Games like FINAL FANTASY IV
If you like FINAL FANTASY IV (jrpg, turn-based and classic), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
FINAL FANTASY VI
- In common: story and progression
When you want a classic story at your own pace: you can switch off random encounters and multiply the experience you earn.
FINAL FANTASY
- In common: progression and long sessions
- Difference: less story
When you want to discover the origin of the series and a classic JRPG to return to unhurriedly, in hour-long stints.
FINAL FANTASY III
- In common: progression and long sessions
- Difference: less story
When you want a classic JRPG at your own pace: you can turn off random encounters and earn up to four times the experience.
DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition
- In common: story and progression
When you want a long, laid-back adventure to last several weeks: seeing the whole story through takes around a hundred hours.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- In common: story and progression
When you want a long, moving adventure to come back to every afternoon: each area fits into a session.
Sea of Stars
- In common: story and progression
When you want a classic, relaxed turn-based adventure that moves along nicely in hour-long sessions.
Final Fantasy IX
- In common: story and progression
When you fancy a long, classic adventure to come back to every day, unhurriedly.
OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
- In common: story and progression
When you want a long JRPG you can play chapter by chapter: one rarely runs past two hours.
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R
- In common: progression and story
When you have plenty of free evenings ahead for a classic JRPG that lasts around 40 hours.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
- In common: progression and long sessions
When you want a long, demanding JRPG: Atlus puts a playthrough at around 80 hours, and you can save anywhere.
How we pick them
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About FINAL FANTASY IV
A 2D remaster of the 1991 FINAL FANTASY: Cecil, a dark knight and captain of Baron’s airship fleet, turns against his king and ends up a paladin. It was the first with turn-based battles on a time gauge, and your party changes often.
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