<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
concluding	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
Algol	O
Star	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
kept	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
turn-based	O
battles	O
,	O
overhead	O
exploration	O
,	O
and	O
magic	O
spells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
in	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
various	O
Sega	O
emulated	O
collections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
is	O
an	O
archetypal	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
staples	O
of	O
exploration	O
,	O
NPC	O
interaction	O
,	O
and	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
individual	O
characters	O
each	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
statistics	O
and	O
equipment	O
that	O
determine	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
performance	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
improving	O
their	O
statistics	O
by	O
gaining	O
experience	O
levels	O
(	O
achieved	O
through	O
victory	O
in	O
combat	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
has	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
features	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
combination	O
techniques	O
,	O
manga-style	O
panel	O
illustrations	O
that	O
accompany	O
the	O
narrative	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
expanded	O
script	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
takes	O
place	O
1,000	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
1,000	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
era	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hired	O
by	O
Piata	O
Academy	O
on	O
Motavia	O
,	O
hunters	O
Alys	O
Brangwin	O
and	O
her	O
young	O
apprentice	O
Chaz	B-Device
Ashley	I-Device
begin	O
their	O
investigation	O
into	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
the	O
biomonster	O
problem	O
and	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
ecological	O
crisis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joined	O
by	O
others	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
they	O
connect	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
troubles	O
to	O
a	O
cult	O
leader	O
called	O
Zio	B-Device
,	O
"	O
The	O
Black	O
Magician	O
,	O
"	O
whose	O
aims	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
total	O
annihilation	O
of	O
not	O
only	O
Motavia	O
but	O
of	O
the	O
whole	O
Algol	B-Application
solar	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
their	O
initial	O
confrontation	O
,	O
Zio	B-Device
summons	O
Dark	B-Application
Force	I-Application
-	O
the	O
same	O
antagonist	O
of	O
previous	O
games	O
-	O
and	O
mortally	O
wounds	O
Alys	O
with	O
its	O
Dark	O
Energy	O
Wave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
the	O
lead	O
upon	O
her	O
passing	O
,	O
Chaz	O
is	O
joined	O
by	O
Alys	O
’s	O
wizard	O
acquaintance	O
Rune	B-Device
Walsh	I-Device
who	O
helps	O
break	O
the	O
barrier	O
on	O
Zio	B-Device
’s	O
tower	O
and	O
eliminate	O
the	O
wizard	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
computer	O
systems	O
maintaining	O
Motavia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
no	O
change	O
in	O
Algo	O
’s	O
abnormal	O
conditions	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
turns	O
their	O
attention	O
to	O
a	O
malfunctioning	O
satellite	O
space	O
station	O
found	O
to	O
be	O
contaminated	O
by	O
Dark	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
engage	O
and	O
purge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Algo	O
’s	O
disasters	O
remain	O
unabated	O
and	O
the	O
party	O
is	O
further	O
baffled	O
as	O
they	O
encounter	O
multiple	O
incarnations	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Force	I-Application
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traveling	O
to	O
Rykros	O
,	O
an	O
unknown	O
fourth	O
planet	O
of	O
the	O
Algo	O
solar	O
system	O
,	O
Chaz	O
and	O
his	O
companions	O
learn	O
of	O
the	O
Profound	O
Darkness	O
:	O
a	O
powerful	O
entity	O
banished	O
behind	O
a	O
planetary	O
seal	O
billions	O
of	O
years	O
ago	O
that	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
manifest	O
its	O
hatred	O
in	O
physical	O
form	O
as	O
Dark	B-Application
Force	I-Application
every	O
thousand	O
years	O
due	O
to	O
fluctuations	O
in	O
the	O
seal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
evil	O
banished	O
for	O
good	O
and	O
the	O
party	O
going	O
their	O
separate	O
ways	O
,	O
Rika	O
-	O
a	O
numan	B-Application
girl	O
in	O
the	O
group	O
-	O
chooses	O
to	O
stay	O
behind	O
with	O
Chaz	O
as	O
they	O
bid	O
everyone	O
farewell	O
,	O
remembering	O
the	O
sacrifice	O
of	O
those	O
who	O
have	O
defended	O
Algo	O
through	O
the	O
ages	O
and	O
awaiting	O
the	O
next	O
one	O
to	O
come	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
End	O
of	O
the	O
Millennium	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
title	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
localized	O
to	O
Brazil	O
by	O
Tec	O
Toy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
as	O
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
,	O
but	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
renamed	O
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
End	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Millennium	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
this	O
renaming	O
was	O
seen	O
by	O
the	O
gaming	O
press	O
as	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
clear	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
followup	O
to	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
releases	O
took	O
the	O
title	O
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
,	O
though	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
of	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
reads	O
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
End	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Millennium	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
titles	O
are	O
combined	O
to	O
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
End	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Millennium	I-Device
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Collection	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
was	O
the	O
last	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
game	O
until	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
mainly	O
unrelated	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
a	O
Windows	O
port	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
inclusion	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Collection	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Classics	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Ages	O
planned	O
a	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
console	O
,	O
having	O
revamped	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
:	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
1	I-Application
and	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
:	O
End	O
of	O
the	O
Millennium	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
gameplay	O
but	O
with	O
mixed	O
reactions	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
remarked	O
that	O
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
,	O
"	O
while	O
still	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
,	O
is	O
years	O
behind.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
elaborated	O
that	O
while	O
other	O
RPGs	O
were	O
making	O
major	O
innovations	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
in	O
both	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
still	O
fundamentally	O
looked	O
and	O
played	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
from	O
five	O
years	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
(	O
previously	O
Sega	O
Magazine	O
)	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
outdated	O
even	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
games	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
incomprehensible	O
to	O
newcomers	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
succeeds	O
by	O
creating	O
cinematic	O
moments	O
,	O
introducing	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
powers	O
,	O
and	O
taking	O
many	O
weird	O
and	O
wonderful	O
plot	O
turns.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
effects	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
playability	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
lastability	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
pure	O
RPG	O
for	O
the	O
Megadrive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
were	O
also	O
very	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
IGN	O
ranked	O
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
as	O
the	O
61st	O
best	O
game	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
IGN	O
placed	O
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
at	O
number	O
59	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
RPGs	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
elegantly	O
simple	O
mechanics	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
influence	O
on	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
(	O
which	O
they	O
ranked	O
as	O
number	O
23	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
labelled	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
RPGs	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Complex	O
Magazine	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
number	O
2	O
,	O
behind	O
only	O
Gunstar	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
in	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
