Final Fantasy is one of the top 3 formative gaming series for me next to Mario and Zelda. FFV may be the first game in the series to capture the same sense of adventure that I felt playing the original FF on NES as a kid. The writing was quite charming, never takes itself too seriously, yet still delivers a really compelling narrative that belies its SNES roots. The music is also a high point, (spreading grand wings / home, sweet home / battle at big bridge)
The job system feels great, and is a natural iteration on the class selection of the OG FF. The game rewards experimentation and had so much fun seeing what combinations of abilities and equipment can basically break the game.
Maybe the one flaw I can find is that the MC is more of a proxy than a character, but even then all of the characters (playable and otherwise) have that extra attention to detail that adds to the game’s overall immersion. Ultimately I feel like the smaller cast plays to the strength of the writing. Few games give that ‘gamer high’ after experiencing a really fulfilling story, and this was not something I expected going into it.
Phenomenal game; hopefully people who are only going into the pixel remasters for IV and VI check this out.
The job system feels great, and is a natural iteration on the class selection of the OG FF. The game rewards experimentation and had so much fun seeing what combinations of abilities and equipment can basically break the game.
Maybe the one flaw I can find is that the MC is more of a proxy than a character, but even then all of the characters (playable and otherwise) have that extra attention to detail that adds to the game’s overall immersion. Ultimately I feel like the smaller cast plays to the strength of the writing. Few games give that ‘gamer high’ after experiencing a really fulfilling story, and this was not something I expected going into it.
Phenomenal game; hopefully people who are only going into the pixel remasters for IV and VI check this out.