannot be navigated with a controller.
Controller remapping		Available in the launcher.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Pauses entire game on focus lost. Can be enabled or disabled in the launcher.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				English audio is used when playing with French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian and Spanish text.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese				Japanese audio is used when playing with Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese text. An undub patch to enable Japanese voices while playing with any language is available here.
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Final Fantasy IV.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	OGG Vorbis
Interface	Qt
Input	SDL

Mods

Battle FPS Patch

Increases battle FPS from 15 to 25. A 20 FPS option is also available. Does so by speeding up battle animations.

-ReWork- Titles, Story and Battle Text

Replaces the text used for titles, story narration, characters introductions and battle text to be more accurate to the original Nintendo DS version. Only available in English, Italian and Spanish.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	750 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 10 compatible