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Final Fantasy V

Final Fantasy V

|Japan|Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

8.0 /10

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132 ratings
Time to beat
Main
25h
Main + extras
30h
Complete
37.3h
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Final Fantasy V is a 1992 Role-playing (RPG), Adventure game rated 8.0/10 from 132 ratings, with a main story of about 25h, available on Super Famicom, Wii.

Final Fantasy V is a fantasy role-playing video game developed and published by Square in 1992 as a part of the Final Fantasy series. The game first appeared only in Japan on Nintendo's Super Famicom (known internationally as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System). It has been ported with minor differences to Sony's PlayStation and Nintendo's Game Boy Advance. An original video animation produced in 1994 called FINAL FANTASY: Legend of the Crystals serves as a sequel to the events depicted in the game. It was released for the PlayStation Network on April 6, 2011, in Japan. An enhanced port of the game, with new high-resolution graphics and a touch-based interface, was released for iPhone and iPad on March 28, 2013, and for Android on September 25, 2013. FINAL FANTASY V has been praised for the freedom of customization that the player has over the characters, achieved through the greatly expanded Job System. Despite being released only in Japan, the Super Famicom version sold more than two million copies. The PlayStation version has earned "Greatest Hits" status, selling more than 350,000 copies.

Story and worldbuilding

Embark on an epic adventure as four heroes are driven together by fate: Bartz and his chocobo companion, Princess Lenna of Castle Tycoon, the mysterious Galuf, and the pirate captain Faris. The crystals that bring peace and prosperity to the world – earth, water, fire, and wind – have lost their power and are on the verge of destruction. These Crystals acted as a seal on Exdeath, an evil sorcerer. Bartz and his party must keep the Crystals from being exploited by Exdeath's influence and prevent his resurgence.

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Rating momentum

Aww Great!: 8.0/10 across 132 ratings. Word of mouth is strong — if you like the genre, go for it.

Play style

Leans into Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, with a main story around 25h. Check if that style and time commitment fit you.

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WccftechJeff Williams · 6 Oct, 2015
8.6/10

Final Fantasy V is still an excellent RPG for anyone who enjoys a good, well thought out story and a classic adventure. It truly embodies superior RPG craftsmanship and rivals many modern RPG's in content and enjoyability. Most importantly? It's fun.

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Cubed3Aria DiMezzo · 9 Dec, 2015
4/10

In regard to story and gameplay, Final Fantasy V is as great as it has ever been, but dealing with a supremely suboptimal port in order to enjoy the game requires extreme dedication to the series or a lack of a smartphone or tablet. Players who can't even borrow a mobile device for long enough to play Final Fantasy V are certainly encouraged to give this port a look, because it's not that Final Fantasy V is a bad game. This is a bad version of the game. Severe flaws resulting from a gross lack of optimisation severely hinder the experience; almost nothing was modified for the PC port. Although the mobile version is marginally more expensive, players are advised to play Final Fantasy V on the system for which it was optimised, rather than the system for which it was bastardised.

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COGconnectedAdam Dileva · 4 Oct, 2015
5/10

An embarrassing & lazy mobile to PC port

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G4@SyfygamesNadia Oxford · 3 Oct, 2015
8/10

It all comes down to this: don't deny yourself Final Fantasy V.

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