For those of us who got hooked on Final Fantasy III and are now eagerly anticipating the release of the next bit of portable Final Fantasy gaming goodness, Final Fantasy IV for the Nintendo DS, here's a special treat - a scan from Shonen Jump, showing some of the game's wickedly-cool art and irresistibly-cute superdeformed versions of the characters we all know and love.

Looking at the scan, it's clear that the people behind this DS remake - namely Matrix Software - has gotten a better hold of making games for the DS, as things are definitely looking more detailed and more natural this time around. The in-game characters carry their unique sense of personality, with easily-distinguishable features, costumes and facial expressions. Definitely something to look forward to - let's just cross our fingers and hope that a North American release will come soon.

Updates as we get them, so enjoy the scan!