FINAL FANTASY V Reviews

There are more jobs in this game than final fantasy fans who have jobs in real life!

Kill 'em with kindness? Wrong. Rapid Fire Dual Wield Spellblade.

I love it, 4x AP gain boost saves on the job grinding and disabling random encounters is a literal life saver cuz this game is notorious for having a ruthless random encounter rate. Literally every 5-10 steps. Also auto battle so you don't have to focus too heavily on the game while grinding. I'm a fan of these QoLs. Also FF5 job system is just fun even if the story is subpar and has some dumb stuff like a fricken sea dragon dying from getting sucked into a whirlpool? Come on lol

Game is good! Hint from a guy who 100%'d it: try out all the jobs and see which ones you like!

This game took the unrefined job system of FF3 and Raised it to new heights, it is the strongest part of the game. Tons of jobs all with multiclass options you can through together are addicting; Because of this there are so many ways you can beat the game. (you dont have to follow a meta) Lots of optional content, Great exploration, Learning new job abilitys with levels and learning enemy skills with blue mage was fun too. All this with a story and characters that can rival FF4 FF5 FF6 FF7 are top shelf games

It's FF5, and I haven't experienced any bugs thus far. No complaints here.

Great story, great game play. One of the best Final Fantasy games in the franchise.

To V, or not to V? That is the question. Or it would be, if the answer wasn't just to play Final Fantasy V. GAMEPLAY: 4.5/5 Playing FFV after experiencing Bravely Default II has opened my eyes to the original GOATED job class and ability system that FFV introduced to the JRPG genre. The name of the game is customizing and experimenting with all that the game has to offer. Final Fantasy V offers 22 different jobs, and even more abilities throughout the game. With this much variety, strategizing also becomes substantially more engaging. And like its predecessor, FFV also contains "real-time" turn based combat, where you want to act quickly and efficiently. The flow of battle remains relatively fast, and players can turn on a setting where time is paused when you open up the Items or Abilities menu. And speaking of settings, the Pixel Remaster edition namely includes a toggle for random encounters, and options to multiply EXP and AP (job class EXP) gained. Having these options vastly increased the comfort-ability of playing through the game, and offered a choice for players to either grind minimally or extensively. Much appreciated! Exploration was also relatively engaging, as there were hidden passages to find, or actual mini-puzzles to do at times. The gameplay of FFV was a big upgrade and step in the right direction for the game series! NARRATIVE: 2.5/5 I won't be going into spoiler territory here, but FFV basically takes the Final Fantasy story formula and... doesn't do anything unique with it. It's a very linear, unsurprising, unmoving storyline across the board. Character writing was weak, notably lacking motivations for many of their actions (including the villain, which is arguably one of the more important characters to fully flesh out). If there was one saving grace with the narrative, it was that the writing was funny at times. And there's a specific character that'll appear in the story that you'll likely find quite funny, too. But a little comedy here and there doesn't save the story from being bland and frankly a little unoriginal. GRAPHICS: 3/5 Chances are, you probably got the Pixel Remaster for the QOL changes the game made, rather than just for the updated graphics. And despite being a Pixel Remaster, at times the graphics felt a bit outdated still. Nonetheless, there's an authentic classic charm that's still preserved by the visual design, and some remastered animations (particularly from attacks) that looked really good! As well, some sprites from bosses were pretty neat to look at (but also mogged the four heroes man, what the flip). SOUNDTRACK: 4/5 Oh, the beauty and marvels of a remastered soundtrack. The main theme of FFV hit so hard the first time I heard it. All in all, I was just impressed with how much of an upgrade the remastered soundtrack was compared to the older FF titles with their retro sound design. I didn't find any of the music themes repetitive, and most of them fit the atmosphere and tone of the world quite nicely. As well, it was rather cool of the game devs to include the option to switch to the retro soundtrack, too. OVERALL: 3.5/5 I'm on a journey to play through all the Final Fantasy games, and it's been lovely seeing the game grow from its roots. For a game that originally released in 1992, I am astoundingly impressed by how revolutionary the job system was. This format is literally still inspiring JRPGs in the present day (cough like Bravely Default II), and really laid the groundwork and set a standard for customization and strategy in turn-based combat. You may have noticed that there was little praise for the story, but honestly? This game is worth playing just for the combat alone. If you appreciate turn-based combat in JRPGs, please play FFV to pay respects to your elders. There's an F in Final Fantasy for a reason!

