I had a good time with this game. The job system in this one is awesome, I loved being able to mix and match abilities. The plot felt kind of standard, very much like FF1 in how simple it was. The story was heavily carried by the characters, the main cast had a lot of fun banter and I think Gilgamesh is one of my favourite characters in the series now. I will say that the game kind of became a slog towards the end, the whole slab hunt wasn't that fun, it was just dungeon after dungeon with little to no story. Overall though, very good game.
My biggest struggle with Final Fantasy V is that it has yet to hook me 12 hours in. I feel like I can’t properly review the game because I stopped close to the halfway point. So I guess I’ll give a half review.
Final Fantasy V has a “fun” premise without a lot of fun. There really isn’t anything interesting going on with the story nor does it have an ounce of the drama featured in Final Fantasy IV. Instead, FFV on a small group of characters going on a fun adventure and being put through funny scenarios. The premise of the game heavily relies on the characters playing off of each other in humorous scenarios but that doesn’t really work with me when I don’t find the writing to be that funny. There are a couple of moments that got a chuckle out of me but it’s just not enough to motivate me to push through the story.
The game’s biggest strength though has to be in its job system. I can see FFV be one of the most replayable in the series just from the sheer variety of jobs and how they change up the game. I really appreciate how the characters are all pretty close to eachother stat-wise so any character can fit any role. It brings a refreshing level of customization that doesn’t feel overwhelming in any way. The job system has actually been the sole motivator for me to continue playing through the game as it rewards experimenting with different job combos.
This is all I have to say about Final Fantasy V right now. I don’t know if I’m burnt out or the game isn’t engaging enough to keep me playing but I can’t find it in me to continue through it. I hope I can pick it up again someday and feel differently about it but as for right now, I’m going to play something else.
Final Fantasy V has a “fun” premise without a lot of fun. There really isn’t anything interesting going on with the story nor does it have an ounce of the drama featured in Final Fantasy IV. Instead, FFV on a small group of characters going on a fun adventure and being put through funny scenarios. The premise of the game heavily relies on the characters playing off of each other in humorous scenarios but that doesn’t really work with me when I don’t find the writing to be that funny. There are a couple of moments that got a chuckle out of me but it’s just not enough to motivate me to push through the story.
The game’s biggest strength though has to be in its job system. I can see FFV be one of the most replayable in the series just from the sheer variety of jobs and how they change up the game. I really appreciate how the characters are all pretty close to eachother stat-wise so any character can fit any role. It brings a refreshing level of customization that doesn’t feel overwhelming in any way. The job system has actually been the sole motivator for me to continue playing through the game as it rewards experimenting with different job combos.
This is all I have to say about Final Fantasy V right now. I don’t know if I’m burnt out or the game isn’t engaging enough to keep me playing but I can’t find it in me to continue through it. I hope I can pick it up again someday and feel differently about it but as for right now, I’m going to play something else.
This review contains spoilers
Bless el día que decidí darle chance a un juego viejo. Siempre dudo porque talvez es muy aburrido o las herramientas de gameplay son muy rudimentarias, pero esta serie de pixel remasters está proving me wrong, y que tuanis la verdad
Me hace tanta gracia ver juegos que tienen el early DNA de los RPGS (y ya siendo la quinta iteración) ver que logran plasmar los conceptos de una manera tan tuanis. FFV lo tiene todo. Dioses que crearon el universo, cristales que lo mantienen safe, un evil guy que quiere destruirlo todo y logra escapar su prison y ahora a - THE HERO OF TIME - eeehhh a the four heroes of light les toca mop up y arreglar el desastre. Un arquetipo extremadamente clásico para contar esta clásica historia.
Darle este juego me hizo darme cuenta que por mucho tiempo me he sentido decepcionado en cierta manera por los RPGs modernos. Nunca lograba “scratch the itch”de la picadura completista. No sé porqué, pero siempre me ha encantado completar los objetivos secundarios o los objetivos de encontrar los coleccionables del juego. Hay algo dentro de mi que siente paz al ver todo completo y ordenadito, entonces para mi fue una grata sorpresa ver que FFV tiene un bestiario de 300 (dependiendo de la version) bichos! Cada uno con sus custom artworks inlcuso. Me encanta experimentar trabajos de amor así tan grandes como este.
No tengo muchas cosas negativas que decir del juego en realidad. Mucha de la crítica que se me ocurre talvez no es tan valida porqué en su momento el tipo de “old school” RPG formula, no es in fact old school. Para 1992 siento que el story telling, los twists and turns, los mundos paralelos y fantasticos eran temáticas bastante frescas y emocionantes y por allá siento que 32 años despues (hoy lol) todavía lo son un poco.
En fin un juego con mucho content, muchos bichos y muchísimo buen ride.
9 Exdeaths, Postdeaths y Neoexpostdeaths
out of 10 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
(Me paso oficialmente al 1-10 rating lol)
Me hace tanta gracia ver juegos que tienen el early DNA de los RPGS (y ya siendo la quinta iteración) ver que logran plasmar los conceptos de una manera tan tuanis. FFV lo tiene todo. Dioses que crearon el universo, cristales que lo mantienen safe, un evil guy que quiere destruirlo todo y logra escapar su prison y ahora a - THE HERO OF TIME - eeehhh a the four heroes of light les toca mop up y arreglar el desastre. Un arquetipo extremadamente clásico para contar esta clásica historia.
Darle este juego me hizo darme cuenta que por mucho tiempo me he sentido decepcionado en cierta manera por los RPGs modernos. Nunca lograba “scratch the itch”de la picadura completista. No sé porqué, pero siempre me ha encantado completar los objetivos secundarios o los objetivos de encontrar los coleccionables del juego. Hay algo dentro de mi que siente paz al ver todo completo y ordenadito, entonces para mi fue una grata sorpresa ver que FFV tiene un bestiario de 300 (dependiendo de la version) bichos! Cada uno con sus custom artworks inlcuso. Me encanta experimentar trabajos de amor así tan grandes como este.
No tengo muchas cosas negativas que decir del juego en realidad. Mucha de la crítica que se me ocurre talvez no es tan valida porqué en su momento el tipo de “old school” RPG formula, no es in fact old school. Para 1992 siento que el story telling, los twists and turns, los mundos paralelos y fantasticos eran temáticas bastante frescas y emocionantes y por allá siento que 32 años despues (hoy lol) todavía lo son un poco.
En fin un juego con mucho content, muchos bichos y muchísimo buen ride.
9 Exdeaths, Postdeaths y Neoexpostdeaths
out of 10 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
(Me paso oficialmente al 1-10 rating lol)
More games need to just unapologetically steal the job system from this game and I'm not kidding
Me transforme en una ramita y me escondí en tu bolsillo para pelear a muerte con esta tortuga que habla
Pitch perfect implementation of the the job system, there's a reason there's an event yearly where people play this game for charity. SNES era Final Fantasy don't miss.
a confused twink and his band of princesses must save the world from an evil tree