Seriously, this game doesn't even get much love here in an FF forum. What gives?
Why do you think this game isn't popular?
Seriously, this game doesn't even get much love here in an FF forum. What gives?
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I have no idea. I really enjoy it and so does my boyfriend. I think the job system is excellent. I guess the story wasn't one of the more involved ones, though. That might be why.
Also, Boco is cool.
I know almost nothing about this game.
Originally Posted by Fynn
I can only assume it never reached a high level of popularity because it was released in English so many years late. I personally think it's fantastic and has probably the best gameplay of the SNES FFs.
a lot of it has to do with what Dalkaen said about it not being released in the proper timespan. Apparently this was due to the difficulty of the game, which is probably another reason (although FFIV isn't exactly a cakewalk and manages to be somewhat more popular than FFV - but then, that was available in an easier version as well). The fact that the game doesn't take itself seriously might not help either; people expect angst with their Final Fantasy games. And it's also the sort of game that is much better on a replay than it is the first time through - a lot of the plot simply isn't explained at the time players encounter it, so things that are actually very well explained seem random on a first play through.
This is one of my top three games in the series (VI and IX being the other two) so it's pretty distressing that it doesn't receive more attention :<
Aside from that one god awful boss theme it's pretty great.
But I think it's weird that difficulty would be a factor in it's release. I mean it's a billion times easier than some of the platformers coming out at the time.
Because people are crazy
If you haven't played Final Fantasy V, play it now.
Oh, you take that back. The boss theme is awesome.
And yeah, I think people have already nailed down the reasons. It's really a shame, as this one is definitely one of the best FFs in my opinion.
Oh wait it wasn't the boss theme I was thinking of, it was this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RZS...34629D78DBD3DB
The boss theme is still my least favorite FF boss theme though.
Game wasn't too hard for me but I can imagine it being the reason. I'd like to have seen more than four/five playable characters in the original version.
http://www.youtube.com/Greatermaxim
Terra..................Fight
LV99...................Morph
HP9999................All Magic
MP999.................Item
Vigor 45................R-Hand: Illumina
Speed 90..............L-Hand: Genji Shield
Stamina 40...........Helmet: Oath Veil
Magic Pwr 110......Armor: Minerva
Bat Pwr 255
Defense 216.........Relic: Ribbon
Evade 75
Magic D 184.........Relic: Economizer
Magic B 87
I like that they limited it to the 4/5 characters. You don't have people coming & going like IV & VI (more so IV).
The job system is excellent, although I wish in the Advance version they'd've spread out the new jobs to different crystals, as opposed to getting them after the game ended. The Earth Crystal could've used a couple more jobs.
>>> It arrived too late to the west, by that time everyone already played a more flashy game, FF6..
>> The black orb glitters ominously... but nothing happens..
These reasons are most likely why. V only ever had the PS1 re-release over here, didn't it? I don't think Anthology is that popular.>>> It arrived too late to the west, by that time everyone already played a more flashy game, FF6..
This too.
Yeah same here, the game makes up for it with Exdeath's theme and Exdeath's castle theme though.
Came in here to say that it wasn't released originally stateside. It was said. *vanishes*
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