Every single time I play this game, I remember how great it is. Not only this is a huge evolution on Final Fantasy III's Job System, it's also an amazing evolution in plot and storytelling, plus cutscenes. If IV was a small step on the right direction, this is a leap: Things now feel better connected, lots of cutscenes and animations, and a more complex, detailed and well-developed plot... on a more comedic game! Because, yes, Final Fantasy V has a lighter tone *in general* compared to the previous game. Mind, a lot of serious things happen, it's just there's a lot of contrast on the plot itself. This is a really special game, and every Final Fantasy fan should play it.

After playing Final Fantasy XIV for “a couple” hours now, I figured that it would be a good idea to see where everything started, and thanks to these lovely Pixel Remasters of the first few Final Fantasy games, it is easier than ever to do. Overview As all the other classic Final Fantasy games, FF V is a turned based jrpg with a huge open world and not too much guidance. Since it’s a rpg from the “old days” it expects you to talk to NPC’s to find out where to go and to explore its world. Which has its charm but can certainly be challenging if you haven’t played a game like this before. (But in case you get lost, there are guides, so don’t let this discourage you from enjoying this great game.) Story Once again it falls to you and your party to save the world from evil. A story as old as time itself, but it is a good one. The four elemental crystals that keep the world in balance are in danger, and after the first one shatters and the king seems to be lost on his quest to defend it, it is clear that something horrible is on its way. So, we and our party head out to research and slowly discover a world ending threat, or is it? As in the previous games, the characters you meet are fantastic, they all got their reasonable goals and got their own interesting stories. And of course you meet your well beloved characters from the franchise again like Cid. I’m sadly not the best at describing a story without spoiling much, but after a slower start, it speed up and kept me hooked until the final battle and beyond. Gameplay After a brief intro and learning the very basics of the combat system, the world is yours to explore within certain limitations. Monsters don’t scale with your level (thankfully) so I can happen that you run into monsters which you aren’t ready for yet. Like in most classic Role-Playing-Games you level up through combat, find new gear, new key items through quests, and unlock new skills and meet new party members along the way. One of the benefits of this system is, that if you hit a little wall, you can always just go and grind monsters for an extra level or two and overcome the wall. You never really get stuck. I still recommend saving often and to do so on more than one save file, just to be sure. Like FFIV FFV brings back the energy bar for the combat system, which is a mix of turned based and real time combat (you can do actions once your characters bare is filled) This system works once again really well and made the fights much more enjoyable to me personally. I’m glad they stuck with this. FF V went back to the old job system, where you unlock more and more new jobs while the story continues and you can freely switch between them at any time on any character. When you buy new spells in shops, they get unlocked for each job permanently thankfully and doesn’t need to be learned by each character individually. Features -A huge open world -Lots and lots of enemy variety -Tons of different spells, gear and weapons -Lots of dungeons with different themes and creative challenges -Boss Battles of which most offer their unique challenges and twists -Modern, optional, comfort features, like quick saving at any point and more Graphic/Audio/Tech For the Tech, I had zero issues, no stutters no crashes, the game is perfectly optimized for modern PC’s On the graphic side, if you enjoy pixel art, this game looks fantastic. The world is full of wonders, and the sprite art is great. Enemies, Combat backdrops, and dungeons in general offer so much variety in their optic. The spells especially look fantastic when used, and you won’t grow bored of looking at them. In FFV they went for some more depths with the environments like overhanging cliffs, bridges or trees that cover the ground which gives the areas a fantastic pseudo 3D feeling, and it just looks gorgeous. The soundtrack of Final Fantasy III is still a feast for your ears, it’s really amazing how much they managed to do with the tools they had back in the day. Final Thoughts If you like older jrpgs or are a fan of the Final Fantasy franchise and haven’t played this game yet, I can only recommend it. The world is huge and offers a lot of variety, the combat system is a lot of fun and it’s all packed into a great story that keeps you hooked from start to finish. It maybe takes a while to get the hang on it, but it is absolutely worth doing so. And if you are a Final Fantasy XIV player like me, you will discover so many places, and meet npcs and enemies which also exist in FFXIV, it will put some smiles on your face and provide a lot of “ahhhh” moments.