Quote Originally Posted by Odin1199 View Post
I thought FFIV was harder btw, battle wise. Enemies did more damage and you were more on edge during battles. Simpler yet harder.
Most definitely, but hard in "you had to grind more" way. Unlike some later titles FF IV was pretty straightforward as far as difficulty goes, you could overcome most if not all obstacles by simple grind, save for certain super bosses which for some strange reason original FF VI did not have.

So why then wasn't it that popular?
Who knows. There are plethora of truly great titles, some even revolutionary, that never got the recognition they deserve. Nothing strange, really.