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\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n \nFinal Fantasy V<\/em> is the last game of the series that was ‘skipped’ upon release for some reason or other, resulting in its successor being known as FFIII instead of FFVI for a while. Once again, Western audiences had to wait a few years before the game became available outside Japan, bundled with FFIV in the Final Fantasy Anthology<\/em> collection. In hindsight, I can probably understand why the oversight occurred. Don\u2019t get me wrong: FFV isn\u2019t a bad game. There have been far worse entries in the series both before (FFII) and since (FFXIII). ‘Bland’ is probably the word that springs to mind most readily. There\u2019s a story and characters, and they all seem to tie in and mesh together reasonably well, but I definitely got the feeling that something was missing. You can\u2019t blame it on character interaction, because there\u2019s plenty of that. You can\u2019t blame it on lack of backstory either, because there\u2019s a good deal of that as well. So perhaps it\u2019s just that, by some devilish stroke of bad luck, the wondrous spirit known as Charisma managed to bypass the entire cast, bar one (maybe two).<\/p>\n The game does have its qualities, nevertheless. It further builds on the graphical achievements of FFIV, with larger and better-designed character sprites, which now gain a modicum of expressiveness. They can laugh, look angry or surprised, which is a pretty big improvement over what the FFIV sprites could do. It\u2019s also the first time in the series that full-fledged characters coexist with a job system, the latter having been significantly improved by comparison with its FFIII predecessor, which probably makes it the best aspect of the game. FFV’s other perk is that it makes a point of maintaining an upbeat attitude throughout, even when pretty grim stuff happens, making it one of the most lighthearted and goofiest games in the series, especially in comparison with its three immediate successors.<\/p>\n Nowadays, FFV exists on the SNES<\/abbr> (thanks to the RPGe fan-translation), PS<\/abbr> (with some introductory and concluding videos), GBA<\/abbr> and PC (via Steam). Having played the SNES and GBA versions, I would recommend the latter. While there haven\u2019t been any groundbreaking changes, aside from the mandatory additional dungeons and such, the retranslation has greatly improved the game, capitalising on character interaction and humour to compensate for their individual blandness. This, alongside the well-oiled job system, makes the game almost memorable.<\/p>\n << Back to: Final Fantasy V<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Forward to: Storyline >><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Almost famous Final Fantasy V is the last game of the series that was ‘skipped’ upon release for some reason or other, resulting in its successor being known as FFIII instead of FFVI for a while. Once again, Western audiences had to wait a few … Continue reading <\/div>\n