Reception
Phantasy Star IV is often seen by fans, critics and RPG enthusiasts alike one of the greatest 16 bit role-playing games of all time and one of the best games Sega ever developed. The title maintains an 85% rating on the aggregate site Game Rankings, where it is also the fourth highest ranking game for the Sega Genesis. It is also considered to be the definitive end of the original Phantasy Star series, as future games bearing the series name, such as Phantasy Star Online and Phantasy Star Universe, have no direct relationship to the original games.
RPGamer awarded Phantasy Star IV a score of 9/10, with the reviewer praising the title as one of the best RPGs they've ever played. RPGFan was also just as complimentary, awarding the game a score of 90% whilst also praising it's stature as one of the very best RPGs available. HonestGamers gave the game a perfect 10/10, with the reviewer stating that "If you're a role playing enthusiast, you can't do any better than Phantasy Star IV". Reviews for the Virtual Console port were also extremeley positive. Nintendo Life awarded the title a score of 9/10, saying that you couldn't have asked for a better end to the 16-bit series. In their list of the 25 greatest video game consoles of all time (a list where the Sega Genesis was ranked fifth), multimedia website IGN listed Phantasy Star IV as one of the 5 definitive titles for the system. They also awarded the Virtual Console port a score of 9/10, praising it as one of the definitive 16-bit role-playing games.
In 2007 IGN ranked Phantasy Star IV as the 61st best game ever made. Complex Magazine ranked the game number 2, behind only Gunstar Heroes, in its list of the best Sega Genesis games. Nintendo Power has also labelled the title, along with Phantasy Star II, as one of the greatest RPGs of all time.
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