Final Fantasy V

"One of the deepest games you will ever play"

I have played the two most recent Final Fantasy games (FF7, FF8), but I still find my self returning back to classic games such as this one.

Graphics-8
They were good for their time but still better graphics could have been produced. But I realy don't care the game play is excellent and graphics do not change that.

Story-10
The story starts out real dull, but after you get your second set of jobs this could be one of the most interesting story lines of all time.

Gameplay-10
This is the greatest part of the game. In the game the charactors learn magic based on their jobs, allow me to explain a white mage allows that charactor to use cure magic or status rasing magic and a black mage allows you to use offensive magic. Also what is cool is say you have a black mage who was once a summoner you can then make a black mage have summon magic, having so many different combinations adds to the amount of depth this game has. Also the gameplay is boosted with the amount of challenge this game offers, this game may be short but it sure is hard you have to do some series level raising if you expect to get any where in this game.

Controll-10
With the amount of menus and vehicals in this game good controll is a must. Even with the huge amount of menus a little kid could pick up the controller and navagate them with ease.

Music/sound-10
I saved one of the best parts for last the music in this game is extrodanary. Some themes in this game like the last boss battle and the dragon theme you will remeber for the rest of your life.

Overall-10
One of the deepest most addictave and most interesting games you will ever play. Even though FF7 and FF8 are great games this game lets you rember what rpgs are supposed to be.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 04/25/00, Updated 01/17/01