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Description

The Elemental Crystals are the life source of the planet. With them, gentle winds blow, the seas are active, fire burns bright, and the earth is full of life. All seems well in the world, until the wind suddenly stops, the sea begin to grow stagnant, the heat of fire becomes scarce, and the earth begins to wither. King Tycoon, sensing a premonition of evil, hurries off to check on the Wind Crystal, only to witness it destroy itself.

Meanwhile, a young traveler named Bartz is camping in a field when a giant meteor strikes the planet. When he heads out to examine the meteor, he is shocked to find a young girl named Lenna, who is the princess of Tycoon, and an old man named Galuf, who is on a critical mission. Later, joined by Faris, a pirate captain, the foursome must travel the land in search of the destroyer of the Crystals, and save the planet at any cost.

Final Fantasy V is a role-playing game that uses the Active Time Battle system first introduced in Final Fantasy IV. It also incorporates the Job/Ability system from Final Fantasy III, which keeps the core gameplay centered on four main characters and allows the player to change their classes, or 'jobs'. A new feature lets the player assign an ability from one job to a character who has another job.

The Game Boy Advance version adds 4 new jobs, a new 30-floor dungeon, a bestiary, a music player, the ability to quick-save anywhere and at any time, a few extra pieces of equipment, and an updated English translation.

Alternate Titles

  • "最终幻想5" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
  • "Zui Zhong Huanxiang 5" -- Chinese title
  • "Final Fantasy V Advance" -- Game Boy Advance title
  • "FFV" -- Common title
  • "FF5" -- Common title
  • "ファイナルファンタジーV" -- Japanese spelling

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User Reviews

Decent remake, but nothing more than that. Bregalad (881) 3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars

The Press Says

Pixel-Heroes.de Aug, 2007 9 out of 10 90
N-Zone Apr 24, 2007 85 out of 100 85
Meristation Mar 18, 2007 8.5 out of 10 85
Official Nintendo Magazine Apr 12, 2007 84 out of 100 84
Fragland.net Jul 23, 2007 82.5 out of 100 82
Eurogamer.net (UK) Nov 28, 2006 8 out of 10 80
UOL Jogos Nov 07, 2006 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Computer Bild Spiele May 02, 2007 2.32 out of 6 74
Gamestyle Oct 08, 2007 7 out of 10 70
RPGamer Dec 14, 2008 3 out of 5 60

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Trivia

There is a "I-am-in-a-game" kind of joke in Final Fantasy V. In one of the towns of the First World, talk to a dancer on the stage. Butz and his friends will start dancing with her, and then tell to various people in the tavern: "Dance with us!". They end up by saying: "And you too, yes you there, the one who sits in front of the TV!".


This entry was contributed by Fred VT (6517), GTramp (17831), Satoshi Kunsai (1822) and SanMadJack (1305)
 

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