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Final Fantasy IV

Active Time Battle and fixed story-driven characters pushed JRPGs toward scripted drama.

Released 1991 Developer Square Platform SNES Genre RPG Era 8- and 16-bit

Mechanics it built on

Ideas Final Fantasy IV inherited rather than invented — each traceable back through the ontology to a root.

Experience Points and Levels 1980Hit Points 1980In-Engine Cutscene 1984Battery-Backed Save File 1986

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