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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

Lack of usual story quality is compensated by great gameplay YID YANG Bronze Star Contributing Member (161789) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
A Huge Step Back For The Series MasterMegid (899) 1.6 Stars1.6 Stars1.6 Stars1.6 Stars1.6 Stars

The Press Says

Legendra Jul 07, 2004 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Retrogaming History Nov 26, 2008 8 out of 10 80
Jeuxvideo.com Dec 08, 2010 16 out of 20 80
All Game Guide 1998 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
neXGam 2002 7.8 out of 10 78
RPGFan Oct 30, 2001 75 out of 100 75

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Trivia

Gilgamesh and his sidekick Enkidu, two minor villains of the game, take their names from those of ancient heroes of Babylon. The Babylonian "Poem of Gilgamesh" is considered one of the greatest epic pieces of ancient literature.


This entry was contributed by GTramp (14155), Satoshi Kunsai (1824) and SanMadJack (1305)
 

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