FINAL FANTASY V

TL;DR: An amazing game for Final Fantasy veterans. Less suitable as an entry point for newcomers. So, Final Fantasy V... this is my second full playthrough from start to finish. The first time was on the Game Boy Advance version, and I have to admit that I didn't appreciate the game nearly as much back then as I do now. Its greatest strength is its gameplay mechanics, whether it's the Active Time Battle (ATB) combat system or the incredibly flexible Job System. Because of that, I feel this game is aimed more at longtime Final Fantasy fans. To truly appreciate and enjoy it, I think it helps to be familiar with what the series evolved into afterward. This is especially true if you're interested in taking on the challenge of the Blue Mage and collecting every Blue Magic spell. One thing you often hear is that the GBA version is superior because of its extra content. Personally, I think that extra content is largely unnecessary, especially the additional jobs you unlock at the very end of the game, when there's barely any meaningful content left to use them in. The Pixel Remaster, on the other hand, offers bug fixes, improved audio, and numerous quality-of-life enhancements that I find much more valuable. Best of all, it delivers those improvements while staying much closer to the original experience. As for the story, I think it's the weakest of the SNES-era Final Fantasy games. It's still a charming and enjoyable adventure, but where the game truly shines is in its gameplay. Ironically, that's also where the story falls a little behind. Because so much emphasis is placed on the game's mechanics and job customization, the cast doesn't have the same level of variety or depth as the characters in Final Fantasy IV or Final Fantasy VI. Overall, there's relatively little character development beyond each character's initial backstory.

파판 리마스터 1,2,4 했고 3는 3D 리메이크로 했음 이건 앞에 시리즈의 직업, 마법 시스템의 장점만 적절히 잘 섞어둔 듯한 느낌 스토리도 앞선 전작들보다 상대적으로 매끄러움

Final Fantasy V was soooooooooo fun omg. The story is extremely simple, but honestly, I enjoyed it more than FF4. It doesn't try to be anything crazy, and it kept me interested the whole way through. The characters are decent, but I'd say this is definitely one area where FF4 did better. The absolute highlight is the Job System. It's easily one of my favorite gameplay systems in the series so far. Experimenting with different job combinations and making completely broken builds to destroy bosses was just so much fun. It also gives the game a ton of replay value. The soundtrack is still good, but I'd say it's a step down from FF4. Overall, FF5 may not have the strongest story, but its gameplay easily makes up for it. I honestly ended up enjoying it much much more than FF4.

Probably the best version of this game. Great remaster, wonderful music as well!

its good

an oft-overlooked classic, bursting at the seams with nostalgic SNES-era charm and providing a surprising level of depth in its combat system that puts a lot of modern RPGs to shame. sandwiched between two behemoth RPGs, FFV receives little recognition in the West for what it did in refining the JRPG job system formula. each character can take up two jobs at a time (from a total pool of 22 jobs) and transfer abilities and passive traits they learn from mastering one job to others. this freedom of job mix-and-matching encourages the player to experiment and discover fun synergies between jobs. want to have a white mage who can pummel enemies to death with their bare fists? or a dual wielding ninja/mystic knight that can imbue their weapons with elemental damage to exploit enemy vulnerabilities? all of these are possibilities that you can start exploring not long after you start the game, and the permutations only explode as you make further progress final fantasy games are well-regarded for their stories, though i would suggest reigning in expectations for this one. the characters are charming yet can come off as one-note and static. compared to IV or VI, there is a more lighthearted and comical tone to the story told here, but the otherworldly and epic scale characteristic of final fantasy games is still here. expect a plot that centers around magic, ancient world-threatening evils, and cross-dimensional hijinks. oh and the music is pure bliss. one of my favorites in a series that already has some heavy hitters. what are you waiting for? if you love JRPGs, do yourself a favor and buy this one!

Final Fantasy V is an interesting entry to try to rank. The quality of the characters on average were about the same as IV except for Cecil (who ranks higher), but the story felt grand and the job system here is the best it has been in Final Fantasy, with them doing away with it going into later entries. But as someone who enjoys min-maxing, the ability to mix and match different jobs abilities together to make Monk-ninja’s or Summoner-White mages made the experience that much more enjoyable from a gameplay perspective. The story itself is pretty standard, a quest to protect the world from the void, but at the same time it is quite homely in its simplicity, it keeps a smile on your face throughout. However, this game requires a bit more grinding than IV at least for me, but if you do your class combos effectively from the get-go maybe it is not the case. I will say the final boss is up there with FF3’s for how much strategy I needed to overcome it. Without spoiling it, it has strategy even on which part of the boss to attack first second etc, based on what your party can handle best. Anyway good game, my second favourite pixel remaster so far behind 4 (I am yet to play VI however).

So far this has been my favourite FF game. Most extensive job system, cool characters, cool moments, the story is still basically evil dude wants to be evil and destroy the world for reasons, but I think it's highly replayable because of the job system. Killed omega through the power of music.

П'ята частина поки входить у топ 3 моїх фіналок. Можливо сюжетно трішки слабкіше за четверту частину, але мені було куди цікавіше. А найцікавіше це геймлей і бойівка, це просто покращена третя частина але наскільки ж покращено. І від чого і цікаво, і замислюєшся що та як, де можна бути сильніше, а де можна прикольнуться. Коротше, це офігезно всім рекомендую

This game deserves more love. I’ve always heard so much more about Final Fantasy IV and VI than this one, I haven’t played VI yet at the time of writing but this game blew IV out of the water for me. Sure maybe the characters lack a little individuality as a result of the revolving job system and there's a much smaller cast but I still loved the story just as much if not more and the gameplay is so so much better. FFIV I was pretty tired of the fights about 15 hours in, FFV I was still interested in what I could do and what combos I could unlock when I finished the game at the 40 hour mark, the game just has so much more depth mechanically. I loved the job system and experimenting with all the different ability combinations I could make with my party, by the end of the game I had basically broken it and Exdeath was a walk in the park. Which is not a knock at all, I love when a game rewards you for using and experimenting with its systems by giving you ways to create broken combos. Definitely a game worth going back to if you never played it, I think the game holds up really well.